Kathy Bate Interior Design - Testimonials

Kathy Bate is a very talented designer who we have worked with for over ten years.  She has designed all five of our restaurants.  We love the way all the elements of the design coordinate with each other and provide interest.  She has successfully balanced the mood of our restaurants so that people feel comfortable eating breakfast, lunch or dinner with us. She is also very easy to work with and prompt with her designs.

David and Debbie Shahvar - Owners of Buttercup Grill and Bar

I am a commercial contractor and I have worked on many restaurant design and building projects with Kathy Bate over the last twenty years.

I have always found Kathy to be easy to work with. She is punctual, well informed of the scope of work, and always upbeat.

Kathy has a great talent for color, texture, furniture, lighting and layout. She is well versed in ADA, Title 24, and Health Department requirements.

When I see Kathy's name on the project, I always know we are going to get a great result.

Bruce Taylor - President, Taylor Restaurant Systems, Inc.

It has been a pleasure working with Kathy in designing our kitchen, family room, and bath room. We enjoyed how patient and thorough she was in listening to our thoughts and concerns. Kathy came up with creative ideas in designing our kitchen and made it easy by narrowing down the choices. Our kitchen is definitely beyond our expectations! We will not hesitate to use Kathy's expert and professional help on our next project.

Colleen and Jay Tashiro - Homeowners

After interviewing several designers we choose Kathy. She was pragmatic, economical and had plenty of experience. She spoke with us to get ideas and a sense of what we were looking for and then she let her imagination and expertise run. She came up with fabulous solutions. She was totally open and enthusiastic to hear out input and suggested modifications (which were very few, it's hard to improve upon perfection.) She was very helpful in selecting our final contractor and overseeing the process as necessary. What we ended up with is a kitchen that we adore. It is functional, practical and yet edgy and contemporary, not in a dated sense. It is so functional that it greatly reduces cooking / baking times. It allows my own creativity to soar. Everyone who comes to the house is instantly jealous of our kitchen and loves its design. Even 4 years later, there is not a thing we would have done differently.

Alan Stewart

Kathy worked with my wife and I on redesigning and remodeling our master bedroom and bathroom.

She came up with a great idea to angle our bedroom wall to both create a walk-in closet and move the bed in-order to have a spectacular view of our yard. These changes created a very harmonious feel to the master suite integrating indoors with outdoor views.

The colors, materials and fixtures Kathy selected and recommended for us make for a truly unique setting and we love the final look. Kathy is fun to work with because she is always upbeat and very flexible listening to her clients wishes.

We highly recommend Kathy as a true professional.

Bruce and Deb Taylor - Alamo, California