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September 24, 2024

Your Guide to Woodbury, MN

Located just a short drive from Saint Paul, Woodbury, MN, offers a blend of suburban charm and urban convenience. This vibrant city has grown into one of the most desirable places to live in the Twin Cities metro area, known for its excellent schools, lush parks, and a strong sense of community. Whether you're visiting for a day or considering making Woodbury your home, this guide will help you explore the best of what the city has to offer. Discover all the things that make Woodbury a standout destination below!

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March 8, 2024

Spring Tour Community Pop-Up Events

The Parade of Homes invites you to join us for special pop-up events throughout the Twin Cities that celebrate new construction and growing communities. There is something to keep everyone entertained — adults and kids alike! See you on the tour!

February 27, 2024

Inside Zoë François' Minneapolis Kitchen

Pastry chef, best-selling cookbook author, Instagram phenom, and TV star Zoë François lives and works in her Minneapolis kitchen. "Work from home" has a bit of a different meaning for Zoë. Her singular kitchen, which sits in the rear of her Kenwood house, is not only the heart of the home, but her office. In a sense.

February 19, 2024

Seven Dream Homes Featured on the Spring Parade of Homes and Remodelers Showcase

Your perfect dream home is here! This year, 6 new construction homes and 1 remodeled home were chosen for the Spring 2024 Dream Homes. The epitome of class and refinement, these gorgeous homes are the best place to find inspiration and current trends. Admission to each home is $5 at the door, and every penny supports the Housing First Minnesota Foundation in providing homes for veterans and other Minnesotans in need of homes.

February 13, 2024

How to Design & Organize Your Dream Walk-In Closet

Ready to level up your closet game? We asked an expert at Scherer Custom Closets to share the best-kept secrets to crafting a well-organized, functional, and spacious closet. Angie Curd, a senior design consultant, gave us a few insights into designing the perfect walk-in closet.

February 6, 2024

Your Guide to Hosting for Game Day

No matter what sport or team you're an enthusiast for, most people love getting together with friends for game day. But watching the event is only half the fun. Being a top-notch host involves plenty of behind-the-scenes execution to set the stage. Here are our tips for designing an entertainer's den and keeping everyone happy during game day — no matter the score.

February 5, 2024

6 Steps to Buying a New Home

Owning a home remains a key component of the American dream. It’s the place where you create cherished memories. It’s your sanctuary in an increasingly hectic world. It’s a reflection of your lifestyle, your tastes, and your style.

February 1, 2024

Six Steps to Stress-Free Remodeling

Whether you're looking to make some minor improvements to a single room or ready to gut an entire part of the house—remodeling can be an overwhelming process if you're not prepared. But don't worry, we've pulled together our top six tips for a smooth and stress-free experience.

December 16, 2019

Now Trending: Flooring

Of all the design decisions you have to make, it’s easy to—literally—overlook your floors, but choosing the best color and material for your spaces can have a big impact on your home’s overall aesthetic. Whether you favor carpet or hardwood, tile or vinyl, consider giving your hardest-working surfaces a refresh with one of these five trends.

Design
November 8, 2019

Best New Homes in the Twin Cities Win 2019 Reggie Awards

Housing First Minnesota hosted the annual Building Industry Gala (BIG Night) on Oct. 25, 2019. More than 800 attendees joined together to celebrate the homebuilding and remodeling industry and to find out which homes from the Fall Parade of Homes were judged the very best — the best design, construction quality, and value.

Home Tours
October 29, 2019

Blueprint for Energy Testing a New Home

Saving energy is on our minds these days, and is one of the best reasons to choose a new home when you’re ready to move. New homes are intrinsically more energy efficient than most dwellings you’ll find on the resale market.

Technology
October 4, 2019

6 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Cozy for Fall

When the air turns crisp, the leaves crunch beneath our feet, and the colors change, it’s only natural to want to cozy up your home for fall, when time spent at swimming pools and outdoor barbecues is replaced with reading by the fireplace, snuggling up on the couch for movies, and preparing for holiday entertaining.

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October 2, 2019

8 Maintenance Tips for Your New Construction Home

New builds certainly come with some perks—modern floor plans, energy-efficient appliances, and “smart” features, to name a few—but just because you’re the first to call the house “home” doesn’t mean you can neglect routine maintenance duties. Once the boxes are unpacked and the family photos are hung, add these eight important tasks to your to-do list to maintain that new home feeling for years to come.

Home Tips & Tricks
September 18, 2019

Smart & Stylish Mudroom Design

Stay organized and efficient with a well-designed transitional space.

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Home Tips & Tricks
September 11, 2019

Your Home, Your Way: Specialty Spaces

Building new gives you the ability to design specialty spaces in your home that help you enjoy the things you love. Whether that be a pet-friendly space to show your fur babies how much you love them, a thoughtfully placed home office to keep you productive, the ultimate recreation room for entertaining, or something else entirely, the options are limitless.

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Home Tips & Tricks
September 10, 2019

2019 Fall Parade of Homes Press Coverage

Catch up on all the places the 2019 Fall Parade of Homes Twin Cities has been covered in the press.

Home Tours
September 6, 2019

What’s Your Design Style?

Whether you lean traditional or modern, or fall somewhere in between, there’s an architectural style to fit every aesthetic preference. Not sure if you’d feel more at home in an 1800s-inspired Victorian or a Craftsman reminiscent of 19th century structures? Here, Twin Cities builders break down the defining characteristics of eight trending designs in new construction.

Design
August 28, 2019

Renovation Redux | Wit & Delight Remodeled Home Tour

Wit & Delight’s Kate Arends Peters and her husband, Joe, go back to the drawing board for a second round of remodeling on their 1925 English Tudor in St. Paul.

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Real Stories
August 22, 2019

Noteworthy: The Ultimate Home Wi-Fi Experience

Get the lowdown on the tech that can help your home look better and live better.

Technology
August 20, 2019

Fall 2019 Calendar of Events

Add these Parade of Homes and Remodelers Showcase events from select builders and remodelers to your tour! These are the events that introduce you to new neighborhoods, the latest trends, and much more. Join us to learn how to find your dream home or transform your current house.

Home Tours
August 9, 2019

Now Trending: Smart Home & Tech

From automation and voice control to real-time monitoring, today’s home technology has made incredible strides over the past decade, and even the last couple of years. “I believe [smart technology] is becoming the norm in newer homes these days,” says Kevin Clancy, system designer for Lelch Audio Video in St. Louis Park. “It doesn’t take away from the design of the space, and it adds a lot of convenience.” Ready to improve your home’s IQ? Read on for his roundup of what’s trending in residential tech.

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