EXPERIENCE
Experience teaches you that there is rarely one right answer.
There is only the right answer for the goal you're trying to accomplish.
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THE LESSON
One lesson changed the way I see every project.
Early in my career, I watched two commercial developers build nearly identical projects.
Same market. Same opportunity. Same conditions.
One succeeded. One failed.
The difference wasn't design. It wasn't budget. It wasn't materials.
The difference was this:
One builder asked what needed to be built.
The other asked what people needed to experience.
That distinction has shaped every project I've worked on since.
Because a home isn't a structure.
It's the setting for your life.
When you understand that, every design decision becomes clearer.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
That perspective comes from experience.
The ability to see a home's full potential - and the path to get there - comes from working across every discipline that touches a home.
Not just design. Not just construction. Not just real estate.
All of it. Together.
That perspective is rare, and it makes every Cate Marie project better.
Commercial Construction
Major Project Sales
Residential Remodeling
Home Staging
Interior Design
Landscape Design
Real Estate
CREDENTIALS
A Career of Professional Affiliations,
Memberships, and Accreditations
held over the course of my career.
LEED Accredited Professional
U.S. Green Building Council
American Institute of Architects
AIA Member
U.S. Green Building Council
USGBC Member
Design-Build Institute of America
DBIA Member
Women in Construction
Conference Speaker
Licensed REALTOR®
Previously Licensed
Current Member
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Let's talk about your goals.
Whether you're selling, buying, or reimagining the home you already have, every conversation starts with understanding what you're trying to accomplish.