A folk-art sewing box sits atop an Eastlake Victorian table that was "purchased for a song," James says.
Bedroom
The guest room felt complete with little more than a mid-1800s spindle bed, often called a Jenny Lind after the famous Swedish singer of the time who toured America in a P.T. Barnum production. A plant stand merits new use as a side table.
Kids' Room
An upstairs closet was transformed into a snug sleeping alcove James and Anagnopoulos call their daughter Olympia's "secret room." Says James, "There is nothing more peaceful than lying there during an afternoon rain, looking up at the trees rustling against the window, while listening to the rain on the roof." A quilt made of recycled saris brightens Olympia's bed, and thanks to a few simple scribbles, the midcentury electrical diagram above the window serves as an unintentionally witty riff on technology versus handiwork.
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