The Saraf FamilyRejuvenation Customer

Irene Basloe Saraf didn't just bring her future husband Tal home to "meet the family" — she also brought him home to "meet the house." With its rich mahogany woodwork, leaded glass, colorfully-tiled bathrooms, and romantic light fixtures, Irene's childhood home(a 1929 Historic Revival in Herkimer, New York) would set the stage for the couple's love affair with Depression-era houses. They've owned two since.

Home today is a 1931 Old English where Tal and Irene are raising Hannah to appreciate classic details of the 1920s and '30s, including Rejuvenation lighting that Irene describes as "mixing perfectly" with original fixtures saved from that house in Herkimer.