Decorating & Design
August 31, 2020
This Vintage Shop Owner’s Home Is A Slice Of Paradise In The City
In our new series, Following Now, we go inside the homes of cool Canadian creatives.
Since launching her vintage home and fashion shop, Bohème Goods, in 2016, Sarah Shabacon has turned thrift store finds into pieces with covetable style, often in her signature desert-toned palette. Everything is burnished and sun-kissed, from the sun-bleached streaks in her sons’ hair to the saffron sofa. “Neutral colors are really calming to me,” says Sarah. “I tend to get anxious and bright colors are too stimulating.” Scroll down to tour her paradise-like family home!
Sarah waited three months for her vintage Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy to be shipped from France. “Don’t just buy something because you need something in a corner,” she says. “Hold out until you find the right thing.” Handmade baskets and artisanal pottery (a mix of vintage finds and pieces made by friends) conjure instant soul.
The townhouse in Maple Ridge, B.C., she shares with her husband, Ryan, and sons, Isaac, 7, and Ziggy, 5, (and rescue pup, Goldie) is as warm as a Tulum sunset.
To keep her bookshelves looking tonal, she removes any dust jackets that have jarring colors to reveal the neutral spines.
After Sarah posted about her love of curvy Etcetera chairs on Instagram, a fan messaged her to say she had a vintage set of four for sale. “That’s my dream find,” says Sarah.
Her vintage bamboo chair was a Craigslist find.
Sarah prefers the tones of her wood pieces to mesh rather than match. “The kitchen table is a reclaimed fishing boat table I got from a friend,” she says. Sarah updated the original 1993 kitchen with Ikea cabinets and a quartz counter (a Craigslist gem) to create a quiet backdrop for the richness of her wood and woven items.
Isaac shows off his Wobbel board skills in his airy bedroom.
The bedroom is a medley of neutrals in natural, lightweight fabrics. “Woven and handmade textures give such a beautiful, warm feeling,” says Sarah.
Sarah Shabacon
House & Home July/August 2020