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Photos courtesy Sue BradyThis spring, freshen up your home with some custom fragrances from Olfactory Scent Studio, which recently opened in The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove. Owner Sue Brady, who spent...

Photos by Spacecrafting Styled by Sam Beberg To think outside the box; it’s a phrase that connotates originality, creativity, and uniqueness. To Shane Schaaf, founder of Blackbox Container Studios, it’s all about thinking inside the box—specifically,...

Photos courtesy Deep CutA great idea and business often starts in the family. Take two brothers, Rich and Clark, and their wood-working cousin, Rob, and you have the men behind Deep Cut. These three northern...

Photos by Stephen VoegeliFor Eden Prairie couple Tim and Lori Koloski, it was the view—or lack thereof—out their kitchen windows that brought about their plans to renovate the space. With a yard that backs...

Photos by Paul CrosbyThe signature characteristic identifying a Charles Stinson-designed house is the geometry of vertical lines and horizontal planes that the Wayzata architect layers to define spaces, frame views, and capture light. How...

Photos courtesy Trace West and Judith+RolfeWhen it comes to art, never underestimate the power of a gift. For Twin Cities business owners Andrew Golish of Trace West and Daphne Lee of Judith+Rolfe, it was...

As one of the most well-known signs of spring, tulips are nothing short of stunning. Of course, this isn’t news to avid gardeners and especially not to Duane Otto, longtime landscape gardener and creative...

For those looking for kitchen and bathroom inspiration on the western side of the Twin Cities, stop by Select Surfaces’ shiny new showroom for the latest in concepts, designs, and products. Located just off...

Even pooches need custom amenities

What began years ago as building hay forts on the family farm has turned into creating simple, midcentury-modern inspired furniture for Justin Hossle.By day, Justin often builds with the help of his three-year-old son,...

When the need to create and build something called, Concrete Pig founder Keith Wyman left his banking job and started “playing” with concrete. With innovation and determination, Keith’s concrete works defy gravity and bring a...

Photos courtesy MNIMA Lighting Mellow, subtle, and sublime are just a few words that describe the lighting of MNIMA. The award-winning designs of Steve Holzgraefe are more than sources of light—they are works of art...

Photos by Wing Ta If you’ve browsed @carouselandfolk or the Carousel + Folk storefront in South Minneapolis’s Longfellow neighborhood, you have a good sense of the owners’ style: a warm blend of vintage/midcentury/boho. The same...

Asian- and African-inspired furniture and textiles add rich color to homes this autumn

Photos by Tracy WalshFew city dwellers can say they have an island in their backyard. But Minneapolis graphic designers Meg and Chad Olson have even more than that—they’ve also got a waterfall, creek, frog...

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