From
east to west, downtown lofts to suburban ramblers, how and where we live is as
distinctive as we are.
September 2004
I’m
not sure if someone has done a study on why we choose to live in the homes we
do, in the locations we choose. Who is drawn to a riverfront loft, and why? What
makes someone leave the city and purchase an old farm? How does a couple’s
lifestyle change when they downsize from the ’burbs and head to a high-rise? We
didn’t think we were the ones to conduct such a study—but we knew we were just
the ones to show you some great houses. We flipped through our Rol-a-dexes and
gathered an interesting assortment of Twin Citians who were willing to open
their homes for our first-ever Home Tour. We love the variety we found and the
stories were heard. We hope you do too.
When
Joe Duffy’s award-winning design firm spun off from
Fallon Worldwide six months ago, it didn’t take Joe long to relocate his office
to Minneapolis’s downtown riverfront district.
When
you talk to people who live in an old home, the conversation often shifts to the
philosophy that a house has a life, a
history, a future that is greater than we are.
In
the years we’ve known the divine Ms. M, she’s lived in an historic home near
Lake Harriet and an expansive mid-century rambler a blink from Cedar Lake. But
now . . .
Life
in Wally and Shannon Szczerbiak’s household is rarely quiet, thanks to a pair of
greyhounds, a feline fluff ball, and the couple’s
eighteen-month-old daughter.
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