Every home already holds the possibility of becoming something extraordinary.
Our job is simply to help make that possibility a reality.
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OUR APPROACH
We don't begin with design.
We begin by understanding what you're trying to accomplish.
Every project starts differently because every homeowner has a different goal.
Sometimes the goal is selling quickly and for the highest possible price.
Sometimes it's creating a home that finally feels like you.
Sometimes it's falling back in love with a home you've lived in for years.
The goal always comes first.
Because once the purpose is clear, every decision that follows becomes easier.
CASE STUDY
Seeing What Others Don't
Most people saw an abandoned 550-square-foot house.
I saw an English cottage.
The house had never truly been finished. The front door faced the wrong direction. The landscaping had been neglected. The windows were small, and the home felt disconnected from the property around it.
Rather than asking what needed to be repaired, I asked a different question:
What does this space want to be?
The answer shaped every decision that followed.
The front door was moved to welcome guests from the proper approach.
New windows filled the home with natural light.
The landscaping became part of the experience instead of an afterthought.
Every improvement supported a single vision.
The result wasn't simply a remodeled house.
It became the charming English cottage it had always had the potential to become.
That's how every Cate Marie project begins.
Not with finishes.
With vision.
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Every Home Has a Story.
Whether you're preparing to sell, settling into a new home, or reimagining the one you already have, every project begins with the same question:
What does this home want to become?
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Common Questions
Do you have a particular design style?
No.
Our work isn't defined by one design style.
Every project begins by understanding how you want to live and what you're trying to accomplish.
The result may be traditional, modern, transitional, cottage, contemporary, or something entirely unique.
The style follows the purpose.
What makes Cate Marie different?
Most designers begin by asking what you want your home to look like.
We begin by asking how you want your home to support the life you're living.
That single question changes every decision that follows.