We’re big fans of this book, not only because the authors are dear friends of Ann and Sid, but because it’s packed with design wisdom from experience — Pilar and Chris have renovated six homes to date. This book is beautiful enough to keep on your coffee table or leaf through for inspiration but is impressively practical. It guides readers through a nine-point manifesto on how to mix old and new like a pro... kind of like a cookbook for interior design. The book says it best: “Chris Mitchell and Pilar Guzman are design obsessives who both want the same thing: rooms that are spare yet warm, layered yet clean, current yet timeless.”