Inspired Home Magazine - Sept/Oct 2015

SEPTEMBER

All About Kitchens

OCTOBER 2015

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 5

FEATURE 46 HISTORIC BEAUTY Built in 1926, every inch of this 2,4000-square-foot historic home has been loved back to its original state..

42 ART The unique and natural beauty of exotic woods combines with the creative talents of this area artist.

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54 COMMUNITY A local businessman and area artists work together to create an iconic symbol for city art and commerce.

ADDITIONS 14 Musings 18 Spark 72 At Home

22 HUMOR The kitchen is a timeless space—and place—for memories.

26 DESIGN Eco-friendly, artisan heritage comes to kitchen and bath designs.

84 Reflections

62 PETS Adoption offers pets a second chance at happiness.

30 ELEMENTS Add beauty and organization to your kitchen with pot racks.

68 BACKYARD Say adieu to an artful summer garden.

Take a sentimental journey through the backyard space of this family.

34 INTERIORS Wood countertops offer a naturally inspiring addition to the kitchen.

78 EPICURE Pasta is the perfect common denominator for the changing of the seasons.

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nother amazing season of change is in the wind. The coolness of the morning air and children standing on the corner waiting for the bus are familiar signs to all of us.

Fall signals change for homeowners as they busy themselves finalizing projects while they prepare for the winter months that are sure to follow.

We are entering the months of holiday celebrations, family get-togethers and events that all eventually become an integral part of one of the most treasured areas of our homes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; our kitchens.

We commemorate and recount events both past and present in our kitchens with loved ones and friends. Our kitchens become the heart of our activities where treasured family recipes are shared, enjoyed and passed from one generation to the next. It is a space where preparations are made while we wait with anticipation for the room to be filled with our holiday guests.

In this kitchen issue with the expert advice of area professionals, we will discover many ways to design, inspiring beauty and functionality into this important area of your home.

Inspired Home wishes that with thoughtful planning and insight, creating this gathering space will yield delicious meals and years of treasured memories.

Happy Fall! Enjoy the Inspired Home kitchen issue!

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The Kitchen

A timeless space for memories

by Bernie Erickson

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rying to come up with something for the Inspired Home kitchen issue has been kind of a challenge. Everyone has heard my favorite wisecracks: “I only have a kitchen because it came with the house,” and, “If it weren’t for friends and restaurants, I would have starved to death years ago.”

Truth of the matter is, I really do like kitchens.

I can sit at the counter and chat with the cook for hours on end. To orchestrate a fantastic meal on time and at the right temperature for a group of friends and family is a talent like no other.

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It occurred to me the other day that almost every interesting memory of my entire lifetime has the phrase “It seemed like a good idea at the time” somewhere in the story line. Whether it’s painting the house, exploring some new gardening technique or testing a strategy to speed through an airport, I’m the first in line to try new things.

So I began thinking back on some kitchen innovations that probably seemed like a really good idea at the time but ended up maybe not so much.

Leading the list has got to be kitchen carpet.

Back in the early 1970s, it was all the rage. Warm, soft and cushy level-loop carpet in deep earth tones like burnt orange and avocado green covered kitchen floors everywhere.

Every home had a carpet sweeper or a sassy electric stick vacuum in the broom closet to whisk away the cookie crumbs and cereal.

That’s about the same time the home carpet steam cleaner rental business took off.

It was one thing to sweep up cereal— quite another to deal with the spilled milk.

Before long, the carpet began emitting an unseemly odor, and mom would need to spend the afternoon steaming the carpet, and dad would take us out for supper because no one was allowed to set foot on the carpet until it dried.

I think we had our kitchen carpet about two years before enough was enough and out it went. The only thing more disgusting than kitchen carpet was shag carpet in the bathroom.

But that’s another article.

The console TV in a warm pecan finish with a bowl of plastic grapes on top seemed to regularly have a 30-minute program hosted by a crazed guy with enormous teeth selling some kitchen product that ended in “o-matic.”

Those marvels took the 90-second drudgery of slicing a potato and turned it into a 90-minute exercise in futility.

The process involved going to the basement to bring up the box, trying to assemble the contraption in 27 easy steps, going back to the basement to try and find the missing cutting disc because you didn’t want the julienne cut, you wanted the wavy cut, and by the time you found the wavy cut disc, the potatoes had boiled dry, and the whole house reeked, and dad was going to be home any minute and have to take us out for supper because mom had just had it.

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use portable dishwashers, and I’m probably going to get as much grief over making fun of portable dishwashers as that time I made fun of the reminder to kiss your spouse good night painted on the wall above the bed.

Seriously? Forgetting to kiss your spouse good night is a recurring problem?

Again, I digress.

Kitchens today are often the centerpiece of beautiful homes and frequently the first thing you see upon entering the front door. It’s not unusual to see a pair of crystal chandeliers over a gleaming slab of imported granite, a dual-fuel range worthy of any restaurant and commercial refrigeration all in local homes.

When I was growing up in the 1970s, kitchens were still utilitarian and stuck in the back corner of the house. They were lit with a four-bulb, 4-foot fluorescent light that turned everything sallow beige.

Instant everything was in vogue. Families would no more hang out in the kitchen than they would hang out in the furnace room. Get in, get out, and then go to the rec room and turn on The Brady Bunch or Love, American Style and settle in with a bowl of Jiffy Pop and a glass of Tang.

The portable automatic dishwasher was a modern luxury that could expedite the get-inget-out process.

Kitchens in the ’70s were all about efficiency, which meant there was room for exactly one person who would not have to move because every appliance and cabinet could be reached without taking a single step.

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made perfect sense.

Picture Shirley Partridge trying to maneuver a small army tank past the Chrome Craft dinette set with copper-tone vinyl bucket seats—by the way, also on wheels—hooking up the hose to the kitchen faucet and then basically standing on her head to load the new Summer Sunflower Corelle dinnerware and Teflon II cookware into a machine that really wasn’t going to get the dishes clean anyway.

And more often than not, the hose would vibrate loose and spray water all over the kitchen, but no one would notice it until they came upstairs to get more Tang and stepped on the squishy carpet.

So what is today’s “seemed like a good idea at the time”?

Today’s kitchens are all about glass and natural stone. They’re about reclaimed wood and repurposed heirlooms. They’re about high-quality, functional appliances in durable finishes.

And they’re about a gathering space for the family to come together at the end of the day to download and create and connect and plan the next adventure. They’re about a place where the people we love the most join each other to nourish their bodies and souls.

Overall, I think today’s kitchens are an example of what we will look back on and think, “It seemed like a good idea at the time,” and then smile recalling warm memories of some of the best days ever.

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aomi Neilson Howard, founder and CEO of Native Trails, grew up in San Jose, California, a city now known as the capital of Silicon Valley. Howard’s passion and zest for life, however, has much earthier roots than that of her high-tech birthplace.

At an early age, Howard became enthralled by the raw talents of artisans she met while traveling with her family in central Mexico, the birthplace of her stepfather.

“He’d show us the villages there,” she said. “I was always fascinated by the marketplaces.

The people were so talented and worked so hard. I started to dream about how people’s lives would change if I knew how to sell their beautiful work.”

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“Native Trails is one of our favorite companies! Their products are made from sustainable products such as recycled copper, reclaimed wood, and bamboo. We love copper for its appearance, but it is also low maintenance, and it is naturally antimicrobial. Some of the wood products are made from either reclaimed barn wood and also recycled wine barrels.

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Each of the thousands of hammer dents is painstakingly hand pounded with great purpose.

The furniture craftsmen use reclaimed wood as their medium and gather materials from old barns or forgotten wine barrels and staves from the central California coast.

Their woodworking traditions date back hundreds of years. The deliberate selection of the raw, reused materials and the careful purpose with which these local men and women craft their products set Native Trails apart from any other bath or kitchen corporation.

Howard cares deeply about people and about where her products come from. She makes sure her company leaves behind a small footprint on the earth while providing people something beautiful and lasting for their homes.

Howard says she is not just offering her customers furniture or goods for the home but something striking, unique and made from the heart. Like a true visionary, what she loves most is how handmade things can bridge cultures. She wants the people of Native Trails to keep doing what they love.

“It ensures that the families and legacies are going to go on,” she says. “I want to give them an outlet for the work so the next generation can carry on their traditions.”

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ELEMENTS

Hanging High Add beauty and organization to your kitchen with pot racks

By ASHLEY FERRAGUT JOHNSON

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This freestanding butcher-block and pot rack combination also offers an easy-access prep area.

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y family and I recently built a home in Oklahoma City. Designing my dream kitchen was by far the most thoughtprovoking and exciting part of the process.

My kitchen design really began with one of my must-have items: a large hanging pot rack centered above an oversized island. I love to cook, and functionality was a crucial element. Pot racks not only serve a useful purpose but act as an accent piece, adding color, depth and interest in an otherwise empty overhead space.

This attractive, space-saving kitchen tool comes in many different styles, such as hanging, freestanding and wall mounted.

The type of mount you choose depends on

your kitchen space and the look you are hoping to achieve.

While the hanging pot rack is probably the most popular, freestanding and wall mounts are wonderful alternatives when storage space is limited.

Freestanding racks can double as a convenient workstation for food preparation in a smaller kitchen. The wallmounted pot rack is another good choice where counter space and storage are in short supply.

Pot racks come in countless designs and finishes and free up coveted cabinet space.

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Wall-mounted pot racks with attached shelving are a great way to organize your kitchen.

This copper hanging pot rack can be sealed permanently or left natural to oxidize and develop a beautiful patina.

ends. Keep in mind that these racks are not only for your favorite sautĂŠ or frying pans. I use mine to hang measuring cups and frequently used kitchen utensils such as large ladles and heavy-duty spatulas, all while keeping the kitchen uncluttered and organized.

When choosing your pot rack, consider the hardware finish and color palette in your kitchen. While many may want to match finishes, you can also choose a contrasting color to draw more attention to the piece. That is what I did. The hardware in my kitchen is a dark rubbed bronze set against antique white cabinetry, so I chose a bright copper rack to hang above my island. It has been treated with a sealant that protects its sheen, preventing it from oxidizing and changing the patina of the metal. Though in many instances the changing color of natural copper is part of the appeal, I wanted the rack to maintain its original color and luster.

Aesthetics aside, pot racks need to be functional, and it is important to make sure they are installed properly. While building our house, we quickly learned that the ceiling studs would not support the weight of the pot rack I had chosen. It holds up to 20 pots, many of which are heavy cast iron.

Additional support and reinforcements had to be secured to the existing overhead beams.

Pot racks are easy to shop for and can be found at most major kitchen suppliers and online. No matter the kitchen size, pot racks are a fabulous way to organize and embellish the heart of your home.

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At an early age, Paul learned to love woodworking with his father, an accomplished furniture restorer. To help pay for college, Paul purchased a small portable sawmill and did some woodworking on the side. He earned an engineering degree from Virginia Tech and quickly was promoted to Quality Manager at Lutron Electronics, a leader in

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This portable butcher block made of Sapele mahogany has custom engraving, five storage drawers with soft close, one integrated knife slot and heavy duty casters.

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Using scraps from a lumberyard, he began creating beautiful custom chopping blocks. Requests for these butcher blocks increased, leading to the demand for larger projects like bar tops, wood countertops and tables. Before long, his weekend hobby led him to a new career.

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With Denise’s marketing know-how and Paul’s passion and unmatched knowledge of how to precisely care for, treat, and cut wood, it is not surprising that Grothouse Lumber Company has installations all over the world, including their largest project – a kitchen right here in Fargo, North Dakota. In collaboration with Stahl Architects and designer Beth Kemmer of Wood Specialists, Inc., Grothouse fabricated, delivered in its own semi trailer and installed their largest wood countertop to date- 16 feet long and four feet high. (See Design Thoughts section) Another Fargo company, JW Kitchens, enlisted the help of Grothouse when planning their new showroom. Owner Audrey Newman incorporated their wood countertops with seamless built-in “bowls” and adjacent butcher-block prep areas.

Newman adds, “Grothouse lumber offers the most unique and beautiful natural wood countertop finishes available. The numerous edge profiles, thicknesses, and options of end grain, flat grain or

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edge grain fabrication allow for endless creativity in my designs. The quality and beauty of what they produce is something that I am proud to be able to design into my customers’ homes.”

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n speaking with Denise Grothouse of Grothouse Lumber Company, Inspired Home learned that their largest wood countertop project was installed in the kitchen of a Fargo home designed in collaboration with Stahl Architects and designer Beth Kemmer of Wood Specialists Inc.

“This kitchen was meticulously designed, from the detailing of the cabinetry and its joinery down to the exact placement of the knives and forks. The homeowner needed to balance a large extended family and friends with regular entertaining needs along with serving the immediate family in an intimate, warm meal together. Grothouse perfectly solved the high-design needs and entertaining needs with the warmth of their wood and high quality. You have to see it and touch it to believe this is all possible.”

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“I was looking for a wood countertop supplier in the U.S., as I knew the shipping for this large countertop might be an issue. I discovered Grothouse Lumber while watching a television episode of This Old House. The company has supplied wood tops for several televised projects. I also needed a detail-oriented company that I could work closely with on details such as the drawer fronts to be cut out of the wood top for a seamless waterfall effect and channels to be cut into the wood top for stainless steel rods for use as a trivet.

Grothouse Lumber has been a valuable supplier to partner with on many unique projects.”

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and finish. Any customization is added to the project, like sink cutouts, laser engraving or hand planing.” Paul, taking notes from luxury yacht designers, has engineered Durata, a finish that renders some of their wood products food safe, waterproof and impervious to most household chemical items. This sealant has allowed the company to design beautiful wooden bathroom or kitchen sinks that are stunning conversation pieces as well as functional.

If you are looking for a higher-performing surface for food prep, end grain blocks or butcher-block countertops are the way to go. In an end grain product, wood is cut into small pieces and placed on end so the cut portion of the wood is exposed. The wood top is then treated with Grothouse Original Oil, which creates a food-safe environment and nourishes the wood.

The chopping block provides an exterior that can withstand years of chopping and cutting and helps keep chef knives sharp.

Paul and Denise Grothouse care a great deal about what they do every day and even more about their customers. “Every project here is treated like the best one we have made and we are blessed that nature provides a beauty and warmth to wood that we could never create on our own.”

Nature and Grothouse Lumber have a mutually respectful and lasting partnership – one, as homeowners, we will all benefit from.

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“I still consider myself a child. I think all artists still feel like children,”

The addition of the wood vase by wood turner Jon Normann makes this striking Steve Revland table design even more beautiful.

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Steve Revland begins a new table project by preparing this slab of Deodar Cedar from Oregon.

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Wood is vulnerable and raw, and no two pieces are ever the same. That’s what makes wood Steve Revland’s medium of choice.

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Nature’s design is prominent in this table created from old-growth sequoia redwood from California.

brain was full of creativity while his left brain seemed to have a void. At age 8, he started playing in a band that performed Norwegian folk songs on WDAY’s “Party Line.” When he finished school in 1974, Revland was thrilled and decided to take a year off to be a musician.

During this time, he performed at coffee shops, local pubs and occasionally North Dakota State University. On the side, he dabbled with wood, and one of the first things he made was a birdhouse. That initial birdhouse gradually gave way to his now magnificent handcrafted tables.

As Revland graciously showed me his art gallery, I stood in complete awe of his natural ability to work with wood.

Each table—dining room, console or coffee—speaks for itself with its natural shape, color and texture. Revland has relationships with wood suppliers all over the world. His focus is on exotic woods such as mango, avocado, monkeypod, redwood, walnut and yellow box burl.

Revland creates and designs his art in his wood shop, which he specially designed for functionality and purpose. With just a handful of tools, Revland gets down to business and self-sufficiently constructs a one-of-a kind piece. Each wood slab is unique, and it brings him great joy to watch the process. After sawing, sanding, INSPIREDHOMEMAGAZINE.COM

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shaping and applying a simple stain, the table breathes new life. Watching the way his work speaks to him, it’s obvious that he and wood have a deep bond that cannot be replicated.

This September will mark the 2-year anniversary of The Uptown Gallery, and Revland feels that he has come full circle.

“I have been blessed and been at the right place at the right time,” he says. The Uptown Gallery will celebrate with special musical events open to the public. Revland will perform and is excited to share his past life of musicianship.

Revland is having the time of his life.

The kid who flunked shop class twice is now doing exactly what he wants to do.

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Architectural columns, matching doorframe details and green shutters welcome you to the front porch of this historic home.. Ceiling fans and comfortable outdoor furniture provide a cool, breezy area to relax.

Surrounded by beautiful new landscaping, Donna and Todd Morse enjoy sharing a morning cup of coffee on their front porch.

Repurposing a Beautiful Home A Fargo couple restores a historic home into a delightfully new, repurposed creation.

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ife often unfolds in ways we don’t expect. When Donna and Todd Morse met, she lived in Colorado and worked as a corporate travel manager. Todd owned a mortgage company and resided in Moorhead. Both had experienced the death of a spouse and were raising families alone.

They met online through a Christian website. After a year of flying back and forth, they married in the backyard of their Riverview south Moorhead home where they lived for eight years before the city purchased it through a flood buyout. Then Todd spotted a historic Fargo fixer-upper online. Initially seeing the home, Donna reasoned, “He is out of his mind!” That quickly changed when she entered the living room and knew, “I could live here!”

“Our new home needed to be loved back to its original state,” claims Donna. “The walls could probably tell stories of love and laughter, but not for many years.”

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five bathrooms, a single attached garage and triple detached garage, complete with an upper “man cave” and office for Todd.

The home was originally built for Alfred Arvold, a former director of the NDSU theatre department.

“We look forward to filling our home with happy memories, laughter and love.” ~Todd Morse

The couple entrusted their kitchen to Bill Tweten of Western Products. “The challenge for the kitchen was to provide a traffic solution while creating adequate countertop space and appliance placement amidst many jogs and openings to deal with,” Tweten notes.

Their kitchen is now functional, repurposed and welcoming.

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antique cupboard belonging to Donna’s grandmother is a focal piece. Original pale butter cabinetry was removed and utilized in the butler’s pantry. Custom rustic cherry cabinetry with upper doors displaying antique seedy glass adds to replicate an old architectural appearance. Shirebrook Cambria quartz countertops were a perfect complementing choice. Modern gourmet appliances were added, as was a bisque, vintage-looking apron front sink.

Expansive windows above one sink create sweeping backyard garden views, while a side window has a handy bar area and wine refrigerator. A concealed radiator behind a metal grate inside the sink base allows heat to permeate the space. The cabinet interior above the refrigerator was notched to secure room for the stairway.

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The home’s era kitchen was totally modernized with updated stainless steel appliances, ample countertop space and prep areas, and a functional yet unique two-tier island.

Donna’s grandmother’s antique hutch serves as a focal piece in the kitchen. In the same tradition as her mother’s kitchen, Donna added a cheery rooster to oversee the cooking and festivity.

Above Donna’s grandmother’s dining table is a beautiful, sparkling chandelier, which was purchased during their travels.

Three colorful Murano glass pendant lights suspend from the ceiling above the kitchen island.

The original kitchen’s pale butter cabinetry was repurposed and used in the butler’s pantry. A handy sink and counter area create an ideal entertaining prep space.

An east-facing bay window spills natural lighting into the dining room. The room is decorated with an antique curio cabinet, matching chandelier and sconce lighting and a green metal cart and side serving table.

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A favorite place to retire in the evening is their cozy living room. Behind the fireplace is a cheery sunroom, and an additional television room is located behind the wall of built-in shelving.

This new chair is a perfect accent piece for a corner area in their living room. Built-ins display cherished family photos and collectibles

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DeLanghe-Jones, assisted with the selection of interior paint which were characteristic of the original home’s colors.

Beautiful French doors open into several rooms, including the living room. Above the fireplace, a portrait of their blended seven children and six grandchildren spells out the word “FAMILY,” a surprise gift for their parents taken at their Riverview home on the day the couple first looked at the Broadway home. “I love our living room,” Todd explains. “We enjoy a fire every night during the winter.”

The staircase, with its original runner, leads to a landing that splits in two directions. A master bedroom, private bath with claw-foot bathtub and steam shower, and a spacious walk-in closet are cleverly designed to maximize space and natural light from original windows. Two additional bedrooms and a bathroom complete the second floor. A stairway leads to grandma’s

attic, where grandkids enjoy toys, dress-up clothes and sleepovers.

Todd designed much of the restoration work, including the garage spaces and bonus room, the outdoor gazebo and entertainment area, and the cheery arbors.

The exterior porch addition, including architectural pillars and the master bedroom, were designed with the help of architect Craig Helenske. Holland’s nursery assisted with landscape planning, and new garages and a porch addition were built by Jason Strand of Strand Construction.

Their basement features a fieldstone fireplace with iron hardware built by a blacksmith in the 1920s at NDSU to create a look of Old Main. The original antique boot scrapers were removed and added to new sidewalks. A new bathroom, wine cellar, storage/utility room and cozy sitting room are slated for the future.

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1. The home features several French doors, including this pair in the home’s entryway. 2. Once inside the entryway, an original staircase runner showcases a gorgeous stairway that leads to the second floor. Photos of precious grandchildren are positioned along the stairway wall. 3. On one of the stairway landings, Donna’s great-grandfather's antique rocking chair has an ideal view from above. 4. The master bath’s claw-foot tub detailing lends vintage charm and a bit of nostalgia to the space. 5. A second-floor powder room blends modern fixtures with an original medicine cabinet. Pale aqua beadboard accentuates crisp white fixtures, lighting and trim.

6. Todd repurposed a stained-glass window in the master bath to enclose the stool, adding the perfect design accent next to a raised vessel sink. 7. A brick wall in the master bath leads to a roomy walk-in closet, complete with a washer, dryer and an original antique drop-down ironing board. A nostalgic claw-foot tub and corner steam shower provide a bit of luxury to the space. 8. Their quiet and calm master bedroom suite overlooks a lovely backyard garden setting. 9. Todd designed a detached three-stall garage, complete with arbor detailing, cheerful window boxes, and an upper office area. 10. Aviator chairs from Restoration Hardware, aircraft accent design pieces, and surround-sound TV in a sunny space make this man cave a favorite destination. 11. A charming outdoor garden area utilizes a leftover wall from the remodel, repurposed as a protective divider. Arbors, fountains and garden boxes fulfill Donna’s love of gardening.

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he challenge for remodeling a home in this era is always the kitchen. Too many windows, too many doorways and a space that doesn’t function well. We removed the wall between the kitchen and back porch. An outside door was closed up to gain an uninterrupted wall for the cooktop and ovens. Cabinetry was extended to the ceiling, very characteristic of early 1900s homes.

An eclectic mixture of items was selected including a hidden message board, pull-out trash, tray dividers above the ovens, a narrow pull-out cabinet by the dishwasher, a spice rack over the range top, and a super Lazy Susan.

The island uniquely combines two areas. A lower food prep area is stained in Basil then glazed for aging. Bead board door styling and dish storage drawers use a peg system for organization.

The second tier works as a dining table. Bun feet and corner legs create a furniture look while adding countertop support. The top is finished in Sandalus Leather, which is actually quartzite but appears like petrified wood. Colorful Murano pendant lights hang overhead.

Todd and Donna were fun to work with! They had a vision that may have been difficult for some homeowners to see.

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properties and enjoy shared interests and personal hobbies. Todd is working on his pilot’s license, while Donna loves gardening and entertaining. Both enjoy traveling and spending time with family.

Todd adds, “I find all the good things on the Internet; a mobile home park, two hotels, this wonderful house, and my lovely wife!”

“We believe that God had a hand in bringing us and our families together,” Todd concludes. “There’s a catchy advertisement that says, ‘It’s more than just a house; it’s a place for your life to happen.’ We look forward to filling this home with happy memories, laughter and love.”

Four historic homes, including the Morse residence will be open to the public, Sept.1213, 2015. Proceeds will go to the San Lorenzo Clinic in Ecuador. For more information, visit www.eventbright.com and search “Broadway Historic Home Tour.”

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Standing, from left: Businessman and building owner, Jon Wanzek, Artist Steve Knutson and father, Kurt Knutson.

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Inside the Meadowlark Building, this talented group of individuals rallied together to create a bustling downtown office building and iconic landmark. Kurt Knutson, Minot, North Dakota, played an integral role in the mural project, managing scaffolding and painting materials â&#x20AC;&#x201D; making sure the team was ready to go each morning.

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teve Knutson is not a mural artist. He is a traditional paint and canvas artist and art teacher at Discovery Middle School in Fargo. But that’s not what Jon Wanzek hired him to do.

Wanzek, who purchased the KRJ building and adjacent apartment building in downtown Fargo in late 2014, wanted to bring some color to downtown and specifically to his buildings.

Wanzek has been a fan of Knutson’s work for quite some time and owns a number of his meadowlark pieces.

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that had to do with North Dakota. And I started thinking about the state bird and the state flower. Steve’s painting was in my office, so we went from there.”

Pretty soon, Knutson was thinking about his birds in a big way—in a massive, 16-footwide-by-60-plus-foot-tall way.

“The challenge in the beginning was not knowing how or where to start,” says Knutson. “I’m a brush painter on canvas, so when Jon came to me with this project, I was kind of hesitant for a minute, but then I thought, ‘This is a legacy I get to leave behind.’ So why say no to that?”

Knutson’s typical canvas style is often

This meadowlark measures 16 by 45 feet.

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This painting, titled, “Entangled,” is a fond reminder of Knutson’s love of his home state, North Dakota.

Wanzek, a longtime admirer of Knutson’s work, has hung this painting, titled “1978,” and many others throughout the Meadowlark building.

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Knutson admits that though the enormity of the project Wanzek asked him to do was “uncharted territory” as an artist, he was excited to accept the challenge.

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very gestural. His birds are traditional but have a hint of pop art. He felt that he needed to rethink that a bit for the massive scale he was now dealing in.

“I tried to make [the bird] look like my painting as much as possible, but some of my methods didn’t translate as well when it was 30 feet tall, so I had to pull myself back a bit and change the look of it while still making it look like my art,” notes Knutson.

“My whole life I have been obsessed with pop art and abstract expressionism, and when I look at the bird, I see that. When I look at it, with the hard edges, I’m really pleased with it. It has that kind of Roy Lichtenstein appeal to it.”

The logistics of creating art this size can be complicated. Many true muralists paint as they go, but Knutson didn’t take that approach. He reached out to a printing company in Arizona to create giant stencils of his drawings. What came back were huge sheets of paper with thousands of pinsized holes that paint could be dabbed into.

That allowed Knutson and his assistants, Minnesota State University Moorhead art students Niva Parajuli and Samantha Nielsen, to have an outline to fill in.

“It’s a different way to do a mural. It’s a perforated stencil. It’s a little more hightech and maybe not as cost effective to do it, but we had a good budget from Jon, so it has worked great,” Knutson says.

For Wanzek, the finished product exceeded his expectations. “It turned out fantastically. It adds a real color and dynamic vibrancy, and the meadowlark really draws your eye to the building. It does something unique downtown and celebrates street art as well as North Dakota’s state bird and flower,” he says.

Knutson painted the prairie rose on a nearby apartment building, which Wanzek purchased and renamed the Prairie Rose Lofts. “It’s really a final touch to the redevelopment of that whole block.”

For Knutson, this massive project brought unexpected emotions. He says, “I will be honest; it was a very melancholy feeling when I put that last brushstroke on those birds. It was a kind of a high—exciting, something I’d never done before.”

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On adjacent property, owned by Wanzek and painted by Knutson, stands the renamed building — Prairie Rose apartment lofts.

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Local entrepreneur and businessman Jon Wanzek purchased the building in late 2014. “I see the Cathedral District as an anchor to life in downtown Fargo.

Purchasing the building made sense to continue downtown’s trend of creative places and spaces. We believe this mural is a great conversation piece and fits in well with downtown Fargo’s creative vibe,” said Wanzek. This project is one of several Wanzek and his family have helped facilitate in downtown Fargo. Improvements to the St. Mary’s Cathedral parking lot by the Wanzek Family Foundation were completed in the summer of 2014.

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et adoption is a subject near and dear to my heart for a very furry, loving, four-legged reason. According to www.humanesociety. org, 6 million to 8 million dogs and cats end up in shelters every calendar year, and of those, 75 percent are euthanized. That sobering percentage means that 4 million to 5 million dogs and cats are put down in shelters every single year. After the loss of our family boxer Rupert, my husband and I knew we wanted another dog in our home.

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We received a phone call the day after we contacted the agency. Smiley was ready to meet us. My husband and I brought our 5-year-old and 3-year-old to greet him at a dog park, and it was truly love at first site. His tail may have been broken, but his spirit was anything but. Smiley walked right up to the kids and flopped on his back as if to say, “Rub my belly, and I’m yours!”

We brought him home that day, named him Francis Albert, Frank Sinatra’s birth name, and never looked back. He has filled our home with so much love and joy. He always has to be near us, maybe because he’s all too familiar with being alone. He lies at our feet when we read bedtime stories and sleeps in front of my daughter’s bedroom door when she naps. He licks my son’s face until he falls over in a fit of giggles and makes an excellent running partner for my husband and me.

After having experienced the complete fulfillment and joy of saving the life of an animal, I can’t imagine not adopting. With literally millions out there just sitting and waiting for someone to love them, I humbly ask you to adopt your next pet. Support your local animal shelters; it really makes a difference. It won’t be long after rescuing an animal that you begin to realize that they were the ones who rescued you.

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Nyborg was raised in Minot, North Dakota. She has fond memories of her mother, Annabelle, gardening but didn’t fully develop the green thumb until she moved to Fargo and her first apartment.

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First, the squash and pumpkin patch is adjacent to the original Probstfield Farm homestead established by Randolph and Catherine Probstfield in 1868 and currently a living history farm with community garden plots and the Old Trail Market farm stand, also open and selling fresh vegetables this season. Within Moorhead city limits, this is an easy family excursion.

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Pictured is Uncle David’s dessert squash, a delicious variety bred by Dave Podoll at Prairie Road Organic Farm in Fullerton, North Dakota..

Festival October 4, rain date October 10, replete with hay rides, farm heritage activities and hot cider. The compounding beauty of buying your squash here is that all funds go to support the renovation of the farmhouse and farm.

Second, you will rarely have the chance to see so many beautiful varieties of squash—almost 20—in one place. The bumpy Marina di Chioggia, baking standout Red Kuri, and Uncle David’s Dessert Squash, grown from local Prairie Road Organic seed and one of Gold’s favorites, can be a still-life composition in your kitchen until you decide to cook them. For carving, they offer the everpopular Howden pumpkins and the cute Jack Be Littles, which are perfect for other littles to pick.

Third, squash is really healthy eating. A Ph.D. dietitian and assistant director of North Dakota State University’s public health program, Gold affirms that we all can use the beta-carotene and fiber. The high-fiber skin is edible, and the skin and cooked flesh, especially with thinnerskinned varieties, are easily puréed in a food processor.

Fourth, squash is easy to cook. “You don’t always need to use the exact variety,” says Gold. “If a recipe calls for a butternut, use acorn, delicata or buttercup.” Gold developed “Know your Veggies” cards through previous work at the North Dakota State University Extension Service—another good resource for gardening, cooking and recipes—to help people get past the initial fear of cooking something big and unwieldy.

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Stove-top cooking: Peel, seed and cut the squash into 1-inch cubes.

Heat a large skillet or rondeau over medium heat. When hot, add oil.

Add the squash and stir or toss to coat with oil.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add ½ cup of water to the skillet; cover and simmer until the squash is tender, about 15–20 minutes.

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Oven roasting: Preheat the oven to 375. Wash the outside of the squash; cut in half through the stem end and remove seeds.

Brush the cut side with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Place squash cut-side down on baking pan and bake until soft, about 20 minutes.

Transfer the squash to a mixing bowl or food processor and mash. Taste the squash to see if it needs additional seasoning.

Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium heat.

Add flour and whisk for one minute; this is your roux to thicken the cream sauce.

Gradually whisk in the milk.

Bring to a simmer and continue simmering until the sauce starts to thicken, about 5 minutes.

Add nutmeg, salt, pepper and fresh herbs and remove from heat.

Lightly butter a 13-by-9-by-2 baking dish or casserole.

Spread ¾ cup of the sauce over the bottom of the dish.

Cover with one layer of lasagna noodles.

Spread half of the squash puree over the noodles.

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Repeat the layer: sauce, noodles, squash and mozzarella.

Finish by adding a third layer of noodles, cream sauce and Parmesan.

Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.

Remove cover, add remaining mozzarella and bake an additional 10–15 minutes, or until the top is golden.

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s the air cools, our appetites change.

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While summer slowly waned, so, too, did my gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bounty. When trips to my once teeming garden became less and less, I required more creativity. One of my final hauls was half an armful of carrots and the remaining thyme that had avoided any previous plucking. I knew what was for dinner instantly.

The great common denominator throughout the changing seasons is pasta, and that was a night for roasted carrot and thyme ravioli.

My fiancĂŠ and I began making our own fresh pasta six years ago. Because we both have science backgrounds, we began by experimenting with various types of flour, oil, eggs, water and herbs while thinking about application: tender pasta dough for tagliatelle or something more structural for lasagna or short pasta.

The pasta dough we use most often requires six egg yolks to two cups of flour.

We use it for ravioli and lasagna as it yields silky noodles that are substantial enough to support layers of tangy tomatoes, meat and cheese. The egg yolks give the dough a subtle egg flavor reminiscent of brioche and a dreamy rich-yellow hue.

Pasta is the foundation on which many meals are built. Making your own fresh pasta elevates any meal. To complement its tender texture, fresh pasta requires little more than a drizzle of floral olive oil, a squeeze of lemon and a generous toss of fresh herbs. The extra effort you put in will result in tender satisfaction that will provide endless meals to span all seasons.

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I purchased my pasta machine at Creative Kitchen in Fargo for an affordable $30, and it is easy to use!

After laying out your bottom layer of dough, dollop about 1 tablespoon of filling.

Take the second half of the rolled-out dough and place on top. Seal edges and between each ravioli with an egg wash.

We like to cut the shapes free form, but you can use a ravioli cutter or small biscuit cutter for a more uniform shape.

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Pulse to combine. I added extra virgin olive oil to reach the consistency I like. You may also add whole milk or ricotta cheese. Dollop spoonfuls of filling onto prepared pasta dough and cover with remaining rolled-out dough. Seal with water and egg wash. Use a ravioli cutter or knife to make your desired ravioli shape. Boil in salted water for about 90 seconds or fry gently in butter. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and a shake of salt and pepper. Enjoy.

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All the studies show that touch is an integral piece of human development in babies, but why do we so often stop it as they begin to grow?

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