Chauncey Boothby Designs a Perfectly Imperfect Home for Her Own Family
It s full of practical, stylish design for real life.
By Anna Logan Read McKendree
If you could sum up the home of Connecticut-based designer Chauncey Boothby in just a short phrase, it would be “perfectly imperfect.” The mother of two young boys and a designer who studied under Charlotte Moss, Boothby knew she needed to strike a balance between an exquisitely designed home and durable space to raise her young family. “I set out to design a house that was a reflection of us and our lifestyle,” she says. “Things might not match perfectly, but they work.” And work they do. Her Connecticut home is a grandmillennial s dream filled to the brim with both IKEA and inherited “brown furniture” classics.
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awarded an engraved silver plated dog bowl for leading alaska state troopers to a fire on his owner s property near willow. troopers say buddy and owner were in the family workshop april 4th when a heater set chemicals on fire. as i run into the house i told buddy, we need to find help and he went and found help. led the state trooper to our house. i mean, literally got the state trooper and to follow him to the house. the workshop was destroyed and only the window trim on the house was damaged. that s all for me here in washington. as you know, america s news headquarter rolls on, rick folbaum and jamie colby standing by in new york to take over and the latest news and up-to-date what s happening on those tornados down in the south. remember to check in for fox news sunday. check your local times and listings, i m brian wilson, thank you for watching