Kate Nixon on Styling for House & Garden Magazine (for 20 Years!) & Growing a Thriving Interior Design Studio
Photography by Maree Homer
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work as an interior stylist for one of Australia’s most respected and long-standing magazines, or perhaps launch your own interior design studio, you’re about to get a behind-the-scenes look at what really happens.
Come listen to my conversation with Kate Nixon, who has been working for House & Garden magazine for 20 years, runs a homewares shop and is quickly growing an interior design studio, catering to clients across the country.
Kate is pulling back the curtain on what it’s like to style homes for a magazine, how she chooses which homes get featured, and shares an honest look into what it takes to build an interior design studio.
THIS EPISODE FOCUSES ON
Kate’s connection to interiors & furniture from a young age
Her appreciation for quality craftsmanship and natural materials
How Kate discovered food styling & what the job really entails
Working as a stylist & editor for House & Garden magazine
Showing up as your best self and the opportunities this can create
Running her successful interior design studio & retail business and how they came to be
Tips for breaking into the industry
How she charges
Juggling work & family
Kate’s design process
How she structures her weeks & days
The importance of gratitude
FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE
Kate’s interior design studio website & instagram @katenixon_official
Kate’s shop website & instagram @katenixon_store
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Podcast production: Yaga Media