A Woodbury local shares her home renovations and designs with thousands online. Jenny Virkus knows a thing or two about interior design. She did not...
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Welcome Home
A Lake Elmo home remodel that creates an inviting and airy space. Though Steve and Lisa P.’s beautiful Lake Elmo home was once home to their family...
Plants for All
Get out—or discover—your green-thumb. Have you been interested in adding more greenery into your home? Or if you’re like me, you haven’t been very...
Making It!
Flex your DIY muscles with these fun projects. We’re hanging out at home a lot more these days, so why not put that extra time to good use! There...
How to Hygge
Danish lifestyle concept is perfect for Minnesota winters. Evening settles over the tundra early in January when Minnesotans experience only eight...
How to Use Greenery in Your Winter Home Décor
Here’s your one stop shop for all winter greenery questions. Winter scenes of magnificent evergreens dusted with snow are a hallmark of the holiday...
How to Decorate Your Fireplace’s Mantel and Hearth
Highlight your fireplace to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere. I like to think of the fireplace as the focus of the home—a place to share...
Add Some Spirit to Your Spirits with These Halloween Drink Ideas
Looking to add some spirit to your spirits? Try some of these drink décor ideas from art director Emily Handy. Pick Your Poison Make, buy or search...
Behind the Scenes with Woodbury’s ‘Halloween Dad,’ Owner of the Scariest Lawn in Town
It’s John Soma’s sixth year as the Halloween Dad in Woodbury, and his displays have spirit to share. As the cool breezes of October come blowing our...
Meet the Decorative Duo Behind Local Interior Design Firm Twigg + Lu
Meet Twigg + Lu, a women-owned Woodbury business making design dreams come true. In 2018, when Woodbury-based interior designers Shannon Knutson and...
Remodel by Ispiri Takes Woodbury Basement from Drab to Fab
A cramped basement gets a contemporary, light facelift. Mary Dutra began her relationship with Ispiri nearly ten years ago in hopes of transforming...
Spruce Up Your Home with Sustainable Furniture
Comfort, aesthetics and durability are key factors when we buy new furnishings, but a lot of us forget about (or don’t prioritize) sustainability....
How to Curate Your Home Collection
Whether you’re already curating your home collection or have inherited items from a prior generation, know that incorporating these items into your...
How to Use Lighting as Functional Art in Home Décor
Functional art brightens lighting options. More and more, lighting is living in two worlds—function and art—and we hope that relationship never...
Small Things Fair Trade Shop Hopes to Make a Big Impact
A new Woodbury Lakes fair-trade shop offers special artisan goods. An estate planning and retirement attorney by trade, Shannon Enright has always...
Wallpaper is Making a Comeback
What’s old is new again. Wallpaper has been a room game-changer for centuries. Originally invented in China, wallpaper traveled the globe and...
Take a Shopping Day Trip to Scenic Stillwater
Historic downtown Stillwater is a destination for visitors from all over. Its convenient proximity to Woodbury gives local residents the perfect...
Winter Florals
Lauren Mathis of Woodlane Flowers shares tips and trends for winter arrangements. Flowers and other plants are an important—if not entirely...
