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Designer Profile: Rita Konig

One home I can never get tired of seeing is that of Rita Konig. I love how she puts her homey little British stamp on everything, and it feels very personal, attainable, yet lovely.

I started digging around for images of her home and found some neat photos of her former home, of Domino fame. It's interesting to see how she's tweaked existing items to create a whole new, yet equally beautiful home. Shall we compare?

Bedroom, old home:

Beautiful wallpaper, small and cozy, with a great mix of linens and a unique sconce

Bedroom, new home:

More pretty wallpaper, another cozy room, this time with a new headboard and different sheets

Before and after, new place bedroom:

The balloon curtains are an interesting choice. The patterned wall somehow opens up the space instead of making it smaller, and the headboard serves to draw the eye upward.

Bathroom old place:

Masculine feel, industrial elements, awesome magazine rack.

Bathroom new place:

Very girly wallpaper, but it still maintains an industrial edge with the small director's side table and the pipe sink console.

Living room old place:

Love the faux fireplace!

Keep your eye on that sofe, the table, the knicknacks on the table, and those paintings

Check out the Love poster, table between the chairs, and the lamp on the left

Love that polaroid wall!

Living room new place:

Recognize a few things? Table, couch, stuff on the walls, display on the table

Same cozy white chair too, and the paintings make another appearance

There's that sconce from the bedroom

I thought it was interesting the transformation in decor you can see in these three photos:

Burlap couch, plain wall

Switched the upholstery--isn't it beautiful? Poster on back wall gets moved, and keep an eye on that pink ashtray

Now it's looking more like what we knew from Decorate! PS she also managed to sneak in a small office area in the closet...

Here's another before and after...surprisingly, even though I'm not a huge fan of the balloon drapes, I like them better than what she had before. The after photo looks so much homier!

Rita Konig in situ...there's the love poster!

Details:

Love that she uses Bell jars to store sugar, etc. I plan to do the same, as soon as I track some down. I particularly like the blue jars!

I posted this a while ago--didn't realize it was hers! I've adopted the same thing on my bedside table which--

--actually reminds me a lot of my own (on right)! And do you recognize that lamp and pink ashtray from before? I liked the ashtray better on the table....brought out the pink more.

She revamped these chairs into the fuschia beauties they are today. So glam! I think they, more than any other piece, really make the room. I wonder what she did with the green chairs in her first living room?

This is the entryway in her first home....isn't it adorable? Wallpaper by her mother, Nina Campbell.

So what do you think? Did you like her place better before or after? I'm partial to different aspects of each but ultimately would choose to live in her new home, I think.

Angie Hranowsky love

If I were to be forced to pick one designer to do up my entire house, I would hands-down pick Angie Hranowsky. I literally don't think she's touched a project where I didn't love at least something about it. I know I've posted many of these before, but they're just too amazing to bypass now that I've spent the last half hour drooling over her portfolio.

This post is dedicated to every picture I could find of this house, whose living area is literally my dream house. As in, I can't find one thing I would change about it. That's perfection, people!

Is this not the most perfect eclectic gallery wall you've ever seen? And I'm a sucker for beautiful wood against deep purple...so pretty!

That credenza is pretty awesome (I'd probably paint it white, now that I'm looking at it...so the room isn't quiiiiiiite perfect ;) I like that she mixes vintage and modern seamlessly. Makes a room more interesting.

I'm not usually one for beige walls but it works here

Ummmm...that fireplace?! Yes please. Also love the pop of colorful suzani. The room is just mellow enough to relax in without being boring. That screen in the background is no joke either.

Another little living area. She must love that table, it's featured in a couple of her designs.

Such a pretty painting (photo?) of a shell...looks pink here but when seen from the living room it goes with the purple so well!

The eclectic goodness carries on through to the dining area. Love the bright magenta seat covers, the rug, and the funky lamps

Weird how different the colors look in this shot?

One pet peeve I will admit is having chairs randomly placed in a spot no one will ever use. Like really? Who would sit in this pretty chair when there's a dining table a couple feet away? A cute little dresser with a bar would have served a better purpose...

The kitchen is actually the only place in this house I wasn't in love with. I would replace those paper-looking lanterns with some funky Moroccan ones, and add a colorful kilim to liven up the space a little.

Love these bar stools tho!

Son's bedroom. Perfect for a little growing boy!

How GREAT is this?! Love the excessive pelmet for the daybed (is it called a pelmet when it's that big?) Bet that little girl feels like a princess every night. I also really want an elephant side table....what a lucky little girl!

So so so great. Side table was a weird choice but I'm willing to let it slide because of all the other goodness in the room.

I feel like the table is too dark for all the other pretty lightness. Maybe a lighter wood with a little less structure to balance out the hard edges of the chrome bed?

Even her bookshelves are beautiful. That bitch.

Up next? A review of a few other of her spaces! Stay tune!

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