At this time of year, we are reminded of family traditions—small acts that can grow in meaning with each consecutive year. It’s the passing of time...
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Brighten Your Home with Beautiful Jewel Tones
Coat your home with warmth, intrigue and “a little mystery.” From rich emerald green to vibrant ruby red, jewel-toned colors are quite popular in...
Building Suite Relationships with an In-Law Suite
Wayzata homeowners make special additions. Inspiration for personalizing a home can run deeper than its interior décor elements or curb-appeal...
Growing Pains: How to Conquer Buckthorn
Get a handle on an invasive species and create beauty and biodiversity. Is there really a gardening season? Any time of year is the right time to...
Relaxing Sauna Retreat Turns into Permanent Ritual
Lake Minnetonka sauna draws on the tradition of Finnish bathing. Last winter, Andrew Mahoney cut a hole in Lake Minnetonka. He placed a wooden board...
Custom Stone Fountains Add Focal Point to Gardens
Tonka Bay Fountains creates art from pure nature. Nature soothes, which is why Scott Estrem uses it as the foundation for his creations with Tonka...
Autumn Garden Guide to Perennials
Gardener shares strategies on how to divvy up your perennials this fall. With fall in the air and winter creeping closer, the time is now to begin...
The Andersen Horticultural Library: Hidden Gem of the Arb
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a top destination all year long, but, each month, it boasts its own unique attractions. In July, visitors can...
Very Peri, 2022’s Color of the Year
Amp up your life’s color story. We can’t name a best color of the year. Can you? Try as we might, we’re just too partial to so many entries on the...
Plant with Purpose
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have a green thumb, but I sure love trying to create beauty in the garden each spring. My success, albeit...
Quiet Reflection
Feature serenity and calm in your garden. If you long for moments of peacefulness beyond the limits of your home, an outdoor zen garden could be the...
The Guest House
Restored Victorian home puts out a new welcome mat. Nine women are transforming the face of travel in Excelsior with the help of one historic...
The Gift of Gardening
Gardening is one of spring’s greatest gifts to health and wellness. It is well-known that planting and eating your own vegetables can be highly...
Home Organization Goals
Whether it is pairing down the closet or tidying the playroom, home organizing is the “to-do” we all have. “I just don’t know where to start” is a...
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[Re]Create Home
Hit refresh for this season’s punch list. Spring fills many of us with the desire to shed heavy home décor and brighten up our spaces with goodness...
Star Struck
A dazzling black, gold and white nursery design pays homage to the night sky. My husband and I are in our 50s and have been married for nearly three...
In Plain Sight
Wine cellars continue to move up to new heights. Wine cellars continue to move their ways up from homes’ lower levels and onto main floors and into...
Clutter is One of the Easiest Life Stressors to Fix
Mess equals stress. Without question, a lack of orderliness in our homes and workplaces creates consequential burdens. In fact, numerous academic...
Revamp, Redesign and Refresh for the New Year
Many people launch into the new year awash in hopes of change—a new exercise regimen, improved sleep routines or a break from social media—only to...
Peace of Mind
Local business keeps tabs on your home while you’re away. ‘Tis the season for Snow Birds and winter travelers to chart their courses due south for...
