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11 Modern Media Consoles That Don’t Scream “TV Room” June 9, 2021 Subtly style the area where you watch TV—or any living space—with these clutter-stashing media cabinets, credenzas, and entertainment stands. A great media console is a triple threat: It has bountiful storage, keeps unsightly wires at bay, and integrates seamlessly with your decor while you stream away. Contain your cords, board games, and other tchotchkes with these stylish ideas.

Tour this striking Seattle treehouse designed Andy Beers of Ore Studios and take note of all his secrets to a family-friendly approach to modern decorating.

LODGING The Ricepod, one of the cabins at Wild Rice Retreat, is nestled in the woods. The first of their lodging choices housed two twin beds, in-floor radiant heat, and windows from all sides, including a skylight and views of lush trees. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com) The Ricepod, the first lodging choice, houses two twin beds, in-floor radiant heat, windows on all sides (including a skylight) and views of lush trees. They didn’t want bunk beds and barebone surroundings with a c...

Groundbreaking FlatPak House in Minneapolis is on market for first time at $1.1M The architects house, featured magazines and newspapers after it was built in 2004, was a case study in modern prefab construction.  May 10, 2021 — 6:44am Text size Copy shortlink: If you were reading shelter magazines in the mid-2000s, the odds are good that you came across the FlatPak House, a modern home near Cedar Lake in Minneapolis. The striking ...

Downtown’s Rosenthal Interiors Pursues Suburban Rebound Following a difficult year, the oldest Minneapolis furniture store is hoping to draw new customers in Minnetonka and will turn the Warehouse District location into a specialty and sale gallery. Having endured deserted downtown Minneapolis streets and several shattered windows in the past year, Rosenthal Interiors—a Warehouse District fixture for more than 125 years—is finally succumbing to the suburbs. The city’s oldest f...

Atlanta Magazine 3 Whether you’re in the market for a new house or looking to renovate or redecorate your current abode, consult our guide to all things home. You’ll find plenty of design inspiration, gorgeous decor, and dream homes galore. Charleston Inspired Hillandale features all the advantages of living in a close-knit community. Priced from the $800s to 1 million plus, Hillandale is inspired by the streetscapes of Charleston, South Carolina. Residents arrive home to pebble-stone drive...

How Long Will the Furniture Boom Continue? Want a new sofa? Get in line. Room & Board, Blu Dot stretch to keep up with pandemic demand and unprecedented supply chain disruption. Customer service 101: When business isn’t going as planned, be honest about it. Room & Board, like many retailers, is struggling to keep up with pandemic demand, which hasn’t subsided, despite 2020’s rush to redecorate during lockdown. Many popular items are out of stock. Furniture t...

These 11 Stylish, Surprisingly Comfy Sleeper Sofas Are a Dream Come True These multifunctional marvels are a step above your average pull-out couch. After COVID-19 hit the United States, I spent several months staying on the sleeper sofa in my mom’s apartment. Many other Americans, especially young adults, have also had to move back in with family members—but space and spare bedrooms are not a luxury that most have. Enter the sleeper sofa: a flexible solution for the time being, and a piec...

R2 Companies Announces Expansion of Blu Dot Headquarters in Minneapolis Blu Dot to expand their headquarters in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District to include additional retail space and creative offices News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- R2 Companies, a Chicago-based privately-held real estate investment firm, is proud to announce the expansion of Blu Dots Headquarters in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. The expansion will ...

One of SF’s Biggest Cannabis Dispensaries is Poised to Hit Valencia Street The Planning Commission gave the green light for a sprawling dispensary with an on-site smoking lounge, over neighborhood concerns that it would be too big and upscale. #Ad What is currently the Blu Dot furniture shop on Valencia Street between 16th and 17th Streets will not be the Blu Dot furniture shop anymore when its lease expires this coming June. But green may mark that spot instead, as Mission Local reports that...