5 Charming, International Private Houses That Moonlight as Hotels


Updated 08/25/11 3:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Private House Hotels in Bahamas, Madrid and Seville, Spain

WSJ. Magazine hits newsstands this Saturday in the Journal's weekend paper, and the magazine has offered us an exclusive preview of its September décor feature! This month, in "There's No Place Like (Someone Else's) Home," former Domino editor Rita Konig takes readers around the world to visit five exquisite residences that also double as hotels. "Most of these tranquil home-away-from homes Read more

Rita Konig Explores Celebrity Designer Nicky Haslam's Quaint English Hunting Lodge


Updated 03/22/11 12:40 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Rita Konig Explores Interior Designer Nicky Halsam's Quaint English Country Home in WSJ Magazine

The April issue of WSJ. Magazine hits the newsstands this Saturday, March 26, and lucky me, I've been given an exclusive preview of one of its delightful home décor features. To write her article "For the Love of Country," writer, decorator, and former Domino editor Rita Konig took a trip to the 16th century hunting lodge of interior decorator and bon vivant Nicky Haslam in the woodsy, Little Read more

Casa Capsule: The Week That Was


Updated 03/26/11 10:05 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 0 comments

New West Elm Kitchen Collection and Other Home Decor Stories

Take sneak peek of West Elm's new outdoor and kitchen collections! Rita Konig explores Nicky Haslam's quaint English hunting lodge. Read my interview with designer Marcia Prentice. This gorgeous Barcelona apartment is my latest coveted crib! Watch my interview with Cynthia Rowley and Devine Color. Recall 18 timeless decorating moments from Elizabeth Taylor's career. Read more

Talking Imperfect Perfection With Deborah Needleman


Updated 11/10/11 12:38 PM · Posted by · 8 comments

Deborah Needleman Interview For The Imperfectly Perfect Home

This year at High Point Market I was thrilled to finally meet Deborah Needleman, one of my all-time design heroines. The lovely Ms. Needleman led a design luncheon at High Point where she talked about her new book, The Perfectly Imperfect Home. It has risen to the rank of my favorite home decor book of the past year, and it sits atop my slant-top desk next to a small box filled with antique Read more

Home Library: A Girl's Guide to Decorating


Updated 12/20/11 5:05 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Home Library: A Girl's Guide to Decorating

When I think of interior designer and stylist Abigail Ahern, who also owns one of London's leading interiors stores, there are a few things that come to mind. One is the Neo Baroque Chandelier in her collection — one of the most breathtaking and showstopping pieces I have ever come across. And the other is her perfected and signature use of Farrow & Ball's "Downpipe" paint from floor to Read more