Couple reimagines its island dream home. Forty-five years is plenty of time to put down roots. Deep within a family. Deep within a community. In...
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Brick by Brick
Paint expert provides tips for homeowners. At this stage of the pandemic, a fair amount of homeowners have given the interiors of their homes a...
Holiday Home Décor Inspiration from a Local Designer
Who doesn't need some assistance and inspiration when it comes to wrapping a home in the holiday spirit? Preparing for the holidays doesn’t have to...
Wayzata Flower Boutique Makes Centerpieces as Easy as A.B.C.
Arrange beautiful centerpieces with the help of Lilia Flower Boutique. The menu is complete. The table is set. It’s time to place the exclamation...
How to Keep Your Houseplants Healthy
Caring for houseplants is easier than you think. Surround yourself with nature, even when you’re indoors. Houseplants can have benefits beyond their...
How to Host a Modern Thanksgiving
Tips from local vendors to help refresh your table and hack the holidays. Plaid potholders, canned cranberries and mom in the kitchen all morning...
This Local Interior Designer Can Help You ‘Bring the Space to Life’
Valentine Design makes sure a homeowner's style is incorporated. Angela Valentine Chaffee can walk into a room, chat with the homeowner and have a...
Spring Park Woman Operates Organic Flower Shop from Her Home
Susan Snegosky runs Fiddles and Fronds, an organic florist business, out of her Spring Park home. “Dahlias are the star of the autumn arrangements,”...
Tonkadale Greenhouse Answers Your Houseplant How-tos
We asked owner Jessie Jacobson for her tips on caring for houseplants, and how beginners can start to create an indoor garden of their own. Indoor...
Read These Tips Before Creating Your Next Floral Arrangement
Create your own beautiful bouquets this spring. To the untrained eye, arranging a floral bouquet might sound like an easy task. Pick up a bouquet...
’Tis (Always) the Season
Visit Excelsior’s year-round Christmas store. For a lot of people, the Christmas season creates a certain kind of magic. That’s always been the case...
Laid-back and Lovely
Excelsior’s Water Street shop owners share tips and tricks they’ve learned from throwing laid-back (yet beautiful) community dinners. Shop owners...
Pink Linen Offers Fun, Fancy, Family-Friendly Designs
Wayzata’s Pink Linen Designs brings a touch of whimsical style to mature and kid-friendly spaces alike. It all started with a deer. Well, it all...
Sweet Shady Lane Makes Decorating Easy with Vignette Boxes
Heather Strommen, owner of the historic Excelsior home Mona Bina, which means home for all—and author of its eponymous blog, Sweet Shady Lane—is...
For Lake Minnetonka Military Family, Home is a Labor of Love
A military family realizes their dream renovation after years of planning and saving. The Shipstads love the charm and location of their home near...
Excelsior Candle Co. Thrives on Originality and Renewability
Heidi Mueller always had candles in her life. After a decade of jewelry artistry and sewing, Mueller turned to making gifts for loved ones by...
Minnetonka Creative Makes Lighting Décor More Personal—and Gives Back
While designing her own dream home, Minnetonka’s Jessica Schaack discovered she wanted creative control over every aspect, including the lightbulbs....
Local Couple Transforms Their Love of Woodwork into a Business
Excelsior Sawdust Company LLC was born when owners Patti and Steve Benson were searching for a reclaimed, rustic table to complete the dining room...
Lilia Flower Boutique Offers Stunning Flowers in Deephaven
Liz Mattingly, the owner and lead designer of Deephaven’s Lilia Flower Boutique, dreamed about finding a way to combine her love for plants with her...
Minnetonka Resident Seeks to Create a Better Night’s Sleep
Need to hit the reset button on your sleep habits? The Better Pillow might be able to help. The idea for the specially designed pillow was born when...
