Free Masterclasswith Grace Kaage
Before you spend $500,000 on your house, watch this.
The most important decisions in creating a beautiful home happen long before you choose a single finish.
Join me for a free masterclass on how to recognize a property’s potential, think critically about design, and make informed decisions before the expensive work begins.
Where it starts
The right project comes before the pretty project.
Before you start selecting stone, cabinetry, or paint colors, there are bigger questions to answer.
Is this the right house? Is this the right renovation? Should you reconfigure the existing space, build an addition, or consider an entirely different property?
The existing layout of your house is a suggestion, not a fact.
In this free masterclass, I’ll share how I approach those decisions at Kaage Homes, and how you can begin thinking about your own project with the same critical eye.
The 3-step blueprint
What you’ll learn.
Become the CEO of your project
The title nobody tells you is yours. Every decision comes back to you, so learn which ones matter and when they’re due.
Follow the order
Assumption zone first, pretty zone last. See how one decision sets off twenty more, and why you can never skip straight to the pretty part.
Know what the house owes a buyer
Nail the baseline every buyer at your price expects, then choose the two or three places where your house gets to shine.
Your instructor
Meet Grace.
I’m Grace Kaage, co-founder of Kaage Homes, a design-build firm, and co-leader of Kaage Homes Property Group, our real estate team at Compass. Together, my team and I help clients buy, design, renovate, and build extraordinary homes.
Real estate is the family business, three generations of it. Before starting Kaage Homes, I served as a Managing Director at Compass, and over my career I’ve overseen more than $2.5 billion in real estate transactions. Today, I lead an incredible team of designers, project managers, builders, and realtors who guide complex residential projects from the earliest planning decisions through construction.
This masterclass is an introduction to the way I think about houses: the decisions I make before construction begins, and the lessons I’ve learned doing this work professionally.
Who this is for
For anyone who believes their house could be something more.
Homeowners considering a major renovation or addition.
Buyers evaluating a property with potential.
Anyone considering building a custom home.
Design and real estate professionals who want to better guide their clients.
Whether you’re creating your own home or helping someone else create theirs, the first step is learning to ask better questions.
Want to go further?
Come inside The Design Office.
The Design Office is my 7-week online course, built around the seven decisions that shape every project, made in the right order. Online. And live.
Live classes, weekly Office Hours, and the Executive Binder, printed and in the mail before week one.
- Seven live weeks, with weekly Office Hours
- The Founding Cohort is in session. The next class opens in 2027
