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March 18, 2017
The family also was able to add casual dining area with a built-in bench.

Lose a wall in your home, gain a dream kitchen

What's standing between you and your dream kitchen? Often, it's a wall — a relic from the days when a separate dining room was a must-have in every home. Open it up to make the most of your square footage.
Home & Garden
March 18, 2017
The Fricks took down a wall and incorporated the space from their former dining room into their new kitchen, which now has room for a 12-foot center i

Two families make the most of their square footage by removing a wall

Business
March 18, 2017
Shakopee
Built in 2006, this four-bedroom, four-bath house has 2,740 square feet and features three bedrooms on one level, fireplace, formal dining ro

Home listings: What $349,900 buys in the Twin Cities

Business
March 17, 2017
Euro style lives large in this home plan.

Home plan: Euro-style lives large

Variety
March 17, 2017
Potted seedlings of garden lettuce and salad greens.

Four simple rules for successful seed-starting

Four simple rules will ensure seed-starting success — even for rookie gardeners.
Home & Garden
March 17, 2017

That habitat stamp, aka the duck stamp

(Pheasants) Forever the right idea
Variety
March 15, 2017
Male ruby-throated hummingbirds can become very possessive of nectar feeders. They will drive other hummers away.
Photo by Jim Williams

Birds are as early as spring this year in the Twin Cities

Clouds of geese, plus ducks, grebes, killdeer, blackbirds, larks, shorebirds and sandhill cranes — were lured north by the freakishly warm weather.
Home & Garden
March 14, 2017
black-capped chickadee
credit Jim Williams

Bird names can tell you a lot about them

What's in a name? When it comes to birds, often it's a lot.
Variety
March 14, 2017
Silver and wood ceiling fan with a light on a white ceiling. (Dreamstime/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1197156

Switch ceiling fan direction seasonally to save money

Home & Garden
March 14, 2017
Seek Thermal CompactPRO infrared camera: a home inspector's review

Seek Thermal CompactPRO infrared camera: a home inspector's review

Seek Thermal has a new infrared camera for smartphones called the Seek Thermal CompactPRO.
Home & Garden
March 13, 2017
A dark trick with a dummy bird

A dark trick with a dummy bird

"Look, right over there...."
Variety
March 13, 2017
Beautiful Gardens winners Tom Hoch, left and Mark Addicks, relax in an outdoor room sheltered by a pergola and limestone wall. Over the past four year

Tapestry of gardens overlooks one of the oldest houses on Lake of the Isles

Lush greenery defines an 1890s Colonial in the heart of Minneapolis.
Home & Garden
March 11, 2017
Photos of Bald Eagle chicks being fed

Photos of Bald Eagle chicks being fed

Saturday evening, from MN DNR video feed
Variety
March 11, 2017
This midcentury modern house in Deephaven was inspired by the architecture of Palm Springs, Calif.

For sale: Adman's 'Mad Men'-era dream home on Lake Minnetonka

Minnesota ad executive Ray Mithun built his Lake Minnetonka home with walls of glass, inspired by the architecture of Palm Springs, Calif., during the "Mad Men" era. You can have it for $4.995 million.
Variety
March 11, 2017

Renting and the Law: Tenant has issues with neighbor's long baths

Variety
March 11, 2017

For sale: Adman's 'Mad Men'-era dream home on Lake Minnetonka

Minnesota ad executive Ray Mithun built his Lake Minnetonka home with walls of glass, inspired by the architecture of Palm Springs, Calif., during the "Mad Men" era. You can have it for $4.995 million.
Home & Garden
March 11, 2017
The right use of light, furniture, flooring and color can transform your basement. (Photo courtesy of Dover Home Remodelers) ORG XMIT: 1197316

How to update a boring basement

Brighten up your lower level with open spaces and pops of color.
Home & Garden
March 11, 2017

Home briefs: Bachman's Spring Ideas House opens soon; eco-friendly basement remodel

Variety
March 11, 2017

Tapestry of gardens overlooks one of the oldest houses on Lake of the Isles

Lush greenery defines an 1890s Colonial in the heart of Minneapolis.
Home & Garden
March 10, 2017
PLAN031217: Fairytale cottage has modern appeal

Home plan: Fairy-tale cottage has modern appeal

Home and Garden

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