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The Advanced Guide to Interior Design
Antiques at Battle Brown
with RITA KONIG — Internationally renowned interior designer. AD100, House & Garden Top 100, Elle Decor A-List.
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Leaving Garrison behind, you will now join Rita in Hudson, New York - a well known haunt for interior designers thanks to its plethora of antique shops and galleries.
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Sourcing in the US
Antiques at Battle Brown
Join me in Hudson, New York - a well known haunt for interior designers thanks to its plethora of antique shops and galleries. Today we are visiting Battle Brown, which stocks a mixture of American and British folk pieces.
Tips for Sourcing Antiques
- Always be looking, whether you make it a weekly activity or regularly attend annual fairs, commit the time to making it a habit.
- Rather than hunting out something specific, try to keep an open mind. There is little point in giving yourself a strict shopping list because you are unlikely to find exactly what you're looking for.
- My process is to find something I love, and then think about where to put it rather than the other way around.
- Ceramics and glassware are easy wins when antique shopping - they're easily transportable if you're shopping abroad, and they can also be used in an interior in so many different ways.
- As a designer, I do tend to buy lovely mirrors, lamps, chairs and small tables without a specific project in mind and keep them in stock.
- Colour is a great unifier when it comes to shopping antiques - the style and design of pieces will vary, but if there is a common colour running through the collection it will feel cohesive.
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Battle Brown
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Rita Konig
Internationally renowned interior designer. AD100, House & Garden Top 100, Elle Decor A-List.
Rita’s effortless style has made her one of today’s most sought after interior designers, with her writing and work a staple of Vogue, The New York Times, House & Garden and The Wall Street Journal. She is an expert at bringing refined, relaxed comfort to a home, and is passionate about sharing her expertise and empowering people to decorate and design their homes themselves.
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