Kim Palmer
Reporter | Home+Garden
Phone: 612-673-4784
E-mail: kpalmer@startribune.com
Kim Palmer covers home design, home-based lifestyle trends, gardening and collecting for the Home & Garden section.
Recent content from Kim Palmer
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His & hers rooms
When relaxing at home, what's good for the goose isn't always good for the gander. Some couples compromise by creating separate, gender-friendly retreats.
Nov 3, 2009 -
Rooms to rent
In tough economic times, more homeowners are looking to roommates to help make ends meet. Some find surprising benefits, others new headaches.
Oct 27, 2009 -
Bailout for straw-bale construction?
A new straw-bale structure -- the first one permitted in Minneapolis in years -- opens its doors this weekend as a training, demonstration and data-collection site.
Oct 20, 2009 -
April 2009: Garden gallery
A passion for sculpture -- and an aversion to mowing -- inspired an ambitious landscape in Prior Lake that its keepers eagerly share with others.
Oct 20, 2009 -
Project Funway
A laminate evening gown? A skirt made of carpet tiles? Anything's possible when interior designers harness the tools of their trade for an offbeat fashion fundraiser.
Oct 6, 2009 -
Basement transformation
A bare-bones basement is transformed into a sophisticated guys' hangout.
Sep 23, 2009 -
Pigskin digs
Fervent fans show their true colors at home, splashing their team's hues on every wall and surrounding themselves with memorabilia.
Sep 16, 2009 -
Move or improve?
If you can't decide whether to buy a new house or fix up the one you've got, this weekend is for you. For the first time, the Builders Association of the Twin Cities has combined the four-week Parade of Homes, featuring new construction, with the three-day Remodelers Showcase.
Sep 9, 2009 -
Golden opportunity
A Minneapolis couple celebrate their 50th anniversary with a unique gift to the neighborhood - rain gardens for everyone on their block.
Aug 26, 2009 -
Cabin contrast
"Going up north" is an Upper Midwest summer ritual, and the desire for a cabin of one's own seems hard-wired into our psyche. But the vision of the perfect getaway home is as varied as our thousands of lakes.
Aug 4, 2009
