The Little Cottage With Big Potential

After: Creative Reuse

In the guest room, the antique headboards were originally part of one bed that Jen separated and hung on French cleats, making more room for house guests. The footstools, which she muses may have once been antique planters, are equally clever. Jen topped the refinished wood floors with a 100-year-old Mahal rug (a type of hardworking Persian carpet known for its looser weave and casual style) purchased at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. “These rugs last forever!” she says.