Heart of the Home Styling & Designs With Kathryn M. Lackey

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! Share about your four-legged friend in the comments.

06/03/2026

The summer home selling market is heating up. Is your listing ready?

Home staging is gaining ground as an essential element in the marketing strategy of new and existing properties. But home staging isn't just for vacant homes. It actually provides proven financial returns to sellers occupying their homes as it goes to market.

Let's get your listing ready for a successful presentation to market. Schedule your initial staging consultation to learn how to generate the most equity from your home on Day 1. Schedule a call in the bio.

05/11/2026

For all those mothers who:

💓didn't receive Mother's Day flowers
💓weren't invited to a date night
💓aren't wearing a new gift of jewelry
💓can't afford a spontaneous splurge
💓remain worried about finances
💓can't share daily parental tasks
💓worry about the future
💓put themselves last
💓show love effortlessly
💓love unconditionally
💓guide their children's paths with choices
💓put one foot in front of the other daily
💓trust God for provision & courage
💓gain strength from a mother's love
💓continue to do parenthood alone

To all the single moms who lovingly deal with life and motherhood on their own, may every day be a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY in recognition of your job well done, your "why," and the love that gives you strength and endurance. You are loved 💓

05/04/2026

Options bring clarity any project. For this new hall bath redo, I qualify the customer's style and budget and assess their home's surrounding to blend colors and mood. Then, I provide three design options and one "out of the box" whimpsy. I use Ai to give a glimpse preview of each. This fun new client couple decided to go for "whimsy," and I'm so excited to get their project moving forward.

What's your style? DM us if we can help bring you clarity also.

04/22/2026

Dated kitchens don't always require a full gut, especially if the cabinetry is superbly constructed.

Our redo in this upscale Willow Bend neighborhood focuses on improving functionality and resale value. The kitchen is somewhat small for the scale of the home, but by updating textiles and workflow, this same kitchen will produce a wow factor upon entry that will add value and owner enjoyment to the home. Our first focus is prepping electrical, plumbing, and cabinetry to receive all new Wolf appliances with the focal point on a beautiful duel-fuel convection professional range.

Watch as we transform this older kitchen into a revived modern cooking retreat in the weeks to come.

04/15/2026

Is your dream open concept kitchen hindered by existing walls? The smartest and most successful renovations begin with a plan, not aesthetics. This is one of the largest investments in your home. Good designers and contractors team together to propose your structural plan options before you get started, and will save you thousands of dollars while investing in the overall value to your home for now and future.

Let's chat about your project. I'd love to share some ideas to get you started. Schedule a complimentary Discovery Call in the bio, or simply DM me to connect.

04/14/2026

Are tubs essential in a primary master bathroom? What's your vote? I look forward to your comments.

As a designer, I love tubs and embrace the opportunity to include one in each bathroom. However, functionality is priority over tradition. So I always ask first, "Do you use the tub?"

Many bathroom redo's have approached me with expectations of enlarging their showers while accommodating their old tubs. But if there's no added real estate in the bathroom's footprint, why go through the pain and expense of tub relocations if the tub is never used? A larger shower will provide more enjoyment and yes, RESALE VALUE, when functionality joins luxury offering an aesthetically pleasing primary retreat.

The RULE OF THUMB: as long as a tub exists elsewhere in the home in secondary bathroom where kids and pets can bathe, renovation $$$ are best spent on accommodating a large functional and luxurious shower not shared with an expensive tub that wastes space.

04/10/2026

What goes into a kitchen remodel? Follow along with me through my current partial remodel as explore our first unforeseen with this older home once all bones are exposed.

04/06/2026

The vision has been created, the appliance options complete, and new countertop slabs awaiting selection. As everything comes together, today's the day where we begin this no demo reno in this Plano, TX kitchen, and these clients are ready and excited!

Stay tuned for this major overhaul as we modify existing cabinetry to update the look while increasing storage and functionality.

03/30/2026