The Meilerts’ middle son, Chris, kicks back
on the upper deck with fiancée Melissa
Nelson. The couple will marry in August,
just five minutes down the beach, but the
rehearsal dinner will be held here.
When choosing the guest room’s green
wall color,
opposite,
Anita carried a
honeydew melon to the paint store and
matched it to color chips. A nickel-plated
bed takes up little floor space and looks
fresh in the room. “A couple pieces of dark
furniture look old-fashioned and warm it
up a bit,” says Anita. ffl
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friends. They always stay overnight
and keep th e p arty going for th e next day.”
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