our story

Hello!

My name is Katie Corrigan (and now, Schaefer)… I’m just a small town girl, from Northern Ohio, with a life-long love of creating. I started Kate & Company many years ago, with my mom and dad being my biggest supporters. Eventually, the craft shows became too much for my little business and I was in need of a change of scenery. That’s when I discovered my love of travel. I’ve spent the last 18 years traveling the world as a Flight Attendant… taking trips with friends and family, tons of paid vacations and trying to soak up some sunshine whenever I could, all while creating some pretty amazing memories and meeting life-long friends along the way.  But for me, there really is no place like home. Seriously, I do love everything Ohio!

In 2019, I met my forever people… my husband Nick and his 3 children (Dylan, Lilly and Sophie). We had big plans to travel the world together, but then the pandemic hit. Like many, we were so unsure of what the future would bring and had so much time on our hands.  Once we ran out of projects to do around the house, we started coming up with different ideas and ways to be creative. Between the 5 of us, we have so many interests; Nick and the kids are true artists and so creative in every sense of the word, while I love designing and focusing on the details to make things beautiful. Eventually, the idea to re-launch Kate & Company just seemed to happen on its own!

Now that the world is back to ‘normal’ and we’re able to travel again, we’re not entirely sure where this new adventure will take us. Our everyday life revolves around each other and our over-the-top cat (Bacio). We love to find inspiration in these things, along with our travels and the people who surround us… we only hope to inspire others to do the same!

Although the “Company” has changed, since my parents passing, we couldn’t ask for a better support system and we’re excited to see what our future holds!

Thank you so much for your love and support on this journey of ours… we are truly grateful!

~Nick & Katie 

 

Nick & Katie ~ Portland, Maine