All posts by Sarah @ 702 Park Project

Bedtime Beauty Routine

I’ve always loved playing around with makeup and beauty products. That’s why I love subscription services. I tried Birchbox for a while, and to be honest, it wasn’t for me. Given, this was several years ago and things may have changed, but I was never too excited about the products that came my way. So a couple of years ago I decided to give the Ipsy glam bag a try, which was said to have more makeup and nail color products. Since making the switch, I’ve absolutely loved my monthly subscription! (Bonus: each month’s products come in a cute little pouch, which always come in handy to keep things organized in my purse, travel bag, and makeup drawer.)

After cleaning out my overcrowded makeup drawer last week, I decided to start a new bedtime routine with some favorite products. In just a week, I can tell a huge difference in my skin…it has more of a glow to it, instead of looking red, ruddy, or both.

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20 Outdoor Spaces by Ferguson & Shamamian That Will Get You Ready For Summer

After my post on sophisticated pools on Monday and the 90 degree weather yesterday, summer has been on my brain. Truth be told, I’m not a huge fan of summer. It’s pretty simple: I hate being hot. But after I discovered Ferguson & Shamamian Architects based in LA a while back, I can’t help but drool over these lush and inviting outdoor spaces.

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A Classic Look with Durable Siding

While helping out with the tour of my in-laws’ house this week, I heard several people make the comment that a brick house is a lot easier to maintain than a house with siding. I’ve never owned a brick house, but I’m guessing they’re probably right. After less than 3 years, we’ve already got lots of paint peeling off. We’ve basically accepted that we’ll have to have our house painted about every 10 years. But because we did our restoration in such a way that we could get our state’s historic tax credits, we had to keep the original materials.

Now don’t get me wrong. I love love love our house. And those tax credits (worth 30% of our total restoration cost) make a huge difference. But I can’t help but wonder sometimes if going with a more durable material would have been a better choice.

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Friendly Features Vol. 2 – Lee Gaylor House

To say that I have some very talented family and friends would be an understatement. It seems that all of my friends have a knack for something…painting, drawing, designing, decorating, cooking, baking. So what do you do when you’re a blogger and you have such brilliant friends? You blog about it, of course!

Today I’m sharing a house that I’ve come to love dearly…my in-laws’ house! They have a gorgeous Dutch Colonial Revival house built in 1922.

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