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With two decks, a wraparound deck off the living room and a private deck off the owner’s bedroom, a Stillwater home makes the most of its river bluf

$1.3M home on Stillwater's St. Croix River bluff offers panoramic views

A local architect designed a Prairie School house "tucked away" on a wooded lot near downtown Stillwater.

For Twin Cities power couple and their family, home is an extension of faithful service

February 26
Alicia and Marc Belton with their children Gabrielle, 11, and Alexander 14. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday, February 15,
Marc and Alicia Belton renovated their Minneapolis home, once owned by Paul Magers, to be a welcoming place.

Tour a $1.255M Minneapolis dream home during Parade of Homes

February 26
This modern Tudor home built and designed by Katie and Jesse Kath of Jkath Design Build + Reinvent, will be featured on Parade of Homes. ] GLEN
The couple behind Jkath Design Build + Reinvent made their Tudor-inspired "forever home."
Home & Garden
February 26
Shakopee

Home listings: What $400,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Shakopee, Edina and Little Canada.
Coronavirus
February 25
Sharing space Gail Runge, center, plans to build an ADU at the Minneapolis home of daughter Rya Priede and son-in-law Karl Harber.

Pandemic prompts Minnesotans to make room for grandparents

Concerns about child care, finances and family togetherness have accelerated the trend to multigenerational living.
Home & Garden
February 24
Justina Blakeney, author of “The New Bohemians: Cool & Collected Homes,” has a new coming out in April called “Jungalow: Decorate Wild.”

Designer Justina Blakeney on injecting a little 'wild' into your home

California designer and artist celebrates the joy in bold color, pattern and nature.
Variety
February 23
A bald eagle surveys a raft of merganser ducks. Jim Williams

When eagles face ducks, the raptor wins

In late fall and winter, bald eagles are on the lookout for stranded ducks to make an easy meal.
Variety
February 23
The dG digital guide monocular from Swarovski.

Monocular lets you ID the bird you're looking at

Monocular has built-in bird identificationYou knew it was just a matter of time until someone invented an optical device that identified the bird you were…
Home & Garden
February 23
Plates like this came with either floral borders or ones featuring state capitol buildings.

China dinner plate was likely sold as train ride souvenir

Railway china smacks of fine dining, but early rail travel fare was anything but fine.
Beautiful Garden contest winners Jim and Sally Strand tend an Asian-inspired garden complete with 23 distinct planting areas in their Plymouth yard. T
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Local
February 23
Minneapolis fire inspectors tested alarms as they made their way through Avivo Village. Final preparations were in the works for a March 8 opening.

'Tiny house' indoor village for the homeless opens March 8 in Minneapolis

The two-year pilot program, called Avivo Village, could become a post-pandemic template for private emergency shelters in place of the usual congregate sleeping spaces.
Home & Garden
February 19
“We want to change the paradigm to living large in a small footprint. People think square footage and functionality are linearly related, but that�

How to make the most of open floor plans

Designer Matthew Patrick Smyth offers decorating tips and tricks.
Home & Garden
February 19
Andy Lapham in the community garden he tends on a formerly vacant lot in Minneapolis. He later bought the house next door, extended the garden and add

Minneapolis gardener transformed gritty city lot into productive urban farm

Resourceful Minneapolis gardener produces a bounty and sows sustainability in the heart of the city.
Home & Garden
February 19
Ryan Companies The Design Center for Eleven on the River showcases full kitchens and room vignettes that display the three curated design packages ava

New luxury condo tower in Minneapolis is the height of home design

Eleven on the River has a New York pedigree and a Minnesota accent.
Home & Garden
February 19
Wayzata

Home listings: What $375,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Wayzata, St. Paul and Ham Lake.
Home & Garden
February 19

Who pays to replace apartment's smelly carpet?

Q: My daughter and her boyfriend leased an apartment in May 2019 and paid a security deposit equal to one month's rent, plus a pet…
Home & Garden
February 16
Pheasants face an ice crust that makes it hard to scratch through to get at seeds.

Good winter for birds? Probably not this one

"I don't believe there's an ideal winter for wildlife, or even for a specific species of wildlife," says Greg Hoch, a biologist with the Minnesota…
Variety
February 16
The wood thrush, a bird nesting in southeast Minnesota, including wooded areas in the metro area, is doing well enough as a species to have had its po

'Red List' report rates birds' endangerment status

Conservation report classifies birds by the degree to which their species is under threat.
Variety
February 16
This cut glass bowl looks like work by Hawkes Co.

Cut glass berry bowl set was once a popular bride's gift

Q: My grandfather hand cut this and turned down an offer of $20 for it around 1910. All the edges are sharp and there are…
Home & Garden
February 15
Located near Loring Park in Minneapolis, 510 Groveland was built in 1927 as a residence hotel.

$1M unit in swanky Mpls. co-op is 'like living on the Upper East Side'

With 24/7 concierge service and a restaurant and bar on the first floor, 510 Groveland offers a taste of Manhattan in Minneapolis.
Home & Garden
February 12
Lacey Olson, Laura Weber, Tom Vick, Christopher Vick and Jake (to come) toasted at an outdoor Ice bar at the home of ChristopherÕs parents Tom and He

How Minnesotans are finding ways to socialize outdoors, even in winter

Patio heaters, hot tubs, ice bars and more create winter outdoor gathering spots.
Home & Garden
February 12
Anoka

Home listings: What $285,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Anoka, Richfield and St. Paul.
Home & Garden
February 12
Rebecca Lineberry Galko and her daughter in front of their new “old” home in Higganum, Conn., Jan. 21, 2021. Instagram and fans of painstaking ren

Cheap old houses are finding new fans: 'It's all about the dream'

TV, social media and the pandemic fuel interest in fixer-uppers.
Variety
February 12
A room designed by Sarah Bartholomew in the Washington neighborhood of Georgetown incorporates woven furniture. Pieces associated with the Palm Beach

The hottest decorating trends for 2021 aren't trendy at all, and that's the point

People are clamoring for versatility, comfort and a return to tradition.
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