Orchids in the home To kick off its "Living With Orchids" exhibit, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is planning a preview event, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Oswald Visitor Center.
Guests can see five vignettes showcasing orchids in home-decor scenarios, created by Twin Cities interior designers, who will be in attendance, as well as nibble on hors d'oeuvres and shop for fairy dish gardens, terrariums and spring arrangements incorporating orchids.
Reservations are $30, which includes admission, appetizers and a drink ticket. Proceeds benefit the arboretum. To reserve a space, call 612-625-9865.
HomeGoods arrives in Maple Grove Feel like shopping? HomeGoods, the off-price store dedicated to home fashions, is opening a store in Maple Grove. The 25,000-square-foot store, the eighth HomeGoods in the Twin Cities, is located at the Fountains at Arbor Lakes at Interstate 694 and Hemlock Lane.
The store opens at 8 a.m. on March 25, and the first 250 shoppers will get a free reusable shopping bag.
Livable decor Deborah Needleman believes you can have a beautiful home without being a slave to the design. She knows that from experience: She grew up in a professionally decorated home that, in her words, "had very little life."
She's helping people create dwellings they can both live in and love with her book "The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live Well" (Clarkson Potter, $30).
Needleman's book is about embracing imperfection but not disregarding the basics of good design. She offers ideas for achieving spaces that are beautiful but still intended for use by real people -- people with kids and pets and stuff that doesn't always lend itself to magazine photos.
