Author - Dory Otto

Straw Bale Gardens

A New Way To Garden This is the time of year when many people get the itch to garden. Have you heard of straw bale gardening? When I first did, it didn’t make much sense to me and then the more I learned the more I thought it sounded fantastic. You see, I love fresh produce and I hate weeding. Straw bale gardening makes for prolific plants and virtually no weeds. Brilliant! Like with most things, the prep work is an investment. [...]

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Let’s organize those cabinets!

Let’s organize those cabinets!   We always tell our clients the most difficult part of a kitchen design isn’t picking the door style or stain color, but designing a kitchen that functions well.  Of course, everyone spends time thinking about and dreaming about what that dream kitchen will look like.  But we also want to spend time talking about how you will use that kitchen and how to keep everything organized and easily accessible.  Here are some ideas we’ve used in [...]

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Your Opinion Matters! Do You Love Your Rollout Shelves?

We know choosing a company to make improvements like rollout shelves to your home is a big decision, so thank you for choosing us! We also know that it is often the words of past customers that help people make their decision. That’s why we are asking for your help. Please take a few moments to provide a review of your experience with us. You will be rewarded with chances to win four FREE roll outs, because you can never have too [...]

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Kitchen Design Trends

Kitchen Design Trends Are you like me and are hoping this is the year to FINALLY remodel your kitchen?  9 years ago we moved into our home (after fully renovating our previous home) and decided the first thing we would change was the kitchen.  Instead we replaced all the mechanicals, dealt with a flooding issue, planted over 1,000 plants and revamped all the landscaping, and decided to have me work full time in the cabinetry business as well.  So, fast [...]

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Kitchens: The Heart of the Home

  I suppose it makes sense that I love kitchens. They have a reputation for being the heart of the home, I love to cook, and our family business is cabinet making. We have designed and built some lovely kitchens over the years…I wish ours was one of them! Our kitchen is not a dream kitchen. We went through a period of time when the oven door would simply fall off of the oven. This is never good. We now [...]

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We are heading back to the Home and Garden Show!

We are making our plans, for what has now become a yearly trip to the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. The show runs February 25 – March 1. Honestly, it gets to be a long week displaying at the show. However, it is always exciting to see the new trends and products that show up. This year the idea home has an active lifestyle theme. Design experts have found that active people prefer a smaller home because they spend [...]

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Tiny Homes

We spent part of last week displaying at the Lake Home and Cabin Show. It is hard to be around all the woodsy goodness and not want a little piece for ourselves. It seems like just about everyone either has a get-away place or wishes they did. We all want a place to call our own. A special place where we can escape the day to day grind and recharge. But that little slice of heaven can be expensive. Perhaps [...]

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Custom Roll Out Shelves Help You Maximize Your Existing Space!

Custom roll outs maximize your existing space and make that space more accessible. We all want to love our home, and being organized certainly helps us feel better about our spaces.  We pride ourselves on providing a comfortable experience and believe in transforming lives by transforming spaces. Where to use roll outs? Everywhere! Your immediate thought may be kitchen and you are right, roll outs are a wonderful way to make your kitchen function better. However, our custom roll outs make [...]

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It’s Cold Outside, Get It Delivered!

January is traditionally the month when most people at least give some thought to getting more organized. It is also the time of year when many of us make some plans for how we will spend our time and money in the year ahead. I recently learned of a cool service that Target offers that can save you time, money, and aggravation. Another reason to love Target. Target offer a subscription service   http://www.target.com/c/target-subscriptions-ways-to-shop/-/N-55b84 that allows you to shop thousands of commonly [...]

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Breathe Easy

Breathe Easy We are in the thick of what typically are the coldest days of a Minnesota winter. If you aren’t planning on visiting a warmer climate, you may be missing the color green. You know that color that the grass is during the spring, that color of tree canopies, and the color of vegetable and flowers plants? If so you are not alone. Houseplants can boost your mood during a long winter and they can also improve your home’s air [...]

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