Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzmán are media heavyweights. Mitchell is a former media executive and publisher of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, Wired, and other publications. He is now designing and developing house projects full-time. Guzmán Guzmán is the editorial director of Oprah Daily, former editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveler and Martha Stewart Living, and founding editor of the beloved parenting magazine Cookie. In 2020, the New York Times named her cookbook, Time for Dinner, as one of the top cookbooks that food reporters and editors love. Mitchell and Guzmán’s homes have been featured in Architectural Digest, the New York Times, and Martha Stewart Living, and featured in the books Brooklyn Modern and Restoring a House in the City. Follow them on Instagram at @patina.modern, @pilar_guzman, and @chrismitchellofficial.

“This is the design book of my dreams; it features not just the most inspiring home design I’ve ever seen but also shows how to do it yourself! I love this book!”—Ina Garten“At the core of Chris and Pilar’s unique sensibility is a deep consideration for the life that happens in a home. This book shares their brilliant tools for creating spaces that get more beautiful with age and wear.”—Gwyneth Paltrow

• Contents  ForewordWhat Is Patina Modern? / ChrisWhy This Is Not Your Typical Design Book / PilarOur Manifesto  Lesson No. 1: Starting with Great Ingredients  Park Slope | House on a Hill  Lesson No. 2: Decorating by Mood  East Hampton | The Galleon  Lesson No. 3: Putting It All Together  Bridgehampton | Palmer Cottage  Lesson No. 4: Borrowing from the Best  The Masters: Chasing the Holy Grail of Modern Furniture  AcknowledgmentsIndex

Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzmán are media heavyweights. Mitchell is a former media executive and publisher of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, Wired, and other publications. He is now designing and developing house projects full-time. Guzmán Guzmán is the editorial director of Oprah Daily, former editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveler and Martha Stewart Living, and founding editor of the beloved parenting magazine Cookie. In 2020, the New York Times named her cookbook, Time for Dinner, as one of the top cookbooks that food reporters and editors love. Mitchell and Guzmán’s homes have been featured in Architectural Digest, the New York Times, and Martha Stewart Living, and featured in the books Brooklyn Modern and Restoring a House in the City. Follow them on Instagram at @patina.modern, @pilar_guzman, and @chrismitchellofficial.

“This is the design book of my dreams; it features not just the most inspiring home design I’ve ever seen but also shows how to do it yourself! I love this book!”—Ina Garten“At the core of Chris and Pilar’s unique sensibility is a deep consideration for the life that happens in a home. This book shares their brilliant tools for creating spaces that get more beautiful with age and wear.”—Gwyneth Paltrow

• Contents  ForewordWhat Is Patina Modern? / ChrisWhy This Is Not Your Typical Design Book / PilarOur Manifesto  Lesson No. 1: Starting with Great Ingredients  Park Slope | House on a Hill  Lesson No. 2: Decorating by Mood  East Hampton | The Galleon  Lesson No. 3: Putting It All Together  Bridgehampton | Palmer Cottage  Lesson No. 4: Borrowing from the Best  The Masters: Chasing the Holy Grail of Modern Furniture  AcknowledgmentsIndex

Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzmán are media heavyweights. Mitchell is a former media executive and publisher of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, GQ, Wired, and other publications. He is now designing and developing house projects full-time. Guzmán Guzmán is the editorial director of Oprah Daily, former editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveler and Martha Stewart Living, and founding editor of the beloved parenting magazine Cookie. In 2020, the New York Times named her cookbook, Time for Dinner, as one of the top cookbooks that food reporters and editors love. Mitchell and Guzmán’s homes have been featured in Architectural Digest, the New York Times, and Martha Stewart Living, and featured in the books Brooklyn Modern and Restoring a House in the City. Follow them on Instagram at @patina.modern, @pilar_guzman, and @chrismitchellofficial.

“This is the design book of my dreams; it features not just the most inspiring home design I’ve ever seen but also shows how to do it yourself! I love this book!”—Ina Garten“At the core of Chris and Pilar’s unique sensibility is a deep consideration for the life that happens in a home. This book shares their brilliant tools for creating spaces that get more beautiful with age and wear.”—Gwyneth Paltrow

• Contents  ForewordWhat Is Patina Modern? / ChrisWhy This Is Not Your Typical Design Book / PilarOur Manifesto  Lesson No. 1: Starting with Great Ingredients  Park Slope | House on a Hill  Lesson No. 2: Decorating by Mood  East Hampton | The Galleon  Lesson No. 3: Putting It All Together  Bridgehampton | Palmer Cottage  Lesson No. 4: Borrowing from the Best  The Masters: Chasing the Holy Grail of Modern Furniture  AcknowledgmentsIndex