Tag: airbnb
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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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Ready to Rent: Preparing a Home for Airbnb

In summary: it’s a lot of work! We’re also taking on a total renovation, I’m talking opening up walls and new drywall. So, it likely wouldn’t be nearly the undertaking if we were working with a finished home. We learn something new every single day as we get this house ready to be rented out.…
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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…