The Big-Box Store Where Katie Sturino Finds Surprisingly Good Pillows

Katie Sturino isn’t one for sticking to the status quo. Her approach to design is just as unfiltered and unapologetic as her approach to business. Alongside running Megababe, her body-positive and clean beauty brand, and using her social media platforms to advocate for size inclusivity, Sturino recently tackled her latest project: a Palm Beach apartment that, like her wardrobe, is filled with plenty of prints and pastels.

“We have the equivalent of a king-and-a-half-size bed in the form of a pink couch in the middle of the room. Most people walk in and they’re like, ‘Your room is a whole pink couch.’ And I’m like, ‘It’s amazing.’ Maybe I’m a rebel. I have a unique sense of design that I don’t think everyone jibes with,” Sturino tells Domino deputy editor Julie Vadnal in the second episode of Design Time: The Rebellious Ones (out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts). 

In the episode, Sturino details the “no-demo reno” approach she took to reimagine her space, plus plenty of design hacks and hot takes. She also answered a few Never Have I Ever questions, and her responses did not disappoint. Here’s a sneak peek.

Never have I ever…shopped at HomeGoods.

I have shopped at HomeGoods. HomeGoods is amazing. I think you can get great pillows there.

Never have I ever…cried while building IKEA furniture.

I’ve never built IKEA furniture. I’m not good at it. I just recognize my limits and say, “Someone else knows how to do this.”

Never have I ever…looked up a friend’s rent or house price on StreetEasy or Zillow.

If you send me your address to send you some Megababe, I am looking up your house. I look up everyone.