Mackinaw Road

Travel-Inspired Design, One Trip at a Time

  • Travel
    • A 2-to-4-day Vancouver Itinerary
    • 6 Kid-Friendly Christmas Activities in Chicago
    • 6 Kid-Friendly, Rainy Day Activities in Boston
    • Banff: Something for Everyone
    • Chicago with Kids: Can’t Miss Places and Restaurants
    • Islands
      • 007 in the Bahamas
      • Island Travel Interveiws- Australia, Take 1 (Sydney)
      • Island Travel Interviews, Australia (Gold Cost)
      • Island Travel Interviews- Caribbean Islands, Take 10 (St. Barts)
      • MUST SEE Grand Cayman
      • Top 5 Hilton Head Activities with Kids
      • What to do on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
      • A Guide to Paradise Island, Bahamas
      • The Cloisters on Paradise Island, Bahamas
      • Where to Eat When Visiting Paradise Island
    • Michigan
      • 24 Hours in West Michigan
      • An Afternoon in Grand Rapids
      • A Long Weekend in Northern Michigan
      • A Few Hours in Saugatuck
      • Global Christmas and Holiday Traditions in 2 hours or Less
      • Leland Gal
      • Places You MUST SEE in Northern Michigan
      • Traverse City Wineries
      • What to Do in Charlevoix, Michigan
      • What to do in Leland, Michigan
      • What to do in Petoskey, Michigan
      • Where to Eat in Traverse City, Michigan
      • Where to Stay in Saugatuck: Judson Heath Colonial Inn
    • Midwest Christmas Tour
    • NOLA in 2 days
    • Philipsburg, Montana, Philipsburg Blue, and How They are Related
    • Top 6 activities in D.C. with Small Children
    • Top 5 Delhi Attractions
    • Top 4 Best Spring Break Beaches
    • To Plan or Not to Plan
    • A Weekend in New York City
    • Wandering in NYC
    • NYC in 48 Hours
    • What to do in Asheville, North Carolina (in 24 hours)
    • What to do in Monterey, California
    • What to do in New Orleans
    • What to do in San Antonio, Texas
    • What to do in Savannah, Georgia (in 3 hours)
    • What to do in Washington D.C.
    • What to do in Winter Park, Florida
    • Where to Eat in Chicago: Restaurants for Every Kind of Getaway
    • Where to Eat in Denver
    • Where to Stay in Denver: Hotel Teatro
  • Beach Cabin & Home
    • A Hotel-Inspired Guest Room Makeover
    • An Airbnb-Inspired Fridge Obsession
    • Christmas House Tour 2016
    • Cottage Kitchen Nook | ORC Week 8
    • Cozy Autumn Living Room
    • Decorating with Travel Trinkets
    • DIY Design: Cane Console Makeover Look for Less
    • DIY Ottoman for the Beach Cabin
    • Easy, Cost-Effective and Time-Efficient Flooring
    • Entryway Wallpaper : Serena and Lily Wallpaper
    • How to “Tile” A Fireplace with Wall Stencils and a GIVEAWAY!
    • Inexpensive Backyard Patio Ideas
    • Inexpensive Flooring: How to Stencil Concrete Floors
    • Kitchen Styling: Spring Shelves 3 Ways
    • Kitchen Shelf Styling- Autumn Decor
    • Living Room Plans: A Sectional and Accent Chair Options
    • Modern Traditional Laundry Room Makeover
    • Thanksgiving: At Home and Abroad
    • Travel-Inspired Shared Bedroom
  • SHOP OUR HOME & BEACH CABIN
  • SHOP MY CLOSET
  • About Me
    • Let’s Chat
  • Disclaimer, Disclosure, and Privacy
  • Travel
    • A 2-to-4-day Vancouver Itinerary
    • 6 Kid-Friendly Christmas Activities in Chicago
    • 6 Kid-Friendly, Rainy Day Activities in Boston
    • Banff: Something for Everyone
    • Chicago with Kids: Can’t Miss Places and Restaurants
    • Islands
      • 007 in the Bahamas
      • Island Travel Interveiws- Australia, Take 1 (Sydney)
      • Island Travel Interviews, Australia (Gold Cost)
      • Island Travel Interviews- Caribbean Islands, Take 10 (St. Barts)
      • MUST SEE Grand Cayman
      • Top 5 Hilton Head Activities with Kids
      • What to do on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
      • A Guide to Paradise Island, Bahamas
      • The Cloisters on Paradise Island, Bahamas
      • Where to Eat When Visiting Paradise Island
    • Michigan
      • 24 Hours in West Michigan
      • An Afternoon in Grand Rapids
      • A Long Weekend in Northern Michigan
      • A Few Hours in Saugatuck
      • Global Christmas and Holiday Traditions in 2 hours or Less
      • Leland Gal
      • Places You MUST SEE in Northern Michigan
      • Traverse City Wineries
      • What to Do in Charlevoix, Michigan
      • What to do in Leland, Michigan
      • What to do in Petoskey, Michigan
      • Where to Eat in Traverse City, Michigan
      • Where to Stay in Saugatuck: Judson Heath Colonial Inn
    • Midwest Christmas Tour
    • NOLA in 2 days
    • Philipsburg, Montana, Philipsburg Blue, and How They are Related
    • Top 6 activities in D.C. with Small Children
    • Top 5 Delhi Attractions
    • Top 4 Best Spring Break Beaches
    • To Plan or Not to Plan
    • A Weekend in New York City
    • Wandering in NYC
    • NYC in 48 Hours
    • What to do in Asheville, North Carolina (in 24 hours)
    • What to do in Monterey, California
    • What to do in New Orleans
    • What to do in San Antonio, Texas
    • What to do in Savannah, Georgia (in 3 hours)
    • What to do in Washington D.C.
    • What to do in Winter Park, Florida
    • Where to Eat in Chicago: Restaurants for Every Kind of Getaway
    • Where to Eat in Denver
    • Where to Stay in Denver: Hotel Teatro
  • Beach Cabin & Home
    • A Hotel-Inspired Guest Room Makeover
    • An Airbnb-Inspired Fridge Obsession
    • Christmas House Tour 2016
    • Cottage Kitchen Nook | ORC Week 8
    • Cozy Autumn Living Room
    • Decorating with Travel Trinkets
    • DIY Design: Cane Console Makeover Look for Less
    • DIY Ottoman for the Beach Cabin
    • Easy, Cost-Effective and Time-Efficient Flooring
    • Entryway Wallpaper : Serena and Lily Wallpaper
    • How to “Tile” A Fireplace with Wall Stencils and a GIVEAWAY!
    • Inexpensive Backyard Patio Ideas
    • Inexpensive Flooring: How to Stencil Concrete Floors
    • Kitchen Styling: Spring Shelves 3 Ways
    • Kitchen Shelf Styling- Autumn Decor
    • Living Room Plans: A Sectional and Accent Chair Options
    • Modern Traditional Laundry Room Makeover
    • Thanksgiving: At Home and Abroad
    • Travel-Inspired Shared Bedroom
  • SHOP OUR HOME & BEACH CABIN
  • SHOP MY CLOSET
  • About Me
    • Let’s Chat
  • Disclaimer, Disclosure, and Privacy

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Gifts

Gift Ideas for 5-7 Year Olds

I’m back with several gift ideas for 5 year olds. It is so much for to have younger nieces and nephews to shop for! It brings back memories of when…

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October 25, 2024
Fashion, International Travel, US Travel

Spring Vacation Outfit Packing List

We are headed out on our longest trip as a family. Nine days away, no access to convenient laundry. This most certainly calls for a Vacation Outfit Packing List. The…

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March 9, 2023
Decorating, Uncategorized

A Hotel-Inspired Guest Room Makeover

Hello! I hope you all had a nice weekend!! If you follow Mackinaw Road on Instagram, you know that it was a goal to hold off fixing up the Beach…

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September 17, 2018
  • Ski Organization
    DIY

    Ski Room Storage

    February 6, 2025 /

    Hi there! While I slowly chipped away at our daughter’s room and seasonally switched out our house furnishings, Raj was busy transforming one of the last untouched spaces in our house. And I have to say, I completely approve of both the use of the space (we had a lot of unnecessary things that were purged) as well as his kitschy ski decor (Is there really any other way to do it?!). Read on for all the details of our Ski Storage Room.

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    January 21, 2025 /

    Hi and Happy New Year! I think that maybe I skipped this post last year, but I’m back in 2025 with a list of Projects Past and Yet To Come. So, let’s get started! Here are the projects we completed in 2024… maybe they don’t all warrant the title “project” but they were home upgrades that were notable at the very least.

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    Park City for Sort-Of-Skiers

    January 6, 2025 /

    Park City/Canyons Trails **This post contains affiliate links, meaning that if you click and purchase, I may receive some compensation. Thank you! **DISCLAIMER: This is a narrative based solely on our experience and should not be taken as any sort of skier/skiing advice. **ALSO… any photos taken from the top of the mountain or on a ski lift were taken by other members of my family. I was out of my element and not in a position to be taking photos whilst also in pure panic mode 😉 Going against every fiber of my beach loving body, we booked a trip to Park City, Utah over the break. It was…

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  • Dining Room Whimsical Christmas Table
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    A Whimsical and Vintage Christmas

    December 20, 2024 /

    Never is there a time of year quite like Christmas when it is an “anything goes” sort of decorating situation. This year, I attempted a both whimsical and vintage Christmas. Velvet bows, red ornaments, paper snowflakes, dried oranges, and vintage danish plates all add to the sense of wonder from years past. A Vintage Christmas: The Living Room As you know from this post and this one and this one, red will always be incorporated into our living room Christmas decorations. We have so many red ornaments from our childhood and Christmas is such a nostalgic time of year that not putting them up isn’t an option. So, the tree…

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  • Classic Thanksgiving
    Styling

    A Classic Thanksgiving Tablescape

    December 3, 2024 /

    I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! While this article will likely be of little use to you as we head into the Christmas season, you can pin it or save it for next year. So, here it is… a Classic Thanksgiving Tablescape.

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  • Gift Guide- Travel Design
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    Extra Gift Guides 2024

    November 25, 2024 /

    Extra Gift Guides Happy Thanksgiving Week! And also Black Friday/all week long sales. I have been slowly putting together a few more gift guides, just for fun. Here are some ideas for specific interests such as travel, pet lovers, coffee enthusiasts, hostess gifts, and travel-inspired design. Most are self explanatory. You can just click on the pictures below the boards to be taken to the exact purchase sites.

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    Mackinaw Road: The Quarterly 03

    November 18, 2024 /

    What a beautiful autumn we had here in Michigan! We spent a lot of time outside jogging, fishing, walking to get coffee, etc, etc. The leaves (and the sky) really showed off their colors and the warmer weather was amazing. With the sunrises arriving at a more considerate hour of the morning, I caught some of those as well. We didn’t have any big projects, but it was nice to settle in, organize and spruce up a bit, enjoy some good books and shows, and start some holiday shopping.

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  • GIFT GUIDE for Teen Girls
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    Gift Guide: Teen Girl Gifts

    November 17, 2024 /

    And here it is! The final Gift Guide…for Teen Girl gifts. This is list is comprised of our 14-year old’s suggestions, supplemented by some of my own ideas for her. It contains clothing, accessories, and a camera. Read on for more.

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    November 12, 2024 /

    Admittedly, this list is a little bit all over the place. Hopefully, though, there will be a little something for everyone in it. A little tech, a little  camping(ish), a little travel and a little style… this list has it all.

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    November 8, 2024 /

    In a shocking turn of events, one of my hardest-to-shop for made a list and I don’t disagree with anything on it. It is quite versatile, ranging from technology (of course) to fishing to sports cards. As an added bonus, it all (minus one of my add-ons) comes in below $100.

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