The Concept

For Catherine Dunne and Tanis McGregor, decorating doors grew out of a genuine love for entertaining with friends and family on those special occasions that mark each one of our lives. Rarely a month went by when there wasn’t someone or something to celebrate. Over the years, Catherine and Tanis dug through their closets and local craft stores to fashion many a door decoration: a gigantic pair of pink booties for the baby shower of twin girls, an oversized graduation cap and tassel for a college bound graduate, a musical love letter to a husband on his 50th birthday.

What began as an expression of their personal stories and collective talents soon brought neighbors and clients knocking; it turns out that they too wanted to commemorate their stories and bring them from door to table. It wasn’t long before the two became known as the “Door Ladies” — a party planner and an interior designer who could create party magic with their Door Couture.

What started as a pre-school mom friendship years ago has grown into something bigger. Catherine and Tanis are now Entertaining Editors for Traditional Home Magazine with a monthly column called “On The Table” which highlights a reason to throw a party or intimate gathering in the home and how to decorate creatively and affordably to make that occasion memorable. They frequently appear on special segments of the KTLA Morning News — the second most watched morning program in Los Angeles. In addition, Catherine and Tanis are featured guest speakers to the home decorating community. They inspire listeners with their passion for entertaining by teaching their innovative Door to Table follow-through design concept.

Catherine Dunne

Catherine Dunne was named one of the top 100 interior designers in the country by Western Interiors and Design magazine in 2009.  She is also the 2002 winner of the Southern Accents and ASID National Residential Interior Design Competition. Author of ‘Interior Designing for All Five Senses’ (St. Martin’s Press), Catherine has appeared on Oprah and other national television programs.  Her work has been showcased in publications including House Beautiful, House & Garden, Ladies’ Home Journal, Southern Accents and Traditional Home magazines. Catherine has been a spokesperson for American Furniture Manufacturers Association, SC Johnson, Frigidaire and GE, for whom she has done television media tours and provided advice for consumers. Catherine lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

Tanis McGregor

Tanis McGregor is a successful party planner who also uses her professional decorating skills to create beautiful celebratory displays for her friends and family. Tanis began her career with her own party planning business in San Francisco. From designing a tin-foil-wrapped dining room to honor an avant-garde American icon to transforming a library into a Tiffany box for a marriage proposal, both professionally and personally, Tanis thrives on helping people discover and express their own creative gifts. Over the past couple of years, she has made numerous appearances on television news and entertainment programs and was recently featured in the Sacramento Bee. Tanis, her husband and their three children live in Santa Monica, California.