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
Photo by Tracy Walsh
A Renewed Sense of Place
A lakeside vista with a foundation of evergreens gave this Minneapolis landscape good bones to cultivate and space for new plantings to take root. Read more
Photo by Spacecrafting
One with the Landscape
Comfortable scale and thoughtful detail come together with an open floorplan in this new home, creating a sense of history where every space looks out to the lake. Read more
Photographs by Spacecrafting
Spice Girl
Designer Carrie Ellington outfits her Minneapolis cottage like she puts together her wardrobe: Sweet feminine pinks, sparkles, and ruffles tempered with edge—jet black, animal prints, and plenty of sassy attitude. Read more
Photographs by Scott Amundson
Coastal Connection
East Coast meets Midwest in a lakefront beauty that gains personality from exquisite detailing and fun splashes of color. Read more
Photographs by Spacecrafting
Color and Confidence
Elissa Bean, cofounder of Bean + Ro gift shop in Edina, is no wallflower. She prefers flirty, vibrant butterflies that bask in her sunny vestibule, which hints at the surprise colors and patterns in the personality-filled rooms beyond. Read more
Photographs by Jeff Johnson
Elements of Style
Tried-and-true design principles meld with personality and a touch of play in a nearly century-old Minneapolis home. Read more
Photographs by Alyssa Lee
Center of Attention
A Golden Valley kitchen and adjoining living room get a dramatic refresh without changing the footprint or the original wood trim. Read more
Photos by Judith Marilyn
Home Again
Rooted in a couple’s combined history, a new farmhouse takes shape in Hudson, blending Swedish heritage (his) and homegrown family connections (hers). Read more
Photo by Chad Holder
Mountain Modern
Kassina Folstad handcrafts her renovated home with textures and repurposed antiques. Read more
Photo by Spacecrafting
In a New Light
Lighter surfaces with coastal textures and colors breathe new life into this California-inspired renovation. Read more
Andrea Rugg
Find Modernist Inspiration on the Docomomo Home Tour
Learn about mid-century modern style and get insight for your next project on Docomomo's annual fall tour day. Read more
Photographs by SPACECRAFTING
Room to Grow
Stunning design and practical accommodations for a young son who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy combine inside this Mahtomedi family’s forever home. Read more
Photographs by SPACECRAFTING
Attitude in the Tudor
A 1928 Tudor near Lake of the Isles displays a period-pure facade. Inside, it lives in the moment. Read more
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
Photos by Spacecrafting
Tailor Made
Classic forms finished with dressmaker-like details give this newly built condo its timeless appeal. Read more
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
Photos by Steve Henke
Reading Nature
Sustainable design, building, and landscaping choices shape a new home on Minnetonka's Libbs Lake. Read more
Cape of Many Colors
Interior designer Lucy Penfield brings her signature style of colorful layers, playful twists on tradition, and sassy surprises to a new Cape Dutch home near Lake Minnetonka. Read more
