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If you can summarize the home of Connecticut designer Chauncey Boothby in one sentence, it would be "perfect imperfect." As the mother of two young boys and a designer who studied under Charlotte Moss, Boothby knew she needed to strike a balance between a beautifully designed home and a durable space to raise her young family. "I started to design a house that reflects us and our way of life," she said. "Things may not match perfectly, but they do work." The work they did. Her home in Connecticut is the dream of millennials-full of IKEA and inherited "brown furniture" classics.

"I realize what it means to have a young family, so I don't embrace an old IKEA product in a very common place."

"The house must be livable. This is the real mission of our family," Bootsby said. She combines high design and hacker characteristics to make her house so likable. In the living room, she placed an ordinary IKEA coffee table next to an antique wicker lounge chair. She repeated this juxtaposition throughout the house, using Farrow & Ball paint on the dining chairs around the IKEA table, and hanging the chandelier from the Pearl River Supermarket above it.

"We have flying dinosaurs in our house," she said. "Before we learn to control them, the Pearl River Pendant assembled by my jury can solve the problem." When they paint Easter eggs or carve pumpkins for Halloween, Boothby can easily know that this table is easy to wear. "I realize what it means to have a young family, so I won't embrace an old IKEA product in a very common area of ​​our home."

All her experience of living with a child in a beautiful space made her the client's first guinea pig. "I have completed my research," she said with a smile. "I can recommend something to my client and say that I have actually tested it. I didn't just do a leak test in the showroom. I own this sofa made of this fabric, and I can tell you the reality What will happen in life."

When she is not using Crypton fabrics or IKEA hacks, Boothby is injecting new vitality into her beloved work. "My husband and I are lucky to have so many heirlooms," she said. "I like to mix them with our new products. Some I have restored, refurbished or repainted. Others I keep as they are, patina, etc." The resulting design is a durable world full of personality and patterns Space.

The formal living room is a study room mixed with old and new. "Some works may be slightly different from the overall plan, but they are very popular," she said. Boothby recovered an old sofa, covered with Rogers & Goffigon fabric, and matched with a new Amanda Lindroth rattan coffee table. The old-fashioned slipper chair is matched with the stool at Pier 1. She also paired the new Lee Industries sofa with vintage side chairs reclaimed from Robert Kime fabric. Sofa: Retro, covering Rogers & Goffigon Linne by Aziome. Table: Amanda Linderos. Slipper chair: Retro, Bootsby's own. Footstool: Pier 1. Pillows: striped sofa, vintage Schumacher; slipper chair, Vanderhurd pillows; blue sofa, Susani in Red by Robert Kime.

"I have always liked this Robert Kime fabric," Boothby said. The subtle pops of blue and red add a classic touch to the formal living room of this Connecticut home. Chair: Vintage, covered by Robert Kime in red Susani. Slipper chair: retro.

"The kitchen desperately needs plastic surgery," Bootsby said. She gave the space a new look with a new layer of paint, new meat block countertops and bright white backsplashes. "All these changes make it feel like a brand new space without any dramatic changes."

A clever set of techniques makes Bussby’s restaurant suitable for families and very stylish. She spread a simple printed tablecloth from India Amory on an ordinary IKEA table. With the help of Farrow & Ball paint and vegan leather, her old-fashioned chair has been modernized. She hung the chandelier of Zhujiang Supermarket with a built-in lighting converter, and hung an Etsy basket on the wall. Paint: Benjamin Moore, true colors. Table: IKEA. Tablecloth: India Amory, Sage Fleur Provencale. Chair: Retro, painted with Farrow & Ball Pigeon. Chandelier: Pearl River Supermarket.

Bootsby’s family room is a love letter to her past. Like many fragments scattered throughout the house, the two chairs on either side of the sofa are family heirlooms. The wicker chair belonged to her grandmother, and she repainted it in Farrow & Ball's Studio Green. The chair opposite is covered with the same fabric as her childhood home. "This is one of my happiest places," she said.

Sofa: Lee Industries, Thibaut's Bailey with Seafoam. Pillow: Muriel Brandolini, smoky gray 2. Rattan lounge chair: vintage, painted in Farrow & Ball Studio green. Chair: Retro. Coffee table: IKEA. Ottoman: Retro, covered in smoky gray 2 by Muriel Brandolini. Floor lamp: consignment. Window decoration: Farrow & Ball Studio Green.

Busby got the restaurant from her parents while downsizing. "I am a lucky recipient," she said. Next to her antique table is a classic New England ship, inherited from her husband's grandfather. She used light blue paint and wallpaper to add luster to the brown furniture. Table: Retro. Wallpaper: Thibaut, Weston stripes. Decorative paint: Farrow & Ball Lulworth Blue.

Boothby adds a pop of color to the bathroom, and adds a fresh and youthful atmosphere to the home. Wallpaper: Waterhouse Wallhangings Planting nasturtiums in the green. Wall lamp: Suzanne Kasler's Circa Lighting Graves rotating polished nickel wall lamp.

The retro color combination in Boothby's bedroom is one of her favorites. "I don't want to have a calm, soothing bedroom," she said. "It may be as calm and soothing as I have experienced over the years," she said with a smile. Headboard: Customized, Ethel is covered by Charlotte Moss for Fabricut. European pillows: Kate Spade. Bedside table: Miles Redd Mitford table designed by Ballard. Lamp: Retro. Tray: Etsy, painted Farrow & Ball Vert De Terre.

The bed in Busby’s son’s room has been passed down by her husband’s family for four generations. The Drexel side table is another old-fashioned discovery, this time from her mother. She mixes classic brown furniture with interesting nautical wallpapers, which is very suitable for growing children. Rocking chair: shipper. Wallpaper: photo wall.

Bootby combined her guest room with another IKEA hacker: she paired a retro bed with an IKEA desk and used it as a temporary work space during the isolation period. Pillow: Muriel Brandolini, Peach 1.

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