Big design for little people

CATE GUTTER SHARES PRACTICAL AND CREATIVE IDEAS FOR DESIGNING SPACES FOR KIDS.

by Cathy Martin

As a mother of three young children, Cate Gutter knows quite a bit about creating organized and imaginative spaces for kids. The Louisiana native launched CWG Design in 2020 after a new-to-Charlotte acquaintance asked for help designing her home. “That really was how I got into it — a cry for help from a friend of a friend.” After a series of referrals, the business grew organically, says Gutter, who in 2018 had moved to Charlotte from Chicago, where she had a wedding-cake business. “When we were in Chicago, my husband and I flipped [properties]. So, I’ve always loved the project-management aspect, attention to detail and being on a job site.” Design runs in the family, too.