Back to Home & Garden

More from Home & Garden

Home & Garden
November 6, 2020
Bachman's Holiday vignette

Holiday Ideas House moves to Bachman's Minneapolis store this year

Self-guided tours will follow one-way path and have limited visitors per time slot.
Home & Garden
November 6, 2020

Fixing the world one bird feeder at a time

Fixation -- a book with broad application
Home & Garden
November 6, 2020
An elegant fixture adds appeal in this dining area.

How to create looks that help your home sell faster

Clean, neutral, well-lit homes appeal to buyers.
Home & Garden
November 6, 2020
Home plan: Relaxed and roomy with country charm

Home plan: Relaxed and roomy with country charm

Home & Garden
November 4, 2020
Andrea DeGaetano is a one-woman cleaning company, running Household Cleaning Services and was seen cleaning a client's house Friday in Minneapolis. Wh

Twin Cities house cleaners in pandemic: 'I'm busy sanitizing everything!'

Professional house cleaners have had to change routines to keep clients and themselves safe.
Home & Garden
November 3, 2020
This McCoy pottery alligator is worth about $70.

McCoy collector could snap up alligator vase

Home & Garden
November 3, 2020
A trumpeter swan family floats on a metro lake.

Swans nesting in metro wetlands

Elegant birds are becoming a more familiar sight as they raise their families each summer.
Home & Garden
November 3, 2020
Home Inspectors don't have to be old white guys

Home Inspectors don't have to be old white guys

Take a look around any room full of home inspectors, and you'll notice we look a lot alike. We are almost all white men with a lot of gray hair. It's as if there's an unwritten rule that you have to be an old white guy to be a home inspector.
Home & Garden
October 31, 2020
Barbara and Cully Johnson remodeled the main floor of their home in St. Anthony, including this kitchen, which was designed by Albertsson Hansen Archi

Swedish-inspired makeover transforms modest-sized St. Anthony home

A Scandinavian-inspired remodeling transformed a modest-sized '60s house.
Home & Garden
October 30, 2020

Some notes on climate

Not encouraging
Home & Garden
October 30, 2020
Fridley

Home listings: What $189,900 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Fridley, St. Paul and Little Canada.
Home & Garden
October 30, 2020
Home plan: Craftsman details with a modern layout

Home plan: Craftsman details with modern layout

Home & Garden
October 30, 2020

Tenant charged painting fee for normal wear and tear

Home & Garden
October 29, 2020

Similarities: Maine and Minnesota birds

Books for each compared
Home & Garden
October 27, 2020

Your guide to local woodpeckers

Woodpeckers may annoy you with their hole-making, but it helps other birds.
Home & Garden
October 27, 2020
Black-backed woodpecker, male

Woodpeckers may annoy you, but they're helpers in the bird community

While homeowners may not appreciate it, woodpeckers create homes for cavity nesters. Here's a guide to local woodpeckers.
Home & Garden
October 27, 2020
Animals, skeletons and creepy home inspection stuff 2020

Animals, skeletons and creepy home inspection stuff 2020

There is zero educational content in this post. It's all gross or creepy stuff we've seen over the past year as home inspectors. Enjoy!
Home & Garden
October 26, 2020
Cedarhurst mansion sits on 10 acres in Cottage Grove. It's now on the market for $1.95 million.

Historic Cottage Grove mansion with ballroom now on market for $1.95M

Grand country estate with 26 rooms including a ballroom has hosted weddings and afternoon teas.
Home & Garden
October 24, 2020
Don Shelby outside the Excelsior home he updated to be energy efficient. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com Former television anchor Don

8 years after building his green dream home, Don Shelby strives to go even greener

The former WCCO anchor and his wife, Barbara, are still looking for ways to improve their home's sustainability.
Home & Garden
October 23, 2020
A basic builder house in Woodbury was recently redesigned by Interior Impressions. A new quartz island top brightened up the kitchen and added space f

Basic builder home in Woodbury now makes personal style statement

After buying a basic builder home, a young family makes it their own.

Home and Garden

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