Lynn Underwood
Reporter | Homes
Phone: 612-673-7619
E-mail: lynn.underwood@startribune.com
Lynn Underwood is a reporter for the Saturday Homes section.
Recent content from Lynn Underwood
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Retro reinvention
Salvaged materials from a demolished building bridges the old and new in a refurbished 1950s Prairie-style home.
Jun 27, 2009 -
Joan Skalbeck had an eye for exquisite colors
The Apple Valley fiber artist brought fabric to life with her beautifully dyed textiles, cherished by many quilters.
Jun 19, 2009 -
Digital TV switch not without a hitch
Local television stations reported receiving hundreds of calls for support with the long-anticipated conversion.
Jun 14, 2009 -
Coming home
A young family went from renting a townhouse to owning their own rambler with the help of first-time home buyer assistance programs.
Jun 13, 2009 -
Streamlined design within reach
A European couple brings their love for functional modernism to Minnetonka.
Jun 8, 2009 -
Prairie restoration
Design professionals David Heide and Michael Crull updated their Prairie-style home for the future while keeping an eye on the past.
May 28, 2009 -
You can have this dome home for ... $339,000
Long before green building practices became popular, Jim Schwartz built an energy-efficient geodesic home on a lakeside lot in Mendota Heights.
May 23, 2009 -
Modern mixes it up
Blu Dot furniture designer and his wife give their early 1900s Prairie-style home a modern vibe.
May 19, 2009 -
Home & Garden: Cultivated friendship
Don't underestimate the power of a 'Gold Standard' hosta.
Mar 27, 2009 -
Beautiful garden: Native splendor
This is the third in our series of garden profiles, featuring gardens selected in our 2004 Beautiful Gardens contest.
A cup plant as tall and lanky as a Timberwolves' player towers over the front yard. Brilliant orange stands of butterfly weed march along a walkway. Fountains of prairie dropseed dot the free-flowing landscape. In the shade, toads call from the lily pads that cover the pond.
Mar 27, 2009