Award-winning English interior designer Rita Konig is renowned for creating sophisticated, comfortable and characterful homes. Her interiors are layered with antiques, art and distinctive, unexpected pieces, brought together in a way that feels both au courant and entirely original. Beloved on both sides of the Atlantic, Rita has featured on numerous lists of leading designers, including Architectural Digest’s AD100, Elle Decor’s A-List, House & Garden’s Top 101 and Country Life’s Top 100. She has also inspired audiences around the world through her two hugely popular Create Academy courses.
In her new book, 'Returning Home', Rita invites readers into her world, opening the doors to her own London home and tracing its evolution over the past two decades. Sharing her design process, sources of inspiration, renovation tips, styling advice and practical wisdom, she offers an intimate insight into creating a home filled with character and personality. Richly illustrated with full-colour photography, before-and-after images, patterned pages, personal Polaroids and handwritten notes, the book charts the evolution of both her home and her own distinctive style.
When Rita first bought a small flat on the edge of Notting Hill in 2012, it was a cosy one-bedroom apartment with high ceilings in the sitting room – perfectly suited to a woman in her thirties living alone. Little did she know that the years ahead would bring a husband, a daughter and a dog, as well as the opportunity to acquire more of the building. Through a series of renovations, the modest flat that had once been her personal sanctuary gradually became the foundation of a much larger forever home, reimagined for a busy and joyful family life.
Taking readers on a room-by-room journey, 'Returning Home' reveals the transformations that have shaped each space. The original small kitchen has become a gracious garden hall connecting to an elegant drawing room, with high ceilings and fabrics inspired by 1970s country house libraries. The stair hall, finished in a striking, muted sky-blue stipple, reflects Rita’s belief that transitional spaces deserve just as much thought as the rooms they connect.
Other highlights include her ingenious kitchen, where a wall of cupboards conceals the fridge, staircase and appliances, allowing the space to work equally well as a kitchen and dining room. Throughout, antique furnishings and considered design details bring together old-world elegance and a contemporary palette. From the charming TV room and serene principal bedroom to Margot’s colourful teenage bedroom and the lush back garden – Rita’s own favourite 'room' – every space reflects her signature blend of classic sensibility and modern flair.
'Returning Home' published by Rizzoli, will be released in January 2027.
To discover Rita's favourites from her new collection Household Goods, read the next feature here.
November, 2026
