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February 7, 2020
Pay attention to water temperature and fabrics when washing clothes.

Boost your laundry IQ

Home & Garden
February 4, 2020
Photos by Jim Williams
A chickadee picks a seed out of the ball.

Helping birds in winter

High-calorie seeds and suet allow birds to stoke their inner furnace, making it easier to withstand the cold.
Home & Garden
February 4, 2020
This china toast cover is in Franciscan Pottery’s Desert Rose pattern.

Piece of Desert Rose china is a vented toast cover

Home & Garden
February 4, 2020
Kitchen range hoods are for all kitchens, not just above gas ovens

Kitchen range hoods are for all kitchens, not just above gas ovens

Every home should be equipped with a ducted kitchen range hood. I recently read a great 31-page white paper on ducted range hoods, and this blog post is the CliffNotes version of that information.
Home & Garden
February 3, 2020
Karen Melvin Backyard, home on Isles

$5.35M Lake of the Isles home includes private garden, basement grotto

Dreaming of a house with lakeside views, a European feel and a city location? It's possible with this historic Minneapolis listing that recently hit the market.
Home & Garden
February 3, 2020
Deb and Chuck Van De Weghe recently built a new house in Lowry Hill, just down the street from the longtime home where they raised their children.

Couple's new home in Lowry Hill is traditional outside, modern inside

Longtime Lowry Hill dwellers built a colorful new house just down the street.
Home & Garden
February 1, 2020
Minneapolis

Home listings: What $265,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

Home & Garden
January 31, 2020
Greenery and green elements add a sense of nature to indoor environments. (Design Recipes/TNS)

10 tips for a calmer home

Use design to make your space a relaxing oasis.
Home & Garden
January 31, 2020
Changing up the lighting home is a simple but effective way to make your home more attractive and more comfortable. (Dreamstime/TNS)

How to improve home lighting

Set the mood and style for each room with well-placed lights.
Home & Garden
January 31, 2020
Home plan: Classic meets modern

Home plan: Classic meets modern

Home & Garden
January 31, 2020
Muted tones help create a soothing yet inviting children's bedroom.

Kid-friendly color schemes for home decor

Fresh combinations and fun accessories can enliven spaces designed for children.
Home & Garden
January 28, 2020
A flock of birds passes windmills in the Altamont Pass near Livermore, Calif., on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Critics say that wind farms, a cornerstone of

Raptor Center study is a step toward avoiding wind turbine deaths

U's center studied what birds hear. The next step is how they respond.
Home & Garden
January 28, 2020
Walking wet roofs

Walking wet roofs

Walking a wet asphalt shingle roof isn't any more dangerous than walking a dry roof, provided it's clean. Yep, you read that right. I said it.
Home & Garden
January 27, 2020
There are multiple spaces for outdoor entertaining.

$5.85M compound on Cross Lake is three luxurious lodge-style homes in one

Properties can be purchased together as one giant estate or 'a la carte' as three separate homes.
Home & Garden
January 26, 2020
Somia Mourad and Keith Bush prefer the sleek, clean look of white enamaled woodwork and painted their 1891 Kenwood home to suit their tastes. Project

Tackling a controversial question: Should you paint the woodwork white?

That is the question for home sellers in an era when white woodwork is preferred by many prospective buyers, especially younger ones.
Home & Garden
January 25, 2020
A family commissioned architect Steven Holl to design a unique "Y-shaped" home in the Catskills.

One-of-a-kind homes by star architects can be tricky to sell

Having a home by a star architect is amazing — until you try to sell it.
Home & Garden
January 24, 2020
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Kitchen trends, including big islands

Bigger and bolder kitchen islands are the stars in 2020, new survey says

With contrasting colors and countertop materials, new, larger kitchen islands are designed to make a bold design statement.
Home & Garden
January 24, 2020
ixed siding boosts curb appeal.

Home plan: Modern design with farmhouse flair

Four-bedroom home features a screen porch with a fireplace.
Home & Garden
January 24, 2020

Stepfather paid no rent; does he get CRP form?

Home & Garden
January 24, 2020
Howard Lake
Built in 1950, this three-bedroom, on-bath house has 1,364 square feet and features three bedrooms on the main level, fireplace, remodeled

Home listings: What $149,900 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Howard Lake, St. Paul and Maplewood.

Home and Garden

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