HGTV Show “Renovation 911” Highlights Minneapolis-Based Emergency Restoration Experts
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Making their debut this month on HGTV, Lindsey Uselding and Kirsten Meehan—emergency home restoration experts and sisters—embark on a quest to fix families’...
Designer Product Pick: Handcrafted Moroccan Faucet
The Tastemaker: Belkis Cruz leads her Twin Cities-based design-build remodeling firm, Casamia Design & Build Co., with the spirit of her Nicaraguan heritage—infusing every...
Cozying Up to Winter: Q&A with Founders of Hygge & West
Photos courtesy of Hygge & West
Those Norwegians. They endure the longest, snowiest, coldest winters and yet—as research done by Kari Leibowritz, a PhD student...
The Collective: Woodworker TiAnna DeGarmo
Portrait shot by Elizabeth Berget
Products shot by Alyssa Lee
TiAnna DeGarmo was called to her craft by the whiff of sawdust and the drive of...
Ini Iyamba Defines the Modern Man
Photos by Wing Ta
The vice president of merchandising for CircleRock, a local men’s apparel company that just merged with Faribault Woolen Mill Co., likes...
Q&A with Barbara Schmidt
Barbara Schmidt, the leading lady behind studiobstyle, is a queen of all trades. Based in Minneapolis and New York, her integrated branding company offers...
The Collective: Megan Bell Art
Photos courtesy of Megan Bell Art
There is a gentle nostalgia and “quiet chaos in frenzy” to the representative and abstract works of Megan Bell....
Mrs. Minnesota America Keeps Giving with a Bowling Alley in Her Andover Home
All photos courtesy of Gregory Strom
“We’re entertainers. We love community. Our house is always a hub, so 2020 was difficult for sure,” says Mrs....
Master Ojibwe Bead Artist Jessica Gokey Reveres Beadwork as Fine Art
Photos by David Ellis
Jessica Gokey was only 16 years old when she had her first run-in with beading. Her aunt doled out a daunting...
Minnesota Maker: Anthony Siewert
Photos courtesy Kona's Custom Lodging
Anthony Siewert knew no regular bed would do for his beloved Weimaraner and company namesake Kona, so he did what...
Q&A with MN Landscape Arboretum Director Peter Moe
September is here, and fall draws near. Soon enough, trees will adopt their fiery fall hues, lattes will become increasingly pumpkin-spiced, and yards will...
This Weekend’s Open Studio With Ashley Brazil Ceramics and Neal Jewelry
Ceramic artist Ashley Brazil and fine jewelry maker Lauren Neal announced an open studio collaboration for one day only—this Saturday, Feb. 21, from...
Houston White Celebrates Heritage and Soul This Holiday Season
Photos by Chris McDuffie
While growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, a young Houston White helped his family haul drywall and paint luxury homes across the...
Two Minnesota Designers Make The Expert Top 40 List in 2026
The interior design world is abuzz with the announcement of The Expert Top 40 list. For 2026, the list includes two Minnesota-based designers.
The Expert...
Italian-Style Meatballs
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Crave cozy dishes simmering in heavy pots that make the whole house smell like home during fall? This go-to meatball recipe combines beef,...
Eyenga Bokamba Mixes Media to Create Colorful Canvases
Photos by David Ellis
Eyenga Bokamba, a visual artist and designer, modestly insists, “I have an art career because people reach out to me, so...
Room & Board Founder John Gabbert Inducted into American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame
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The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. is an industry organization founded in 1988 meant to preserve the history of the...
Intentional Style
Photos by Wing Ta
"I just think guys can do better,” says biology professor and sartorial influencer Paul Buttenhoff. “Less pleats, fewer Crocs.” The current...
Mercury Mosaics’ Mercedes Austin Talks Tile
Photos by David Ellis
Sporting a cheerful smile, perky pixie cut, and plastic safety glasses, local entrepreneur Mercedes Austin takes us on a tour of...
The Collective: Landscape Paintings by Douglas Ross
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The words of Henry Miller—“To Paint is to Love Again”—have served artist Douglas Ross throughout his career and life. Behind great work is...
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