Category: DIY
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Our Short-Term Rental is Complete
The house is done! It’s renovated and decorated! I am still feeling like more needs to be done and not quite used to the feeling of it being complete. It’s the same feeling I had when I graduated college. I couldn’t quite get used to not having to study. We will continue to make additions…
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How to Whitewash Tongue & Groove Pine
We love the end result of whitewashing tongue and groove pine in the bathroom of our short-term rental! It’s bright, has a ton of character and fits in perfectly with the wooded setting in Crosby, Minnesota. Items needed: Tongue & groove pine White interior paint Water Bucket to mix paint & water Cotton rags Paint…
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Furnishing Our Short-Term Rental
Getting a short-term rental ready for guests is more work and prep than I expected! I guess I didn’t realize all the little things we already have in a home that makes it… well… home! Shopping for each room We started with the big stuff. The basics: The essentials Next, we started thinking about the…
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Valentine’s Day DIY Gift Ideas
I don’t know about you, but if I can come up with a gift to give, that I’ve crafted myself, I’m going to be pretty excited about it! I host a show on CBS 58 in Milwaukee called “Racine & Me” and thought Valentine’s Day might be the perfect time to help viewers show their…
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Turning Trash to Treasure with Beach Glass in Lake Michigan
Learning about a new craft is a delight! I really didn’t know much about beach combing prior to meeting Blythe Haney. She’s an entrepreneur in Racine, Wisconsin, with a passion for creating art from trash she finds in Lake Michigan. Blythe spends hours, collecting glass off beaches and uses the treasures for her side hustle,…
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Get Creative with an Easter Bunny Veggie Tray
I can’t resist a themed veggie or cheese tray. Really anything themed, I’m there for it! A simple Google search of “Easter Bunny Veggie Tray” will bring up all sorts of ideas to make you the most creative contributor in the family for your Easter meal. Items you’ll need: Bread bowl Ranch dip Broccoli Cucumbers…
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Making Our Wedding Guest Quilt
I’ve seen many different options for wedding guest books lately including puzzles, globes, picture frames and, of course, there’s still the traditional book for guests to sign. One of my bridesmaids had a guest quilt at her wedding a few years ago. I visited her a few months ago and saw it sitting on her…
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Creating a Thanksgiving Turkey Charcuterie Board
Jake made the coolest massive cheese board for our wedding! I’m hoping he’ll have time to make one more and then we can put our favorite snack foods on each board for the late night snack at our reception (one with his favs and one with mine). We decided to put the cheese board to…
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What do Wood Floors and Dancing have in Common?
Both make me really happy! We made the most lovely discovery in the fixer upper house, beautiful wood floors were waiting for us under tired laminate flooring and carpeting. It was a bit more expensive to refinish the wood floors rather than using laminate over the floors, but we decided getting the character back was…
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The Blog Begins
A new year and a new blog! I’m thrilled to get this project rolling! I’ve been a morning anchor at CBS 58 in Milwaukee for almost two years and, prior to that, worked in news in Madison, Wisconsin, and Rochester, Minnesota. When I’m not napping after work (my alarm goes off at 2 a.m.), I’m…
Meghan Reistad 