Hate old 'brown furniture'? Young Twin Cities designer proves it can look fresh
A young designer puts her own fresh spin on old "brown furniture."
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Designer tips for finding and decorating with vintage furniture
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Home listings: What $465,000 buys in the Twin Cities area
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Tenant charged for keys that were returned
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How to save money with energy-efficient home upgrades
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It's hard to tell if face glass pieces are fake
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Foil dryer ducts: code-approved?
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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.
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Extreme Christmas lover packs more than 40 trees into his modest Mpls. house
A fervent Christmas fan squeezes 42 festive themed trees into one modest Minneapolis house.
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Home listings: What $389,900 buys in the Twin Cities area
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7 books to help you shake up your home decor
Ideas for refreshing your space with found objects, live plants and a bit of glam.
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Home plan: Farmhouse details with modern touches
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Find a dining table perfect for your needs and space
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Old doors – many from western China – get new life as Minnesota-made tables
Pikka Design Co.'s wood tables are repurposed from old Chinese doors.
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Should I turn off the circuit breaker to my AC for the winter?
Shortly after posting our fall maintenance checklist this year, I had a reader contact me to let me know that I may have missed an important fall maintenance item.
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Blue jays are fast-food experts
These birds, known to some as "feeder pigs," use a throat pouch to load up with seeds.
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Collecting: Mad Hatter tea set likely a copy
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Duluth's most expensive listing is $1.8M home designed for entertaining
House includes Italian-inspired wine room big enough for a dinner party, with separate entrance.
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Minneapolis duplex owner builds mini house for himself in the backyard
Ready to downsize and move back to the city, a Minneapolis homeowner built a sleek little house behind a duplex he already owned.
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