As an elementary school principal by day and designer by night, Laquita Tate first delved into her love of interior decorating in the hours when she wasn’t at school or spending time with her husband and two sons. However, the Memphis, Tennessee native recalls her love for design starting at a much younger age.
“I’ve always loved interior design, but didn’t realize it could be a career,” Tate, who used to spend hours looking at every intricate detail in the latest home decor magazines amazed by what could be cultivated within a space, said.
“Once I graduated with my Ph.D. in Education, I had all of this extra time on my hands, so I started redesigning my home room by room. I enjoyed every moment of the process,” she shared. From there, Tate knew that design was what she wanted to do as a second career. And while engaging in her own personal home decorating process, she decided to take her social media followers along for the ride. Tate grew amazed by her followers’ responses to her work and how quickly her reach began to scale. This prompted her to launch Laquita Tate Interior Styling & Designs in 2019.
For Tate, who now both transforms minds at a school she leads and helps clients create spaces where their passions come to life, she shares a key to her success has been starting with a comprehensive understanding of what each party needs. She’s now sharing those jewels of wisdom with Home & Texture, one of the first lifestyle brands to celebrate Black and multicultural millennial homes, on the brand’s signature new show House Tours.
