All posts by Sarah @ 702 Park Project

In the Navy

Categories: Reno

I am completely exhausted after this three day weekend!  On Saturday we traveled across the state to help my brother and his fiancee move.  But we didn’t mind because we moved them closer to us!  Then Sunday and Monday were completely devoted to our house.  Luckily, Charles and I both have pretty cool parents, and they offered us a lot of help.  A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO THEM!!!

One of the more exciting projects we accomplished was painting the office.  I knew this would be the hardest and most time consuming room, simply because we chose such a dark color.  Over the weekend, we were able to get two full coats on.  We need at least one more coat, maybe two, but I’m getting more and more excited about this space!

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The trim hasn’t been repainted yet, but I know that the glossy white is really going to POP in this room! For the walls, we went with Valspar Filoli Dark Iris.  When we started our first coat, it was coming out a little Grover blue, as my dad said.  But as it dried, it darkened quite a bit and now I think it’s the perfect color! Here’s a little bit of my inspiration:

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So what do you think?  Are you a fan of the blue?

TV in the Bedroom – Yay or Nay?

Categories: Decor

Lately, I’ve seen that this can be a pretty controversial topic.  And honestly, I’ve gone back and forth several times.

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In theory, I would choose not to have a TV in the bedroom.  I always have had one until our most recent move, and I’ve learned to really love being able to unwind with a magazine or my iPad in bed before turning out the light.

But here’s my hang up.  I’m a scaredy cat!  I’ve lived by myself before and have never had a problem staying alone when Charles is out of town.  But it has proven impossible for me to just turn out the lights and go to sleep when I’m alone in the house.  I know it’s just in my head, but every little creak and moan sounds like footsteps or door-knocking.  (And you know that’s only going to get worse when we move into our 112-year-old house!)  Having the TV on, even on the lowest volume, just helps to drown that out.  Even though I know it’s a bad habit, I’ve never had trouble sleeping with the TV on when I’m alone.  Luckily Charles rarely has to travel for work, but it’s still something to think about.

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I’ve read all of the articles, like this one, about why it’s a bad idea to have a TV in the bedroom, and I have to say–I agree.  But will I be able to get over my fear of strange noises when I’m alone?

(And before you say there’s ways to hide the TV…I’ve seen the options, and I really don’t want a big chunky piece of furniture in the room just for the sole purpose of hiding the TV!)

What’s your opinion?  Would you put a TV in the bedroom?

Chimney Sweep Needed!

Categories: Reno

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Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A sweep is as lucky
As lucky can be

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Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-oo!
Good luck will rub off when
I shake hands with you
Or blow me a kiss
And that’s lucky too

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Ok sorry, I’m done.  For real though, we need a chimney sweep.  And they’re harder to find than you would think!  We have two chimneys with eight fireplaces that need to be inspected and cleaned.  So if anyone has any suggestions for a good one in eastern NC, please let me know!

Laundry Room Tile Style

Categories: Reno

Remember this monstrosity that we started with?

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Well, it’s getting a facelift.  You may remember that we pulled up all the vinyl in the kitchen, butler’s pantry, and laundry room several weeks ago.   For the most part, this is what we found:

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Unfortunately, we discovered that there must have been a leak in the laundry room, because not only was the wood floor rotten, the subfloor was rotten and the floor joists below were beginning to decay as well.  So what do you do when you find out you have a rotten floor?  You rip it out!

Thanks to some creative patching, we now have a very sturdy subfloor underneath our laundry room:

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Next up: tile!  We decided to go with a very basic ceramic tile for 3 reasons…1. It’s the laundry room, and it’s very small, and we don’t plan to have lots of people hanging out in there; 2. It’s cheap; and 3. It hides dirt very well.  One special feature that we did decide to add is an emergency drain in the floor.  So if, in the future, we have a leak like the previous one, water will be funneled out instead of rotting through our floors.  Seemed like a no-brainer to us.

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So now we are just waiting for grout!

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And of course our shiny new washer and dryer!

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Disclaimer:  Most of the photos in this post were taken on different days at different times in different light.  Thus, the variations.  If a professional photographer that can take photos at the best time of day while I’m at work magically appeared, I probably wouldn’t be upset.  A girl can dream, right?