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Reporter, Editor | Home+Garden | Homes

Phone: 612-673-4784

Kim Palmer covers architecture, design, décor, gardening, landscaping and home-related lifestyle trends. She also blogs for Homegirls and Greengirls on StarTribune.com.
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Collector is crazy for creches

The Nativity isn't just a seasonal interest for Kathleen Putrah. It's a year-round obsession.

Updated: November 30, 2011, - 07:40 AM

Report: Exterior projects pay best return of investment

Want to get the most bang for your home-improvement buck? Spend the money outside. That's the message from Remodeling Magazine's recent "Cost vs. Value Report."

Updated: November 26, 2011, - 12:53 PM

Milwaukee Av. home improves on history

A tiny addition makes a big impact -- updating a 19th-century home for the 21st century, without compromising the character of its historic neighborhood.

Updated: November 19, 2011, - 04:58 PM

Before & After: New home office

A basement office goes from dark and cluttered to bright and orderly.

Updated: November 12, 2011, - 12:50 PM

Winning gardener shares words to garden by

Beautiful Gardens winner Beverly Moore shares her gardening tips:

Updated: November 08, 2011, - 04:04 PM

Home decor that's mined in Minnesota

Taconite tailings are now being melted and turned into art pieces and tabletops.

Updated: November 08, 2011, - 03:32 PM

Something new: black for brides

Designer Vera Wang takes a walk on the dark side, but Minnesota brides aren't expected to follow.

Updated: November 07, 2011, - 05:30 PM

Making glass fly with birds

Our modern love affair with walls of glass is bad news for birds, especially in migratory flyways like the Twin Cities. Architects and homeowners are trying to reduce the carnage.

Updated: October 31, 2011, - 09:22 AM