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Three Unique Ways to Incorporate Limestone Into Your Home
Each piece of limestone has its own unique characteristics, and its durability make it second to none for building applications
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Aulik Design Build Blurs the Line Between Building & Nature
Boasting wide views of Lake Minnetonka, this contemporary home was designed with the great outdoors in mind. Not content with merely capitalizing on warm Minnesota summers, the client challenged Aulik Design Build with creating...
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Reimagine Outdoor Living with Trio Landscaping
Over the last few years, people have realized they have more space than they once thought when they find new ways to look at lawns and yards
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A Private “Eyeland”
Redstone Architectural Homes creates a homestead in harmony with nature at the White Oaks Savanna
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Responsible Investing Requires Action
Capitalism is not evil, it is human behavior. And human behavior can change, at the individual level, the government level, and the corporate level
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Three Tips to Planning Your Outdoor Oasis
With warmer temperatures in Minnesota, we’re all embracing more time spent outdoors with our family and friends. Creating a true outdoor oasis becomes a common goal this time of year and can completely transform a property.
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Sustainable Flooring For Life
Find out why wood might be the most sustainable flooring option for you. Climate benefits of wood flooring actually outweighs the drawbacks.
Five Minnesota Ceramicists You Need to Know
Have you ever wondered about the faces behind your favorite mug or set of plates? Here, we peek at five ceramicists dipping in and out of the kiln to make beautiful, functional pieces in...
Shop Ethnicraft’s Jack Collection at Dwelling Designs
Photos providedOutdoor furniture company Ethnicraft’s newest Jack collection—designed by Jacques Deneef—is now available at Dwelling Designs in Minneapolis, and it’s exactly what we need for surviving the upcoming summer season. Featuring solid teak wood...
February 2020 DIY Class Calendar
With DIY locations scattered around the Twin Cities, make-and-take classes aren't difficult to come across. You can make gifts, art, and décor pieces for yourself, your friend, or your home, and they can even...
New West Elm Location to Open in North Loop
By Maggie Selner & Katelyn BloomquistWest Elm, a worldwide home furnishings retailer, will bring its modern and sustainable furniture and home goods to Minneapolis’ North Loop district late February. Its second Minnesota location will...
Arboretum’s Third Annual Spring Flower Show Branches Out
“Spirit of place and natural settings are such a trend in horticulture around the world right now,” says Alan Branhagen, the director of operations at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, “and if the Northwoods...
New Architecture Book & Exhibition Celebrates Minnesota Modernism
“Lisl Close was born to modern architecture,” explains architectural historian and author Jane King Hession. The daughter of culturally savvy parents, Elizabeth (Lisl) Scheu grew up in Vienna in a strikingly modern home designed...
Minnesota Makers: Nathalie Carrigan of Wool + Timber
Nathalie Carrigan is one of those makers who loves the process as much as the finished product. As a trained photographer and letterpress designer, she made her first wall tapestry only three years ago,...
Holiday Cocktail Recipes to Celebrate the Season
By Mary SubialkaThere will be plenty of times in the next month when you’ll need cocktails. Throughout the season there are get-togethers with friends, family, coworkers, book club—you name it—and different cocktail recipes in...
Kate & Tony Becker’s Northern-Inspired Home
Kate and Tony Becker have a lot of energy—creative and otherwise. But they have to, considering they own and operate three businesses. There’s Kate Becker Photography; Northerly Photo Campers, a fleet of five vintage...
December 2019 DIY Class Calendar
Gifting unique items like a handmade holiday tray or custom glass ornament can carry more weight in the hearts of your loved ones than you’d ever expect. Make both (and more!) and at one...
A Hillside St. Paul Garden Teems With History
Photos by Tracy WalshWhen Lynn Dobson and Tony Thoe bought their mid-century modern home in St. Paul in 2011, they became the third owners of the unique property, which was featured in Better Homes...
Docomomo US/MN’s Fall Tour Features University Grove Homes and Mindful Renovations
How homeowners address the legacy of their architect-designed mid-century homes in the Twin Cities is a recurring thread in the extensive lineup Docomomo US/MN has planned for the 2019 Tour Day on Saturday, Oct....
Life in Color 2019
2019 JuryJeff Bengtson, owner, Isles Studio
Bria Hammel, principal, Bria Hammel Interiors
Bethany Wrede Peterson, principal, Atelier Wrede
Anna Bjorlin, senior editor, Midwest Home
Mandy Finders, senior art director, Midwest HomeColors, like features, follow the...