FOND DU LAC (NBC 26) — A new business in Fond du Lac is looking to bring a DIY approach to home decor.
“Board & Brush,” which opens this weekend, allows visitors to create their own decor. Envision Greater Fond du Lac says it will have 30 businesses opening in the city in 2024.
Victoria Barnard said she always had a passion for woodworking.
“My grandfather was a carpenter and I was very close to him from the time I was a little kid,” Bernard says.
She moved to Fond du Lac a year ago and is pursuing her passion this week with the opening of her new store, Board and Brush, a franchise where customers can pick up raw wood, distress it, sand it and paint it into home décor pieces.
She said she has worked closely with the county's chamber of commerce and economic development organization, Envision Greater Fond du Lac.
“Fond du Lac has been very welcoming,” Bernard said.
Envision said this is one of 30 new businesses that have opened in Fond du Lac so far in 2024 and that it has worked with more than 100 entrepreneurs.
Bernard said the community is close-knit.
“There are so many small businesses around here,” Bernard said, “and I've met so many great people already.”
The store will open to the public this Friday.