Chris Lee
Chris Lee, a longtime magazine writer and editor, has been a keen observer of the Twin Cities thriving design scene for more than a decade. As editor of Midwest Home, she combines her passion for all things home with her love of good story telling.
Color of the Year: Turquoise
Well, this is exciting: The Pantone Color of the Year for 2010 is turquoise. You think I’m being facetious—not at all. I’m just glad the rest of the world is catching up with me....
E-Flowers, Every Week
It’s grim, isn’t it? Days of sub-zero cold, followed by snow, followed by sub-zero cold... If you, like me, can do with a weekly reminder that lovely, living things in radiant colors still exist,...
Shop Till You Drop
Just in case you’re not all shopped out after last week’s Black Friday—or if (like me) you’d rather have oral surgery than camp outside a big-box store all night waiting for the doors to...
Home & Garden Show
Midwest Home’s Home and Garden show opened its doors this afternoon to a crowd of attendees. Many headed directly to the Designers’ Flea Market, stocked with designer goods from Gunkelman Flesher Interior Design and...
Ready, Set, Shop
I just came from International Market Square, where I got a preview of the offerings in the annual ASID Great Finds Designer Home Furnishings Sample Sale. I couldn’t believe some of the price tags...
Candy Land
Just the thing for that post-Halloween sugar crash: the new south Minneapolis sweets shop, Sugar Sugar Candy. Owner Joni Wheeler, whose work as an expert gift-package wrapper you’ll see in the next issue of...
Designs that Blend
Designs that Blend While residents in some city neighborhoods and first-ring suburbs complain about new houses and out-of-scale remodels that ruin their views and block their light, members of the Fulton Neighborhood Association in southwest...
Cheers to Tom Gunkelman
I’ve been to several birthday parties this year, but none as memorable as yesterday’s fete for Tom Gunkelman at the Holly Hunt showroom at IMS. Tom—unbelievably—just turned 80 and much of the Minneapolis design...
Haute Ink: Tattoo-Inspired Design for Your Home
Once tattoo-wear hit Macy’s—think Ed Hardy low-rise sneakers, scarves, and T-shirts—I should have known tat-inspired home furnishings wouldn’t be far behind. It clicked when blogger Tate Gunderson posted an update from the ICFF show...
Buy/Collect Exhibit at Bookmen
I love searching out local artists and artisans. Even though too often I have to covet rather than buy their work, at least I get to share some of it with you. The most...
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