Women-led architecture firm pursues sustainability through timeless design. When one considers the term sustainability, odds are the images that...
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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...
Home Grown
“… we all need to get outside and dig in the dirt a little more.” “If you had told me 10 years ago that I would become a chicken lady with a...
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J&J Remodelers revamps an outdated White Bear area kitchen.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...
Green Acres
A quick guide to cabin-friendly plants and shrubs. Cabin owners know the drill. Head up (or over) to the lake in springtime for opening, plant the...
A Taste of Spring
Herbaceous perennials offer early-season bounty. Spring is finally here! There’s nothing quite like seeing those first furls of green making their...
Digging In
White Bear Lake local Michelle Bruhn shares her gardening expertise and local food journey on her Forks in the Dirt blog. Growing up, Michelle Bruhn...
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...
Eat Your Greens
Let’s get growing early this year for fresh springtime salads. Growing salad greens in a container is an easy and fast way to jumpstart your...
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...
Mural Paper Makes for an Easy, Trendy Focal Point
While architectural elements and furniture are often the go-to focal points, a single wall can hold its own with bold color or statement wallpaper....
