Interior Design Tips & Tricks

by Lisa Peck, ASID Hosting an autumn happy hour at home is a simple way to entertain at home. As the air becomes chillier, the time for easy outdoor...

This bar cabinet design is a free-standing furniture piece LiLu custom designed to feel right at home in our client’s living room of their open space plan condominium. LiLu...

This year we saw many design trends at the Homes by Architects Tour. When we refer to trends we do not mean trendy, as in a short-lived fad that...

By Lisa Peck, ASID We mentioned on Monday that the very first post on this blog was about the AIA MN Chapter’s Homes by Architects Tour. This past weekend...

In 2008 we were inspired to start a LiLu interiors blog where we could share inspiring thoughts about design. It all began when Lisa attended the AIA Tour.  Lisa...

 Joan epitomizes the moniker, “hostess with the mostest”. Imagine a home where you feel welcomed from the moment you walk in the front door. And then you hope the...

When Joan and John first moved into their architecturally designed home in Minneapolis, they had young children. Much of the interior was geared toward supporting a warm, welcoming space...

  “I have confidence that everything will be done beyond my expectations.” This confidence is one of the many benefits LiLu has enjoyed from long-lasting relationships with clients like...

Home theater room seating is a critical part of the overall experience (right after the picture and sound!), and as interior designers LiLu believes the utmost in comfort and...

By Lisa Peck I’ve been talking to many fellow parents who are feeling like the re-entry to school, fall activities and the crisp cadence of fall has been challenging....

In designing our client’s home theater and media room we selected a variety of seating to provide the utmost in comfortable seating and give them the best of both worlds:...

Now that kids are back in school and the temperature in the air is a little cooler I feel that routine begins to take shape. Healthy Lunches on the...

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We’ve launched! The school year is off and running and so are most families. Running to school, to after school activities, to lessons, to parties, to enrichment opportunities! And...

Happy Labor Day! It’s the unofficial end of Summer and the day we celebrate Labors of Love in all forms. For parents, work done in the kitchen is often...

Mudroom must haves are today’s look of the day.  This week we have been featuring Mudrooms on our blog.  Mudrooms are an important part of a home to help...

Mudroom Organization is a must have in every home especially those who have busy schedules with many bodies going from here to there. With the start of school just...

Peek at a Mudroom Design…. LiLu packed this mudroom full of storage for a family of 6. We designed in all the essentials: A “locker” for each kid Pull...

  Designing a kids study area into your home…Yes it’s that time of year again, time to start thinking about back to school! And back to school means back...

What do you do when you have an average sized room that needs to function for quadruple duty? Today’s blog features space plans to solve that very problem! A...