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Duesing Realty does more than help people buy or sell properties. We solve problems & create solutions. We are the space between where you are and where you are going. Many agents think their most important job is satisfying the client. We believe that is the MINIMUM requirement. Having 30 years of experience in the housing industry & blending it seamlessly with a 10 year real estate career, I hope you will afford me the opportunity to walk this journey with you!

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JUNE 2025 VOLUME 78 ISSUE 8

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6 Fashionable Destinations

Fashion awaits at The Garment Shop, Cambridge, Picardy Shoe Parlour of Mequon and Brookfield.

8 Spiritual Simplicity

By intentionally cultivating spiritual simplicity, we will experience, on an increasing basis, more harmony, equilibrium and balance in daily living. Life itself will become a greater source of pleasure and joy. Ironically, we gain more by having less. by Victor Parachin

11 A Mid-Century Modern Lakefront Gem

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13 MayHouse Closet

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16 Inspiring Ideas For Your New Home

Whether you’re shopping for a new home, renovating your current space or building from scratch, consider some of the latest trends while searching for inspiration.

18 Creating A Bathroom Oasis

Transform your simple bathroom into a sanctuary filled with features that make it easy to enjoy the many ways water soothes your senses.

21 2025 Color Of The Year~Butter Yellow

“Butter Yellow” is considered a significant color trend for 2025, especially in home decor and fashion. This soft, energizing yellow with a creamy satin finish is gaining popularity for its ability to bring joy and comfort to spaces.

23 Outdoor Design Trends 2025

Studies show that nearly 90% of homeowners consider their outdoor areas to be important to their health and well-being. This means creating environments that are comfortable, multifunctional and cost-effective.

26 Urban Gardening 101

Urban living and lush gardens aren’t as mutually exclusive as one might assume. In fact, it’s possible to cultivate thriving gardens in even the smallest spaces..

30 God’s Corner by Gertrude M. Puelicher

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Simplicity Spiritual

By intentionally cultivating spiritual simplicity, we will experience, on an increasing basis, more harmony, equilibrium and balance in daily living. Life itself will become a greater source of pleasure and joy. Ironically, we gain more by having less.

THE DEATH of his wife from cancer at the young age of 37 had a profound, life-changing impact upon Ron. A driven, corporate executive, Ron decided he wanted to establish other priorities in his life and live more simply. So he quit his job to become consultant who was paid on an hourly basis. That eliminated his 70-hour work weeks and provided him with increased discretionary time. He sold off his luxury car and traded down his house. Those reduced his monthly payments significantly, easing his financial obligations.More interestingly, Ron applied the same ‘attachment reduction’ to the emotional and spiritual areas his life. A highly opinionated, argumentative type, he reduced his need to dominate conversations. Ron started listening more and speaking less. People began to like him more and more. Likewise, he reduced his need to collect wealthy and influential people as ‘friends’ choosing to enjoy the company of people from a broad spectrum of society. For the first time in his life Ron was attracting some real friends. Little by little, Ron

discovered he liked himself better and was experiencing serenity and contentment in life.Much has been written about the importance of living a more simple life. Usually that means cutting back on materialism. However, not as much attention is given to the importance of spiritual simplicity, the type of steps Ron took – cutting back on attitudes which are unhealthy, negative, divisive, and even toxic to ourselves and to those around us.Yet, reducing and eliminating unhealthy attitudes is something which Jesus consistently instructs us to do. Consider these citations: Stop judging others. (Matthew 7:1); Why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? (Matthew 7:3); Stop criticizing others (Luke 6:37). The apostle Paul reinforces this teaching of Jesus when he writes: “Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of malicious behavior” (Ephesians 4:32). Here are some ways of reducing our unhealthy attachments and move toward greater spiritual simplicity.

Reduce the need to win

Consider this invaluable lesson from actor and martial arts expert Chuck Norris. Recently, after a day of filming in Texas, he went alone to a small restaurant. As he sat in a corner booth a large man towered over Norris, declaring, with an angry edge in his voice, that Norris was sitting in his booth. “I didn’t like his tone or his implicit threat, but I said nothing and moved to another booth.” A few minutes later, the large man headed back toward Norris. “Here it comes,” Norris thought to himself, “a local tough out to make a name for himself by taking on Chuck Norris in a fight.” As the man stood before Norris, he looked directly at the actor, saying, “You’re Chuck Norris.” The actor nodded. “You could have beaten me up back there a few minutes ago,” the man said. “Why didn’t you?”

“What would that have proved?” Norris asked. Silently, the man thought that over for a moment and then offered Norris his hand. “No hard feelings?” he said. “None,” Norris responded and shook his hand. “I had avoided a confrontation and made a friend. I won by losing” Norris says.

Reduce all selfishness

Jump start this process by reflecting on a prayer written by Henry Alford, a 19th century British minister and author, “O Lord, give us more charity, more self-denial, more likeness to thee. Teach us to sacrifice our comforts to others, and our likings for the sake of doing good. Make us kindly in thought, gentle in word, generous in deed. Teach us that it is better to give than to receive; better to forget ourselves than to put ourselves forward; better to minister than to be ministered unto.”

Reduce anger

We currently live in a very angry age. Road rage, for example, is a new term coined to describe people who explode with anger over minor traffic irritants. All of us can help restore civility to daily life by reducing our need for anger. Here is a modern parable for helping deal with anger. A man was rowing his small boat upstream, heading home, when he felt another small boat, heading downstream, collide with his boat. Since the man had the right of way, he felt angry. Turning, he yelled at the other boatman, “Watch where you’re going! Be more careful!”

The other man apologized and passed by without further incident. But an hour later, as the man continued upstream, he felt another boat collide with his. Furious, he turned to

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yell at the reckless person. His anger vanished when he saw the boat was empty. Realizing it must have come loose from its mooring, the man calmly pushed it aside and continued on his journey. According to the parable, he never lost his temper again, because from then on he treated everyone he met like an empty boat.

Reduce self-importance

We need to eliminate all feelings, thoughts and impulses which cause us to believe we are more important, more busy and more needed than others. If this is not done, we create barriers between ourselves and others. That results in dissatisfaction with our living. Reducing the need of self- importance is not difficult to do and brings unique rewards. Consider the example of best-selling author Bernie S. Siege, MD. In his book, Prescription for Living, he tells of an important step he took. It happened in 1974 while he was a pediatrie surgeon at Yale. He had a prestigious career, a “wonderful wife and five beautiful children. By most standards I was a success. But I was unhappy,” he writes. Like many doctors he was trained to maintain an emotional distance from his patients.

“I treated people’s diseases, but shielded myself from their lives. I was so miserable behind the wall that I’d built that I considered leaving medicine.”

Before abandoning the practice of medicine, Bernie decided he would first try a different way of doctoring. I’d allow myself to show concern for those in my care. Once I took that step, I began to see how bizarre it is for physicians to stand apart from patients. So I came out from behind my desk - literally - and asked patients to call me by my first name. My world changed. It was now rewarding being a doctor and helping people live better, longer lives.”

Reduce bitterness

Life brings us a variety of hurts and wounds. This is just a part of being human. We do heal from those hurts and wounds however, yet some people carry with them the burden of bitterness, anger, even hate and rage at the person who caused the hurt. Such emotional baggage becomes a very heavy load to carry around. One woman discovered this through an unusual suggestion from her therapist. She sought out the therapist because she was extremely unhappy. The source of her unhappiness lay in her inability to let go of her broken marriage. She harbored a great deal of anger and animosity toward her former spouse. Since traditional therapy was

not working, the counselor chose a unique approach. At the conclusion of a session, he handed her a brick, saying it symbolized her old relationship. He instructed her to carry it around in her purse for the next seven days.

As the week went on, the woman’s purse seemed to grow heavier and heavier, providing her with a clear understanding of how burdensome the weight of her unhealthy attachments had become. By lugging the brick around all week, she soon understood what the therapist was trying to help her see, namely, that holding on to negative feelings was not in her best interest. Before long, she was ready to relinquish those feelings, and symbolized that healthy act by crushing the brick with a hammer and scattering it into pieces. She was able to let go of the relationship, the excess emotional baggage that went with it, and move on to write a new chapter in her fife.

Reduce self-negating thoughts

Interestingly, the word sabotage comes from the French word, sabot, which means ‘wooden shoe’. In the last century, when a labor dispute arose, workers would often throw their wooden shoes into the machinery thereby damaging the machine. Thus, the word sabotage is now applied to any destruction of factory machines, railroads, bridges, etc. Too many people are guilty of self-sabotage. They view themselves in harsh, negative ways. When it comes to their own unique gifts, talents, abilities, they sabotage their minds by convincing themselves they are unable, unworthy, incapable, inadequate and even incompetent.

Of course, this is never the truth, yet they persist in perpetuating self-negating thoughts. Do your best to reduce and eliminate all self-sabotaging thinking. If you have made a mistake or a blunder or acted ineptly, forgive yourself as readily and quickly as you would forgive someone else. Perhaps this idea from D. Patrick Miller can help: “Never forget that to forgive yourself is to release trapped energy that could be doing good work in the world. Thus, to judge and condemn yourself is a form of selfishness. Self- prosecution is never noble; it does no one a service,” he writes in A Little Book of Forgiveness.

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NEW HOME

Moving into a new home offers an opportunity to create a space that reflects your family’s values, enhances comfort and is better for the environment.

Whether you’re shopping for a new home, renovating your current space or building from scratch, consider some of the latest trends while searching for inspiration.

FROM OVENS that can be turned on remotely to skylights that open and close automatically and more, there are a multitude of ways to integrate smart home technology into your living space to make it more energy efficient and convenient. Start small with a voice assistant, smart light bulbs, home security system or a programable thermostat. After that, you can implement additional features like smart appliances, remotecontrolled window blinds and other electronic devices you can control from your phone for a complete smart home system.

Sustainable Design

A long popular trend, sustainable design has evolved over the years to include more than energy-efficient appliances and LED light bulbs. Now, it’s about reducing your carbon footprint

and minimizing impact on the environment. To try the trend yourself, think big and get creative - install solar panels on your roof, choose highly insulated building materials that don’t require deforestation and upcycle old furniture or decor instead of buying new.

Disaster Resiliency

From wildfires that last for months to devastating tornadoes and major floods that impact entire cities, an increase in natural disasters due to climate change has required changes when building homes. Opting for disaster-resilient materials is an important first step. For example, using strong, energy-efficient

insulated concrete forms (ICFs), like those from Nudura, instead of traditional wood framing helps homes better withstand extreme weather. Additionally, ICFs can endure winds of up to 250 miles per hour (equivalent to an F4 tornado) and offer a fire protection rating of up to 4 hours.

Outdoor Living

Transforming your backyard can help you make the most of your existing space. To take full advantage of your yard or patio, consider incorporating elements from the interior such as a television and comfortable seating options. Outdoor kitchen setups complete with refrigerators and sinks can make

entertaining easier and a fire pit or fireplace can allow your friends and family to enjoy the outdoors even on cool nights.

Customization

You no longer have to settle for run-ofthe-mill floor plans or what works for others. If you’re considering a new build, work with an architect to create exactly what you’re looking for, or speak with a contractor about including personalized architectural features and custom-built storage, for example, in your existing home.

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CREATING A BATHROOM Oasis

AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT that nourishes and revitalizes, water plays a fundamental role in every beauty routine. From the droplets dancing on your scalp as they chase away lingering hints of slumber to creating the lather that cleans and rejuvenates your body, water is at the center of your daily life. Especially where you start your day: in the bathroom.

If you’re planning a bathroom renovation, create a refreshing oasis by celebrating the joy of water and the soothing function it brings. Transform your simple bathroom into a sanctuary filled with features that make it easy to enjoy the many ways water soothes your senses.

In the Shower

The shower is an obvious source of plenty of water-fueled relaxation. Shower heads with a selection of spray options let you adjust the pressure to fit your needs so you can opt for a quick cleanse or a more therapeutic experience with a calming rain effect. Other enhancements include a water-resistant bench and spacious shower shelves to hold a variety of products. Add in a touch of

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luxurious comfort by installing a heated towel rack to cap off the ideal shower experience.

At the Bathroom Vanity

When designing a practical space like the bathroom, it’s easy to overlook everyday features and focus instead on the bigger elements like the flooring or countertops. It’s these details that can make all the difference, however, and upgrading your bathroom sink faucet can take the retreat to a new level of beauty and functionality.

A subtly elegant selection such as the Lineare Collection from GROHE makes a sophisticated statement that instantly elevates the look and feel of a premium bathroom space. The sleek design is defined by slender cylindrical shapes complemented by slim profiles on the lever handles and spouts. Other appealing features include an increased spout height for enhanced comfort and a 90-degree swivel angle for better accessibility and easier cleaning.

“As an interior designer, I believe the way we experience water has the power to elevate everyday routines into something truly special,” said César Giraldo, founder and principal designer of César Giraldo Design. “GROHE’s elegant fittings and fixtures not only

enhance the aesthetic of any space but also create a sanctuary where one can unwind and rejuvenate. Elevating your bathroom to a luxurious, spa-like retreat is about embracing the serene and revitalizing essence of water in its finest form.”

Mix in Nature

Borrowing inspiration from nature as you design your space allows you to introduce a variety of creative water features. You might select a soaking tub with a waterfall feature, a soothing standing fountain or a countertop fountain that provides tranquil water sounds and incorporates other natural elements like river rock. To further enhance your natureinspired oasis, incorporate lush greenery and plenty of natural light.

In the Bathtub

There are few things quite like soaking your cares away in a deep tub, especially in the comfort of your own home. The wisdom of keeping an eye on the details extends to the tub, where you can make a leisurely soak even more enticing. Take the faucet you use to fill your tub as an example - modern and sleek yet warm and tactile, GROHE Essence faucets are versatile choices for creating harmonious bathrooms that feel luxurious and inviting. Freestanding styles make for a perfect complement to freestanding tubs while the collection’s deckmounted styles include features like a hand shower for effortless rinsing.

Add Calming Scents

Remember, a true personal sanctuary should soothe all the senses, so while you focus on more tactile and visual features, don’t overlook the power of smell. Enhancing your oasis with calming scents can help keep you grounded and relieve stress, and many appealing fragrances reflect the allure of the aquatics, like those that mimic the ocean or rainfall.

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YES, THE COLOR “Butter Yellow” is considered a significant color trend for 2025, especially in home decor and fashion. KitchenAid even named it their 2025 Color of the Year. This soft, energizing yellow with a creamy satin finish is gaining popularity for its ability to bring joy and comfort to spaces.

Butter yellow is being embraced in various applications, including home decor, fashion, and even in KitchenAid’s stand mixers. It’s a versatile shade that can be used in both modern and traditional settings. Designers are using it to add warmth and light without overwhelming a space, and it’s also seen in wellness and spa environments to foster relaxation.

In fashion, butter yellow has made its way onto runways and red carpets, with brands like Chanel and Toteme showcasing it in various pieces. It’s seen as a fresh take on neutrals like beige and khaki, and it’s surprisingly easy to style.

Overall, butter yellow is being hailed as a comforting and cheerful color trend for 2025, making it a popular choice for both home decor and fashion.

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OUTDOOR DESIGN 2025

AMERICANS ARE SPENDING MORE TIME in their outdoor spaces–and want to maximize those spaces. Studies show that nearly 90% of homeowners consider their outdoor areas to be important to their health and well-being. Design trends reflect that people are showing more interest in connecting with nature in their own backyard and enjoying the comforts of indoor living while gathering outdoors. This means creating environments that are comfortable, multifunctional and cost-effective.

The outdoor design experts at Belgard®, the trusted leader in hardscape solutions from pavers to retaining walls, share exclusive insights into 2025 outdoor design trends to help homeowners plan their dream outdoor spaces.

Privacy and spaces of solitude

As property footprints continue to shrink year over year, homeowners are looking for aesthetically pleasing ways to incorporate more privacy from neighbors or their surroundings. Decorative screen panels, pergolas, built-in planters and other structures can add elements of both beauty and functionality that provide a sense of solitude, even in urban environments.

Sound gardens and water features can further enhance a feeling of solitude by adding audible privacy from neighbors or street traffic. For example, even a simple fountain or water bowl can enhance the ambiance and help muffle sound.

Shifting back to classic style

While minimalism remains a popular trend, there’s also been a shift back to a more classic style in indoor and outdoor home design. Mixed materials and warm colors such as beige and sepia are re-emerging, which lend themselves to a more traditional aesthetic.

With modular options from Belgard®, a mix of different materials with multiple textures and sizes can create limitless possibilities while keeping with a classic design aesthetic. Because they’re available in many styles, shapes, and sizes designed to work together, a variety of paver patterns can be combined seamlessly to achieve any desired overall look.

Convenience in design

As outdoor spaces are now a must-have for homeowners, they must be convenient to access and offer the same amenities as the home’s indoor spaces. Homeowners are looking for their outdoor space to transition easily from the house to the built environment while offering the same modern

conveniences of lighting, eating, Wi-Fi, quality furnishing and accessories.

Health and wellness

Using outdoor spaces to improve your wellbeing is a top focus for many people today. Americans are looking to be more balanced and in harmony with their environment, favoring the use of native plants and sustainable materials like permeable pavers, which promote better water drainage and reduce environmental impact.

Gardening is also a popular hobby that helps improve people’s feeling of well-being, so enthusiasts can opt for raised garden beds or planters to pursue their growing goals in their outdoor spaces. For example, Belgard offers options to create built-in planters as part of your overall hardscape design with its Belgard Artforms modular outdoor panel system. You can use the panels, which are sized in modular shapes, to quickly and efficiently construct planters, seating, outdoor kitchens, fire features and more.

By designing outdoor environments that support their health and wellness, individuals can cultivate spaces that provide a retreat in their own backyard to improve their quality of life.

In every metro area, property sizes are smaller than ever. With this shift plus budget considerations, homeowners want to maximize small spaces through modular components that serve multiple purposes, like built-in seat walls, fire features, water features and planters that seamlessly blend into a living space–offering both functionality and visual appeal.

Homeowners can get creative with outdoor spaces with the right hardscape materials. For example, a small space can be transformed into a lush oasis by adding a vertical garden, or underutilized spaces like side or front yards

can become cozy sitting areas. Even a small patio can serve as an al fresco dining space, and it doesn’t take a lot to add an outdoor workstation with the right tools and tech. Patio pavers and wall units help define spaces, making them serve more than one purpose for any household.

These strategic investments not only increase the functionality and enjoyment of outdoor areas but also significantly boost curb appeal and the home’s property value, making them a smart choice for homeowners looking to maximize their limited spaces.

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URBAN LIVING AND LUSH GARDENS aren't as mutually exclusive as one might assume. In fact, it's possible to cultivate thriving gardens in even the smallest spaces.

The first step toward creating a successful small garden space is planning. Sketching out your garden area with a clear understanding of the actual dimensions is important. This allows you to allocate adequate growing space for the vegetation you choose and prevent overcrowding.

Part of your planning should also take climate into account. If the sun reaches your garden area, knowing what time the sun typically hits matters. Some plants are poorly equipped to handle the strength of direct afternoon rays.

Other matters to consider are the soil quality and whether it is adequate to nourish vegetation. If not, you may need to excavate and refill your planting areas with nutrientrich gardening soil. Access to water is also a concern; if you'll be forced to water by can, avoid choosing plants that would better benefit from a thorough hose soaking.

As you begin planning the actual contents of your garden, don't hesitate to blend edibles with beauty. Many herbs offer attractive textures and colors that can add variety to

a colorful selection of flowering plants. Edible plants such as strawberries offer color from blooms (and later brightly hued fruit), as well as trailing greenery that looks pretty along the edges of potted containers.

If your goal is color, give consideration to the blooming season for your selected plants. Unless you plan to enjoy your garden for just a short season, choose a variety of plants and flowers

Gardening

that bloom throughout your region's entire growing season.

Especially in the smallest garden spaces, it's smart to make the most of vertical space. Use a trellis or other structure to encourage vining vegetation to grow upward rather than outward. Hanging baskets or buckets are ideal for inverted growth of plants such as tomatoes or peppers, and shelving or tiered plant stands are handy for creating more plant real estate in smaller garden spaces.

Beautiful gardens need not be limited to those with expansive lawns in rural communities. Though smaller in scale, urban gardens can deliver equal beauty and a surprising volume of edible bounty with proper preparation and design. Find more tips at www.eLivingtoday.com. n

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GOD’SCORNER

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HAVE YOU EVER succumbed to a sense of bewilderment at the rapidity with which disasters seemed to strike? Have you ever felt as though there was no stemming a relentless flood of unhappy, discouraged thinking that was overwhelming you with its intensity? A flood of thinking that unchecked would sweep away all the strength and courage and calm that a firm reliance on the presence and power of God had built up during a lifetime?

If you have reached the point where a conscious awareness of God seems to be eluding you, when you are actually struggling to find again the “peace that passeth understanding,” when you are analyzing every thought to see wherein you have failed to meet the demands of an existence that after all is desperately human, suddenly there comes the miracle.

It is not a blinding flash of light nor an illuminated scroll. It is nothing dramatic nor sensational. It is a gradual release from heartache and fatigue and concern. It is a slow seeping away of the tension and

by Gertrude M. Puelicher

tautness that were threatening to explode. In its place is a steadying sense of a world that has stopped reeling, of a firmness once more under one’s feet.

Peter said, “Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.” And you will find as all others who willingly opened their hearts and minds to it that love is the miracle, the miracle that heals.

The cynic who contends that civilization is degenerating, that the world is a jungle, that humans are animals living a macabre existence has much to learn.

You and I know that when trouble comes love is poured forth in a steady, selfless stream from a seemingly endless source. It shows itself in hundreds of little ways, totally unexpected ways from friends, neighbors, associates, acquaintances. And gradually, it heals.

Why? Like all profound truths, the answer to the “why” is so simple. Love is of God, and as we let ourselves be a transparency for love we are being a transparency for God. And God has never failed to heal. n

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BROOKFIELD Prestigious Bradon Preserve. Great room features high volume ceilings and a stone fireplace. Open floor plus a 3.5 car garage .$1,420,000

OKAUCHEE LAKE-LOT 2 Build on the Gold Coast of Okauchee Lake. Wooded peninsula lot offers views and the best frontage on the lake. $3,950,000

NAGAWICKA LAKE 5,000-sq.-ft, 3-BR, 3.5-BA home on a private lot with 127-feet of prime lake frontage. Charm and character abound. $3,800,000

LAC LA BELLE Some of the best lake frontage and spectacular views in Lake Country. The house has been nicely updated and well maintained. $2,400,000

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