Kristen Nix
photo by michael hunter
What are three words to describe your style?
1. Tailored
2. Textured
3. Timeless
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? My mom is also an interior designer and she did exactly what she wanted to do. Looking back, it was wonderful with a four poster bed, an antique armoire and really felt more mature than a teen room.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? A Spanish antique oak chest from the George Cameron Nash showroom…I nearly had a panic attack afterwards over the looming credit card bill…but I still love it, so it was a good move.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be? Darryl Carter, his spaces feel great and I love the mix of old and new…with tons of neutrals.
No room is complete without great art.
People think of me as very girly, but I am really a total tomboy.
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement: A fruit salad moment (one of everything)…I like it simple
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Salted nuts
A bar cabinet: The more the merrier
A song for:
Dinner at home: Slowly By- Cactus Lee
Working at your desk: Apocalypse- Cigarettes After Sex
Going for a run: Nice For What- Drake
Biggest Vice? Shopping online and Tex Mex
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? I’ve been digging deep on summer outfits for a friends 40th in St. Barths. Just bought this to wear for lunch by the pool.
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? I dress very monochromatic and neutral.
Who is your star crush? Lucien Laviscount I met him in Paris and he’s even more adorable in person.
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it?
Ask for everyone’s opinions… sometimes a project suffers from too many cooks in the kitchen… when we have the clients best friend, tile installer, and trainer weighing in on a decision, it can become an impossible project.
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be?
Ray Booth Evocative Interiors
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? An elevated way to live beautifully with collected items and an active family.
photo by michael hunter
A Few Favorites:
Movie: Dazed and Confused
Book: Aesthetic Intelligence- Pauline Brown
Scent: Parfumée au Thé Vert by Bvlgari is my favorite summer scent
The fabric you always come back to: Great Plains neutrals
Dream project: A house in Aspen…for myself. Ha
Meal: Dover Sole with a great salad
Drink: Paloma
Hotel: Chileno Bay in Cabo, instant blood pressure drop
Travel Destination: Blackberry Farm and Mountain are on my list
Artist: Right now I’m into David Renggli, Gisela Colon and Constantin Brancusi
A cause near and dear to me: My community - I love supporting local: West Austin Youth Association, Waterloo Greenway, Austin Contemporary Museum and Austin PBS top my list.
Thing to collect obsessively: China - I love to mix patterns and I’m convinced food tastes better on beautiful table top
Era in the history of design: 1960’s architecture
Museum: Cy Twombly Gallery
Paint Color that always looks great: China White by Benjamin Moore
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: Kelly Wearstler
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? Always
