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Specialist of the Year

Northern Outdoor Living

Q. Tell me more about Northern Outdoor Living.

A. Northern Outdoor Living is a construction company that aims to give its customers a great experience as we offer our outdoor living services. We want to totally understand what our client is seeking for their project and contribute our special perspective on how to reach that. My team consists of Thomas Davis, Jaxon Schiller and myself. We all love what we do, and love this industry.

Q. Where do your project ideas come from?

A. The project ideas mainly come from the customer’s desire to have something special—and sometimes not so specific—but this, in turn, lets me take that seed of an idea and get very creative with it.

Q. How did you discover Regal ideas?

A. I discovered Regal ideas from watching Dr. Decks’ YouTube videos. I was enamored with Jason’s projects and wanted to know everything I could about what products he was using and his thought process behind those decisions.

Owner: Dan Pettit

Location: Hastings, MN.

Year Founded: 2018

Website: northernoutdoorliving.com

Instagram: @northern_outdoor_living

Facebook.com: NorthernOutdoorLiving

Specialty: Specialized railing projects

Q. Can you explain how industry connections have improved your business?

A. I’d say that industry connections have improved my business in many ways. Just being connected with all of these creative people that fill our industry on social media, getting to see the plethora of ideas as easy as we can lets the evolution of those ideas happen that much faster. Also getting to see into the minds of other business owners by hearing their thoughts in a podcast or actually getting to reach out via instant message or shaking their hands and having a meal with them at any one of the amazing industry events.

Q. What Regal ideas’ products are among your regulars?

A. The Regal Rail picket system (with LED underrail lighting) and the Crystal Rail system.

Q. What’s next for Northern Outdoor Living?

A. What’s next for Northern Outdoor Living is for us to keep forging new ideas into unique and inviting living spaces for our customers.