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Centinela®

Centinela Studio is a turnkey interior design studio for expats buying in San Miguel de Allende.

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Sun-drenched living room of a restored colonial home in San Miguel de Allende

About us

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We're a design studio focused onthe hardest part of moving to Mexico:the gap between buying a houseand living in a home.

Our studio is dedicated to delivering finished homes, not furniture orders — with US-level process discipline over Mexican craft and pricing.

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Selected services.

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Empty room in a San Miguel colonial house with tall beamed ceilings and afternoon light on terracotta tile

Design Consultation

2 hours on site + memo within 3 business days

$400 USD, credited toward any package

Styled guest bedroom with crisp white bedding, woven headboard, and bright natural light, ready for rental listing

The Rental

6–8 weeks from deposit

$18,000–$22,000 USD per bedroom, all inclusive

Layered living room with custom armchairs and styled bookshelves in a San Miguel colonial home

The Home

8–12 weeks from design approval

$30,000–$40,000 USD per bedroom, all inclusive

Gallery-like great room with a large handwoven tapestry and sculptural carved wood console

The Collector

Custom — typically 3 to 6 months

From $60,000 USD per bedroom, quoted per project

Why us

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We remove every reason furnishinga home in Mexico goes wrong.

Turnkey design for modern expats.

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  • Remote-friendly from discovery to reveal
  • All-inclusive USD pricing, fixed at approval
  • Contracts in English, one revision round
  • WhatsApp photo updates on a schedule
  • 30-day post-install support
Built on referrals

The reveal is the product. You arrive to a finished home — beds made, art hung, coffee in the kitchen.

The promise behind every package, from a $400 consultation to collector-grade commissions.

Streamlined Process

Three decisions from you — consult, approve, arrive. Everything between them is ours to run.

Built for Distance

Discovery by video, approval over Zoom, updates by WhatsApp. Most clients never fly in mid-project.

One Accountable Party

Design, procurement, customs, delivery, install, styling. One contract, one number, one reveal day.

Centinela®

You buy the house.We make it home.You just show up.

Services

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Design ConsultationThe RentalThe HomeThe CollectorProject Shepherding
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Process

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Our process is simple, purposeful,and built for distance.

Let's talk
1

Discover

Two hours at your property or over video. We listen, measure, and read what the architecture is asking for.

2

Define

A written direction memo: design direction, realistic budget range, room priorities, and the tier that fits.

3

Design

One full presentation with the total number attached. One revision round. Approval releases the orders.

4

Deliver

Procurement, inspection, install, styling — then reveal day. Beds made, art hung, coffee in the kitchen.

Who we serve

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Serene reading corner with an armchair, soft throw, and garden view through French doors in morning light

Retirees settling in

Skip the two-year furnishing struggle. Arrive to a finished home and start the good part immediately.

Calm home office with a wooden desk facing a courtyard window in a colonial house

Remote professionals

A second home furnished entirely while you work your day job — decisions by Zoom, updates by WhatsApp, done in weeks.

Open-plan rental interior with a consistent designed look, styled for a listing shoot

Property investors

Furnishing as an investment decision: controlled cost per bedroom, six-to-eight-week turnaround, listing photography included.

Journal

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Field notes.

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Rooftop view over San Miguel de Allende at golden hour with terracotta rooftops and church spires

Aug 10, 2026

Which San Miguel Neighborhood Fits the Life You Are Actually Planning?

Field notes
House keys on a leather tray beside a welcome note and a glass of mezcal in warm evening light

Aug 3, 2026

Furnishing a Mexican Home From Another Country: What Goes Wrong

Field notes
Artisan woodworking workshop with a carved chair in progress on the workbench

Jul 28, 2026

Why Custom Furniture Costs Less in Mexico (and When It Still Isn't Worth It)

Field notes

Centinela®

Start with the two-hour walkthrough.

$400, credited in full toward any package you book within 60 days. You leave with a written direction memo, a realistic budget range, and the tier that fits.

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Book a $400 consultation

Credited in full toward any package booked within 60 days.