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The goal: April Spas and her husband were focused on collecting art, not displaying it. Turns out, there's an art to it: This is what she learned from watching interior designer Susan Brown work.

The goal: Marge Brchan needed a kitchen that accommodated her physical limitations — without announcing them. “Cooking is something I love to do,” she said. “But I detest institutional-looking kitchens. I wanted my kitchen to be warm and inviting.”

At Bloomington Theatre and Art Center, the Inez Greenberg Gallery will be divided into five living spaces designed by guest interior designers/design teams. Each “room” will feature handcrafted furniture and home accessories by local and regional artisans.

This new interior for a recently constructed home in Hugo, MN is a pleasing example of interpretive design: using the Arts & Crafts philosophy not to recreate the past, but in a contemporary twist on the revival.

St. Paul interior designer Susan Brown has recently designed this Twin Cities area residence. The cornerstone of this style is simplicity, with its emphasis on form over function and utilization of natural products and hand-made materials.

This being Minnesota, there’s one color that stares back at us when we look out our windows much of the year: white. For Char and Al Hatfield, it was also the dominant color of their North Oaks home interior.

The dream bath is entirely achievable, even if your current loo is less spa and more storage locker. These five Twin Cities families are living proof. You, too, can revitalize your bath without taking a bath (financially speaking).

The owners had tired of the interior’s stark whites, creams and black lacquer accents. They were looking for the exact opposite of neutral — intense color and lots of it. So they called on Susan Brown, who has a knack for incorporating vivid hues into her work.

With today's open floor plans, color can tie spaces together and set other areas apart. But how to start, and where to stop? That's where Susan E. Brown's trained eye comes in. With her business, she first prompts clients to think about what colors they like and how colors make them feel.