A tastemaking couple shares their playbook for creating a home that’s both beautiful and comfortable Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzmán are design obsessives who both want the same thing: rooms that are spare yet warm, layered yet clean, current yet timeless. Rooms that never forget the real humans—with all their needs, hopes, emotions, aspirations, and even spills—who live in these spaces.
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Patina Modern: A Guide to Designing Warm, Timeless Interiors [Book]
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Copper and Patina Digital Paper Antique Copper Textures
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Mint Glow Patina Ring
MCM Medium Mode Travia Leather Hobo Bag
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Don't care for the bag charm, but I LOVE the color of the patina on this bag. Louis Vuitton Speedy Bag
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KMM & Co. Mini Leather Tote Bag
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Dooney & Bourke Pebble Grain Drawstring
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Dooney & Bourke Florentine East/West Shopper
MCM Men's Aren Large Leather Crossbody Bag
MCM Women's Aren Boston Small Visetos Bag