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Camille LeFevre

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Camille LeFevre has been writing about architecture and design for local and national publications throughout her career as an arts journalist. Her love of home as a place of sanctuary, inspiration, and community is profound, whether she’s teaching Pilates out of her home studio in Saint Paul or welcoming guests to her family house in Sedona.

Staycation Innovation With Blue Pencil Collective

Photos providedA timely article from the Coldwell Banker blog on making “home the only place you want to be” recently caught our attention. “If...

Art-A-Whirl Returns to Northeast Minneapolis

Photos provided  Now in its 28th year, Art-A-Whirl, the largest open studio tour in the country, takes over Northeast Minneapolis May 19-21. One of spring’s...

Shop Art Online With American Craft Council’s Virtual Marketplaces

Photos provided  The spring holidays are upon us, including Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and high school and college graduations—not to mention warm-season birthdays. So where,...

New Artist-Designed Mini Golf Holes at Walker Art Center

Photos provided  The Walker Art Center’s rooftop goes putt-putt this summer when Skyline Mini Golf returns with family favorites and new artist-designed challenges. This year’s...

Remote Cabin Boasts Thermally Modified Wood Siding

Photos provided  Deciding on a material for a residential project’s exterior cladding “is always a process,” says Sara Imhoff, owner and principal of Imprint Architecture...

Studio Pintura Blooms With Floral Artwork

Photos providedFor six years, Studio Pintura—a gallery and studio co-founded by Lois Rhomberg and Armando Gutiérrez G. in the Northrop King Building—has celebrated spring...

Adorned Homes Wins Prestigious KBIS | NKBA Award

Photos provided  When Katie Kurtz purchased the 1900s-era former repair shop on a busy corner of downtown White Bear Lake, she could easily see past...

Local Landscape Experts Weigh in on Yardzen’s 2023 Outdoor Living Trends

Photos provided  Who isn’t eager to get outside, watch the flowers grow, and enjoy outdoor living? Yardzen, arguably one of the largest landscape design firms...

Galleria Edina’s Floral Experience Returns for the Fourth Year

Photos provided  Remember Dayton’s delightful spring flower show in the store’s eighth-floor auditorium? Which then became Macy’s? After 2017, the show was cancelled. But then,...

The Ontologia Collection Breaks the Mold With Made-To-Order Light Fixtures

Photos provided  “Ontology is the study of existence… a little heady, I know,” says Victoria Sass, principal and design director of the Minneapolis interior design...

A Midcentury Remodel by Andy Campbell Design Company Brings Magic Back Home

Photos by Alyssa Lee  People become emotionally attached to their homes for good reasons. A house might hold happy and meaningful family memories. Maybe the...

Mia’s New Immersive Exhibition Guides Visitors Through the Spirit of Ritual Bronzes

Photos courtesy of the Minneapolis Institute of ArtThe 2000 film “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” forefronts popular culture once again, due to actor Michelle Yeoh’s...

Sales + Events: March Includes Spring Flowers and Produce, Maker Crafts, and Decor

Winter Flower ShowIf you haven’t yet, soak up some color, warmth, and humidity by visiting the 2023 Winter Flower Show in the Como Conservatory’s...

Gamut Gallery Channels a Palm Springs Vibe with “AstroTurf”

Photos providedCan’t get to Palm Springs? Take a trip to Minneapolis’ Gamut Gallery instead and enter the vibrant, midcentury-modern world of “AstroTurf.” The multi-media...

Stillwater’s House at the Top of the Hill

Photos by SpacecraftingEveryone who visits Stillwater knows the house at the top of the historic Stillwater stairs on a bluff that overlooks the downtown...

Revisiting Biophilia

Photos providedAs winter rages on, who doesn’t feel the need for warmth, greenery, and a more accessible (and less life-threatening) connection to nature? Aside...

Desert Modernism: Warm Up With These Cool Events

Tired of the cold and snow? It’s time to heat things up with a trip to the desert and experience the coolest design festivals...

“Fluidity” Exhibition at American Swedish Institute Celebrates Women Glass Artists

Photos provided  The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis opens an exhibition focused on women glass artists on Feb. 1 but is now just glass on...

Martha O’Hara Interiors Transforms Primary Bath From Dated to Delightful

Photos by SpacecraftingBland is one way to describe the primary bath in dire need of a makeover in an Eden Prairie home. Dated is...

Room & Board Expands Sustainable “Circular Wood Process”

Photos providedSustainability is an integral aspect of Edina-based furniture company Room & Board, whether sourcing materials from Minneapolis companies such as Wood from the...

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