Meet the Team
Katherine Mueller

Meet Katherine Mueller

Owner and principal designer of CeTerra Accents & Interiors has spent the tenure of her career working in many facets of the design industry including small and large-scale residential and commercial projects. While Katherine’s experience encompasses many design styles, she exhibits a specialty in an organic, contemporary southwest aesthetic.

Katherine, a native of Arizona, was born and raised in Flagstaff. During her adolescence, she spent her time hiking and biking in the beautiful mountainous surroundings as well as many weekends at Lake Powell with her family.

Katherine is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where she obtained her Bachelors of Art in Art History and Bachelors of Science in Interior Design with a minor in French. While at NAU, she served as president of the Beta Omega Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority and participated in multiple campus organizations. To expand her knowledge in French studies, Katherine attended Institute de Touraine, in Tour, France, Laval University, in Quebec, Canada, and University of Lyon, in Lyon, France. Her final year at NAU included a summer in China where she studied culture and art history at Nanjing, Qufu, and Xi’an Universities.

She is also a graduate of Arizona State University where she completed her Masters of Science in Design with a Certificate in Museum Studies. During her time at ASU, she interned at the Phoenix Art Museum, and published her master’s thesis, Riordan Mansion: An Arts and Crafts Duplex, 2010. As a result of her passion for higher education, Katherine regularly instructs design classes at local colleges.

Katherine is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), is NCIDQ certified (No. 28198), and active among many local and regional professional and academic interior design networks. Her award winning work has been featured in Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, Luxe Magazine and Interior’s Scottsdale.

In addition to her work in Arizona, Katherine has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia, Western Europe, and the United Kingdom, which is evident in her ability to reference and incorporate multiple design elements into her vision. In her spare time, Katherine enjoys traveling, museums, cycling, reading, and spending time with her husband, Aaron, son, Weslee, her daughter Emilee, and miniature dachshunds, Lola and Ollie.

Bridget

Meet Bridget

Bridget has been interested in interior design since she can remember and has a special talent for accessorizing. She graduated with honors from Arizona State University with a degree in Sociology and Business with additional course work in interior design.

Bridget, applies her creative and technical skills creating and managing content for our CeTerra and KMD social media platforms, managing our e-commerce inventory and assisting with selection of accessories for our KMD Clients.

In her spare time, Bridget enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

Anna

Meet Anna

Anna was born in Long Beach, California, but grew up in Ohio. In 2010, she attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion and Retail Management. Anna has always loved interior design but developed a passion for designing store spaces with visual merchandising.

Over the years she has worked with brands such as EXPRESS, Buckle, and Tommy Bahama, gaining experience in merchandising. Anna has helped with store moves and openings, as well as becoming an area visual merchandiser upon moving to Arizona in 2016.

After 13 years in the retail industry, she has decided to dip into the design world. Anna is excited to work in the showroom to help clients find home accents to fit their needs and loves to make succulent arrangements! In her free time, she enjoys getting out in nature, traveling, going to concerts, and trying new restaurants. She is also in the Big Brothers Big sisters program and loves to go on new adventures with her little sister.

Christa

Meet Christa

Christa was born in California but has been in Arizona since she was three. Initially going to school for supply chain management, Christa changed her major to interior design at Arizona State University and never looked back. Since then, she has completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Design and a Master’s Degree in Interior Architecture.

In her free time, Christa loves to travel and see new architecture from around the world. Enjoys going to country concerts, festivals, and Disneyland. However, most days you can find her at home working on her hydroponic garden or hanging out with her dog, cat, and rabbit.

Christa is excited to be a part of the Katherine Mueller Design team. She will be working on drafting plans, selecting new materials and finishes as well as helping in our CeTerra showroom assisting with accessories. Stop in and see her.