Celeste Thiart Scammed Me Think Decor Interiors is a FRAUD

This is a cautionary tale from me, I do Consider myself pretty savvy. But I made a HUGE mistake! Difficult to know where to start. I made use of a HIGHLY recommended person on this group. This has proven to be a harrowing experience, one where I was essentially scammed. This person was to install wallpaper for me, reupholster two occasional chairs, and make and install a custom headboard. The chairs were collected in December 2022, deposit of R6370 paid (a 70% deposit) for the chairs and headboard. In the interim, she had expressed that she does wallpaper, and so we took on her services as we’d already purchased the wallpaper and our other installer wasn’t available. I don’t have to say anything about the wallpaper installation - the images and video below will show plainly that the installation was a fiasco. Upside down panels, skew panels, bad overlap etc. R8000 worth of wallpaper ruined! So I refused to pay the installation. This person became extremely aggressive and belligerent - to the point where I had to bow out of the exchange. She still had my chairs!!! And the deposit for them and the headboard. She assured me she would deliver them and I would have to pay COD for the outstanding amount, to which I agreed. Yesterday my chairs were delivered, UNAPHOLSTERED, and the headboard covered in stains and not even King size! I immediately took it up with her and she once again became verbally abusive. And told me that’s what I get because I didn’t pay for the botched wallpaper job. At this point I request a refund because this is fraud. She refuses. This person is now also using images of my house to advertise her business!! This is a grave invasion of privacy. I never signed a release! This person is a Jack of all trades and will take on literally ANY job. But beware, anything can look good from 10 feet away!