Happy Place Interiors Launches Heartfelt Giving Program
Photos by Spacecrafting Happy Place Interiors is ushering in 2024 with an inspiring initiative: designLOVE. This transformative giving program aims to make a difference for those facing personal hardships by creating spaces that not only...
Naptime Aromatherapy Brings Global Goods & Home Fragrance to White Bear Lake
The founder of My Naptime Jewelry and essential-oil brand, Naptime Aromatherapy, recently opened her first storefront.
How Michele Vig Went from a Caribou Coffee Exec to a Marie Kondo-Approved Home...
The home organization entrepreneur discusses switching careers and her new business, Neat Little Nest
A Naturalist’s Urban Retreat
Jeff Bengtson’s mid-century home celebrates a lifelong appreciation of the natural world
Local Artist Mary Jo Hoffman Expands STILL to Include New Zen Collection
Photos courtesy Mary Jo HoffmanShoreview artist and photographer Mary Jo Hoffman, whose work we’ve profiled as her STILL blog has drawn national attention and commissions from Target and West Elm, has now created what she...
Personality Profile: Interior Designer Annie Tropple
Images courtesy Home Design by AnnieAnnie Tropple, interior designer and owner of Home Design by Annie, has always loved to make a space her own. As a child, she often rearranged her room and...
LiLu Interiors’ Lisa Peck Selected for High Point Design Bloggers Tour
Photos courtesy LiLu InteriorsAmong interior designers, High Point Market in High Point, North Carolina, is a pilgrimage not to be missed. The largest home furnishings industry trade show in the world, the market fills...
The Benefits of Biophilic Design and Feng Shui
As the founder and principal of Fusion Designed in Forest Lake, Sheree Vincent, Allied ASID, was an expert on home as sanctuary way before the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home directives. For more than 25...
Myquillyn Smith’s New Book Offers Simple Designs For All Seasons
Written by Julia Landwehr
Author and designer Myquillyn Smith has a signature saying: “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.” And though our annual holiday traditions and get-togethers may look different this...
LiLu Interiors Transforms Historical Home into Joyful Place
Photos by Chad Holder
When a young family and previous client of Minneapolis-based LiLu Interiors was planning to buy their next home, they leaned on the interior design firm’s years of experience and refined expertise...
New Interior Design Studio: Spruce & Sprig Interiors
Photos provided
During the height of the pandemic, Lakeville’s Shelby Grinwis rediscovered her passion for interior design. Spruce & Sprig Interiors, the Twin Cities’ newest full-service design studio come early this summer, is her...
Top Fall Trends? Expect Comfort, Connection, and Class
Photos courtesy of High Point MarketComfort and curves meet class, and nature’s intriguing textures combine with Lucite and brass accents in the recent High Point Market Style Report, which showcases 19 stellar design trends...
Get the Look: A Kariel Interiors Study That Drips in Drama
Photo by Spacecrafting || Design by Kariel InteriorsPrior to purchasing this stately 10,000-square-foot Edina abode, the future homeowners already knew a full renovation was in order. The intention? Take the five-bed, four-bath two-story out...
Puustelli USA Brings Nature Indoors with New Rosemary and Sage Cabinetry
Photos providedThe Finnish cabinet company Puustelli “operates responsibly with every cell, with a focus on employment and the well-being of people and the environment,” according to its website. Its cabinets are free of heavy...
The Collective: Cannon River Bowl & Spoon
Photos provided by Benjamin LeathamUsing salvaged and reclaimed locally sourced woods from Minnesota, master woodworker Benjamin Leatham produces turned bowls and kitchen tools worthy of a gallery but fit for everyday use. After a...
2022 National Kitchen & Bath Design Awards
1st Place (Tie)
Black Beauty
Nicole Sirek | Debbie Ward-Baker
Partners 4, Design | 2 DesignTransforming a condo’s original builder-grade kitchen into a storage-rich, statement-making space meant working with existing utilities, including the island’s plumbing wall. A...
Staycation Innovation With Blue Pencil Collective
Photos providedA timely article from the Coldwell Banker blog on making “home the only place you want to be” recently caught our attention. “If your own backyard is likely to be your leisure-time destination...
St. Paul Kitchen Transforms From Dreary to Dazzling
Photos by Rubinski VisualStep into the enchanting world of Diane Galatowitsch and Libby Due, two lawyers who recently embarked on a journey to revamp their outdated 1914 kitchen. Fueled by their passion for art...
Tips & Tricks: The Secrets to Carpet Care
While scrolling through your favorite social media platform, you’ve probably come across a video or two that showcase the viral, ever-so-satisfying carpet cleaning content. This trending concept brings forgotten and discarded rugs back to...
A Summit Avenue Mansion Dons Its Holiday Best
The Nicholson family decks the halls of their grand Summit Avenue home.