A library living room with floor-to-ceiling walnut bookshelves built around large windows, a leather club chair with a Union Jack pillow, a velvet chesterfield sofa, brass lamps on a wood writing table, and layered vintage rugs, designed by Kristin Keyes Interiors

Belmont-Hillsboro — Nashville, Tennessee

Luxury, low-waste interior design

Nashville’s secondhand‑first design studio

We work with people who love great design but hate excess consumption and waste. We start with what you have, edit out what’s not working, and layer in secondhand finds to create magazine-worthy spaces.

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A bedroom with hare-and-turtle wallpaper on slate blue walls, a burl wood headboard above quilted blue bedding, a brass lamp and peonies on a vintage nightstand, a gold-framed abstract painting, and a vintage rug
The Collector’s Townhome — Belmont-Hillsboro
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The model

This isn’t traditional interior design, and we don’t want it to be.

The traditional model

  • Everything is new, ordered from the same manufacturers.
  • The markup-based model rewards your designer for selling you more expensive things.
  • Items are manufactured, packaged, and shipped across the world before they reach you.
  • Your old furniture is hauled to the landfill to make room.
  • The finished room looks like the showroom floor.

The KKI model

  • Almost everything is secondhand, vintage, or antique.
  • We succeed when we find the right piece, not when you spend more.
  • Our supply chain is a van and a Facebook Marketplace find across town.
  • Your cool stuff is the starting point, not the castoff.
  • The finished room could only belong to you.

Case Study

How it worked in Belmont-Hillsboro

For the dining room, here’s what the family brought, what we found secondhand, and the makers and tradespeople who brought the real magic.

The dining room: black brushstroke wallpaper behind a vintage oak table set with green plates and dark florals, navy plaid dining chairs, an abstract painting, a porcelain-petal chandelier, and a vintage red rug
Across the same room: a vintage wood-and-glass cabinet holding records, books, and brass candlesticks against the brushstroke wallpaper, with a turntable on top and the oak dining table in the foreground

Belmont-Hillsboro — Nashville, Tennessee

What they had

She had grabbed a few rolls of brushstroke wallpaper on Facebook Marketplace and was hoping to use them somewhere in her new home. The rug and painting came with them from their previous residence, and she bought the chandelier right before we started working together. We loved all of it and built the room around her finds.

What we found secondhand

The dining set was the big find in here, and our vintage dealer friend found it for us. The wood and glass cabinet came from Facebook Marketplace, and we love the way it ties in with the built-ins on the other side of the room.

Who we worked with

We have the best partners. Our upholsterer reworked the dining chairs in navy plaid. Our wallpaper installer made sure the brushstroke wallpaper was just-so, and our electrician moved the chandelier to land right over the table.

See the full project: The Collector’s Townhome

A black front door swung open with light spilling through, framed by floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, with a magenta vintage runner leading to it

Ready?

Most rooms start around $25,000, all in. See our pricing, then let’s get started. You’ll know what your project will cost before we even talk.

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Want to do it yourself?

We’re into it. Secondhand-First, our $197 workbook, teaches design-minded DIYers the exact studio process behind these rooms.

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