Category Archives: Decor

The Herring Hulse Designer Showcase Home Tour, Part 3

June 11, 2015Categories: DecorSarah @ 702 Park Project

How have you been enjoying the Herring Hulse House virtual tour? What’s your favorite room so far?

As a refresher, here’s the gist: The local historical association took a run-down historic home in downtown Goldsboro, NC and transformed it into something beautiful. The Designer Home featured not only the work of talented designers from across the state, including Pottery Barn, Ethan Allen, and Ferguson Bath, but also florists, landscape architects, and gardeners.

Today I’m sharing 4 more rooms from the home tour. You can find the dining room, breakfast room, and family room here, and the powder room, sun room, and living room here. Be sure to come back next week as I wrap up the tour!

Guest Bedroom, designed by Village Decorating

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The Herring Hulse Designer Showcase Home Tour, Part 2

June 10, 2015Categories: DecorSarah @ 702 Park Project

So what did y’all think of the rooms in the designer showcase home I shared yesterday? Pretty incredible, right?!

Today I’m sharing 3 more rooms from the home tour. You can find the dining room, breakfast room, and family room here!

Powder Room, designed by Premiere Carpets

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The Herring Hulse Designer Showcase Home Tour, Part 1

June 9, 2015Categories: DecorSarah @ 702 Park Project

Remember a while back when I told you about my latest project that I was helping out with? Well the event is over, so it’s time to share some of those stunning after pictures!

Here’s the gist: The local historical association took a run-down historic home in downtown Goldsboro, NC and transformed it into something beautiful. The Designer Home featured not only the work of talented designers from across the state, including Pottery Barn, Ethan Allen, and Ferguson Bath, but also florists, landscape architects, and gardeners.

Because there is SO much to see in this stunning show home, I’ve decided to break the virtual tour up into parts. Let’s get started!

The Dining Room, designed by Pottery Barn

The Breakfast Room, designed by Elizabeth Rutland Designs

The Family Room, designed by Ethan Allen

All photography by Jacqueline Kannan.

Buffet Styling

June 2, 2015Categories: DecorSarah @ 702 Park Project

About 2 months ago, I found the perfect vintage buffet at our local Habitat for Humanity Restore. I’ve been wanting a buffet for some time now…the sideboard we have that matches our dining room table and chairs is beautiful, but just a little small for the large wall in our dining room. This buffet was a great price at $350, but just more than we needed to spend on something we really didn’t need. (By the way, being a responsible adult sucks.)

I avoided the Restore for several weeks, trying to not tempt myself. When I finally returned a couple of weeks ago, the buffet had been marked down to $250. I decided that it was a crime to not snag it at this price.

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Summer Dreaming: Sophisticated Pools

June 1, 2015Categories: DecorSarah @ 702 Park Project

I know summer doesn’t actually begin until June 21st, but it sure feels like summer here in North Carolina!

Lately I’ve been drawn to pools that are a little more sophisticated and classy than the small-town Elks Lodge pool where I spent so many summer days as a kid. I love the look of little to no concrete deck…just plush grass and a few elegant lounge chairs.

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Options For The Stairs

May 28, 2015Categories: DecorSarah @ 702 Park Project

Hi folks! Sorry for the radio silence around here lately. It’s been a hell of a week. But lately I’ve been thinking a lot about our stairs and what we should do with them.

For some time now, my favorite look has been the antelope runner. It’s got a splash of exotic, while still being fairly neutral.

I just can’t decide if the antelope is something I would get tired of in a year or two. The way I see it, we basically have 3 options.

One option is to go without a runner. If we go this way, I would want to oil the tops of the stairs to keep them dark and rich, and paint the front of the steps white. Clean, crisp, classic.

The next option is to go with a neutral runner. Now remember, neutral doesn’t have to mean boring. Neutral can include color variations and patterns, but it won’t stand out as a feature.