Despite ample evidence to the contrary, outsiders still tend to think of the Twin Cities as flyover country — too cold for comfort, too inland to be interesting, too...

Once we cross the threshold as a guest, we become a part of the decor. We seek to be gracious and try to lightly mingle — neither planting ourselves in the corner nor...

In the Sonoran Desert, architecture becomes more than just design; it becomes a conversation with the elements. Heat is relentless, light sculpts every surface and the...

Let’s start with the things Rasmus Munk is not: the world’s best chef is not American. He’s not dressed in an expensive designer T-shirt, and he doesn’t store his jeans...

What appears to be a modest one-story house sits at the end of a wooded driveway near Lake O’Dowd. But looks can be deceiving — and surprising. Thanks to an astute...

“We wanted to build a new home with an old soul,” shares Julie Lindemann, senior project manager at Streeter Custom Builder. Her team tapped Murphy & Co. Design and...

There are certain types of restaurants that strike me as quintessentially American: the burger joint, the roadside diner, the place on the corner where you grab a slice...

Inspiration can come from anywhere, and for Jonathan Simkhai, it came from a picture of his mother on her wedding day. For his Spring-Summer 2025 collection, he...

Nothing reignites our desire to host quite like the seasonal shift from freezing temperatures to balmy light-jacket weather. Which makes spring the perfect time to...

Thousands of years before Bob Appert and David Washburn took a leap of faith and created White Oaks Savanna, an architecture-driven community in Grant Township just...

All products featured on ArtfulLiving.com are independently selected by our editors. We may earn commission on items you choose to buy. Long before Netflix’s bombshell...

From Mexico City and Oaxaca to Lima and Buenos Aires, street food fuels millions of hardworking citizens every day across Latin America. Vendors might serve just one...

It’s not every day a designer is asked to spruce up a yacht, but Mara Darrow of Traditions Classic Home Furnishings was more than happy to oblige. “I knew this would be...

It’s November 1901 in Minneapolis. The Milwaukee Road Depot is a bustling hub of all manner of humanity. The train station’s imposing clock tower marks time for the...

My earliest memory of my grandmother Estée was getting into the car with her and smelling the lush scent of Bulgarian rose — a perfume she had been developing. I also...

Millicent Rogers was certainly not your typical 1940s socialite. The granddaughter of Standard Oil partner Henry Huttleston Rogers was married three times, then fell in...

All products featured on ArtfulLiving.com are independently selected by our editors. We may earn commission on items you choose to buy. San Diego's sun-kissed brand of...

All products featured on ArtfulLiving.com are independently selected by our editors. We may earn commission on items you choose to buy. With the arrival of my son,...

Despite ample evidence to the contrary, outsiders still tend to think of the Twin Cities as flyover country — too cold for comfort, too inland to be interesting, too...

Let’s start with the things Rasmus Munk is not: the world’s best chef is not American. He’s not dressed in an expensive designer T-shirt, and he doesn’t store his jeans...

My earliest memory of my grandmother Estée was getting into the car with her and smelling the lush scent of Bulgarian rose — a perfume she had been developing. I also...

Artist and singer/songwriter Alicia Keys is known for her soulful sounds. Her husband, Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) is a talented music producer, entrepreneur and...

All products featured on ArtfulLiving.com are independently selected by our editors. We may earn commission on items you choose to buy. I still remember my first. The...

A patchwork of terraced fields, ancient ruins and Andean vistas roll past the panoramic windows of PeruRail’s Vistadome train, which chugs in the direction of Machu...

In the 16th century, the legendary artist and architect Michelangelo traveled hours from Rome to the village of Fiuggi in search of relief from the pain of chronic...

I went to Ketchum to see what remained of Ernest Hemingway in the place where the Nobel laureate ended his life. Though the author is often associated with Spain,...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Unless, of course, you’re spinning out about cooking, hosting extended family and friends, managing travel logistics, readying...

“The Aga Khan always used to stay in that room.” My Italian tour guide, Michela, points to a high room in a tower to my left. We are sitting at the outdoor Atrium Bar...

When it comes to throwing a great dinner party, the inimitable Nora Ephron famously remarked, “You’ve got to get people hungry, sit them down informally, make them...

My apron is full, and it smells better than any other garment I have ever worn. It is 9:30 on a balmy Wednesday morning in May, and I have just spent the better part of...

Though perhaps most famous for his high-fashion retail projects, the legendary architect Peter Marino got his first big break when Andy Warhol commissioned him to...

Prior to checking Alice Daniel’s family of four into their luxury suite for a month-long stay, the hotel staff at the Peninsula Beverly Hills had a question. “Madam,...

Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald famously noted, “the rich are different than you and me.” And evidently, their pooches are, too. In one of the more memorable shots from...

Cooking is the core of who I am. It’s my work, my craft, my passion, my spirituality, my entire existence. Cooking makes me feel alive and challenges me to be better...

At BLACKOUT in Las Vegas, diners are blind to everything but the taste of their food. After locking up their phones and other personal effects, customers select a...

Step into Erik Madigan Heck’s ethereal realm and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination. Born and raised in the Twin Cities, the famed photographer is regularly...