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The dining room is where the couple entertain guests, so it has a relaxed vibe to make them feel at home, while mix and match chairs create nice textures around the dining table.
The living room has two big sofas for watching movies, surrounded by books and art Guo has collected from her travels.
“It’s just super dozy and warm. Our wool knit rug just ties in that coziness to a point where you simply don’t want to leave the room,” she said.
In the daytime the room is flooded with natural light, but when the night falls, Guo loves to use different lamp light and candlelight rather than one central source, so she’s able to illuminate different corners of the room for different effects. The result is certainly more soothing.
Guo’s passion for art and beautiful objects is evident. And, as a stylist and designer, Guo knows how to use different corners and open shelves for the chic display of these beloved items.
“I have a favorite artist in New York City who is young and cool. I commissioned him to do a drawing which hangs above our sofa. It was an accident that he used a blue that matches our pillows,” she said.
Another favorite of hers is by floral artist Azuma Makoto, which is bricks of flowers suspended in plastic. She is also fond of a cool lithograph by Salvador Dali hanging nonchalantly above some fashion books in the living room. Guo says she doesn’t purchase art because of its value. She loves to search for emerging artists and photographers with strong personal views toward objects and life. Serene and calming, natural wood and soft tones sets the scene for the master bedroom. Guo placed some of her favorite antique and vintage Chinese furniture in this room to evoke a bygone era’s charm. And, it goes without saying, it is a charming apartment.