Sheet Quality: More Than Thread Count

Most of us assume the highest-thread count sheets are the highest quality. Turns out, we’re wrong.
Donation box with clothing on wooden chair

Spring Cleaning Hacks

You're on a spring cleaning binge and have separated clothing and housewares into save, donate, and toss piles. Now what? Here's a quick guide on where to donate items to keep them out of the landfill and help the local Twin Cities community.

Madre Cacti Co. Brings Southwest Style to Minnesota

The new home and garden shop carries a wide variety of cacti, handcrafted terra-cotta pottery from Mexico, and Japanese hand gardening tools.

Measuring Up: Living Room Design

Talk ergonomically to me

Willful Goods Launches Spring Line—And Expands Global Artisan Offerings

The Minneapolis-based home goods line adds new one-of-a-kind goods from artisans in Morocco, Guatemala, and Turkey.
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Delightful Eggs for Your Easter Décor

Make Easter eggs beautiful enough for your decorations alone this year.

Planters With Punch

Show your houseplants to advantage with one of these stylish vessels.

Sustainable Spring Cleaning Products

Spring is officially here, whether it feels like it or not, and a refresh of the home is often fitting as nature renews itself. A clean home can also add to a new sense...
Taxidermy and lamp lanterns decorate a darkly painted fireplace.

A Look Inside Patina Owner Christine Ward’s Lake Harriet Home

Christine Ward at home among her collectibles and curiosities
A collection of plants in vases and pots.

Forcing Spring (Bulbs)

Force your way into spring with these flowers

Salmela Architects Designs Artful Afton Abode

Light, shadow, and color play in this Afton home.
The classic kitchen, with its painted island and cozy booth, evokes the cottage character the couple envisioned.

TEA2 Architects Craft Lake Minnetonka Cottage

A new house embodies this couple’s romance and marriage
Three sinks, each with a changeable apron by Elkay (blue, black and gold).

Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2018 Trends

New and innovative products from several manufacturers made this year's show a special one
Marbled enamel plate, by Bornn, $19.99 @ Flotsam + Fork.

Online to Brick & Mortar

E-commerce retailers Duke Albert, Flotsam + Fork, Arden Trading Co., and Upstate MN open storefronts in Minneapolis
A cutting board by Tandem Made with an apple and knife resting on it.

Tandem Made

Nate and Erin Moren are known for custom furniture and lighting that is both functional and pure sculpture, but they have also crafted a line of original home goods in their Northeast Minneapolis studio

Now Open: Anthropologie Home Design Center + Z Gallerie in Edina

Edina has welcomed two new home furnishings retailers to 50th & France and Galleria.
Japaense cups and spoons by Umei Boutique sitting on a table.

Umei Boutique’s Japanese Housewares

Local fans of Japanese home goods can now find their favorite pieces without taking a trip overseas
Bedding by Hygge & West with a tray with coffee resting on top.

Hygge & West Introduce Bedding Collection

From wallpaper to bedding

St. Patrick’s Day Barware

If you're hosting this St. Patrick's Day instead of going out, these interesting kitchen pieces will keep your party on its toes.

Trendspotting: Unpainted Kitchen Cabinets

After decades of enameled kitchens, unpainted wood cabinets are back in a big way. But the new interpretation is more refined, and really, a breath of fresh air.

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