About Me

I am Leah Latham, creator of Cheerful Redesign

Cheerful Event Rentals was created under the umbrella of Cheerful Redesign & Real Estate because of my love of furniture. With Redesign, I refinish old, discarded pieces of furniture and make them shine again or just use them as a canvas for artwork, articulating my unique visions. Designing spaces for people to live, work and enjoy that reflects their style, budget, and dream is very satisfying for me, especially when the client trusts me to “just do what I do and make their room pretty.” I also stage homes for real estate (I am a licensed Realtor) and started building quite the inventory when I realized that I like the more bold and abstract types of furniture. It seemed to me that I can style events with the more fun, unique pieces that you otherwise wouldn’t see in a house! But now all have merged into one brand, Cheerful Redesign, centered around furniture.

Bold Furniture for Bold People

It’s all for the love of furniture! Growing up in Bend, I constantly changed my room around, swapped out furniture, restyled the house, and drew in my art books while in class at Bend High. Craving a metro city life, I dreamt of New York design schools and one particular interior design teacher ignited my interest in space planning, color, graphics, and furniture.  After pursuing education and work opportunities outside of the area, I realized that my true calling was right here at home. While I was busy being a parent, I got immersed in event life and began DJing weddings, dances, and non-profit events with Flip Flop Sounds.  I love people and music, so it fit for quite a while until I discovered my passion for real estate.  Whether it’s finding their dream home or being a piece of their dream wedding, I’m confident in my ability to make magic happen. I also stepped into a coaching position and lead a team of cheerleaders at MVHS and out of this, the ‘cheerful realtor’ brand was born.  I loved being busy with various roles. To relax, I would hike, see live music and dance. During this time, I went to a country concert in Las Vegas called Route 91 Harvest Festival, which ended up being the largest mass shooting in US history. In healing from that trauma, I started painting again, but this time my canvases were pieces of furniture. Now with 7 years of refinishing furniture, I set out to mesh all of my skills into one brand, Cheerful Redesign. I get to create and transform spaces, help people find properties, and provide unique designs, furniture rentals and genuine service; helping people navigate life’s biggest milestones. And, and, and.  I know it’s a lot to do, but this is what fuels me, sparks my mind, lifts my soul, keeps me young, creative and, well, cheerful at heart.