Terry Schuster

Milwaukee

Home and Garden Editor at MKE Lifestyle

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Grit to Great

2 weeks ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

When you enter this home in MKE’s Riverwest neighborhood, it’s 1913 all over again: you’re dazzled by subway tile, refinished hardwood floors and decorative electrical and plumbing fixtures. The difference is that it’s all new. This rundown former duplex was completely reimagined to give the homeowners more functional and personalized living space across the second and third floors.
Hot Happenings

3 weeks ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

Not long ago was a time when kitchen appliance upgrades meant simply choosing a brand for a new refrigerator, oven and cooktop. Today, kitchen appliances reflect homeowners’ personalities and lifestyles. Cooktops — whether gas, electric or induction — can be customized with control knobs and pulls in a variety of colors and patterns. Stylized range hoods set the tone for the room design. Refrigerators self-sanitize, keeping produce fresher. Dishwashers are configured to handle wine decanters.
Hot Happenings

3 weeks ago | gmtoday.com | Terry Schuster

Not long ago was a time when kitchen appliance upgrades meant simply choosing a brand for a new refrigerator, oven and cooktop. Today, kitchen appliances reflect homeowners’ personalities and lifestyles. Cooktops — whether gas, electric or induction — can be customized with control knobs and pulls in a variety of colors and patterns. Stylized range hoods set the tone for the room design. Refrigerators self-sanitize, keeping produce fresher. Dishwashers are configured to handle wine decanters.
Award-Winning Kitchen Remodel

1 month ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

One of the most common kitchen requests for remodelers is space and facilities to entertain more. For a family in western Waukesha County, the request went to a whole new level. Every year, the family has an appreciation party for everyone who has touched their lives in the past year: family, friends, contractors, teachers, dentists and more. The list grows to 70-80 people each year, and so did the need to expand their kitchen entertaining area. The home, built in 2000, needed an upgrade.
Contained Excitement

1 month ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

On Dawn Young’s handle on Facebook or Instagram, “Seasonal Designs by Dawn” — she has a container for every season. Her prowess can be seen throughout her property. Adorning the paths to her home and prairie garden are 20 unique floral containers. “I have two sets of favorite containers,” she says. “One set is concrete, heavy, wide birdbath-shaped urns that sit on top of three-foot-tall pedestals and have this worn look.
Visionary Advances

1 month ago | gmtoday.com | Terry Schuster

A generation of parents who told their children to eat their vegetables are now needing to heed the same advice. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, people who eat dark leafy greens (like spinach and kale), along with yellow, orange and other colorful fruits and vegetables and fatty fish (such as salmon) can lower the risk of early or advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Visionary Advances

1 month ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

A generation of parents who told their children to eat their vegetables are now needing to heed the same advice. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, people who eat dark leafy greens (like spinach and kale), along with yellow, orange and other colorful fruits and vegetables and fatty fish (such as salmon) can lower the risk of early or advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
2025 Groundbreakers

2 months ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

Quality landscaping contributes to sustainability, boosts curb appeal, and fosters a healthier, more enjoyable outdoor experience. Many area landscape firms are transforming homeowners’ living experiences by designing award-winning yards. This year, we’ve partnered with the Wisconsin Landscape Contractor Awards (WLCA) to showcase these properties. The WLCA is a professional association of landscape firms that represent, educate and dedicate their efforts to the Wisconsin green industry.
Smiles for All

2 months ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

To meet a growing need throughout the state, the Marquette University School of Dentistry opened the Delta Dental Urgent and Special Care Clinic — part of a multi-year effort to renovate the school’s educational clinics and upgrade technology and equipment throughout its 120,000-square-foot-building. The renovations, completed in December, better serve patients and create an enhanced clinical education environment to support Wisconsin’s future oral health care workforce.
Garden Glory

2 months ago | mkelifestyle.com | Terry Schuster

A garden is a story told by plants, according to Carol J. Michel, author, gardener and podcaster. “When the time is right, the plants tell the stories, stories of the past and the present, stories of conquests and defeats, stories of friends and enemies,” says Michel in a blog. “Every plant has its own story to tell, and collectively they are the story of my garden, the story of my life,” she adds.