Kathy Bate Designs

We recently completed a complete redo of our small outdated kitchen. This included the removal of the wall to the dining area. After seeing the reviews for Kathy we contacted her for the new design of our «old» kitchen. Kathy designed a new kitchen that opened up the space yet still connected to the rest of the house. Her design made great use of available space. Kathy knew our budget and pointed out items that were not as expensive (in a tile store she was aware of prices and asked for a similar product that was quite a bit less money but perfect for our needs). Kathy would let you know if something didn’t work, but if it was okay and you liked it she would let you know that too. The other thing about working with Kathy is that she knows wonderful contractors, cabinet shops, appliance contacts, etc. Everyone she referred us to was a joy to work with on this 8+ week project. Kudos to Kathy Bate Design for our beautiful new kitchen!

Kathy did a tremendous job helping us design our new kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. Her choices have proven to be fun and sophisticated. She is the one to go to for turn-​key sourcing and design. Thanks, Kathy!

From residential to commercial, Kathy has the most up to date, beautiful and functional designs I have seen. From start to finish, she really makes it easy to renovate your home or business!

We made the BEST decision going with Kathy! She was the 5^th designer that I interviewed, (we joke about that) and after meeting her, I liked her quirky sense of humor, impressed with her great ideas and problem solving skills. I knew we would end up with a phenomenal kitchen, and it is a WOW! kitchen! From the first initial meeting at our home to talk about what we were envisioning, to the countless emails back and forth, to creating a kitchen that is not only gorgeous, but functions really well, Kathy was a pleasure, and true professional designer! It was completed in September, breaking it in with party of 100+ guests to celebrate our 30^th anniversary! The kitchen passed the party test! Kathy worked closely with our contractor John Badger, who is fantastic and did our addition/​remodel 10 years ago. John is awesome and so are his subs! Not something you often hear about contractors, but he is! Kathy also works in tandem with Lisa Peterson at Premier Kitchens in Lafayette. Lisa is amazing! She also has wonderful ideas and is also a talented designer! I am a very detailed oriented person, and Lisa was very patient with me, in making changes. I enjoyed every minute of our meetings!
I consider Kathy, Lisa and John good friends, and would hire all of them again!

We just remodeled our kitchen and Kathy was great to work with. Her enthusiasm and availability were remarkable. She has a wonderful eye and was able to work within a modest budget. Kathy listens to what you want and need. She is very available for consultation, and her definitive responses quelled our anxiety. She also directed us to wonderful suppliers. I recommend her most highly and I am so glad that we worked with her. We love our new kitchen!

There is not enough space to properly review Kathy! She is a very professional, talented designer who listens to you and asks the right questions to make sure you love the design she is working on. She gave us our dream kitchen turning what started out as a nightmare into a dream come true! She was so flexible to meet us when it was best for our crazy schedules and checked in with us throughout construction to make sure our contractor was ok with her plans as well. I highly recommend her and am proud to show off her beautiful design!

Kathy is more than AMAZING! She completely renewed our dental practice in a way I couldn’t even imagine! She had wonderful vision that completely meshed with our style and stayed within budget! She’s flexible, easy to speak with & just a lot of fun. We are so happy with our new look! And so far — our patients, family & friends are as well! Thanks so much for all your hard work! If I ever need anything else for our practice or home — I will most definitely be calling Kathy!

Kathy helped my husband and I redesign a restaurant and lounge that we owned in San Francisco and we were very pleased with the results, so when it came time for us to remodel our kitchen we went straight to Kathy. We told Kathy that we wanted our kitchen to be a «working kitchen.» Kathy listened to us, but besides that, she is so fun to work with. The kitchen turned out beautifully. We are now ready to remodel our master bedroom and bathroom and Kathy is the designer once again.

Kathy came into my office, the specific chiropractic center, and look around and said your office is very monotone and you need help. After I checked my ego at the door I said let’s do it. After about 45 minutes of going through colors we decided on a few.
Needless to say my patients thinks my color choices are genius ;)
Thanks Kathy for making me look good!!!

Kathy is a talented designer, a committed partner and a trusted advisor. Kathy took my ideas and brought them to life in living color adding plenty of her own along the way. We developed a great give and take designing Laptop Lounge with her prompting me to get out of my comfort zone, while always remaining respectful of my boundaries. She has great natural ability and vision to see the final product among a broad palette of individual pieces. She is passionate about her work and generous with her energy and her time. Our unique business lounge concept forced her to draw on her experience with restaurant design, office interiors and kitchens. To say I could not have done it without her would be an understatement. I hope to hire her again someday to design my kitchen, too.

Finding a good designer isn’t easy. When I decided to remodel my family room, Kathy was the 3^rd designer I spoke with, and the only one who had a truly creative flare. She turned a boring room into one that is beautiful, functional and unique. She designed a one-​of-​a-​kind built-​in cabinet, redesigned the fireplace and helped me pick out furniture, fabrics, carpeting and paint colors. Every day, I love being in this beautiful space. A few years ago, I also hired Kathy to remodel my master bedroom and bathroom. Again, I am so happy with the results! Kathy is a very talented designer, easy to work with and reasonably priced. I would not hesitate to give Kathy the highest recommendation!