Custom-designed metal shelves blend color, depth, and functionality.

Inside a Custom Home Design and Build Firm’s Office Remodel

  Photos by Spacecrafting Interior spaces leave lasting impressions, and few people understand this better than design professionals. So when Minneapolis-based custom home design and build...
Awash in textures, the sunroom is a casual-yet-elegant spot near the kitchen, perfect for chatting, reading, or watching a football game.

Forever Home: Lake Minnetonka Retreat Rebuilt as a Full-Time Residence

Photography by Spacecrafting/Rob Grosse   Nearly two decades ago, a south-Metro-based family knew they would need access to a lake for moments of refuge for the...
Schumacher wallpaper, a custom velvet headboard, and colorful nightstand make this guest suite stand out.

A Charming Guest Suite Leans into Color

Guests are welcomed with comfort, privacy, and convenience when entering this colorful and inviting upper-level guest suite within a farmhouse in Waunakee, Wisconsin. The...
The spacious living room features floor-to-ceiling triple-pane windows, while a striking Calacatta Viola Ultra Marble fireplace surround creates an inviting focal point. Affectionately referred to as Wesley, Brooks’ Diplodocus tibia bone needed its own spot, and now stands in the corner with a serene pond backdrop.

Sophisticated Luxury and Whimsy Blend in This Meaningful Home

Photography by Round Three Photography || Architecture by Unfold Architecture || Build & Interior Design by Sustainable Design + Build   A home is more than...
Lidia Valdivia sits in her newly remodeled living room, where raised the previously sunken space and added terracotta floors, and skylights and wood beams to the ceiling, creating an open, inviting atmosphere. Neutral Roman Clay walls allow artwork—some from her travels and home in Nicaragua, some created by her partner—to shine.

Lidia Valdivia Transforms Homes into Colorful Places of Refuge

Photography by Chelsie Lopez Lidia Valdivia always had a mind for entrepreneurship but didn’t discover her latent love for construction and interior design until she...
Natural light pours into the great room of this modern Minnesota lake home, complete with stunning lake views and sculptural lighting.

This Modern Minnesota Lake Home Is a Luxurious Sanctuary

The transformation of a cottage-style residence into a 4,860-square-foot modern Minnesota lake home is a showstopper that is seamlessly integrated with its natural environment. The...

6 Inspiring Ways to Use Color

These home projects use color to breathe new life into old spaces. Colorful cabinetry and shelving can bring a modern touch to timeless spaces,...

A Fresh Look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Iconic Robie House

Widely considered one of America’s greatest architects, Midwest native Frank Lloyd Wright had a prolific career, designing 1,114 architectural works—532 of which were realized....
This ceiling structure brings warmth and artful function to this expansive, vaulted kitchen.

This Custom-Designed Ceiling Structure Is Artful and Inviting

TreHus Architects + Interior Designers + Builders envisioned this unique architectural centerpiece, which serves as both a structural focal point and a functional canopy....
Room & Board accepts the award for Retailer of the Year

Room & Board Named Retailer of the Year by Home Furnishings Association

The Home Furnishings Association (HFA) named Minneapolis-based Room & Board the 2026 HFA Retailer of the Year Award winner (50 employees and above) in...

6 Breezy Sunrooms for Luxe Lounging

From a great sunroom, you can enjoy the beauty of the natural world while also enjoying the comforts of home, across seasons. These extravagant...
This home office by Willaby Way features Roycroft Bronze Green by Sherwin Williams to color drench the walls, millwork, and cabinetry.

How to Thoughtfully Add Color to Your Interiors

We are calling it: color is officially back in. The dominant days of all-white kitchens and millennial gray rooms are fading, and other shades...
Hues of deep charcoal and creamy white pair with brass and heavily veined quartzite to create a space that brings color, texture, and visual details together. The Form From Form custom copper and brass hood is an especially showstopping piece.

Functionality Shines in This Sophisticated Kitchen Remodel

  Photography Andrea Rugg The layout of this 1940s kitchen in the Minnehaha neighborhood of Minneapolis posed challenges for the homeowners: tight clearances, a cramped work...
In this San Francisco home, Heather Peterson used vintage items of a similar era (1970s) and material. The tambour screen in the family room joins objects in other rooms to play against the more formal moldings.

5 Ways to Bring Vintage Style into Your Home

Many homeowners are leaving minimalism in the past and embracing a lived in, collected look—for spaces that reveal more personality and character. For many,...

Spring Product Picks: Monochrome Florals

Floral patterns are synonymous with spring, but these items feature an unexpected twist on floral motifs. When floral fabric comes to mind, so does...
Color swatches and samples for your walls can help determine what color to paint a room.

5 Expert Tips for How to Paint a Room

One of the easiest (and most budget-friendly) ways to transform a room is with paint. And while it might seem simple, there are a...

Spring Office Inspiration: The Social Lights’ Colorful HQ

If you’ve been into a popular business in Minneapolis in the last several years, you’ve probably been in a space designed by Studio BV,...
This chic laundry room with floral wallpaper was an essential design fix

3 Laundry Rooms That Make Spring Cleaning Chic

Good design applies to both aesthetics and utility. These laundry rooms prove that, in a space where function is key, good design goes a...
The chef’s-style kitchen features a spacious pantry and dual islands topped with quartzite, one with a unique half-waterfall countertop.

A Refined and Functional Excelsior Family Dream Home

  Photography Chelsie Lopez Inspiration can come from anywhere, and for the Nye family, the impetus to build their family dream home came from their pre-teen...
The marble brushstrokes on Jamb's Merethorth Mantel complement the "eared" 18th-century form.

Designer Product Pick: Jamb Mereworth Mantel

The Tastemaker: Endlessly inspired by the character and charm of older homes, Megan Schultz, interior designer with Stone House Collective based outside of Milwaukee,...

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