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    • HOME
    • FOOD & DRINK
    • INTERIORS
    • PRODUCT
    • EDITORIAL
    • ADVERTISING
    • LIFESTYLE
    • KIDS & CRAFTS
    • VIDEO
    • SERVICES
    • INFO
Leila Nichols
  • HOME
  • FOOD & DRINK
  • INTERIORS
  • PRODUCT
  • EDITORIAL
  • ADVERTISING
  • LIFESTYLE
  • KIDS & CRAFTS
  • VIDEO
  • SERVICES
  • INFO

PROP STYLING FOR BRANDS & PUBLICATIONS

For fifteen years, I have helped brands achieve their aesthetic vision on photo and video shoots as a prop stylist, art department head, set designer, and production designer. Process:


  • Receive art direction & budget
  • Procure necessary pieces ahead of shoot as preparation - often with assistant(s)
  • Deliver and style/arrange/adjust needed props, furniture & sets throughout shoot - often with assistant(s)
  • Wrap out cleanly and efficiently - often with assistant(s)
  • Return unused purchases & rentals - often with assistant(s)
  • Submit billing for my team in a timely fashion.

INTERIOR STYLING FOR DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS

I love to help interior designers and architects with photo shoots intended for portfolios and design publications. Process:


  • Receive photos of space as-is, inspiration/desired vision, & budget
  • Procure props, rentals, florals & food (art, furniture & rugs by special arrangement only)
  • Load-in to space ahead of shoot with my assistant(s) and begin to set up, if possible
  • On-site styling/arranging/adjusting, in collaboration with the photographer, as shots are framed up
  • Wrap out cleanly and efficiently, with help of assistant(s)
  • Return unused purchases & rentals

PERSONALIZED IN-HOME STYLING & CONSULTING

Whether you are refreshing a single room or in search of the perfect finishing touches, I can help you elevate your home or work space, in person or virtually. Process:


  • Establish a budget and timeline
  • Obtain BEFORE photos of the spaces you want to work on
  • Receive a moodboard or visual examples that reflect your aspirational space
  • Create a working deck that will serve as an aesthetic guide for our work together
  • Collaboratively review your current space and decor
  • Make thoughtful recommendations on what to keep, refresh, or replace
  • Potentially rearrange and edit furniture and decor to upgrade style and improve flow & functionality
  • Suggest items that will enhance your space immediately and over time. 

Leila Nichols is a prop stylist & interior stylist in the San Francisco Bay Area, styling, food, product, flowers, lifestyle, and interiors for advertising, editorial & design clients.


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