Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre has been writing about architecture and design for local and national publications throughout her career as an arts journalist. Her love of home as a place of sanctuary, inspiration, and community is profound, whether she’s teaching Pilates out of her home studio in Saint Paul or welcoming guests to her family house in Sedona.
Boyer Building Creates a Home for a Dog-Loving Couple
Photos courtesy Boyer Building Corporation Just prior to getting married, Mari Becker fell in love: This time, with a rescue dog. Not just any dog—but...
2019 National Kitchen & Bath Association Design Awards
LARGE KITCHEN
1st Place: TRUE TO TRADITION
By Claire Teunissen, Mingle, LLC
The homeowner had one primary goal: to move the cooktop off the island. What...
Bria Hammel Curates A Holiday Collection that Spans the Seasons
Photos courtesy Brooke & Lou You won't find a single Santa Claus figurine or ostentatiously bedecked Christmas tree in Brooke and Lou's latest holiday collection....
LiLu Interiors’ Lisa Peck Selected for High Point Design Bloggers Tour
Photos courtesy LiLu Interiors Among interior designers, High Point Market in High Point, North Carolina, is a pilgrimage not to be missed. The largest home...
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...
Sustainable 9 Integrates Smart Features Into Edina Home
Photos by Spacecrafting In a housing market that offers an abundance of options for the discerning homeowner, what does “luxury” even mean? “Details, finishes, and...
City Homes Combines Comfort With Community in Edina Condo
Photos by Spacecrafting Appealing to a specific demographic can be tricky, especially when the home is a boutique condo—but City Homes, LLC, an Edina design-build...
A Minneapolis Lustron Home Goes on the Market
In Time magazine’s September 1948 issue, the Lustron Corporation, manufacturer of prefabricated enameled steel homes, ran an advertisement reading, “Never before in America a...
Jackie Millea Introduces a New Benchmark in Assistive Devices
In the Midwest Home article celebrating Jackie Millea as the 2018 Emerging Talent, the founding principal of Shelter Architecture in Minneapolis talked a bit...
California Character, By Way of Minnesota
Photos by Jim Kruger Living in northern California certainly has its appeal, especially to snow- and ice-bound Northerners weathering yet another long, tough winter. But...
Ready, Set, Go! Design in 7 Reveals Secrets from the Design Trenches
What a lineup! For the 2019 version of Design in 7: 7 Stories, 7 Minutes, a program of the University of Minnesota’s Design Student...
The Past Made Perfect
Photos by Spacecrafting
Builder: Vujovich Design Build, Inc.
Newly married and house hunting, anesthesiologists Sarah Kaus and Frank Moran were immediately drawn to the 1890 home...