Over the past two decades, Pilar Guzmán and Chris Mitchell have developed a quiet side business in the Hamptons. The media-world couple—she a former editor in chief of Condé Nast Traveler and now editorial director of Oprah Daily, he a former publisher of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker—have made a habit of buying older houses, reworking them with a light but deliberate touch, and selling them at the top of the market. Their projects don’t announce themselves as flips, but they tend to move like them.

Their latest effort, a restored 1894 carriage house in East Hampton, follows that same playbook, though with more emphasis on preservation than overhaul. Set on 1.4 gated acres on Georgica Road, south of the highway, the shingled structure still reads as part of the village’s earlier history, even after a full expansion and rebuild.

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The couple’s design approach—outlined in their 2022 book Patina Modern—leans on the idea that older homes don’t need to be stripped back to feel current. Here, that shows up in the decision to keep the original great room as the anchor of the house. The 25-by-25-foot space, with its exposed beams, 10-foot ceilings, and stone fireplace, sets a tone that the rest of the interiors follow rather than compete with.

Beyond that, the layout opens into a more contemporary arrangement. A combined kitchen, dining, and living area runs along the back of the house, finished with custom cabinetry, marble counters, and a wall of French doors and casement windows that pull in light and views of the grounds. The materials skew classic, but the flow is modern.

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There are five bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths in total, including three primary suites split between the first and second floors. The ground-floor primary connects directly to the backyard, while upstairs, another includes a private balcony and a larger bath with a soaking tub. Two additional en-suite guest rooms and a window-lined sitting area complete the second level.

Outside, the property is organized less like a single residence and more like a small compound. A heated pool is positioned alongside a dining pavilion and outdoor kitchen, while a separate allée centered on a long stone table creates another place to gather. A detached pool house and gym extend the footprint without pulling focus from the main structure.

The house is listed with Sotheby’s International Realty agents Frank Newbold and Beate Moore, who have handled several of the couple’s previous sales. It’s on the market for $19.5 million.

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