Touring green A home with views of Lake Minnetonka wetlands has been tapped as Midwest Living magazine's annual idea home and is open to the public the next three weekends. The three-level carriage-style home, part of the Portico on the Green development, was built by Keith Waters & Associates in partnership with the Green Institute in Minneapolis. Among the green features incorporated in the 4,671-square foot home, according to the magazine: a GreenStar certification from the institute, solar panels for water heating, renewable wood floors, recycled tire driveway pavers and Energy Star appliances, among others. 1-7 p.m. Fridays, noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at 2224 Portico Green, Minnetonka. Tickets are $5 at the door. Tickets for the entire Twin Cities Luxury Home Tour -- including this home -- are available for $20 at any Caribou Coffee location or $25 at any tour home. Details at www.twincitieshometour.net.
KIM YEAGER
Notes Candice Olson host of HGTV's Divine Design will be at the Mall of America Rotunda for a meet and greet from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. The Canadian interior designer will sign autographs, but won't be selling copies of her book, "Candice Olson On Design."
Minneapolis-based Saratoga Closets, which designs custom storage, has launched a website, www.saratogaclosets.com.
The Finished Basement Co., a design/build remodeler, has opened a Maple Grove showroom at 11666 Fountain Drive.
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The American Society of Interior Designers said its newly published book "The Safe Home: Designing for Safety in the Home" is available to the public for $40 at www.asid.org/designknowledge/publications/center.
