T h e r e ’s n o t a lo t o f p r e te n s e in th e w a y K e rry a n d A n d y B o g a rd u s

c e le b ra te T h a n k s g iv in g . T h e c o u p le a n d th e ir tw o c h ild re n , a g e s 11

a n d 13, u s u a lly ta k e a p r e - d in n e r h ik e in to th e m o u n ta in s n e a r th e ir

C a lifo rn ia h o m e . A n d th e s p re a d o f fo o d is th e ty p ic a l tu r k e y a n d

m a s h e d p o ta to e s fa re —n o fa n c y s id e d is h e s o r s p e c ia l- r e q u e s t fa m ily

re c ip e s . “W e ’re p r e tty c a s u a l,” K e rry say s. “W e d o n ’t e n te r ta in

fo rm a lly , a n d w e d o n ’t h a v e a fo rm a l s ty le in o u r h o u s e .”

B y all a c c o u n ts , th e 1930 S p a n is h -s ty lc h o m e is th e p e r f e c t fit fo r

th e o n -th e -g o fam ily : re la x e d , liv a b le , a n d fu ll o f c h a r a c te r. B u t it to o k

s o m e d o in g to g e t it th a t w ay . T h e c o u p le to re o ff a fa m ily ro o m th a t

h a d b e e n a d d e d in th e 1 970s a n d re p la c e d it w ith a n e w fa m ily ro o m

a n d m a s te r s u ite a b o v e. T h e a d d itio n is m o d e s tly s iz e d to s u it th e

h o m e ’s e ra . A rc h e d d o o rw a y s a n d n ic h e s , p la s te r w a lls, w o o d flo o rin g ,

a n d p a n e d w in d o w s in th e n e w s p a c e s w e re c h o s e n to m ir r o r d e ta ils

in th e o ld p a r t o f th e h o u s e . F o r th e s a k e o f in te g rity , th e c o u p le

r e m o d e le d th e c lo s e d -o f f g a lle y k itc h e n in s te a d o f o p e n in g it u p . “W e

w a n te d to r e s p e c t th e o rig in a l c r a f ts m a n s h ip o f th e h o u s e ,” sa y s

K e rry , w h o tu r n e d h e r k n a c k fo r d e c o r a tin g a n d s e le c tin g fin is h e s in to

a p a r t- tim e b u s in e s s . “ W e d id n ’t e v e n w a n t to c h a n g e th e o rig in a l

g la s s d o o rk n o b s , so w e h a d to fin d m a tc h e s a t a sa lv a g e y a rd .”

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