Hometours
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Photo by Spacecrafting
Once Upon a Time
After years of trying on houses that were too new or too big, this family of four created a storybook cottage that is just right. Read more
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Photos by Chad Holder
This (Old) New House
Layers of bright color create the perfect backdrop for family life while preserving—and even enhancing— the architectural beauty of an early 20th-century Prairie-style home. Read more
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Photos by Spacecrafting
Tailor Made
Classic forms finished with dressmaker-like details give this newly built condo its timeless appeal. Read more
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Photos by Kim Cornelison
Modern Americana
A newly built home in Lake Elmo blends rustic qualities with a sense of refined restraint. It also has a few unexpected turns, including a “rainbow room,” requested by the couple’s 6-year-old, that Mom and Dad could live with, too. Read more
Make It Personal
Inspired by her former East Coast character-rich house, blogger Marian Parsons turns up the charm in the builder-basic home she and her family moved to in Minnesota. Her new book, Feels Like Home, gives us a look inside. Read more
Storied Style
A maximalist design-loving homeowner gets personal with layers of meaningful collections. Read more
A Den of Foxes
Heather and Brad Fox feather their new family nest with lively design and a playful spirit. Read more
Cultivating Beauty
Minneapolis writer Rhonda Fleming Hayes, author of the book Pollinator Friendly Garden, invites us on a tour of her garden rooms—inside and out. Read more
Falling in Love Again
After more than two decades in their house, designer Martha Dayton and her husband, Tom Nelson, were ready to move for a change in scenery—but they found what they wanted where they were all along. Read more
Calm and Collected
A young family’s traditional Mac-Groveland colonial gets a kitchen and entryway refresh that better fits their lifestyle while preserving the home’s original spirit. Read more
Hometour: Nicole Crowder
Now that she’s landed back in Minnesota, after more than a decade working in D.C., designer Nicole Crowder makes her mark in a 785-square-foot Uptown apartment that’s alive with prints, patterns, and personality. Read more
The Upside of Downtime
When told to stay home during lockdown, two restaurant owners got to work. Read more
Photographs by Spacecrafting
That '70s House
Boogie Nights meets Austin Powers inside an Orono lake home that gets the party started with an attitude that says “Yeah, baby!” Read more
Midwest Zen
A California couple creates a colorful and welcoming home that builds on the Scandinavian and Japanese bones of their Minneapolis house. Read more
Won't You Be Our Neighbor?
A landscape designer creates a lush and welcoming garden at his north Minneapolis home. Read more
Photographs by Spacecrafting
Art + Soul
An artist falls for a model home’s design details and meets her aesthetic match in the designer who personalized the spaces with layers of color, art, and soul. Read more
Built to Last
A couple known for their smart remodels shifts gears to build a new house that suits their family of five now—and will also work for just the two of them in the future. Read more
Heirloom Quality
Handcrafted details ground a new home with a beautiful sense of place that befits a special site. Read more
Photographs by Ryan Dyer • Styling by Mickie Clark
A Rambler of Reinvention
The Minnesotan behind a healthier potato chip and his equally inventive wife team up on their latest project: transforming a basic 1960s Long Lake rambler into an eye-catching midcentury-inspired marvel. Read more
Photographs by Corey Gaffer
A Splash of Glamour
Design inspired by iconic Southern California hotels brings a luxury resort to an Edina backyard. Read more
Photographs by Sage E Imagery
Room Evolution
Perspective can be tricky when evaluating your own home. Stylist and blogger Lea Johnson finds some clever solutions to reimagine her living room by teaming up with her design mentor, Emily Henderson. Read more
Turn Up the Volume
Punchy patterns, vibrant colors, and clever architectural details amp up this 1960 Edina home where a young family finds its happy new groove. Read more
