Kristen Nix Interiors is a luxury interior design firm based in Austin, Texas — creating residences rooted in balance, scale and simplicity, contemporary in spirit and timeless in execution.
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From space planning and custom furniture to art, textiles and final styling — everything your home needs, thoughtfully composed under one studio.
End-to-end design for a single room or an entire residence.
Design partnership from the ground up or wall to wall.
Layouts scaled for how you truly live.
Made-to-order pieces built for your space.
Tailored drapery, shades and soft furnishings.
The collected layers that give a home soul.
Kristen Nix founded her Austin studio on a simple conviction: that a home should be as practical and enduring as it is beautiful. A University of Texas graduate, she began her career in the fashion department at Vogue in New York and went on to serve as Art Director for Neiman Marcus's publication, The Book, in Dallas — before training under celebrated decorator J. Randall Powers.
That mix of disciplines shaped a signature approach built on balance, scale and simplicity. Clean lines, tailored details and an innate sense of proportion give her work its calm, collected confidence, while quality craftsmanship keeps every room grounded in the way real families live.
The result is understated luxury — spaces that are visually stunning yet genuinely livable, contemporary today and timeless for years to come.
Founder & Principal Designer
A selection of residences by Kristen Nix Interiors — from an alpine retreat in Montana to lakeside homes across Austin.
A slopeside retreat where alpine texture meets tailored comfort — stone, antler and soft bouclé under soaring timber ceilings.
A light-filled lake house where crisp architecture, honed stone and organic curves frame the Hill Country beyond.
An organic-modern lake home layered in warm plaster, honed marble and hand-thrown ceramics.
A Hill Country escape built for how a family really lives — a game room, a screening nook and a pool framed by ancient oaks.
From a single room to a ground-up build, every Kristen Nix interior is composed with proportion, restraint and a collector's eye — luxurious, but always livable.
An innate sense of scale and symmetry brings calm, considered order to every room.
Clean, current silhouettes layered with enduring materials that never go out of style.
Beautiful spaces built for real life — hard-wearing, family-friendly and made to last.
Art, antiques and custom pieces sourced and placed to give each home genuine soul.
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A considered, collaborative process — as much about understanding how you live as it is about the design itself.
We start by understanding your home, how you live in it, and the mood and function you're after.
Space plans, materials, furnishings and art come together into a scheme that feels unmistakably yours.
We source antiques and art and commission custom furniture, upholstery and millwork built for your rooms.
White-glove installation and layered styling reveal a home that feels complete from day one.
Drag or tap to move between two views of the same room — a look at how each space is layered and composed.
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“When a contemporary artist with a penchant for old-world charm teams up with a designer known for putting a fresh twist on tradition, the end result is an instant classic.”
Southern Home
Press Feature
“Embracing the Southern aesthetic of this historic Austin home, the team layered colorful and playful modern pieces as well as antiques onto the traditional design to make the space feel timeless.”
Luxe Interiors + Design
Press Feature
“My approach centers on balance, scale and simplicity. Spaces should not only be visually stunning, but also practical and enduring.”
Kristen Nix
Founder & Principal Designer
“I'm drawn to clean lines, tailored details and an innate sense of proportion — the goal is always an understated luxury that lasts.”
Kristen Nix
Founder & Principal Designer
RED Awards Honoree
Luxe Interiors + Design
Designer Spotlight
Forbes
An Instant Classic
Southern Home
A Historic Austin Home, Reimagined
Luxe
At Home with Kristen Nix
Tribeza
Austin Design to Know
Paper City
Kristen Nix
Founder & Principal Designer
The Design Studio
Interior Design Team
Sourcing & Art
Curation & Procurement
Project Delivery
Management & Installation
We are a full-service interior design firm. We guide projects from concept through installation — space planning, new construction and renovation, custom furniture and millwork, window treatments and textiles, art and accessory curation, and final styling.
The studio is based in Austin, Texas, and takes on projects across the country and beyond — from Texas and Montana to the Hamptons, Mexico and the Bahamas.
Not necessarily. We take on ground-up builds and full residences as well as thoughtfully scoped single rooms, and we're happy to talk through what makes sense for your home and goals.
Contemporary aesthetics with timeless elegance — clean lines, tailored details and an innate sense of proportion. The through-line is balance, scale and simplicity, resulting in understated luxury that is as practical and durable as it is beautiful.
It begins with discovery — understanding your home and how you live. From there we develop a concept and palette, source and commission the pieces, and finish with a white-glove installation and styling so the home feels complete from the moment you walk in.
Reach out through our contact page or email the studio directly. We'll set up an introductory conversation to learn about your project, your timeline and how we can help.
The three principles behind every Kristen Nix interior — and why understated luxury outlasts every trend.
A path through fashion and art — Vogue, Neiman Marcus and a mentorship — shaped how we design homes today.
Southern Home celebrates a collaboration between a contemporary artist and a designer with a fresh twist on tradition.
Tell us about your space and how you want to live in it. We'd love to hear about your project.
