As an interior designer:
With a portfolio celebrating 25 years based in Walnut Creek, California, Kathy Bate is one of the SF Bay Area's most award-winning, successful, and seasoned design specialists.
With over 300 completed restaurant projects and many residential remodels, Kathy's reputation is based on integrity, empathy, and her ability to pull together creative, functional space planning, detailed permit drawings, furnishings, budgets, purchasing, trusted contractors and installation oversite for a seamless, turn-key interior design process.
Kathy is energetic, easy to work with, a great team player, compassionate and realistic about your budget. Contractors, vendors, and architects appreciate her detailed plans and personal involvement coordinating projects. They gladly refer her to prospective clients and call her to design their own homes. Her highly creative solutions stand out from her peers, evidenced by 4 First Place ASID Design Awards.
As a teacher:
Kathy has shared her knowledge and love of design as a design Instructor at community colleges in Arizona and Northern California.
As a volunteer:
Always looking for a way to give back to her communities, Kathy has participated in many volunteer projects throughout her design career and personal live both for non-profits. She currently serves on the Chorus Eclectic Board of Directors, fund-raising for student music scholarships. Kathy Also designed the interior remodel of Unity of Walnut Creek.
In personal life:
Kathy is a Black Belt level Licensed Nia Instructor teaching weekly in her local Community Center. sings Soprano 1 in Chorus Eclectic, works out, and does Yin Yoga at the Bay Club, holds season tickets at Berkeley Rep, and loves to travel and organize group adventures with friends. She appreciates how our shared travel experiences inform our lives and bring richness and depth to individual design projects.
Education
- Certified Aging In Place Certification
- ACAD Certification
- Continuing Education for ASID – 1972 to Present
- University of Arizona – Bachelor of Science, Interior Design
Professional Associations & Awards
- Professional Member ASID since 1975 (Board of Directors – AZ and CA Chapters)
- Nation Associations of Home Builders – CAPS
- Member of BNI (Business Network International) SF Bay
- ASID Designer of Distinction – Arizona Chapter
- 2 ASID First Place Residential Design Awards
- 2 ASID First Place Commercial Design Awards - Restaurant Design
Ready to get started?
Call 925-212-7094 or Contact Kathy