Tays & Co. Design Studios’ Guide to Plaid

Photos by Spacecrafting  Laura Tays, founder and principal designer of Tays & Co. Design Studios, is a jack of all trades. She has an eagle eye for detail, an innate ability to design cutting-edge spaces,...

‘Eastcliff: History of a Home’ Available Now

On the banks of the Mississippi River, one St. Paul home holds a historic legacy of architecture, academics, and politics: Eastcliff. From its multiple bedrooms to the library, the carriage house to the catering...

Martha O’Hara Interiors’ Creative Storage Solutions

Photos by SpacecraftingMartha O’Hara Interiors is known for pushing the envelope, designing classic, yet current spaces across the Twin Cities and beyond our borders to states like Texas and neighboring North Dakota. In fact,...

2023 Ideas to Steal: Colors, Paint, & Wallcoverings

Jewel-Tone DripSteer clear of “sad beige,” and opt instead for jewel-toned selections like Twigg + Lu Design Co. did inside this remodeled dining room, which is drenched in a deep blue hue with pops...

Western Minnesota Hunting Lodge is Rustic Like Redlin

Photos by Scott Amundson“Growing up, I was always inspired by the old, rustic hunting cabins in Terry Redlin’s paintings,” says the owner of a discreet, yet classic lodge in western Minnesota. Having worked with...

Trend Alert: Holistic Interior Design

Sheree Vincent, principal of Fusion Designed, has been helping people design spaces of well-being for over 25 years. In fact, Vincent is a certified Feng Shui Master, certified Green AP, and an award-winning interior...

Shopping Spotlight: Vivid Home

Photos by The Fraiche StudioMinneapolis’ North Loop extends a warm welcome to Vivid Home (formerly Vivid Interiors), one of the newest interior design, home goods, and decor destinations to dot the Twin Cities. Its...

2023 Ideas to Steal: Interiors

So SurrealWhether it’s a nonsensical art print or larger-than-life sneaker or box of Crayola crayons, surrealism—an avant-garde movement first coined in 1917—is circling back. Gladys Tay’s Shoreview home is decked out in these drool-worthy...

Tips & Tricks: Choosing Finishes

If you’re an interior design junkie, you already know that design palettes are trending warmer. You might wonder, though, how has this shift impacted finishes for lighting, hardware, and plumbing? Brass accents are certainly...

2023 Ideas to Steal: Finishing Touches

A Splash of WarmthInterior designer Emily Pueringer, owner of Emily Pueringer Design Studio, takes big risks that result in beautiful rewards—especially when it comes to her plumbing and hardware selections. “My clients are still...

Interior Impressions Transforms St. Paul Condo

Photos by Spacecrafting  With their three oldest children settled into places of their own and their youngest headed off to college, Clint and Diane Blaiser decided they were ready for a change of venue...

A Cozy Kitchen by Natasa Jones Interiors

Photos by Kyle SzefThere is something magical about a well-designed kitchen. It’s the heart of the home, where family and friends gather to cook, eat, and create memories. It’s a space that should be...

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...

Unique Wood Floors Predicts Flooring of the Future

Photos provided   Family-Friendly Flooring“This year continues the trend of a fast-growing waterproof and resilient flooring category,” Zheng predicts. The popular choice? Luxury vinyl planks (LVP), which are leading the charge with sustained demand and more...

Kitchen Crazes We Can’t Help But Love

Cladded/Plaster Range Hoods“The range hood—once considered the focal point of the kitchen—is getting a make ‘under’ as designs shift from glamorous to cozy, minimal, and earthy,” Lardani says. “We’re seeing more boxy forms and...

2023 Ideas to Steal: Flooring and Surfaces

CheckmateWhat’s black, white, and checkerboard all over? Floors—especially in spaces like mudrooms, laundry rooms, and foyers. Traditional, yet wildly on trend, the mudroom in this remodeled 1929 Minneapolis Tudor by Welch Forsman Associates and...

David Heide Design Studio’s Bath & Powder Room Trends of the Year

Coming off an impressive first-place finish in the 2022 Midwest Home Design Awards’ powder bath category is David Heide Design Studio, a respected local firm that specializes in, well, everything. Here, Design Associate Leanna...

Top 10 Shops for Vintage Furniture and Home Decor

Vintage styles are making a comeback. When it comes to interior design, trends come and go, but today’s focus on sustainable living is leading many people to shop furniture and decor secondhand—not to mention...

The Tile Shop Talks 2023 Tile Trends

Photos provided   Dramatic, Handmade Looks“These tiles have a handmade look with extreme variation from piece to piece and rich color gradation, meaning each person’s installation is going to look completely unique to their space—like a...

Transcending Design: The 2022 ASID-MN Interior Design Awards

When it comes to good interior design, creating spaces that simply meet clients’ needs and achieve project goals isn’t enough. The greatest designers have the ability to infuse a space with their client’s personality,...

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