Remodeling & Home Improvement - Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota

Staying in Character

Who says you can’t respect the old and seize the new?

By Jack Gordon

Behind the Scenes

Living through a remodel means surviving mess and chaos—unless you’re a kid

By Maggie Shea

Extreme Heart

A huge cast of local contractors gives this Minnetonka family a new home for the holidays

By Suzy Feine

Zen Mastered

A Modernist Kenwood home finds new life

By Alecia Stevens

Rambler Reborn

Under a tight deadline and budget, a total remodel delivers

By Diane L. Cormany

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Dress Up Your Doors

When finishing or remodeling a basement, consider French doors. One from the main floor leading to the basement allows light and sight to pass through. Now there’s no risk of swinging the door into someone passing by!

A more formal-looking access to the outdoors is a plus, too. Replace your current doors to the backyard with French doors.

Remodeler's Guide

Enjoy these stories of remodeling success. Is your home similar to any of these “befores”? Be inspired, and let your imagination lead you to the home that waits within your walls.

design a room

Use this interactive tool to test your remodeling ideas or design a room of your dreams!

Choose paint, appliances, art, and more, and then share your design with others or get ideas from fellow DesignMyRoom users.

Your Remodeling Photos

We want to see what you’ve been working on.

Make sure to take a before pic so we see what you have to work with…Then take an after photo to show the end result. Your hard work could be displayed online.

Email images to: online_editor@midwesthomemag.com for consideration.

Midwest home 2008 Homebook

Lighting, windows, green living and so much more…

Midwest Home’s sixth annual HomeBook has all the home resources you can imagine, right in one place.