MEET KATE

owner AND FOUNDER

“Since childhood, I’ve loved decorating, painting, organizing, rearranging and designing. Making spaces not only look pretty but feel both inviting and amazing too. After graduating from the University of Maryland in theatre performance, I used my passion for art and repurposing to style my first home for the biggest reason; college debt. My first yard sale find (queen size amish headboard and footboard) in 2008 started a lifelong journey of flipping, repurposing, sewing, and eventually expanding services to styling and designing homes.

Encouraged by my late husband and three children—Olivia, Reese, and Baylor—I launched Kate McKay Designs in 2013. Within a year, Extreme Home Makeovers with Nate Berkus invited me to create custom pieces for a Maryland makeover filmed for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network. Meeting Oprah and working on the set with other like designers was an absolute dream come true and truly it was a catalyst in the growth of KMD, which has thrived for nearly ten years in counting.”- Kate