Laurie Junker
Laurie Junker writes about home design, real estate, and trends and has been contributing to Midwest Home since 2015. She lives in Minneapolis where she's still trying to figure out how to style her bookshelves.
Open for Entertainment with Lake Country Builders
Photos by Chuck Carver
Revamping an old home requires creativity, and this Wayzata two-story was no exception. “Our clients were a growing family of five...
An Innovative Solution to a Simple Request
Photos by Troy Thies
The wish list of the longtime owners of this Stillwater home wasn’t unusual, but the circumstances were. They wanted to simply...
Aülik Design Build Crafts Breathtaking Mountain Marvel in Colorado
Photos by Dallas & Harris Photography
Accommodating the migratory patterns of elk was just one of the myriad requirements and restrictions surrounding the construction of...
Shorewood’s Touch of Bohemian-Style Bliss
Photos by Spacecrafting"There’s this interesting property that no one will touch, and it seems like your vibe,” was the unconventional pitch from designer Stacia...
This Indigo Icebox in St. Paul Gives Us Chills
Photos by Kory Kevin StudioSometimes, when a homeowner is ready for something new, the solution is something old. That was true for LiLu Interiors’...
Contemporary Homes MN Builds A Dallas-Inspired Stunner in Excelsior
Photos by SpacecraftingWhen Scott and Ellen Krohn moved back to Minnesota from Dallas last year, they wanted a special home for their family of...
Alexandra Gray Bennett’s Historic Home Has A Handcrafted Touch
Photos by Wing TaYou’d never know Alexandra Gray Bennett hasn’t gotten more than three or four hours of uninterrupted sleep a night for the...
Hartman Homes’ Founder Builds His Riverfront Dream Home
Photos by SpacecraftingAs impressive as the Hartman family’s new Somerset home is, it almost plays second fiddle to its setting—a scenic 6-acre peninsula with...
An Edina Home Finds the Perfect Fix
Photos by SpacecraftingJosie Fix’s new home in Edina was almost perfect. Located in a beautiful neighborhood close to both her and her husband’s jobs...
Renae Keller Went from Barbie Dream House to Her Own
Photos by Wing TaInterior designer Renae Keller says the best present she ever received was a Barbie Dreamhouse when she was six years old....
A Simply Scandinavian Kitchen
Photos by Julie ArnoldThe renovation of SweetWater cottage began with a desire to connect—to the wooded setting along Lake Superior, to the history of...
Ini Iyamba Defines the Modern Man
Photos by Wing TaThe vice president of merchandising for CircleRock, a local men’s apparel company that just merged with Faribault Woolen Mill Co., likes...
The Fox Approach
Photos by Wing TaBrad Fox says he met his wife Heather at a concert on New Year’s Eve, then quickly admits it was actually...
Kate & Tony Becker’s Northern-Inspired Home
Kate and Tony Becker have a lot of energy—creative and otherwise. But they have to, considering they own and operate three businesses. There’s Kate...
HGTV’s 2019 Urban Oasis Embraces a Scandinavian-Farmhouse Feel
Photos courtesy of HGTVThe modest 1920’s Foursquare near Minnehaha Falls was typical of hundreds of homes across the city of Minneapolis—it featured two and...
Wit & Delight’s Kate Arends Talks Mental Health and Home Renovations
Photos by Wing TaKate Arends is many things. She’s an entrepreneur, designer, podcaster, and mom, but at the heart of it all, she’s a...
A Minneapolis Remodel Honors the Historic Character of a 1904 Lake Home
Photos by Jessica StoeFor Laura and Matt Murphy, their house on a leafy street in the East Isles neighborhood of Minneapolis had a lot...
Intentional Style
Photos by Wing Ta"I just think guys can do better,” says biology professor and sartorial influencer Paul Buttenhoff. “Less pleats, fewer Crocs.” The current...
Mid-Mod Masterpiece
Photos by Wing TaArchitecture: Thomas HendrixA charming coincidence in the already charming story of how Sam and Natalie Soulek came to live in their...
Houzz’s 2019 Trend Predictions
The home design and remodeling juggernaut with over 40 million users has made its predictions for 2019, and the forecast calls for darker colors,...