Tag: Home Renovation
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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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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 