The durability and flexibility of the house starts with the granite countertops and drills down to the upholstery. Hullinger chose durable fabrics in the living room and den that could withstand the greyhounds and sand from the beach. Itâs about âbeing sensible about your design,â he says. He also attached the cushions to the chairs and sofas and minimized throw pillows so that he wouldnât have to fluff them. His firm custom-made the sofa and chairs, and he found the bronze drum tables at Bravado Home in Portland.
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n holiday weekends,Garrison Hullinger walks out of his 1909
earth-toned Craftsman house in Portland, drives 114 miles to Washington, and walks into his 1957 seafoam-green ranch-style house in Seaview.
Hullinger and his partner J Jones knew that such a stark contrast in style and locale would inspire the different lifestyle that they wanted on weekends and vacations. âI wanted a house that we felt like could be a totally different appeal,â he says. They each spend long hours at their respective businessesâHullinger as owner of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design and Jones as an IT project manager. And when theyâre home, they spend much of their free time rescuing greyhounds. âOur lives are kind of based around them,â Hullinger says. âBesides work. We always have work.â In 2010, they bought and remodeled the 1,700-square-foot
Seaview house. Now when they open the doors after the two-hour drive, they are enfolded by the calming, saturated, soft-green color on the walls that extend from the entry and eating area to the kitchen. A large sign over the beach entrance to the town of Seaview inspired the shade. âCan you imagine what this sign was like in the â50s? Man, I bet that was a glorious seafoam green when it was first painted,â Hullinger recalls telling J. The renovated houseânicknamed the SeaHound Ranchâ also greets the holiday-goers with a well-organized space fitted with high-quality, minimal-fuss furnishings, such as the strand bamboo flooring throughout and Hullingerâs GRAY ISSUE No. three
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