Article: Offbeat Eclecticism in a Kalorama Co-Op

When Jo Coveny first laid eyes upon the Chippendale-style sofa that these days graces her Kalorama living room, it was upside down on the grassy shoulder of a highway.

Bringing her station wagon to a screeching halt, Coveny, an interior designer, stopped just long enough to load her find into the trunk. Triumphant, she hauled it back to the Scarsdale, N.Y., Tudor that she and husband Terry called home at the time.

"I couldn't resist," she says. "When I got close enough to check the sofa out, I realized the legs were Chinese Chippendale."

For most people, choosing a living room sofa involves a trip to a local furniture or department store. Many families like to buy their furniture in ...

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