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December 9, 2019
This $1.95 million, 9,330-square-foot home sits on 10 acres in Minnetrista.

$1.95M Minnetrista home is car lover's dream with 16 garage stalls, plus 'safari room'

Handcrafted home is car lover's dream, with garage space for 16 vehicles, plus a "safari room" and custom dog suite.
Home & Garden
December 8, 2019
Inside this 1,500-square-foot Minneapolis house are more than 40 Christmas trees.

Extreme Christmas lover packs more than 40 trees into his modest Mpls. house

A fervent Christmas fan squeezes 42 festive themed trees into one modest Minneapolis house.
Home & Garden
December 7, 2019
Edina
Built in 1955, this four-bedroom, three-bath house has 2,859 square feet and features three bedrooms on the main level, three fireplaces, includ

Home listings: What $389,900 buys in the Twin Cities area

Home & Garden
December 6, 2019
A sampling of books to help you shake up your home decor.

7 books to help you shake up your home decor

Ideas for refreshing your space with found objects, live plants and a bit of glam.
Home & Garden
December 6, 2019
Home plan: Farmhouse details with modern touches

Home plan: Farmhouse details with modern touches

Variety
December 6, 2019
Credit: Beth Cath
Tables from Pikka

Old doors – many from western China – get new life as Minnesota-made tables

Pikka Design Co.'s wood tables are repurposed from old Chinese doors.
Home & Garden
December 6, 2019
Should I turn off the circuit breaker to my AC for the winter?

Should I turn off the circuit breaker to my AC for the winter?

Shortly after posting our fall maintenance checklist this year, I had a reader contact me to let me know that I may have missed an important fall maintenance item.
Home & Garden
December 3, 2019
Photos by Jim Williams
A blue jay packs corn kernels into its throat pouch.

Blue jays are fast-food experts

These birds, known to some as "feeder pigs," use a throat pouch to load up with seeds.
Home & Garden
December 3, 2019
This is a Japanese interpretation of a German design. (Handout/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1439226

Collecting: Mad Hatter tea set likely a copy

Duluth
December 2, 2019
This contemporary-style house is located in Duluth Heights. It's currently on the market for $1.8 million.

Duluth's most expensive listing is $1.8M home designed for entertaining

House includes Italian-inspired wine room big enough for a dinner party, with separate entrance.
Home & Garden
November 30, 2019
Chris Iverson, pictured with his dog, Ruby, built a small house (accessory dwelling unit) in the backyard of a duplex he owns in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis duplex owner builds mini house for himself in the backyard

Ready to downsize and move back to the city, a Minneapolis homeowner built a sleek little house behind a duplex he already owned.
Home & Garden
November 29, 2019
DIY holiday craft ideas blogger Erin Francois at her Minneapolis home.] DAVID JOLES • david.joles@startribune.com Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in M

3 easy DIY holiday decor ideas from a Minneapolis style blogger

Three festive crafts from local style blogger Erin Francois that you can make yourself.
Home & Garden
November 29, 2019

Landlord wants to amend lease

Home & Garden
November 29, 2019
Home plan: cute design, sleek features

Home plan: Open layout has sleek features

Home & Garden
November 27, 2019

All females could be a problem

Blame it on the weather
Home & Garden
November 26, 2019
Roses bloom on this lovely Willets Belleek vase, but who did the painting? (Handout/TNS)

Belleek vase likely painted by hobbyist

Home & Garden
November 26, 2019
This bald eagle is less than a year old, and several years from acquiring the distinguishing white plumage its parents show.

Bird molt can be dramatic or subtle

Home & Garden
November 26, 2019
Heat Cable Installation

Heat Cable Installation

Welcome to the final entry in my three-part series on ice dam prevention and heat cables.
Home & Garden
November 25, 2019
This house in Lowry Hill was originally built as a duplex. It's now a restored single-family home.

$1.45M Mpls. home designed by team behind Swedish Institute's 'Castle'

The duo behind the American Swedish Institute "Castle" also designed this Lowry Hill house.
Home & Garden
November 23, 2019
Burnsville: Built in 1970, this four-bedroom, three-bath house has 2,360 finished square feet.

Home listings: What $295,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

Home and Garden

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