How Intentional Design Creates Comfortable Outdoor Space for All

Home design has become a big part of our lives. It is the space we gather. The space we rest. And, most importantly, the space that truly defines our inner selves. But, funny enough, interior decorating isn’t the first thing we think about regarding our homes, especially when we think of outdoor spaces. Why? It’s tough to understand how we want to live outside. The outdoors don’t have structure and their openness can be intimidating. So, we wanted to explore the true art of inclusive gathering spaces outdoors – and how you can design them to create comfortable outdoor spaces for all.

Garden Planning: Creating a Garden That Fits Your Lifestyle & Personality

Take it from Claude Monet, gardens are incredible masterpieces. Also, they’re an art. A truly stunning garden takes intense planning, imaginative thinking, budgeting and continued maintenance (Writer’s Note: maintenance that is actually quite therapeutic). Anyway, taking the time to actively plan out how you envision your ideal home garden and transfer that to activation is an art in itself.

Say Namaste With These Meditation Spaces

Meditation has been around for centuries. Until recently, people had only two choices to meditate: by joining a monastery or leaving the general hustle of the world behind entirely and traveling to isolated hermitages. Things have changed so much! Now, homeowners are transforming their homes into custom experiences where they can find their center.

Project Spotlight: Sky Lane

These homeowners bought their large home in the brand new development largely because it looked out over a pastoral preserve that can never be developed. But the foreground was nothing but an elevated screened porch on spindly posts and an expansive, flat lawn. They tasked designer Heather Sweeney to create an outdoor environment that could accommodate frequent 20 to 30 person events and extend the home’s lower level entertainment space outdoors. It needed to reflect their favorite travel destination, Tuscany, but fit the home’s modern farmhouse architecture. They credit the team with nailing the design (no pun intended!) and working into winter to have the magnificent space ready for 2019.

Rooftop Party: A Luxury Minneapolis Moment

Who says we can’t have a little west coast Hollywood glam in Minnesota? (Writer’s Note: Please don’t answer that if you’re going to say ‘me!’) When we think of luxury, we instantly remember this rooftop moment in Minneapolis. Let’s take a moment of our day to revel in what Minnesota has to offer regarding rooftop luxury views.

5 Simple Steps to Tackle Your 2020 Kitchen Goals

The ultimate kitchen goals start with a “need.” Maybe your kitchen isn’t functional enough for your growing family. Maybe it’s not an open concept and feels stuffy and enclosed. Most commonly, maybe your kitchen is out-of-date and needs an upgrade. Either way, we’re here to help you with the first steps you must take to get a kitchen remodeling plan started. Home design is intricate and takes a lot of professional insight. Also, remodels can seem excruciatingly overwhelming and it’s easy to put it off for a long time. However, the “getting started” part is easy to tackle! And we can promise you won’t want to put off that remodel any longer after reading this!

Man Cave Roundup: 5 Must-Haves

Calling all the man-cave dreamers out there! It’s Super Bowl season, after all. Psst… can you hear us over the interwebs? Would the words poker night at the basement bar entice you? If so, you’re in the right place. We have all of the man cave must-haves if you have some extra space to get creative in your home. Please note, these ideas are also friendly for the ladies at home so everyone can utilize the man cave ideas and comfy space recommendations to make themselves at home. Man cave essentials are for everybody, folks. Now, start taking notes!

Project Spotlight: Lakeside Living

These clients wanted to connect their new kitchen bump out to the outdoors via a sheltered area that would block bugs and rain but not the view of the lake below. Senior Designer Heather Sweeney exceeded those goals with a design that actually makes the lake appear closer and seamlessly integrates the indoors and out. It even expanded cool weather use with strategically placed heaters and a large fire table. The project features an operable pergola with motorized screen walls and architectural columns over a bluestone patio.

Get to Know Award-Winning Designer Heather Sweeney

If you can imagine it, Heather can bring it to life. And if you can’t quite envision it, Heather can! With her contagious can-do attitude, ten years of experience at Mom’s and two degrees from NDSU in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design, Heather is more than capable of turning dreams and designs into a stunning reality! The proof is in her impressive landscaping projects, several of which have won awards-even nationally! She is known for incorporating one-of-a-kind details unique to each client’s personality, but her real magic just might be in her ability to understand what her client wants–even when they don’t quite know it themselves! Indeed, Heather has found her calling.

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