Australian House & Garden

Family ties

“I’m a traditionalist when it comes to flowers. I love to give a big bunch of tulips or any one type of flower en masse.” Phoebe Nicol
“I’m always striving to capture that intangible ‘new spirit/old soul’ feeling you find in the very best of interiors.” Kate Nixon

KATE, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND, AND YOUR CAREER IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND STYLING.

I have been styling food and interiors for magazine for 16 years. In 2006, while on my first overseas holiday in Italy, I discovered [Italian fabric house] Busatti, establishing the Australian flagship store in 2007.

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