What Clients Say

“Rhona was involved in our home from the outset of the planning stage—she was able to intuit what we preferred and guide us in that direction. She directed us to appropriate tradesmen, creating very detailed schemes for our kitchen, our bathrooms, and most specially, a very unique library. The millwork for all of these was of the highest caliber, due to her ‘eagle eye’ for detail. She took every wish of ours into account, while staying true to her artistic views. Her main concern was always that we would have comfortable, beautiful, tasteful surroundings in our daily life.”

Outstanding

“We feel very fortunate to have selected Rhona Slomovic as our interior designer for our new home. She has done an outstanding job and we are enjoying the fruit of her labour. Rhona was able to feel out what was important to us and what style we were looking for and was able to customize our home accordingly. When it came to designing our home, it was very important to us to stay within budget and yet not to compromise on design and Rhona did just that. She is very budget conscious and knows where to put the most emphasis to make a home shine. Rhona pays close attention to detail and doesn’t let things be just “OK” they have to be perfect. She puts careful thought into all design elements including small nuances and chooses them with a flare of classic elegance. We feel privileged to have worked with Rhona and feel very grateful for her outstanding work.”

—A.H. // LAWRENCE PARK SOUTH RESIDENCE

Masterpiece

“Having had the pleasure of working with Rhona Slomovic on our last home, we knew we could entrust her with the complete rebuild of our second home. It was a massive and daunting task for us. Her understanding of our style and our family’s living requirements made the process so much easier. Not only do we now have a home that is truly beautiful, but we learned so much from Rhona about layout, design and flow that we now feel that we will be able to make much better design decisions in the future. She provided fantastic solutions that gave us much needed storage, but still left the rooms looking open and spacious. Our home is truly a masterpiece and one that we continuously get compliments on. Everything looks spectacular and it feels as though we have lived here for many years. And, Rhona's ability to maintain a sense of humour, even under very stressful and trying circumstances, made this project a joy.”

—M.D. // BAYVIEW HEIGHTS RESIDENCE

Elegant

“We are very pleased to work together with Rhona…she is very detail oriented, has an elegant flare, and does beautiful drawings.”

—A.H. // NEW CONSTRUCTION

High-Quality

“We gutted the entire apartment, so it was a fairly big project and a lot of renovations. It took approximately three months to complete. From our very first meeting with her, she impressed us with her knowledge and professionalism. The end result is high-quality work.”

—DR. S.C // QUEENS QUAY CONDO

Professional

“My husband and I worked with Rhona (RGS Design) twice on renovating two separate condominiums in Harbour Square, on the waterfront in downtown Toronto. The first unit was a one-bedroom, the second a studio which we converted into an office and guest suite. Rhona devised new floor plans and helped us select the furnishings and finishes for both apartments. While each unit has a unique design and aesthetic, both are equally attractive and functional. The renovation of the one-bedroom unit included gutting and completely reconfiguring the kitchen. The design of the studio unit is especially creative, incorporating a murphy bed into a media center to embrace the dual functions of office and guest room. Rhona’s designs were well thought out: the fabrics, colours, and furniture she selected were both practical and beautiful; yet within budget. She brought great trades to the projects. She is a consummate professional—very knowledgeable, a good listener and respectful of budget. Best of all we enjoyed working with Rhona and would not hesitate to hire her again.”

—B.KH. // HARBOUR SQUARE CONDO RENOVATIONS

Classically Inspired, yet Current

“We hired Rhona to design our home ten years ago and we are still receiving compliments today. She helped us with the kitchen, living room, dining room, library, powder room, master bedroom and ensuite. We had not worked with an interior designer before, and my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and still love our home today. A couple of years later, Rhona also helped us with designing a beautiful outdoor space on our back terrace. Our decor is classically inspired and yet is current. We appreciated that Rhona was open to working with some of our contacts, also bringing some excellent trades of her own. Our house is so well designed that it functions well for a growing family...and entertaining! Rhona was very knowledgeable, professional and a pleasure to work with!

Refined Aesthetic

“I worked with Rhona on several projects: living room, master bedroom, wall units and kitchen. In each case, she assessed our needs first to create a plan that blended the highest level of function with elegant design. Her refined aesthetic is based on years of experience; with knowledge about current contemporary trends and traditional design. Rhona’s professionalism guided us through renovating our holder home which included repurposing existing rooms into new and functional spaces. The work entailed developing floor and lighting plans, window treatments, and furniture and fabric selections. Rhona is an expert. We are very satisfied and house proud!”

—D.G. // NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE RESIDENCE

Responsive

“We hired RGS Design to assist us with designing our new office space. Our Headquarters relocated and her firm helped us edit existing furniture and completely redo the new space we moved into. We had 30 days to get it all done and we made it just before the Covid-19 lockdown! The project was completed within the month, and we just love it! We went through many iterations of the floor plans until we could make it within the projected budget range...we did it! And it looks great! The scope of work included space planning for upper management, secretarial support and office staff—for a meeting room, lunchroom, and washroom facilities. As well as selecting all of the finishes. We are enjoying the fresh colour scheme (out with the beige and in with light grey/dark grey accents!) We really enjoyed working with Rhona and her team; we found her to be very responsive, understanding of our needs, and efficient. We would highly recommend RGS Design for any corporate interior design project.”

—B.E. // NEW OFFICE DESIGN

Expertise

“Working with Rhona Slomovic of RGS Design over the years has been an absolute pleasure! She has helped us renovate and decorate our home—including the living and dining rooms, kitchen, bedroom, library, basement, as well as renovate three of the bathrooms in our house. I also run a business out of my home and she designed such a beautiful showroom space. We just love the results...and have received numerous compliments on all of her work. Throughout all of our projects she not only listened to our preferences and worked within our budgets, but brought her extraordinary style and expertise."

—U.K. // HOME AND OFFICE RENOVATION

Impeccable Taste

“RGS Design came highly recommended by a good friend of ours, and we worked with her for a period of two years. Rhona has impeccable taste aesthetically and with workmanship, a wide breadth of knowledge and experience, incredible colour coordination and equally importantly, a lovely, congenial, open, happy personality. She is a pure pleasure to work with, while exuding professionalism, and confidence in her suggestions. She maintains the highest degree of work ethics, not only with herself but with all the trades she employs to carry out the work. We truly love and appreciate the beautiful, timeless, interior that Rhona helped us create and would without any hesitation recommend her for any project she would consider undertaking.”

—E.B. // NEW OFFICE DESIGN

Detailed

“Rhona and her team did a very professional job with their drawings and overall design of the house. Their drawings were very detailed and did not require any further questioning on the part of the contractor. Rhona was on time, organized, neat and an overall pleasure to work with. I look forward to doing future work with her.”

—A.H. // RESIDENCE

Seamlessly

“Rhona has helped me over the years to design and decorate our home in Montreal—the kitchen, family and living rooms, dining room, and bedrooms. We loved her ability to envision our entire house and approach each space thoughtfully with its own style; yet, connecting each room seamlessly throughout the home. We watched her develop the proposed design schemes from concept to reality and were delighted with the results! RGS Design produces beautiful work and we're enjoying our home very much!”

Perfect

“Since the time we hired Rhona to design and help build our home, we have hired her to build and decorate our main cottage, renovate our guest cottage, and build and decorate the Synagogue on the property. The cottage is perfect—three generations are enjoying all of the living spaces; including who gets to stay in the guest cottage! The fact that we continue to have hired her for so many years speaks volumes that we think very highly of her design aesthetic, sense of organization and follow-through.”

— B.H. // MUSKOKA COTTAGE

Level of Sophistication

“As a Contractor, I’ve worked with RGS Design on a kitchen renovation and addition; a home office; and a complete basement gut job which entailed the revamping of a home office, powder room, laundry room, TV viewing room and storage area. On all of the projects, Rhona’s designs were very well conceived with the lighting and built-ins working seamlessly together. Her drawings were precise and all of the finishes she chose (and architectural details she created) brought a level of sophistication to the projects. I found her easy to work with; she showed up with all of her work done very professionally--and on time. I would highly recommend Rhona and her firm to anyone looking to have a space renovated or designed. I look forward to working with her again.”

—R.P. // MANAGER, ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS

Collaborative

“As a Licensed Architectural Technologist OAA, I have worked with Rhona Slomovic of RGS Design since 1996. She is extremely knowledgeable, collaborative and professional. Her customer service and dedication to our joint projects has been remarkable. Rhona’s approach is creative, all the while respecting the tone established in the building’s architecture. Her interior details are sophisticated which were reflected in the finished drawings and final product. As a result of our teamwork, we have had many satisfied clients!”

—B.A. // ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

Rare Designer and Team Leader

“Rhona is a rare designer and team leader. Her designs are outstanding—dynamic, modern and well thought out. She leads a team of architects, engineers, landscape architects as well as a group of trades, with firm, yet gentle directives so there are no raised voices nor recriminations heard on the job sites. Rhona shows great respect for every member of the team from the architects to the engineers and all other professionals, but also to all the workers, contractors, masons and carpenters on the site. Because of Rhona, all the workers put extra care and effort into finishing the project in record time and with perfect results. She listens to what her clients want and produces concepts that are clear and intriguing. The working drawings are equally straightforward and she motivates client involvement along the way. After the design is narrowed down to a main concept, she encourages clients to visit showrooms with her if it is a matter of deciding on one thing or another, or if it involves knowing the comfort level of a particular chair, bed or desk. We have particularly liked working with Rhona because she is not vague or ambiguous when she speaks about the work, and she never has an attitude with her clients or the workers that she knows more than they do…even though she often does. She inspires everyone to do their best!”

—S.MB. // BELISLE/MURRAY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS