Leave something better than it was before.

Catherine Cheval, Owner and Designer

With nearly twenty years of experience, Catherine Cheval uses interior design as a tool for positive change—helping private investors, small businesses, and communities strengthen and reimagine the built environment. Her work is human-centered, practical, and expressive, grounded in the belief that thoughtful design directly improves quality of life.

Catherine focuses on preserving and adapting existing architecture while shaping new spaces with equal care, balancing function, cost, history, and potential. Every project is guided by the people or businesses it serves, resulting in interiors that feel personal, welcoming, and purposeful. Design is never about imposing a personal style, but about reflecting identity, fostering connection, and supporting long-term resilience.

Committed to accessibility and clarity, Catherine values classical methods of communication—hand drawings, watercolor, pencil, and ink—alongside modern tools where appropriate. She offers flexible services, consistent follow-through, and thoughtful guidance from concept to completion. Her goal remains simple and enduring: to leave the world better than she found it, one carefully considered space at a time.

Core Competencies

  • Interior Architectural Design and Detailing

  • Historical Preservation and Adaptive Reuse

  • Large-Scale Commercial and Multifamily Developments

  • Mixed-Use and Urban Revitalization Projects

  • Hospitality, Restaurant and Retail Design

  • Branding Integration Into Interior Environments

  • High-End Residential Design

  • Spatial Planning

  • FF&E Selection, Procurement and Specifications

  • Construction Documentation and Administration

  • Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration (AOR, MEP, Structural)

  • Scheduling and Construction Administration

  • Building Codes, ADA, and Compliance

  • CAD Drafting and Hand Rendering Techniques

Understanding Hybrid Design

Hand-Crafted and Digital Articulation

A balanced approach to interior design that combines the emotional depth of hand-drawn sketches (watercolor, pencil, ink) with the precision and efficiency of modern digital tools, such as AutoCAD.

Hand-rendered concepts capture mood, emotion, and uniqueness, giving clients a connected sense of how a space will feel.

Digital drafting and documentation ensure accuracy, constructability, and clear communication with architects, builders, and contractors.

The result is a design process that is both expressive and practical, offering the beauty of traditional design artistry with the efficiency and clarity of modern technology.

  • Catherine Cheval’s mission as an interior designer is to leave the world better than she found it through thoughtful, human-centered design. By improving the built environment, she seeks to enhance the physical, mental, and financial well-being of individuals, families, communities, businesses, and even the animals who share our spaces.

    She believes in revitalizing towns and cities through adaptive reuse, beauty, and functionality—preserving what exists while unlocking its full potential. Her approach is accessible, expressive, and solution-driven, guided by classical methods, clear communication, and respect for both budget and identity. Every space is thoughtfully crafted to serve those who inhabit it, promoting well-being, inspiring meaningful connection, and expressing a distinct sense of place. Together, her work demonstrates that beauty with purpose not only enriches daily life, but creates lasting value for all.

  • Catherine Cheval envisions towns, cities, businesses, and homes transformed through design into healthier, more vibrant, and more connected places to live, work, and enjoy life. Through accessible, functional, and expressive interior design, she seeks to elevate daily experience by intentionally revitalizing built environments—honoring what exists while thoughtfully introducing new structures that respect their place.

    Her vision is a future where design serves people, not trends or technology—where beauty is achievable at every budget, creativity is rooted in human skill, and thoughtfully designed spaces support well-being, prosperity, and a deeper sense of belonging.