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Shelter takes home three ASID MN awards
River Prairie, Token Jewelry, and Lakeside Retreat projects recognized for design excellence The Shelter team earned three first place Excellence…
Read moreLiving (and working) into retirement: downsize or age-in-place?
How to approach the decision to age-in-place in your home or downsize If you’re thinking to yourself, “My retirement may…
Read moreDesigning with darkness
5 ways to embrace the darkness through design The awareness of light is anchored by darkness. - Max Jacobson, The…
Read moreTablescaping to elevate your holiday hosting space
How to set the perfect holiday table for hosting Shelter looks at design holistically. We spend time exploring the science,…
Read moreShelter earns five 2020 ASID MN Design Excellence awards
The votes are in — and Shelter walked away a winner! We recently earned five 2020 Excellence in Design awards…
Read moreGrowing financial firm partners with Shelter for their new HQ
One team member was working out of the office kitchen. Two others occupied a retrofitted furnace room. “We were bursting…
Read moreShelter and MN Opera usher the Lab Theater into its next act
We've got cause for applause! In 2020, Minnesota Opera selected Shelter to provide architecture and design services for renovation of…
Read moreThis custom kitchen serves a chef’s needs
An artisan kitchen for an amateur chef When a pair of empty-nesters came to Shelter to cook up plans for…
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Home renovation helps homeowners stay put in Saint Paul
When thousands of Twin Cities residents flock to the Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour in April, their itinerary will include…
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