Never mind Nate Berkus' quest to find "things that look like they have a story to tell," now home-accessories designer John Derian tells T about his NYC apartment, which he wishes he "had spray dust or spray dirt in a can. I don't want to lose the look of the place—I want that patina." The Duke of Découpage finds a friend in Food Network star Ina Garten, who tells the Times she didn't want her new-construction East Hampton, N.Y., property (right) "to look brand-spanking-new. I wanted it to feel like it had patina." [previously; T; NYT]
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