Dream House

New Haven, Conn. (WTNH) – Shopping for home furniture can be an enjoyable experience and the right guidance can help transform your home into the space of your dreams. CT Style Host Natasha Lubczenko was joined in the studio by Pilgrim Furniture City Showroom Sales Manager and Design Consultant Jenny Souzato discuss this free service available to customers.

Jenny says, “As design consultants, our main goal is to create customers’ visions by assisting them during the furniture selection process. And, as we know, that can be a little overwhelming for some. So, we are there from the very beginning, assisting with color, design, as well as style.”

Pilgrim Furniture City also offers custom design, as well. Jenny notes, “We have some beautiful pieces with our Daniels Amish. You can basically customize. You can pick your wood, pick your stain, select your hardware. There are tons of choices, and the

Raised by two aesthetes in an historic 1899 house in Hartford, Connecticut, Audrey Rose Smith had an art-filled childhood. Her father was a preservation architect, and her mother ran an art gallery, so their home was constantly hosted by artists and their work. It’s only logical that Audrey later became a gallerist herself.

It also makes the sense that she swiftly falls in love with a fellow creative. Only eight months after meeting Ecuadorian photographer and designer Vicente Muñoz, the pair jointly purchased their prewar Clinton Hill apartment in Brooklyn. They married soon after, partnering in matrimony as well as real estate without looking back.

Eight years later, the couple has cultivated a tight-knit and like-minded community in the neighborhood. Turn-of-the-century buildings by architects like William Tubby, Montrose Morris, and Ebenezer L. Roberts pepper the streets where they frequently run into friends and colleagues. “It feels like an art