Gina Grinde Misfeldt, Realtor

🎨 HOW TO PAINT OVER
DARK PANELING 🎨

It may be time to “green up” your gloomy family room with a fresh coat of light-colored paint. The lighter color will help limit the need for artificial light and improve the distribution of natural light. But what if your family room is one of those with the old dark wood paneling? How do you lighten that?

Your first impulse might be to remove the paneling, but that will disturb the trim around windows and doors as well as the flooring. With the paneling removed, you may also find damaged or unfinished drywall – another project to keep you busy.

Painting the paneling is the quick fix. The room will be lighter and look more modern with very little effort. If the paneling has grooves, they just add to the finished appeal.

Before painting, wash the paneling with a strong detergent like Mex or a TSP substitute, and rinse well. If the paneling is still shiny, lightly sand with medium sandpaper.

The next step is the key: prime with BIN or KILZ. These special white primers will cover the dark color and bond to the surface. After the primer is dry, paint with any high-quality latex interior paint.

2 bedroom condominium in Columbia Heights is now LIVE for viewing 💥

Highly sought after LaBelle Properties with ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS available. 2 bedroom, 1 bath and underground heated parking for 1. Large private glassed balcony with a beautiful pond and walking trail view. Tons of nature. The floor plan offers a spacious kitchen, dining area, living room, 2 spacious bedrooms and large closets. This well-managed and secure building offers all the amenities you have been looking for: *Elevator *In-unit Laundry *Underground Heated Parking w/ car wash and abundant storage.

Same owner since 1992

Offered at $152,500

What’s with those ghostly gray stains on the outside corners of the ceiling and walls? The stains outline the stud framing, and they even seem darker where there are nails in the drywall.

Most ghostly outlines like this are caused by soot in the air. Soot collects at framing, under doors, around pictures and on plastic appliances. Often the soot comes from burning candles, but it can also result from other combustion sources, like a gas fireplace.

Soot is very light; it floats easily and invisibly. Wherever the air slows or changes direction, soot can be deposited. This explains the stains at pictures and under doors, but why does soot outline the stud framing?

Often there is no insulation at the edges of studs on outside walls or ceilings. Instead, insulation is placed between the studs. As air slows around the cooler drywall at the uninsulated stud edge, soot gets deposited in a ghostly outline. The nails are also cooler than their surroundings, so you may see soot spots at the drywall nails or screw heads.

The quick fix: eliminate the source of soot, then clean and paint the walls. Before painting, use a good primer such as BIN to cover the remaining soot.

Highly sought after LaBelle Properties with ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS available. Rarely are there two units for sale at once. 2 bedroom, 1 bath and underground heated parking for 1. Large private glassed balcony with a beautiful pond and walking trail view. Tons of nature. The floor plan offers a spacious kitchen, dining area, living room, 2 spacious bedrooms and large closets. This well-managed and secure building offers all the amenities you have been looking for: *Elevator *In-unit Laundry *Underground Heated Parking w/ car wash and abundant storage. The roof and siding and porch windows were replaced in 2018.

Who will buy the Home Alone movie house? One of my all time favorite movies 🤩

671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL 60093 | MLS #12063078 | Zillow This 9126 square feet Single Family home has 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. It is located at 671 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka, IL.

Excited for both families involved to be moving on in the home buying/selling process. Congrats to all! Buyer completed their home inspection and will be obtaining homeowners insurance and financing next. Thanks for trusting in me to guide you in this process 🥰🥹🏚️

Listings rising twice as fast as sales,
but buyer demand continues
to outpace supply
The Minnesota housing market, along with the weather, is heating up. Seller activity increased, and buyers were also more active compared to April of 2023. Home prices and inventory both rose, but affordability issues persisted due to supply and demand imbalance.

Keep these tips in mind for the future and confirm with your CPA before filing your tax return. ☀️

7 Types of Tax-Deductible Home Improvements With Tax Day approaching, make sure your clients are taking all the home deductions for which they may qualify.

Big Lake | Orrock Township $409K

If you've been searching for a place w/a few acres, an updated house and a 30x40 detached garage, you've found it! Coming Soon--Contact me directly to view as early as this Thursday, May 16th. Current VA Mortgage with 3.1% interest rate is also assumable, inquire for more details (must qualify)!

Congratulations to my deserving Buyers on their new lake home— enjoy the deck and those pontoon rides just in time for summer time ☀️ 🚤

Friday is the day ☀️ If you’d like to view this exceptional property in Brentwood please reach out. 2 kitchens, 7 stall garage, one fabulous rambler https://tour.vht.com/434383524 🏡 612.501.9171

What we’ve all been waiting for! A sneak peek into my newest listing in Elk River. Available for showings May 3. Call me to discuss your questions and house needs 🏡

4 🛌
1 bonus room
3 🛁
7 garage stalls 🛻
2 acres

11712 200th Avenue, Elk River, MN, 55330 VHT Virtual Tour

A great read if debating on type of floor plan 🏡

The open-concept floor plan has been considered the norm in new houses for several years. But the pandemic and the advent of working from home has led some families to reconsider this standard. Visit our blog to learn the strengths of both open and closed floor plans and discover which is right for your home.

https://www.hansonbuilders.com/blog/2024/04/08/open-vs-closed-floor-plan-which-is-right-for-your-home/

Get prepared!

Is the pile of stuff in your garage growing larger by the day? Take advantage of this year’s Spring Clean Up event on Saturday, April 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3Tr4RMQ

LP Smartside is a great product, check out the variety of colors to chose from.

Happy times for Steven and Anna 🎈🏡 Thank you for trusting me to buy your first home. You’ve been flexible in your criteria which has allowed us to view many neighborhoods and communities and lo and behold we find “the one” just miles from my office. This means we can run into each other maybe— it’s hard working with a client for a year or more to then no interactions and I miss them. Don’t be a stranger—Congratulations! And to the pups 🐶 🐕 😍

Parade of Homes Twin Cities has begun!! Get out and get a feel for floor plans. See you out there 🏡 🎈

Congrats Josh and Mandie as they enter a new chapter in life together. Cheers 🥂 to new adventures ahead! 🏡 🌊 You guys were rockstars at our staging and photography shoot, thank you💥 and big thanks to Kimber, Audrey and Remi too, for their cooperation 🐈 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

This one is ready for showings this Saturday in Isanti! $375K + 5 acres + 30x40 pole shed. Check out the specs below and let me know if you have any questions or want to view. Share with someone who may be interested!

29234 Flamingo Street Nw, Isanti, MN, 55040 This 3 bedroom /2 Full bath home on 5 acres in the countr...

Are you saving for your downpayment to buy a house? Awesome work! See below a few tips IF you’re short on funds— you can receive a “gift” from a relative. Let me know how I can help.

On Black Friday, there will be a rare opportunity Friday, Nov. 24 to get away from it all. The DNR has announced that entry fees for all 75 Minnesota State Parks and Recreation Areas will be waived. Free Park Day happens four times a year. All the park picnic areas have fire rings for those looking to make a day of it and eat in the parks. Enjoy! 🤩

For those who will be staying in Minnesota for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and don’t want to deal with the hustle and bustle of Black Friday, there will be a rare opportunity on Friday, Nov. 24 to get away from it all. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced that entry fees for all 75 Minnesota State Parks and Recreation Areas will be waived. Free Park Day happens four times a year. All the park picnic areas have fire rings for those looking to make a day of it and eat in the parks.

🎈Congratulations Diane 🎈

It’s been such an experience once again helping you with your homeownership goals. Love that you can be closer to family and finally enjoy a newly constructed home. That was loads of fun doing selections and lighting together! And a white kitchen too 🤍 You’re blessed and I pray lots of happiness for you in your new digs 🏡

Parade of Homes Twin Cities Your dream home awaits you.

What a blessing to help The Johnson family again with their homeownership goals. Thanks guys for trusting me yet again! Please help me welcome them to their new community, of Big Lake 🎈Can’t wait to hear about the boys and how happy they’ll be coming home from school today. Love these closing smiles so much! ☺️

It’s that time of the year! Start planning your tour using link below and call me with questions.

Are you ready for the Fall ? Start planning your tour at paradeofhomes.org.
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Parade Home No. 3
Builder: McDonald Construction
Photo: Spacecrafting

Wishing you a blessed and safe Fourth of July ❤️💙🤍🇺🇸

Who is a fan of two islands?! Whoah!

T W O islands? Y E S please! 🙌
This home was built for family get togethers, and where else does everyone seem to gather other than around the food?

The Stevens have been longtime clients of mine who have turned friends over the years. They like to live life on the edge and buy all kinds of real estate! They have their work cut out for them on this one and I can’t wait to see the final remodel. Let’s congratulate them! Welcome to Elk River Stevens Family, congrats you two on this new chapter in life 🤩

Did you know the city of Elk River partnered with CEE have a fix up loan you can apply for up to $35,000? Reach out and I can share more!