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B u t b u d g e t tr u m p e d a u th e n tic ity in o n e a re a : “W e

c o u ld n ’t a ffo rd to d o s ta in -g ra d e tr im lik e w h a t w a s in

th e liv in g ro o m , so w e p a in te d all th e trim a n d th e n e w

m illw o rk g re e n is h -g ra y ,” K e rry say s. T h e m u te d h u e

re fle c ts K e rry ’s w illin g n e s s to ta k e a fe w ris k s , as s h e d id

w ith th e d e c o ra tin g . “ I lik e th in g s to b e a little d iff e r e n t

a n d n o t m a tc h in g ,” K e rry say s. H e n c e th e m o d e r n w in g

c h a ir s th a t m ix w ith b la c k a n tiq u e -s ty le w o o d c h a ir s a t

th e d in in g ta b le a n d th e c o w h id e s to o l p u lle d u p to a

h e fty o ld p ia n o in th e liv in g ro o m .

H e r r e s o u rc e fu ln e s s s h o w s th r o u g h o u t th e h o u s e .

O u tfitte d w ith h o o k s , m illw o rk b e lo w a s e t o f w in d o w s

b e c o m e s a h a n d y c o a t ra c k in a h a llw a y o ff th e fa m ily

ro o m . T h e b e a d e d b o a rd o n a n e w b a n q u e tte in th e

b r e a k f a s t ro o m is c e d a r s a lv a g e d fro m a n o rig in a l c lo se t.

A n d to g e t m o re u s e o u t o f th e liv in g ro o m , K e rry b r o u g h t

in A n d y ’s le a th e r r e c lin e r a n d a d d e d a th ic k r u g to s o fte n

th e h a rd w o o d flo o r. “ I t m a k e s th e ro o m fe e l m o re c a s u a l.

O u r h o u s e is all a b o u t c o m fo rt,” s h e say s.

A Chinese console,

below,

is a roomier-than-usual nightstand, with

storage and display spaced