Designer Showcase: Designs With You in Mind
Cathy Tonks
Principal Interior Designer
Cathy Tonks has spent nearly 22 years creating spaces that bring out the best in the people who live in them. Based in Granite Bay and serving clients across Northern California, she founded Designs With You in Mind, specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodels, new home construction, and everything in between. She is a multiple NKBA award winner and a three-time Style Magazine Readers’ Choice honoree.
What is your area of expertise?
I offer a true, luxury design-build experience. Managing the full scope of a project is where I thrive. Every detail and every phase of construction is handled with the same care I bring to the design itself.
What is one piece of professional design advice you always give?
Always bring in a designer before you call a contractor. When details are decided up front, your budget stays on track, and the process runs smoothly.
What is your design approach?
I listen. Every client is different, and my job is to understand not just what they want, but what they have never thought to ask for. Come with an open mind and trust the process. It will take you somewhere better than you ever expected.
4208 Douglas Blvd. Ste. 300 Granite Bay. 916-532-8878. designswithyouinmind.net
