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Furniture & Kitchen Layout Ideas for a Georgian Revival in NC

3 months ago

Built in 1886, this Georgian Revival style home is two and one-half stories tall. Five bays wide, it has a large enclosed English Boxwood garden. The house contains many interesting decorative details, such as the Chippendale style balustraded high slate hip roof. The house/floor plan was completely rebuilt in 1936; chimneys were moved and the front porch was removed. We love it and will move in later this summer. The Joseph-Howard house, as it is locally known, is part of the Goldsboro Historic District.

The symmetrical layout has amazing natural light in all the large rooms, but presents interesting challenges for layout of the kitchen and living room areas. Phase One will be attacking the first floor (living/dining room, kitchen, office and powder room). We plan to keep all original molding, but update and honor this historic home.

Houzz has been a wealth of knowledge in the past, so I’m eager to hear your thoughts about living room layout and kitchen layout, given the windows and doors that dominate the beautiful spaces. Thank you!

Comments (80)

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Wow, what a gem of a house!!! The woodwork, flooring, doors, staircase, oh my! And you are doing a fabulous job! Love the green cabinets. Is the counter top marble? What color stain are you doing on the floor?

  • 10 days ago

    Thanks Diana! The counters are granite. Regarding floors, we will decide tomorrow. My wife is committed to a darker stain😏

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Stunning home. And yes, you are doing a fantastic job! I think medium dark floors possibly a walnut color would be great overall look. Not too light. That takes style to more modern. Too dark is tough to live with because every little thing shows on it. So exciting you found those plans. My husband and I restored a 1900 Victorian Farmhouse many years ago. It is still one of our favorite homes. Making great memories here is what it is all about. Good luck!

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Something for floors along this line. It depends on the “species” of your wood floors. Looks like red oak so watch and guard against red tones. Take a look at Almond. You can always add some ebony to deepen the color if desired. Don’t do samples on your existing floor. If you have no wood samples try in closet or unobtrusive spots. Samples on raw Ed are difficult to hide when final choices are made. Looking forward to seeing your choices.

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Something for floors along this line. It depends on the “species” of your wood floors. Looks like red oak so watch and guard against red tones.

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Sorry i didn’t crop off unrelated ads. I like SW Stain but you can feel bd this tone in most main brands.

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Darn auto correct. Meant “you can find this basic tone in most brands”.

  • 10 days ago

    Excellent comments Flo!!! The floors are oak downstairs and a pine mix upstairs.

  • PRO
    10 days ago

    Ok. Your upstairs floors will take the stain differently. So just make sure to test up there too. You will need sone adjustments. Generally, you can add Ebony (black) to water based stain and successfully deepen stain to desired level. Pine is more absorbent and tends to naturally have more yellow/gold tones. Black added counters those tones. But you have to test and check in your light conditions in both locations.

  • PRO
    10 days ago
    last modified: 10 days ago

    The color chart that Flo shows is for stains on walnut, if I'm reading it correctly.

    Two neutral medium brown stains that look great on white or red oak are Special Walnut and Provincial. And I've always had the stains sampled directly on the floors. Once you decide, the flooring contractor will re-sand those spots. I've never had a problem with the sample colors showing through onto the finished floors. And keep in mind that in sunlight you will always see more warm tones coming through--that's the nature of wood.

    What kind of pine is upstairs? The age of the home and being in the south means it could be old-growth long-leaf heart pine. In that case, it doesn't need any stain--it looks great just with a sealer. If it's newer pine, yes, it absorbs stain much more than oak since it's not as dense.

  • 10 days ago

    Beautiful home and great job on the restoration. Just lurking here as a viewer and wishing you the best of luck… thanks for keeping us updated. Beautiful colour choices so far! I particularly like the green choice in the kitchen.

  • PRO
    10 days ago
    last modified: 9 days ago

    Wow, that's a beautiful white granite--what is the name of it? When I was renovating my kitchen I searched for a subtle white granite but alas never found one. I have Olympia White Danby marble, which I love, but it does get etched.

  • 10 days ago

    Thanks so much Iiasch! Regarding the counters, I forgot we switched to quartz…with no regrets. I’ll check the name of the choice shortly.

  • 9 days ago

    Having the two different wood floors look the same is why you hire a pro. The stain will probably have to be tweaked for one of the floors in order to make it seamless with the other wood. As Flo said, not too dark or you’ll see every bit of dust. I have redone two wood floor houses and my floor guy mixed the stains and sampled them, in daylight, right on the sanded floor, just as Diana said. The samples will be sanded out.

    This is such a stunning house! Thank you for sharing your journey with us. Makes me miss my 1925 beauty.

  • 9 days ago

    Thanks RedRyder! Our pro is doing a great job as well. We saw the stain late yesterday. Excited to see the results.

  • 9 days ago

    Wonderful progress!

  • 9 days ago

    Question: We’ve painted our Master Bedroom, which faces south, Woodlawn Blue (BM HC-147). We are trying to decide the master bath color. Polo Blue is in the lead, but would love your thoughts. Accents will be antique brass with white vanity, existing white tub/tile.

  • 9 days ago

    We’ve ruled out classic whites, opting for something a little more moody. Thoughts?

  • 9 days ago

    These are the before photos for reference. The sink has been replaced with a double vanity (to be installed this week).

  • PRO
    9 days ago

    You might try Ben Moore Blue Spruce, Sheer Romance, and Nantucket Fog. All moody blues, with a touch of gray.

  • 8 days ago

    Here are some complementary colors. Woodlawn Blue is described as having a blue-green undertone. It’s a great color.

  • PRO
    8 days ago

    Ed. Here are some ideas for paint for your master bathroom. I am posting the Color DNA For BM Woodlawn Blue. Nite it has an LRV in the 60’s with 100 being the most reflective. “moody” to me means a color that is “greyed” and less reflective.

  • PRO
    8 days ago

    Even though BM Woodlawn Blue is more green than blue as you can see on the Colorist Wheel, you could go more blue in the bathroom if it’s in the right hue family. A lower LRV will add more grayed feeling so watch those numbers.

  • PRO
    8 days ago

    Take a look at BM Wythe Blue.

  • PRO
    8 days ago

    Here are some photos of BM Wythe Blue. And your bathroom photo.

  • 8 days ago

    Polo Blue is certainly in the lead right now!

  • PRO
    7 days ago

    OMG. That is a near black color?! It will suck up all your natural light and that’s something you need
    in a master bath. Perhaps you could put a great black background wallpaper on the vanity wall and add color to other walls with white ceiling and trim. Something like this one. https://paintedpaper.com/products/cressida-wallpaper?variant=50279915684113&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=20970482089&tw_kwdid=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20970484951&gclid=Cj0KCQjw64jDBhDXARIsABkk8J5tuNe0-DLzMpBbLOCvd8SSNbAZigD735wiR80eN-vBKttOPzjYHCQaAqCPEALw_wcB

  • PRO
    7 days ago

    You could do darker paint color. Here’s idea with white vanity and mirrors plus gold hardware.

  • PRO
    7 days ago

    A mock up with wallpaper and darker wall color. You would pull color from wallpaper for walls. As I recall you have white vanity coming. I just popped this one in for visual.

  • PRO
    7 days ago

    What a wonderful project you have going here! polo is a lovely navy but also can really suck te light out of a bathroom space. The stark white against it in the large bathroom you have may be jarring. Perhaps save it for a smaller powder room. I would go with a more subtle blue that works with the blue green of the Wythe blue then bring in some navy accents on the shower curtain and window treatment as well as towels.




  • 7 days ago

    Love the feedback and ideas! There is so much natural light that comes in, but certainly a different vibe in evening. Choices…

  • PRO
    7 days ago

    Oh don't listen to them! I had navy blue in a master bathroom with white tiles, fixtures and trim. The room also had lots of natural light and the navy blue did not "suck the light out of it." If you like it, go for it, just make sure that you have lots of artificial light for the evening and nighttime.

  • 7 days ago

    Thanks Diane! We are going Polo Blue. Ralph Lauren might be proud…we’ll boldly go with it and have fun.

    The plumber put an air valve in the middle of our proposed mirrors🤦🏾‍♂️, so the decor choice may now be a single large mirror to keep the project moving.

  • 7 days ago

    The floors look amazing…poly coat coming Friday. Next 48 is final touch up, fixtures/appliances delivered, and painting some furniture pieces we found along the way.

  • PRO
    7 days ago

    Ooo love the floors!!!

  • PRO
    6 days ago

    I agree - those floors!!! Beautiful...

  • 6 days ago

    Painting dilemma for kitchen wall. Would you carry this green into the corner of this wall, or just paint it the neutral that is the base of the adjacent room (Greek Villa) or something else? Eventually, we’ll add a piece of furniture here for storage (pantry). For now, it gets painted.

  • 6 days ago

    For reference, the cabinets are now a rich green, but stop at the wall.

  • PRO
    6 days ago

    Carry the green so it’s a continuous look.

  • 6 days ago

    Thanks Flo. I think that is what we are thinking too.

  • PRO
    6 days ago

    You still have the cabinets with the glass uppers on that wall, correct? I'd paint them and the wall the same green.

  • 6 days ago

    Yes. The cabinets still remain, just refinished.

  • 6 days ago

    Foyer sconces and kitchen pendants going in!

  • 5 days ago

    Dining room to living room view.

  • 5 days ago

    The green kitchen will be fantastic.

  • PRO
    5 days ago

    It sure does make a difference when you can do some of the work. Saves money. Congratulations, your renovation is moving along so well and quickly. With the kitchen appliances coming in, soon it will be the furniture. So amazing. It all looks great so far. Great colors for wall, floors, cabinets, etc. It is going to be the best and most beautiful house on the block! Nicely done Ed (and Ed's wife). I will say that you can trust @Flo Mangan 's design suggestions. She is top notch and very experienced. Best Wishes to you and yours. MAE

  • PRO
    5 days ago

    Awe MAE that was so very kind! Thanks!

  • 4 days ago

    Thank you! This group has been a wealth of knowledge and encouragement. We are having a lot of fun…and at times, frustrations with the project. Today, the house won…a misplaced receptacle here, washer and dryer not fitting there, just opportunities (not problems).

    Today; the vanity arrived and marble top! It looks amazing. A valve had to be moved and plaster repair to come, but you can see the pieces coming together. Floors this weekend and moving day, Monday!

  • PRO
    4 days ago

    WOW!! Yeah!! Moving day!! On fourth of July weekend. Awesome!!