When Nikia Phoenix decided to move from her light and airy home in Los Angeles to Atlanta, she knew it would be a challenge to find just the right space to fit her spirit. “As a content creator, so much of my art would be created from my home, so it would need to be a place that reflected both comfort and artistic expression,” she said. What she found was a charming home with a ton of character that “just needed some love and a few good coats of paint.”
The model, creator, meditation and Reiki practitioner, and podcast host took her time filling her new home with items of personal significance (see: her grandfather’s denim jacket from the ’70s, a pine branch to remind her of her native South Carolina), natural textures, and beachy shades, with color playing a huge part in how she was going to make the space feel like home. “Color to me translates into peace and freedom of expression,” Niki said. “I am so heavily influenced by the color of a room. It sets my mood. Color lets me know if this is a room I can relax in or play in or even get down to business in. Color is a reflection of who we are.”