Cathy Hobbs, ASID, LEED AP, is a five-time Emmy award-winning former television news reporter turned interior designer, home stager, and nationally syndicated design writer. A finalist on Season 6 of HGTV’s hit reality competition series, Design Star, Cathy is a tour de force and prolifically creative dynamo in the fields of interior design, real estate staging, and home selling. Cathy’s broad range of curated ideas for the home has captured the national attention of homeowners, real estate agents, and design enthusiasts. Her practical, easy-to-follow design techniques have led to the weekly syndication of her Design Recipes articles, which appear in hundreds of newspapers nationwide. Home Design Recipes is a robust compilation of hundreds of recipes spanning years of Cathy’s designs and installations. The reader is treated to a carefully assembled collection of room-by-room recipes serving as the ultimate DIY guide. Based in New York City and The Hudson Valley, Cathy’s interior design company, Cathy Hobbs Design Recipes, specializes in real estate staging and interior design. Its clientele includes homeowners, real estate agents/ firms, and home builders.
