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April 5
AFTER: A living room staged to be bright and fresh.

7 tips for selling a house this spring

Staging experts give advice on the best things you can do to sell your home faster.
Home & Garden
April 5
Brooklyn Center

Home listings: What $209,900 buys you in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Home & Garden
April 5
After a fire forced a remodel of a St. Louis Park home, a family hoped for a footprint similar to their original single-story ranch-style house. At th

St. Louis Park home rebuilt after fire wins Home of the Month with 'midcentury modern vibe'

A St. Louis Park family created a unique home with touches of Japanese and French design and a "butterfly" roof while staying within the same footprint.
Home & Garden
April 4
Phyllis Terchanik’s great nephew holds still for a ‘dee.

Birds land on the hand that feeds them

Have seeds? Have patience? You may be in business.
Home & Garden
March 29
Homeowners of a Tudor in Minneapolis' Lynnhurst discover the house was built with tiles from Ernest Batchelder, the prolific southern California artis

Minneapolis home with tiles by famed California Arts and Crafts artist lists for $690,000

Designer Ernest Batchelder gained prominence for square fireplace tiles depicting nature scenes.
Home & Garden
March 29
Beautiful Gardens

Beautiful Gardens

There are some spectacular private gardens around the Twin Cities. We discover several each year in our Beautiful Gardens contest. From October to April, we'll bring you into one Beautiful Garden a month.
Home & Garden
March 29
A home in Los Angeles' Bel Air neighborhood features a light-filled library.

Top trends in home design for 2024

From dark academia to coastal grandma, home decorating trends match homeowner personality.
Home & Garden
March 29
Jordan

Home listings: What $500,000 buys you in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Farmington, St. Paul and Hugo.
Home & Garden
March 29
Yee Lee, left, and her husband Bryan Johnsen pose for a portrait in the retaining wall feature with a 6-foot waterfall, spiral staircase and bridge th

Champlin duo's massive garden grows into a budding business — and Beautiful Gardens winner

Yee Lee blossoms in her love for gardening while Bryan Johnsen is rooted in his love for building and landscaping.
March 28

Gallery: Champlin beautiful garden winner

The backyard garden of Yee Lee and Bryan Johnsen photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 in Champlin, Minnesota.
Home & Garden
March 28
The kitchen is the heart of the home. Taking some time to organize it efficiently will pay dividends.

Think spring with these 10 quick and easy home projects

Get spring started on the right foot with these small tasks that count for a lot.
Home & Garden
March 28
Photos by Jim Williams
2. An Eastern bluebird heads to his nest with one of hundreds of daily insect meals.

Even common birds like the bluebird are full of mysteries

Despite conveniently nesting in manmade nest boxes, there are still lots of areas to study for Eastern bluebirds.
Home & Garden
March 22
Natural light permeates the geodesic home in south Minneapolis.

Rare south Minneapolis geodesic home lists for $599,000

It's one of just two geodesic houses in Minneapolis, according to Natural Spaces Domes.
Home & Garden
March 22
St. Louis Park

Home listings: What $439,900 buys you in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in St. Louis Park, Minneapolis and Woodbury.
Home & Garden
March 22
Tim Herbstrith finished the basement of his south Minneapolis home and created a 'speakeasy' decorated with repurposed family heirlooms including his

Minneapolis man transforms dusty basement into heirloom-filled 'speakeasy'

Determined to "keep stuff out of landfills," a homeowner gave family heirlooms and second-hand furniture new life in his south Minneapolis home.
Variety
March 22
Maria Bartholdi sits for a portrait in her living room Friday, March 8, 2024 in Minneapolis.

Maximalist puts hobbies front and center of colorful Minneapolis home decor

Decked out with green and magenta walls, podcaster Maria Bartholdi explains how it all flows together in her south Minneapolis house.
Home & Garden
March 21
A row of five vertical mirrors with black frames on a white wall reflects a living room.

12 ways to make your apartment feel more 'grown up'

Good design doesn't have to be expensive.
Home & Garden
March 21
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Amid prime eagle watching time, how to get the best views

The Upper Mississippi hosts hundreds of bald eagles each winter, and this has been a good year to catch sight of them.
Variety
March 19
Jovan C. Speller uses a pitchfork to turn a compost pile Thursday, May 19, 2022 in Osage, Minn.. Speller moved her family and her artistic practice to

Yuen: Spring came to Minnesota a while ago, but its official arrival won't be any less sweet

Got seasonal confusion? Talk to a gardener, a canary in the coalmine of climate change.
Home & Garden
March 16
Tim Foster, holding 14-year-old Papillon Vince, and Bruce Schabell, in front of a Romanesque garden temple with a screen porch on March 6, 2024 that t

How an abandoned 1857 farmhouse in Stockholm, Wis., became a full-time residence

The four decades of projects have been a labor of love for the homeowners, who just finished building their forever home on the property.

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