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Laurie Junker’s Journalist Portfolio

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This Historic San Francisco Home’s Gut Renovation Was Powered by Friendship

This Historic San Francisco Home’s Gut Renovation Was Powered by Friendship

Two longtime friends, separated by time and responsibilities, came together to work on an extensive remodelin…

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Chef Amy Thielen and artist Aaron Spangler make a home in the Minnesota woods

Chef Amy Thielen and artist Aaron Spangler make a home in the Minnesota woods

The home of Amy Thielen and her husband, Aaron Spangler, is literally in the sticks, and that's just how they…

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Intentional Style - Midwest Home

Intentional Style - Midwest Home

Photos by Wing Ta "I just think guys can do better," says biology professor and sartorial influencer Paul But…

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How farmhouse chic became the hottest look in Twin Cities neighborhoods

How farmhouse chic became the hottest look in Twin Cities neighborhoods

Driving through the Pamela Park neighborhood of Edina, you can't help but notice the sparkling white houses w…

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Creating a luxurious owners' suite in a century-old Minneapolis home

Creating a luxurious owners' suite in a century-old Minneapolis home

The challenge: The homeowners, a couple with a young son, had a large master bedroom with a walk-in closet, b…

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Millennials are bringing back the humble houseplant

Millennials are bringing back the humble houseplant

Cue the Carole King, and hike up those high-waisted jeans - the 1970s are calling, and they want us to fall i…

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City dwellers drawn to rural landscape near Stillwater for new minimalist home

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By Laurie Junker Verified
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City dwellers drawn to rural landscape near Stillwater for new minimalist home One couple returned to their roots in this Home of the Month selection in the White Oaks Savanna development. By Laurie Fontaine Junker For the Minnesota Star Tribune The house in the White Oaks Savanna development near Stillwater is a single, contiguous T-shape that’s broken up by three flat-roofed links connecting the gabled portions.
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Rehkamp Larson Architects Crafts a White Bear Lake Cottage

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By Laurie Junker Verified
| Artful Living Verified
Photography by Scott Amundson Celine Dinauer makes dinner for 25 of her husband, Bill’s employees every Thursday — a task many would find daunting. But for Celine, who grew up in a restaurant family, it’s second nature. Her mother opened the first Keys Cafe — famous for its hot turkey sandwich and French silk pie — in 1973. Today, there are nine locations, including White Bear Lake, which Celine owned until retiring last year.
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Crafting a Minnetonka Oasis for Elevated Empty-Nest Living

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Custom home builders often see shifts in how people want to live before they become widely adopted. From working pantries to integrated outdoor spaces and home automation, many of today’s most popular features started in thoughtfully designed homes. So when Lake Country Builders’ second-generation owner Patrick Jacobson started hearing from empty-nester clients that they wanted manageable single-family homes, he took it to heart.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, a word processing typewriter circa 1991(?). I miss the satisfying plunge of typewriter keys.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Laptop, felt-tip pens, legal pads, voice recorder app and so much coffee.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Running or cooking