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I think I love designers’ homes the best and why is that? Because they are their own client and the ideas just flow. It’s the true essence of their design spirit. This is the Fort Greene, Brooklyn home of Jenna Chused, the interior designer behind Chused & Co. Light-filled yet at times moody, vintage pieces sitting with custom, an elegant yet family-friendly home.

The Haussmannian bones are there but Paris-based architects Heju have carefully laid within this 130 m2 apartment a cooler than cool contemporary home. Minimalist arches, on-trend finishes, clean simple lines of what I call nouveau modernism break the code of the Haussmannian style without destroying the original fabric.

I came across the portfolio of designer Hollis Loudon Puig of Hollis Loudon Interiors and this first project blew my mind. After some brief sleuthing I discovered it was Hollis’ own maximalist, whimsical home in Loudonville, NY. that she had gut-renovated. It is A LOT of colour and pattern and then some more pattern and I know it’s not to everyone’s taste but I soooo admire her creativity and uniqueness. She even has a room devoted to antique Christmas decorations!

I consider Rita Konig an interior design icon and since it’s been a quite some time since I featured her (there was this post back in 2014, and this one a couple years ago) I thought I would share a smattering of photos from her portfolio. Love her style so much.

Set discreetly on Queensdale Road, in a conservation area near Holland Park, is this generous four-bedroom Victorian home. At the back of the maisonette, a leafy garden, perfect for languorous afternoons soaking up the sun, extends 50 ft behind the house. In front, the living room overlooks a pretty terrace of pastel-coloured houses. The house has been decorated by its current owner, an actress, in a playful and eclectic style inspired by her time spent working at Graham & Green furniture store in Portobello. It is currently filled with a unique combination of antique pieces and colourful furnishings, which provide the perfect backdrop for her art and ceramics.
This home could not be more quaint, inviting and cozy. Give me a big mug of tea, a book and an afghan and plop me on a chair with a cat and leave me be 🙂 Currently for sale via Inigo.