Alyssa Ford
New MN Docomomo Chapter Launching Thurs
A new Minnesota chapter of Docomomo, an international organization dedicated to documenting and preserving architecture from the mid-century modern movement, is launching this Thursday at Design Within Reach in Minneapolis. Five women—a historian, an...
Floor Samples at Traditions
Traditions is hosting quite the sample sale this month and next (sale officially closes the last day in July), with 40 to 70 percent markdowns on casegoods, upholstery, accents and more in both locations....
25 Percent Off at Indulge & Bloom in Edina
To celebrate the Edina Art Fair that kicks off tomorrow and runs through Sunday, one of the loveliest flower shops in town, Indulge & Bloom, is taking 25 percent off everything storewide, and doing...
Accessories Sale at the Sitting Room
Yesterday, I snapped a few shots of a lovely little boutique and interior design showroom—Sitting Room, across the street from Lakewinds Natural Foods in Minnetonka, on Minnetonka Boulevard. Lo and behold, they're having a...
Mio for Target On Clearance Soon
A little bird (also known as the Target marketing department), has clued me into the fact that its limited edition Mio for Target collection is going on clearance any day now at target.com. Designed...
A Glimpse Inside Interior Motive
Hudson, Wisconsin interior designer and former Ethan Allen project manager Kari Schardin opened a fresh, unexpected retail space/boutique in mid-March called Interior Motive. Right on Stillwater's main strip, the 1,700-square-foot space feels much cleaner...
Five Pretty Things from the Northern Woods Show
The Minnesota Woodworkers Guild puts on a rousing competition and show each spring featuring the work of Minnesota-based woodworkers and furniture-makers. Here are my faves from this year's show:Tim Gorman's amazing "Serpentine" chair made...
Sneak Peek: Jim & Betty Jordan's Practice Putting Green
Last summer, Jim and Betty Jordan of Hudson, Wisconsin, hired one of our favorite firms, Windsor Companies out of St. Paul, to install this artificial turf practice putting green, with a little golf chipping...
Sneak Peek: Hugo, Minnesota Bungalow Beauty
Just looking at this house makes me happy. It's the adorable, 4,100-square-foot abode of Josh and Rachel Berger, the founders and masterminds behind the heavenly scented Daub & Bauble line of soaps, lotions, and...
Sneak Peek: Lucas and Jenney's Green Bungalow
Sustainably minded architect Lucas Alm, principal of Alm Design Studio, and his graphic designer/art director wife, Jenney Stevens, did an amazing job on their 1920s bungalow remodel in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of...

