Home Dish Newsletter

September 2009


October 6, 2009

Rochester Home Tour, Oct 10 and 11

This weekend marks the Rochester Remodelers Tour with whole-house remodels, kitchen remodels, and bath remodels in Rochester and the surrounding areas. A $5 tour ticket gives you access to 11 homes and lots of inspiration. Go to the Rochester Area Builders site for more info.  

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October 6, 2009

Sale on Baker Collections through Oct. 19

Almost everything produced by Kohler Interiors (including Laura Kirar sofas, Bill Sofield slipper and wing chairs, and sparkling crystal ball lamps from the signature collection) are marked down 40 percent off through October 19 at all retail locations including Gabberts and Traditions. My... Read more »

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September 22, 2009

Blending into the Neighborhood

While residents in some city neighborhoods and first-ring suburbs complain about new houses and out-of-scale remodels that block their views and light, members of the Fulton Neighborhood Association in southwest Minneapolis took a different tact when they started the BLEND awards in 2007. The acronym may be belabored (it stands for “Buildings and Landscapes Enhancing the Neighborhood through Design”), but the idea of recognizing newly constructed and remodeled homes that blend into the fabric of a neighborhood rather than clashing with it is at least as constructive as posting those “No Monster Houses” signs. The program, now expanded beyond the... Read more »

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September 21, 2009

Scott McGlasson at the Mill City Farmers Market

Only four more weekends, and the Mill City Farmers Market is done for the season. Before the apple crates are packed off and the Chef Stack rolls away for the winter, make it a point to browse this most delectable market—and do a little bit of furniture and accessory shopping, too. Right by the Guthrie is... Read more »

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September 16, 2009

Frank Lloyd Wright Event - Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow night from 5 to 8 p.m., the Design Within Reach location on Hennepin will be showing off two new pieces of furniture, and they're throwing a Frank Lloyd Wright-themed party to celebrate. Mingle with the design crowd, browse some original Wright sketches of the McKinney house in Cloquet, and catch part of Read more »

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