On the Wall Podcast

In this episode we speak with Nikki Watson, the owner of The Design Quad, the largest home staging company in the United States. Nikki tells us about how she got into the interiors world, how principles played a role in her decisions and how she eventually started her successful staging company. We talk about her experiences starring on home TV shows and her introduction to Milton & King. We wrap up the conversation with a discussion about the four most important types of projects she participates in every year.

In this episode we speak with Kirsten Morey – Kitchen & Bath designer and owner of The Material Bar. She discusses her move from Germany to America, falling in love with construction, starting her own business and the importance of learning from doing. She talks about her foray into general contracting and her pivot back to her “zone of genius.” Kirsten also dives into how she approaches kitchen and bath design like a science and prioritizes function over fashion.

We speak with Australian artist and designer, Fleur Harris. We discuss her childhood growing up on a vineyard and learn how that comes back to influence her art. She takes us on her formative journey as she gets exposed to a diversity of cultures in Melbourne and discover some of her unexpected musical tastes. She tells us why the word “no” went from demotivating her to being something she is thankful for and we discusses how the time preparing for motherhood led to the art that we now recognize as her signature whimsical style. She also reveals some of the subtle elements that she places in her designs for people to find and appreciate.

In this episode we speak with interior designer Brittany Zimmerman from Bleu Bee Designs. We discuss her life-changing trip to Paris that resulted in a career as an interior designer. She also talks about the big stylistic differences between the southeast and the northwest of the United States, the weather shock after moving from Florida to Washington, the challenges of being an interior designer in a new location and her emphasis on sustainability and the importance of “Made In America” products in her projects.

In this episode, we speak to artist Yasmin Smith, Head of Design and Communications for Milton & King U.K. We discuss her background as an artist, life on the U.K. coast and her inaugural visit to the United States. We also dive into a few of the designs she has created for the Milton & King Studio Collection and what we can expect in the next few months.

In this episode, we speak with Ben Heighway (Sales Manager) and Robin Patrick (Vice President of Sales and Marketing) from Roman Products, LLC. We learn about the history of the company, how they serve wall covering manufacturers and installers, and dive into the various wall primers and wallpaper pastes.

In this episode we speak with Denver-based interior designer Jana Donohoe of Jana Donohoe Designs. We learn how she started her own interior design business, her timeless design philosophy and what the greatest challenges are for an interior designer that they don’t teach you in school. We also hear about her experience designing at The White House for the 2023 holiday season.

In this episode we speak with Linda Weinstein, the creator and producer of the biannual event, The One Room Challenge. We learn about her start in Hollywood and her journey to where she is today, running one of the most popular worldwide interior design events throughout the blogosphere and across social media.

In this episode we have a conversation with Allison Maestas, the Creative Director behind the brand La Semilla Casa. We talk about her wanderlust which has brought her to both sides of the Pacific over the years, her company’s ethos of attaining zero waste, her personal battle with illness and how dealing with that turned on the tap to a creative flood that resulted in her new wallpaper collection.

In this episode we speak with Los Angeles-based interior designer Sarah Rahn of Sarah Rahn Design. We learn how she went from a professional race car driver from Ohio to an LA-based interior designer working with high-end celebrity clientele. We learn what inspires her and get into her views on design trends and where she sees things heading.

In this episode, we speak with Shi Delgrosso of ShiDel RVs & Design. We discuss how experience in hospitality & real estate combined with her love of camping and the outdoors led to a new calling. As a married mom of six with a blended family, she talks about the benefits and challenges of the RV life and we dive into her new career as a renovator and interior designer of campers and RV’s.

We speak with Ashley Wilson, the creator of ‘At Home With Ashley’, a successful DIY Home Decor Blog. She talks to us about her colorful style and tells us about what sparked her love of interiors in the 3rd grade. We learn how she created a successful blog that became her and her husband’s full time job and how she navigates the negativity that can sometimes come with a popular social media account.

In this episode, we speak with Katie O’Shea, an artist and surface pattern designer from Northern California. She tells us about her history, her long absence from the art world as she focused on family and motherhood and what she did to make a come back almost 20 years later. See the Katie’s wallpaper collection here.

On this episode, we talk with Richard Capp, the CEO and Co-Founder of Milton & King. He discusses his upbringing on a farm in rural NSW Australia, the formation of the sibling-owned company and life as small business owner in the wallpaper industry.

In this episode, we speak with Jewel Marlowe. Jewel is a Washington D.C.-based interior designer with bold, glamorous and eclectic tastes. We talk about her style, how she educated herself and how she went from D.I.Y.er working on her own home to starting her own successful interior design business.

In this episode we speak with Alischa Herrmann, Founding Director of Bespoke Letterpress in Australia. We learn how she went from being a graphic designer working for a Hollywood studio to being a married mother of four children, owning and operating a leading international letterpress studio. See the Bespoke Letterpress wallpaper collection here.

Kenneth King joins us for episode 6. Ken is the artist behind Kingdom Home, an independent Australian creative studio that offers a unique range of wallpaper and fabric designs. We discuss growing up in Hong Kong, his difficulties adapting to the Australian education system and how he navigated his way to becoming an artist. We also dive into his versatile range of designs including where he derives his love of the macabre. See the Kingdom Home wallpaper collection here.

In episode 5, we speak with Silvana Azzi Heras, the Creative Director of House of Heras design studio in Sydney, Australia. We discuss her rich history in the film industry, her impressions of NYC and dive into her new collection of wallpapers with Milton & King. See the House of Heras wallpaper collection here.

In episode 4, we speak with French Canadian commercial wallpaper designer, Catherine Marion. She joins us from New Zealand where she’s been living a very nomadic lifestyle for the past 5 years. We discuss how she got her start, how she discovered her unique style and how she manages to be creative on the road. See Catherine Marion’s wallpaper designs here.

In episode 3, we speak with Australian Surface Pattern Designer and illustrator Brook Gossen, who just launched a new collection of fun, colorful, feel-good designs. She tells us about the importance of exercising creative muscles and continuing her education after spending some time outside of the art world. Check out Brook’s wallpaper designs here.

In our 2nd episode, we speak with British illustrator and pattern designer Jacqueline Colley, known for her quirky and playful style. Calling in from London, she tells us about her experiences in fashion, how she made the transition to wallpaper and some of the growing pains and challenges she has overcome as an artist. See Jacqueline’s designs here.

In our premiere episode, we speak with Australian artist Bethany Linz, a wallpaper and textile designer who has developed some of Milton & King’s most popular wallpaper and fabric designs.

See Bethany’s designs here.