About Me

You may recall Domino Magazine. They had a decorating contest and because of you, my dear readers, I won!
It was a HUGE honor and flattering and I got my 15 minutes of fame along with 10k!
I won for my bedroom renovation which I had planned for and saved for.....forever.

 My name is Catherine (I am liking "Cat" right now) and I am still a full time lawyer in San Francisco and probably will be as long as I can because I got to pay for Pooh's college (see below).  I became a lawyer because I was a very poor teacher, didn't know what to do next, was dating a lawyer so why not?

I dabble in redoing, designing, painting, fixing, anything creative or I would go nuts.

Lately I have been seriously considering selling everything, buying an RV and visiting every major and minor league ballpark in the country. Plus I would get to "redo " an RV.  I would drink many martinis. I love baseball and kind of fancy myself an older version of Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham.

chez en or: restored midcentury modern

after (and that is designers guild wallpaper)

When my sister was visiting last fall I dragged her to the thrift store 40 miles away to look for cheap furniture pieces to redo. It was supposed to be a gold-mine for fairly decent furniture and it was. I had not been before and it was so fun to go with my sis. She was sharing my vision in all things. I found this mid-century piece which I did not need but could not resist. 

Before. You can see how dull the finish is (along with all the cords!)