From city streets to a wooded retreat. We all dream of what life might look like when retirement comes—a vacation across the globe, a sparkling new...
Interior Design
Explore the Eclectic Interior of a Villas on Quail Home
Aesthetics drive home design. Modern, traditional, craftsman, Hamptons; there’s a unique style for every homeowner. For one local family embracing a...
Say Hello To Hello Norden
Kassina Folstad is paving her own path with design studio and shop Hello Norden. Sitting in the black-walled office of her St. Paul home,...
Aging in Place
Our homes provide us with comfort, a familiar environment and the feeling of stability. Why should that have to change as we get older? Recently,...
Local Home Design Company Offers Tips for Your Next Home Renovation
What to know before diving into your next home renovation project. For homeowners looking to revamp their space, starting the renovation process may...
Inspire Productivity With Your Home Office Design
It’s no secret that more and more people are finding themselves working from home. Whether you see this ever-growing trend as a burden or a...
Adorned Homes Opening New Showroom
Full-service design showroom opens in White Bear Lake. A White Bear Lake boutique interior design company is taking a new approach to full-service...
A New Theory on Home Décor
Husband-and-wife team brings new life to vintage home décor treasures. After years spent hunting for and refining their own private collection of...
Wine About It
High-end wine cellars help homeowners express themselves. Hearing “wine cellar” might conjure old movie images of a candlelit trip down dark, musty...
Five Design Tips to Make Your Entryway More Welcoming
Gear up to host friends and family this fall with expert advice. Walk through your front door and try to visualize it as a guest; what do you...
Back to the Future
J&J Remodelers revamps an outdated White Bear area kitchen. Wanting to bring a late 1980s time capsule of a kitchen back to the future, this...
High-Performing Homes
GreenHalo Builds creates homes that are beautiful, energy efficient and good for you. The first things you notice when you step foot in the newly...
Shake, Stir, Rattle and Roll
Bar carts give a nod to Old Hollywood glamour. Bar carts, once a staple in American homes, offices and restaurants, have been resurrected from the...
Step into Spring
Welcome the warm weather with some new décor items from That Old Blue Door. Nothing says spring like a bit of green and some floral décor. And That...
Together as One
A collective of furniture artisans with one common goal. Taking old furniture pieces and transforming them back into timeless pieces, with lots of...
Good Morning America Appearance Boosts Local Business During Tough Times
Create Space makes national TV with an appearance on Good Morning America. It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic hit small businesses hard....
4 Tips for Keeping Your Houseplants Healthy
Caring for houseplants is easier than you think. Houseplants can have benefits beyond their beauty. Plants increase oxygen in the air, work as...
A Q+A with One of White Bear Lake’s Best Interior Designers
Christina Lynn Interiors was a runner-up for Best Interior Designer in the Best of White Bear Lake 2020. Our homes are our havens—and never more so...
How to Design Your Home with Pets and Kids in Mind
Piper Donlin, an interior design consultant at Ethan Allen, offers advice on designing and furnishing a warm and inviting home that can handle some...
Local Home Staging Expert Offers Tips for ‘Putting On Your Best Look’
Robin LeVine of Sorted Affairs Home Staging gives tips on beautifying for selling or staying. Owner of Sorted Affairs Home Staging Robin LeVine has...