Outdoor Living

A Minneapolis family's vacation home on Lake Superior gives new life to old barns.

Loll Adirondack chair and bench in Cloud White (photo Design Within Reach)By all accounts, spring is on the way. Time to get out those lawn chairs and ready them for their summer workout. If...

Jeff Schmit is the office administrator for Prestige Pools, but to him, the entire staff is bonded in a common mission: to make pools custom-built for their clients’ lifestyles. The local company, described as...

Heat up the winter season with a statement piece for your property—not a new furnace or hot tub, per se, but a custom, heirloom-quality sauna by none other than Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna....

1. Premium Panel Umbrella Add a touch of 1970s flair to your outdoor setup with this groovy umbrella ($299), flaunting vintage pink, yellow, cream, and green block colors; 6 feet of shade; and adorable natural...

Let's turn that thumb green

Photos by Tracy Walsh"It’s the only place I can go to not think about anything else and really appreciate where I am and what I’m doing,” says Marsha Loewenson when asked about her passion...

Photos providedSelecting siding for a home located in the Midwest is about far more than curb appeal. Your siding’s functionality is of equal, if not greater, importance due to our ever-changing seasons—from summer’s sweltering...

Photos provided  Who isn’t eager to get outside, watch the flowers grow, and enjoy outdoor living? Yardzen, arguably one of the largest landscape design firms in the United States, recently released its annual Outdoor Living...

With the first flash of fall around the bend, it's essential to plan, prepare, and perfect the artsy autumn decor that will be sure to dress up your home, add a touch of cool...

Avid gardeners never give up, even when storms, heat, humidity, or drought threaten to bring summer’s blooms to end. To discover which flowering plants do best long into summer and even to the first...

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...

Photos courtesy of James HardieThe annual “Color of the Year” trend is no longer limited to interiors. Elevate your home’s exterior siding with Mountain Sage, a refreshing James Hardie colorway that encapsulates the spirit...

A gardener's garden mixes the exotic and the everyday.

By Mary Jane SmetankaPhotos by Tracy WalshJohn Whitman is an eclectic man with a garden as unusual as himself. He’s a Minnesotan whose passion for gardening began more than 60 years ago when his mother...

Photos by Drew Gray Photography An active family of six desperately needed a backyard upgrade, and they knew they wanted a large play space (with plenty of room for their budding soccer, lacrosse,...

By Katherine LawlessPhotos by Andrea RuggNestled in what the Olson family calls “the back 40” for its remoteness is a secluded area where wildflowers bloom in the spring and snow falls quietly in the...

Dean Engelmann's suburban gardens are a study in the beauty of rule breaking.

Shine bright like a diamond

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...