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poplin & queen
Lindsey Cheek and Shannon
Darrough of Poplin & Queen
Interiors interpreted our
holiday design challenge
with their brand of tradition
with a hint of glamour and
a healthy dose of custom
color. They were the first
to claim the turquoise and
evergreen theme rendered
with spiral topiaries from
Carolina Girl Gardens and a
boxwood wreath provided
by the Transplanted Garden,
then borrowed a Will Allison
surfboard and Laney from
Pure Barre to melt our hearts.
re-eco
Wife and husband, Mary
FitzGerald and Robert Holst
of Re-eco Design created a
whimsical holiday tableaux at
the Gorham Cottage entirely
by refreshing recycled objects.
Their Santa fish was fabricated
from roadside finds, an old
rake, paint can lids, plastic
aerosol spray caps and glitter.
Mary believes glitter goes
better with everything. Her
aquatic creatures, like her
fish stockings, are made
from vintage fabric and trim.
Using an old wooden salad
bowl, Robert hands us Joy to
the World.
nest
Nesting came naturally to
Amanda Webster and Ayla
Schares who shopped the
boutique’s inventory to source
the Southern woodlandmeets
Western prairie theme
found in magnolia wreaths,
moss-covered trees, faux fur
and cowhide accessories for
their front door décor. Ayla,
a graduate of Cape Fear’s
interior design program, loves
to mix natural finishes with
unexpected, lavish details.
After studying art history at
UNCW, Amanda is drawn to
contemporary pieces paired
with bold, eclectic accents.
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eric gephart
sac art
Susan Covington of SAC
Art collaborated with
architectural designer and
furniture maker Bryan
Humphrey. They staged their
look at Humphrey’s beach
cottage adding drama to the
ubiquitous sliding glass door.
Using a mess of wire mesh,
Covington and Humphrey
created a floating light tree
topped with a distressed
wooden star fabricated by
Tom Covington of SAC Art.
Tom Covington’s cutout
Christmas tree captures the
mood. Melissa Miles, MLA, of
Myrtle and Vinca supplied the
season’s greenery.
Eric Gephart, seen here with daughter Hyland June, is best known to locals as the culinary artist who
opened Buoy 32 on Old Causeway Drive, then set the menu at Mixto on Water Street in downtown
Wilmington before relocating to historic Hillsborough, his hometown. He is currently the lead instructor at
The Chef’s Academy in Morrisville and owner of Gephart’s Catering. For our holiday dinner spread, we set
the table (and chairs) provided by Salt Water Salvage Designs with Eva Gephart’s grandmother’s heirloom
china. Motts Channel Seafood donated the oysters, Liz Carroll Interiors the flowers and Seapath Tower the
grassy lawn overlooking Wrightsville’s marsh islands.
PhotographY by joshua curry
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