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July 1, 2009 Sweatshop Free Sheets & Pillowcases from American Apparel In the market for sweatshop-free bed sheets? American Apparel, L.A.-based cotton knitwear powerhouse, has apparently expanded into sheets and pillowcases "made from the same fine jersey as our classic tees" boasts one press release I received. Now if we can only get them to expand beyond white and gray.... Buy them at the Uptown American Apparel store in Minneapolis or the Mall of America location. Or, shop online at the American Apparel... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

July 1, 2009 "Clouds" Design Art at Ligne Roset I find clouds incredibly inspirational. They have a constant allure regardless of what shape they hold or color they take. Now the beauty and lack of boundaries possessed by clouds can be brought from the sky into my home with an avant garde new tile concept called “Clouds.” Designed by French brothers and design virtuosos Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, and manufactured by Kvadrat Fabrics out of Denmark, “Clouds” banishes the idea that tiles must be flat, rigid, and rectangular in shape. The squishy, padded, multi-sided... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 30, 2009 Remodel Like a Pro (Wisdom from Mary Jane Pappas) Mary Jane Pappas, one of the fixtures in Minnesota's interior design community, does a nice, condensed presentation on fundamentals of remodeling. The Pappas office was generous enough to let me share the points with you. TRAIN YOUR HOUSE (don't let your house train you) By Mary Jane Pappas 1. Plan your interior design before you begin. A space plan defines where everything goes—how the spaces works, how people move through the space. Name your decisions, right up front and early, about products and finishes. Creating plans before you begin protects your investment and allows you to be in control of both the design and the budget. 2.... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 30, 2009 Scando Style from Sina Pearson Made from irregular slub cotton yards or heavy linen with a polished satin weave, the just-introduced "Scandinavia 101" upholstery collection from Sina Pearson Textiles evokes the designers extensive travels in ice country, her own snapshots of Sweden dotted with iron ore red, gold, soft blue, and gray colors, and her private collection of vegetable-dyed yarns and folk textiles. I got a big package of samples of this collection in the mail, and was particularly fond... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 29, 2009 Jones Design Build Breakfast Room So often, the informal dining area of houses I've toured look to be such afterthoughts—shoved to the side of the kitchen, or confined to barstools at a tall island. But this family, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis, got something different and unique. While revamping and remodeling the family's kitchen, Jones Design Build of Shorewood added this light-infused dining nook, surrounded by bands of clerestory windows, and vaulted up like an orangery. What a lovely spot for coffee and muffins with the... Read more » Posted on Monday, June 29, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 25, 2009 Lucky Fireplace Facelift Winners! I know exactly where I’d add a fireplace in my house: the eastern wall of my bedroom. No matter how many times I’ve wished for a fireplace, however, the wall is still blank. Lynda and Steve Meland from Plymouth have had better luck. The happy couple is feeling the heat after winning the 2009 Fireside Hearth and Home Fireplace Facelift Contest. The annual contest awards a Minnesota homeowner either a fireplace where one didn’t exist before or an upgrade to an existing fireplace. This year, the Melands won a new fireplace for their drafty living room, and the Maple... Read more » Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 10, 2009 Sale Alert! Mother’s Day might be over, but it’s never too late to nab luxury French table linens at serious bargain prices. Rick Rack, the picturesque Linden Hills gift shop, is selling Le Jacquard Français tablecloths and runners for up to 70 percent off. That means a finely woven cotton or linen tablecloth for less than $25. Today and tomorrow only. Read more » Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 10, 2009 Paul Villinski Art at the Aulik Luxury Home I'll admit it--my job is all about voyeurism. Particularly during Luxury Home Tour time, when I get to pre-tour most of the $million-dollar-plus homes and run my hands over the granite countertops, inspect soaring natural stone fireplaces, and roll around on custom, hand-tufted rugs. (Okay, maybe not that last thing...). By far, my most favorite thing on the tour this year is the Beer Can Butterfly Wall... It's a custom art installation by Long Island artist Paul Villinski,... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 9, 2009 Tour de Luxury '09 Lucky me! I’ve spent the last week getting sneak peeks of the multi-million-dollar custom homes on this year’s Twin Cities Luxury Home Tour. The tour kicks off Friday at noon, so the builders and interior designers are primping the spaces for the opening. But they took a break to give me a preview, showing me so many awesome spaces and cool features, I’ve come down with a serious case of kitchen/bath/closet /porch envy. A few highlights: Two homes (#10, Stonewood in Minnetonka, and #14, Pillar Homes in... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 9, 2009 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 architect, a painter, and two professors— are behind the new chapter, and hope the interest is HUGE. "We'd love to do a happy hour, maybe a meet-and-greet at Spinario Design, a modern home tour, lots of different events," says Beth Bowman, a painter... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

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July 1, 2009 Sweatshop Free Sheets & Pillowcases from American Apparel In the market for sweatshop-free bed sheets? American Apparel, L.A.-based cotton knitwear powerhouse, has apparently expanded into sheets and pillowcases "made from the same fine jersey as our classic tees" boasts one press release I received. Now if we can only get them to expand beyond white and gray.... Buy them at the Uptown American Apparel store in Minneapolis or the Mall of America location. Or, shop online at the American Apparel... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

July 1, 2009 "Clouds" Design Art at Ligne Roset I find clouds incredibly inspirational. They have a constant allure regardless of what shape they hold or color they take. Now the beauty and lack of boundaries possessed by clouds can be brought from the sky into my home with an avant garde new tile concept called “Clouds.” Designed by French brothers and design virtuosos Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, and manufactured by Kvadrat Fabrics out of Denmark, “Clouds” banishes the idea that tiles must be flat, rigid, and rectangular in shape. The squishy, padded, multi-sided... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 30, 2009 Remodel Like a Pro (Wisdom from Mary Jane Pappas) Mary Jane Pappas, one of the fixtures in Minnesota's interior design community, does a nice, condensed presentation on fundamentals of remodeling. The Pappas office was generous enough to let me share the points with you. TRAIN YOUR HOUSE (don't let your house train you) By Mary Jane Pappas 1. Plan your interior design before you begin. A space plan defines where everything goes—how the spaces works, how people move through the space. Name your decisions, right up front and early, about products and finishes. Creating plans before you begin protects your investment and allows you to be in control of both the design and the budget. 2.... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 30, 2009 Scando Style from Sina Pearson Made from irregular slub cotton yards or heavy linen with a polished satin weave, the just-introduced "Scandinavia 101" upholstery collection from Sina Pearson Textiles evokes the designers extensive travels in ice country, her own snapshots of Sweden dotted with iron ore red, gold, soft blue, and gray colors, and her private collection of vegetable-dyed yarns and folk textiles. I got a big package of samples of this collection in the mail, and was particularly fond... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 29, 2009 Jones Design Build Breakfast Room So often, the informal dining area of houses I've toured look to be such afterthoughts—shoved to the side of the kitchen, or confined to barstools at a tall island. But this family, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Minneapolis, got something different and unique. While revamping and remodeling the family's kitchen, Jones Design Build of Shorewood added this light-infused dining nook, surrounded by bands of clerestory windows, and vaulted up like an orangery. What a lovely spot for coffee and muffins with the... Read more » Posted on Monday, June 29, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 25, 2009 Lucky Fireplace Facelift Winners! I know exactly where I’d add a fireplace in my house: the eastern wall of my bedroom. No matter how many times I’ve wished for a fireplace, however, the wall is still blank. Lynda and Steve Meland from Plymouth have had better luck. The happy couple is feeling the heat after winning the 2009 Fireside Hearth and Home Fireplace Facelift Contest. The annual contest awards a Minnesota homeowner either a fireplace where one didn’t exist before or an upgrade to an existing fireplace. This year, the Melands won a new fireplace for their drafty living room, and the Maple... Read more » Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 10, 2009 Sale Alert! Mother’s Day might be over, but it’s never too late to nab luxury French table linens at serious bargain prices. Rick Rack, the picturesque Linden Hills gift shop, is selling Le Jacquard Français tablecloths and runners for up to 70 percent off. That means a finely woven cotton or linen tablecloth for less than $25. Today and tomorrow only. Read more » Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 10, 2009 Paul Villinski Art at the Aulik Luxury Home I'll admit it--my job is all about voyeurism. Particularly during Luxury Home Tour time, when I get to pre-tour most of the $million-dollar-plus homes and run my hands over the granite countertops, inspect soaring natural stone fireplaces, and roll around on custom, hand-tufted rugs. (Okay, maybe not that last thing...). By far, my most favorite thing on the tour this year is the Beer Can Butterfly Wall... It's a custom art installation by Long Island artist Paul Villinski,... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 9, 2009 Tour de Luxury '09 Lucky me! I’ve spent the last week getting sneak peeks of the multi-million-dollar custom homes on this year’s Twin Cities Luxury Home Tour. The tour kicks off Friday at noon, so the builders and interior designers are primping the spaces for the opening. But they took a break to give me a preview, showing me so many awesome spaces and cool features, I’ve come down with a serious case of kitchen/bath/closet /porch envy. A few highlights: Two homes (#10, Stonewood in Minnetonka, and #14, Pillar Homes in... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

June 9, 2009 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 architect, a painter, and two professors— are behind the new chapter, and hope the interest is HUGE. "We'd love to do a happy hour, maybe a meet-and-greet at Spinario Design, a modern home tour, lots of different events," says Beth Bowman, a painter... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in Home Dish \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

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