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Designing the dream retreat

Questions to consider when designing your idyllic getaway destination Over the years, we’ve designed many spaces to help our clients…

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Getting into the cannabis game? You’ll need a team.

Shelter offers design support for Minnesota cannabis businesses With recreational cannabis legalized in Minnesota, new local businesses are cropping up…

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Who’s new at Shelter

Architectural Intern and Marketing Coordinator join the team You may have noticed that over the last year we’ve added a…

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The primary bathroom of the Flower Valley Homestead residence with white walls and matching white tile on the floor, a curb-less shower with a pebble floor, open shelving flanking beside the shower, and a wood vanity.

Living (and working) into retirement: downsize or age-in-place?

Downsize or age-in-place? If you’re thinking to yourself, “My retirement may look different than my parents’ did” you’re not alone.…

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Members of the Shelter Architecture and Interior Design team in their Minneapolis, MN studio. Three people are sitting on a grey couch with more people behind them surrounding it.

New year reflections: two decades of Shelter

Two decades of Shelter shaped by sustainability, team-based culture, and designing in different arenas In the fall of 2004, Shelter…

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Designing with darkness

5 Ways to Embrace the Darkness The awareness of light is anchored by darkness. - Max Jacobson, The Good House…

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Design ideas to elevate your holiday hosting space

Shelter looks at design holistically. We spend time exploring the science, psychology and environmental impact of our work. Along with…

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Meet the local makers bringing magic to our holiday market

As the Shelter Holiday Makers Market & Winter Studio Art Gallery Opening draws near, we're thrilled to introduce the local…

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Shelter symbols explained

Have you noticed symbols popping up across our feed over the last few months? Curious about what they signify? When…

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