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Features

Maritime Magic

Set sail for a Lake Minnetonka holiday

White Christmas

This Summit Avenue holiday home defines enchantment

Gift Guide 2008

40 great finds for the discriminating on your list

Columns

Fearless Gardener: Gifts for Gardeners

Tools (and more) guaranteed to delight any green thumb

Editors Note: A Taste of Tradition

When we talk of the holidays, most of us begin with, “Every year, we….”

From the Publisher: Inspiration for your wish list

Departments

Design Lab: Cottage Redux

Either the house had to grow up or it was time for a move

InRetrospect: Mad Men Return

Four modern riffs on one historic design

InStore: Urban Renewal

Dwelling Designs shows off its new digs

InHabit: InTown

New calendar, book & Eco-shop

InHabit: Festive Nest

Essentials for the well-dressed home

InHabit: Open House

Real estate news & listings

Savvy Host: Big Chill

A Minneapolis family embraces the cold with vintage flair

InSpiration: Glitter & Glam

Create an extravagent holiday tabletop—regardless of your budget

InSpiration: Allspice of Life

Gingerbread, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg on eggnog—these are the scents that inspire the holidays and a new, spice-infused batch of accessories

InDepth: Florist with Flair

High design meets traditional floral shop at Nature’s Harvest in Wayzata

Buyers Guide: December 2008 Buyer's Guide

Contact information for people, places, and things mentioned in this issue

mh blogs

Home Dish: Road to Gaviidae
Blog by Chris Lee & Editors
11.21.08

Kori's Korner: BATC's Big Winners
Blog by Kori Meewes & Sales Team
11.10.08

Our Upcoming Events


Handmade Tile Association's
10th Anniversary Artists Reception

December 31st, 2008

The Handmade Tile Association will mark its 10th anniversary in 2009. To celebrate, the association is hosting an artists’ reception and ongoing showroom exhibit. The reception is 7 p.m.-midnight on December 31 at Clay Squared Infinity Gallery at 34 13th Ave. N.E. in Minneapolis. Tickets are $25 at the door. The gallery’s exhibit will continue to be open through April 20, 2009.
612-781-6409 • handmadetileassociation.org

Midwest home 2008 Homebook

Lighting, windows, green living and so much more…

Midwest Home’s sixth annual HomeBook has all the home resources you can imagine, right in one place.

Events

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Nov 15, 2008 - Jan 10, 2009
Baker Overstreet
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 15, 6-8pmFAW will premiere a new series of paintings by the fast-rising New York artist Baker Overstreet....

Nov 20, 2008 - Jan 9, 2009
Art & Healing: Body Burden
Art & Healing: Body Burden is a groundbreaking new program featuring gallery exhibitions, performances, brown bag dialogues, and youth...

Nov 21, 2008 - Dec 29, 2008
Peef, The Christmas Bear
Santa has asked his loyal elves to bring pieces of their favorite material to create a very special toy. Peef the Christmas Bear is a multi-colored...

Dec 4, 2008 - Dec 21, 2008
Anschel and the Missing Chanukah Gelt by Mark Rosenwinkel
In the fantastic world of young Anshel Kratshke, things are not what they appear to be. Tormented by his father’s disappearance, Anschel...

Dec 4, 2008 - Dec 13, 2008
The Cooking Show con Karimi y Comrades Holiday Party for the People
Ruby’s @ The Lab continues to bring fun, innovative performances to the Twin Cities with The Cooking Show con Karimi y Comrades Holiday Party...

Dec 4, 2008 - Dec 14, 2008
The Hanging of the Greens
The Hanging of the Greens is a premiere of a new play adapted from an old German legend about the origins of the tradition of hanging greenery for...
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