Kate, Author at DigsDigs

Kate Sitchikhina

Kate is a seasoned writer and home decor enthusiast with over 15 years of experience in the home improvement and interior design industry. She brings a wealth of knowledge from her diverse background, which spans home styling, wedding fashion, and lifestyle content. Her unique insights into Scandinavian minimalism, vintage aesthetics, and functional home solutions make her a go-to expert in the field.

Kate has been crafting engaging, research-driven content for DigsDigs since 2011, combining her deep understanding of home decor trends with practical, actionable advice. Not only does she write about stylish interiors—she lives it. From decorating her own cozy apartment using the very tips she shares, to testing DIY projects, Kate ensures that her readers receive tried-and-true solutions.

Her contributions are regularly cited by industry-leading platforms, establishing her as an authoritative voice in home decor and style. Kate’s articles consistently prioritize blending beauty with practicality, ensuring readers can turn inspiration into reality.

Whether you’re redecorating a single room or planning a complete home makeover, Kate’s writing is your perfect companion—filled with creativity, wisdom, and a touch of humor.

Notable Achievements

Over 15 years of experience in the home improvement industry.
Thrive on transforming ideas into engaging content that resonates with readers.
Published in international home and lifestyle magazines, including pieces on Scandinavian design and eco-friendly living.
Ocassional contributor to top wedding and fashion magazines, showcasing her ability to merge aesthetics with storytelling.
Decorates and renovates her own spaces using the same techniques she recommends, ensuring all advice is tested and effective.
Holds a Master’s Degree in Translation and is fluent in six languages, adding cultural depth to her design approach. (learning the 7th one).

Kate's Personal Touch

Beyond her impressive resume, Kate’s passion for home decor shines through her work. Her fascination with design began in childhood when she helped her parents renovate a family cabin into a cozy retreat—a project that sparked her lifelong love of mixing beauty with functionality. She’s also a self-proclaimed "DIY addict," known for her step-by-step tutorials on everything from upcycling furniture to creating personalized decor pieces.

Decorating Terrace and garden designs

41 Raised Decks For Your Outdoor Space

A raised deck is number one choice when it comes to quick and budget-savvy solution for a garden or backyard. Whether it’s built along the house or somewhere free-standing, it has a whole ton of advantages in both cases. Let me share them and some ideas of such deck, and you’ll feel you need one!...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

41 Pallet Pergolas, Arbors And Playhouse Ideas

If you need a budget-friendly material to change the look of your backyard or garden, pallets are number one idea. Pallets are great for literally everything: building fences and privacy screens, making furniture and decorations, creating walkways and even greenhouses! Today’s roundup will tell you how to build a pallet pergola or arbor or a...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

40 Stylish Slatted Planters And Garden Beds

Slatted and ribbed walls, furniture, decor are extremely popular for indoors and I think, it’s high time to transfer this trend outdoors, too. The easiest way to incorporate slats into your outdoor decor is to clad some planters and make garden bed edges. Here are some ideas of such pieces for any kind of modern...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

45 Pallet Gardens You’ll Want To DIY

Pallets are great for all kinds of crafts, both indoor and outdoor ones. Pallets can be turned into thousand of things and even stripped for wood, of which you’ll built something peculiar. Today’s roundup is dedicated to pallet gardens and all kinds of pallet planters you can easily make yourself. Pallet Garden Beds Build garden...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

46 Trendy Outdoor Curved Decor Ideas

Curves are very trendy in both outdoor and indoor decor because soft and rounded lines make us feel at ease, and this is exactly what we need in this stressful world. Adding curves indoors is easy: get some curved furniture and accessories and voila. But what about outdoors? Let’s find out how to elevate the...

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Furniture Outdoor furniture

43 Cool Outdoor Pallet Furniture Ideas

Need some outdoor furniture on a budget? Get ready to DIY a little and grab some pallets. Pallets are a perfect material for easy furniture constructing and pallets are extremely versatile: you can both use pallets themselves or strip them to get the wood, so you can create lots of various designs. Which exactly? Here...

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Other Storage

44 Practical Garden Storage Ideas

Storage is an important point when you are designing various spaces of your home, especially if the family is large. But outdoor spaces shouldn’t be neglected, too, and storage should be organized well there, too, to avoid cluttering those spaces. Today’s roundup is dedicated to the easiest solutions for garden and outdoor storage in case...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

43 Ways To Add Shade To Your Garden

During hot summers all that we thrive for is cool breeze. Refreshing pools, even the smallest ones, shady gardens and cold drinks are a perfect combo to have a rest in the garden or backyard on a hot summer day but where to get this shade? If your garden or backyard is sunlit, while you...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

45 Trendy Low-Maintenance Chaos Garden Ideas

Chaos gardening is one of the hottest trends and that’s for a reason: this is the most laid-back and low-maintenance approach ever. This is even a step further than a meadow garden or a xeriscape, and if you are interested in the idea, let’s find out more details. What Is Chaos Gardening? This is exactly...

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Decorating Terrace and garden designs

How To Design A Shade Garden: 43 Ideas

Though most of us would prefer full sun with a lo of natural light, many gardens feature partial or full shade. If you happen to own a shady garden, it’s not an issue! Every garden can be transformed into something really adorable, whatever this piece of land is. Full shade is dreamy, soothing and relaxing...

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