Home Dish Newsletter

November 2009


November 13, 2009

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 Room & Board—if $2,500 for an $11,000 sofa is your idea of a deal, this is the place for you. Another popular destination: The National Kitchen and Bath Association garage sale,... Read more »

Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 in Home Dish | Permalink | Comments (0)


November 5, 2009

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 I spotted—this Century raw silk sofa (regularly $5,860) for $1,995 and the aged eglomise cocktail table is $1,475 (regularly $3,750). And plenty more—prices on designer furniture, home accents, and décor items are 50 to 80 percent off... Read more »

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2009 in Home Dish | Permalink | Comments (0)


November 4, 2009

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 Midwest Home (on the newsstand Nov. 12th), is stocking a candy connoisseur’s dream of boutique confections. There’s something for every taste (as long as it’s sweet), from retro to contemporary: Bit-O-Honey, absinthe cordials, organic jelly beans, Satellite Wafers, chocolate mustaches, fresh marshmallows from local maker Susan Dietrich of Very Prairie. Check it out at 3803 Grand Ave. S., Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday 12 to 5 p.m.
 
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Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Home Dish | Permalink | Comments (0)


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"Home Dish" is the place Midwest Home readers can drop in to catch up on the Twin Cities' home and design scene—the news, events, and trends. Editor Chris Lee and contributing editors will share their inspirations, finds, and design obsessions. We'll dish on the latest happenings, and bring you along as we attend exclusive previews, discover cool products, and talk with design experts. Have a local design fave or dilemma of your own? Tell us about it.
 

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Contributing Experts:
—William Beson, founder and CEO of Beson Kading Interior Design Group
—Dave Amundson, Owner TreHus Architects, Interior Designers, Builders
—AIA Minnesota
—Stacy Isaacson Smith, Yardscapes
—Tom Norris-Norvoll, Showroom Manager, Pipeline Supply
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