Back to Home & Garden

More from Home & Garden

Variety
February 7, 2017
Fruit is a staple of the winter robins’ diet.

Solving the mystery of why huge flocks of robins are spending winter in Minn.

Warmer winters mean it's no longer so unusual to see these orange-chested thrushes.
Home & Garden
February 7, 2017
FLIR E6: the best infrared camera for home inspectors

FLIR E6: the best infrared camera for home inspectors

I've been using the same infrared camera, the FLIR E6, for the past three years. Today, it's still my infrared camera of choice as a home inspector.
Variety
February 5, 2017
The new two-story home in the Minneapolis Bryn Mawr neighborhood, was designed to evoke an old-house aura, as well as built with modern sustainability

Minneapolis couple blend traditional and modern in newly built home

Inside and out, a Minneapolis couple's newly built home melds their traditional and modern sensibilities, while integrating another quality important to them: sustainability. It's the AIA Minnesota Home of the Month.
Variety
February 4, 2017
Lake Home & Cabin Show, Feb. 10-12. credit Mitch Kezar

Lake Home & Cabin Show, DIY repair, cost vs. value of home improvements and more

Home & Garden
February 4, 2017
Minnetonka
Built in 1944, this one-bedroom, one-bath house has 600 square feet and features two two-car detached garages on a half-acre site located w

Home listings: What $159,900 buys in the Twin Cities

Variety
February 4, 2017
Homeowner Lane Christianson remodeled his Roseville home to create an open floor plan on the main floor, with the kitchen open to the living and dinin

DIY makeover transforms the kitchen of a Roseville split-level

DIY makeover transforms the kitchen and main living area of a 1970s split-level in Roseville.
Variety
February 4, 2017
An oak tree.

Minneapolis needs more trees — here's why

With emerald ash borers threatening many of our street trees, we need to reforest our city now.
Variety
February 4, 2017

Minneapolis couple blend traditional and modern in newly built home

Inside and out, a Minneapolis couple's newly built home melds their traditional and modern sensibilities, while integrating another quality important to them: sustainability. It's the AIA Minnesota Home of the Month.
Business
February 3, 2017
European home plan is rugged, yet elegant. (plan020517)

Home plan: European elegance

Home & Garden
February 3, 2017
A neutral foundation creates the perfect backdrop for a bold accent color. (Handout/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1196275

Dos and don'ts for decorating with neutral colors

Do's and don'ts for decorating with neutral colors.
Home & Garden
January 31, 2017
Bobwhite -- a bird struggling to survive in Minnesota

Bobwhite -- a bird struggling to survive in Minnesota

Quail Forever members are working hard to give these birds a future
Home & Garden
January 31, 2017

DNR eagle cam has eagle on nest Monday mid-morning

Live video will follow nesting until chicks -- yet to come -- fledge
Variety
January 31, 2017

St. Lawrence Island, a birding wonderland

Migrating birds gush past a remote Alaskan island.
Home & Garden
January 31, 2017

Video: water heater replacement, start to finish

This is a start-to-finish overview of a water heater replacement, recorded at Neil's home.
Home & Garden
January 28, 2017

Orchid show, tips for perfect baths and more

Home & Garden
January 28, 2017
Bloomington
Built in 1985, this five-bedroom, four-bath house has 3,869 square feet and features three bedrooms on one level, two fireplaces, eat-in k

Home listings: What $510,000 buys in the Twin Cities

Home & Garden
January 28, 2017
Greg Peterson, owner of Peters Billiards, started collecting and restoring antique pool tables when he was a teenager.

Teen passion for pool tables changed Twin Cities collector's life – and home

Decades later, Greg Peterson still owns and operates Peters Billiards, now a game and home furnishings store in south Minneapolis. And his collection of vintage tables has ballooned to nearly 90, including the four he keeps at his home in Edina.
Home & Garden
January 28, 2017
An arched stone wall, knotty alder cabinets, tin ceiling and iron sconces add Old World flavor to the new kid and adult hangout.

Maple Lake family ditches formal dining room for deluxe game space

A Maple Lake couple's traditional two-story house had a traditional formal dining room. But the only time they used it for dining was at Christmas gatherings.
Home & Garden
January 28, 2017
The Hand-Knitted Pouf by Chandra mixes green and cream, making the pattern lively yet serene ($164, burkedecor.com). MUST CREDIT: Burke DÈcor.

Is nesting the new going out? Enhance your home for quality "me time"

Ideas to enhance your home for quality "me time."
Home & Garden
January 27, 2017
Home plan: Modern prairie with expanses of glass 012917

Home plan: Modern prairie with expanses of glass

Home and Garden

Coverage of the latest trends in beautiful Minnesota gardens and home decor.