Where Craft Meets
the Way You Live
Homes are living things — they grow with us, absorb our routines, and quietly hold the shape of who we once were. At some point, the spaces that once felt exactly right begin to feel like they belong to a previous chapter: functional, familiar, but no longer a full reflection of the life being lived inside them.
Tastes deepen, priorities shift, and the desire to have a home genuinely mirror the person one has become grows into something impossible to ignore.
That pull toward something more personal, more refined, more considered — that is not a luxury impulse. That is vision. And for the homeowners who have brought that vision to Lara Kitchen and Bath, it is precisely where the most beautiful transformations begin.
Founded by Lawrence Mattar, whose career spans more than 25 years in stone manufacturing, design, and construction, Lara Kitchen and Bath was built on a philosophy as enduring as the materials it works with: that the desire to revamp, renovate, and revitalize a home is not an indulgence — it is an investment in the quality of daily life.
Every project is an act of discovery. A collaborative unfolding of possibility that moves from the first conversation all the way through to the moment a client walks through a completed space and recognizes, perhaps for the first time, exactly what their home was always capable of being.
“Every client comes to us with an imminent vision not yet fully realized. Through careful listening and thoughtful design, we uncover what they’re really seeking, then bring it to life in a way that feels personal and intentional. We interpret vision and help bring clarity to what they truly want, even when they can’t fully articulate it.” — Lawrence Mattar
What makes that journey feel different from the moment it begins is the people guiding it. Kayle McLennan manages sales, client relations, and project scheduling — the steady, reassuring presence that keeps communication clear and timelines intact from initial inquiry through to final installation. Interior designer Karin Chaya, IDT, brings a technology-informed sensibility to every project, merging analytical precision with a genuine, practiced feel for how spaces should function and how they should make you feel when you are inside them.
Both homeowners navigating the renovation process for the first time and the interior designers who frequently collaborate alongside them will find in this team something increasingly rare: people who listen as carefully as they build, and who treat a client’s vision with the same seriousness that the client does.
That confidence is further grounded in the partnerships Lara has cultivated. As an authorized Cosentino dealer, the studio offers access to three of the world’s most respected surface lines — Silestone, Dekton, and Sensa — materials that sit at the convergence of natural beauty and advanced engineering. Heat-resistant, stain-resistant, and available across a broad and breathtaking spectrum of colours and textures, these are surfaces designed to age with grace and perform without compromise.
For homeowners who want to know they are working with a studio that sources from the very best, this relationship offers something beyond product selection. It offers proof.
“Cosentino is the global benchmark for surface qualities, that is why we chose Cosentino, we refuse to compromise on what goes into a finished space,” Mattar explains.
The kitchen is, for most homeowners, where the conversation begins — and it is easy to understand why. Few rooms carry more emotional weight or more daily significance. Lara approaches kitchen design with a deep conviction that these spaces deserve to be extraordinary: custom cabinetry built for lasting performance and offered in an extensive range of finishes and colours, paired with Cosentino stone surfaces that bring both drama and durability to every countertop and surface plane. Premium appliances, ambient lighting, flooring, and plumbing are woven together into a unified vision, with specialist partners ensuring that no finishing detail — however small — is ever treated as secondary.
What makes the process especially compelling is the ability to visualize the complete transformation before it becomes reality. Lara's designers produce detailed 3D renderings that invite clients to walk through their future kitchen, compare finishes, explore layouts, and arrive at construction day with genuine excitement rather than uncertainty.
Design service fees are credited toward the overall project upon completion — a gesture that speaks to the kind of studio Lara is, one where the client’s confidence matters as much as the finished result.
Living spaces receive that same devoted, imaginative attention. These are the rooms where daily life truly unfolds — where mornings begin slowly, where guests settle in, where the particular rhythm of a household makes itself known.
Lara treats them accordingly, designing environments where striking stone feature walls and fireplace surrounds become the focal points around which everything else is beautifully composed. Bespoke built-in cabinetry keeps life organized without sacrificing elegance, while curated lighting and layered finishes create the kind of depth and warmth that transforms a room from simply attractive to genuinely alive.
For those whose vision extends beyond the interior, Lara brings the same design rigour to exterior spaces, with Dekton anchoring outdoor environments that endure every season in remarkable style.
For Mattar, the measure of success is deeply personal: “When clients trust us with their space, they’re trusting us with their everyday experience. Our responsibility is to create a space that feels comfortable, personal, and entirely their own.”
Your home has always had the potential to be something extraordinary. Lara Kitchen and Bath exists to help you realize it — one beautifully considered surface at a time.