Name: Adam and Jessica Location: Lynhurst, Minneapolis Size: 2,600 square feet Years lived in: 10 years, owned

Nestled along a popular creek that snakes its way through Minneapolis is a two-story stucco house that resembles many of the houses in this stucco-rich city. Once inside, however, you’re greeted with a colorful array of art, furniture and knick-knacks that just feels, well, cool.

Jessica, Adam, their daughter and cat live and play here. And over the last ten years they’ve really made it their own. They did so with the usual personal touches like wall paint color, furniture and decor, but also with some major improvement projects that brought the home to an all new level.

This house truly is an eclectic collage, with carefully chosen and significant items placed strategically; the walls are treated like an ever-changing canvas. Jessica and Adam’s home evolves beautifully along with them and grows as their family grows.

Apartment Therapy Survey:

Our Style: Eclectic Collage

Inspiration: “Bits & pieces put together to present a semblance of a whole” –Lawrence Weiner

Favorite Element: The location—living on a creek in the middle of the city is a dream because we get to watch the seasons change out the front windows while still having all the amenities of the city close at hand.

Biggest Challenge: It’s not a huge house, and we’re collectors by nature, so it’s often hard to fit all the things we want into the spaces we have available.

What Friends Say: Hopefully they say our place feels like us—fun, stylish, and warm.

Biggest Embarrassment: Getting the living room couch wrong four times.

Proudest DIY: Jess made the headboard in our bedroom. Like The Dude’s rug, it really ties the room together.

Biggest Indulgence: The custom purple leather Eames lounge and ottoman

Best Advice: Don’t try to get everything figured out at once. Collect one perfect thing at a time. That way, eventually you’ll love all your things.

Dream Sources: People in Minneapolis have a secret weapon: the Room & Board Outlet. Beyond that, we’ve had luck at Anthropologie, Target, Jonathan Adler, Hunt & Gather (a vintage store nearby), Martin Patrick3 (an interior design store downtown), and the Blu Dot Outlet. For our photography collection, Weinstein Hammons Gallery, Jackson Fine Art, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Magnum Photos, and 20×200.

Resources:

LIVING ROOM Grey leather couch, wood two-tier coffee table, leather and wood sling chair — all by Room & Board Pink striped rug — Blu Dot Octopus painting — local Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) student art sale “Lusty Wives” photo — by Thomas Jackson from Jackson Fine Art

READING NOOK Purple Eames lounge and ottoman — Herman Miller Green Togo loveseat — Ligne Roset Large Cow Hide ottoman — Room & Board Pair of Starck Gnome stools — Kartell Table lamp (cream shade and walnut base) — Room & Board Robert Allen for Dwell Studio linen curtain shades — Smith and Noble Various white ceramics — Jonathan Adler Two stacked paintings (blues and oranges, organic circle shapes) over the Togo loveseat by San Francisco artist Hang Nguyen Twin Peaks embroidery art — by Alaina Varrone Portrait of Jenny Lewis — by Autumn de Wilde from Morrison Hotel Gallery

ENTRY Pink and brown nubby rug — Blu Dot Deck of Cards side table — Jonathan Adler Christmas tree, red bench, black wood stool — all from Target “Victorian UFO Ladies” print — by Kirsten Sevig Pink oil painting — by local artist Ashley Mary

DINING ROOM Dining table — a flea market in Manhattan Orange rolling dining chairs — Room & Board Embroidered table runner, spirit animal wood carvings, black Dia de Muertos skull — all handcrafts purchased in Mexico Hammered tray — Threshold at Target Turquoise glass chandelier — Z Gallerie White ceramics — Jonathan Adler Tattooed prints of the Kennedys and Paul Newman — by Cheyenne Randall “Hambuglars” photo — by Dorothea Lange from 20×200 Other small photos — Magnum Photos

KITCHEN Table and chairs — Room & Board Hey LED sign from Pillowfort — Target Nick Cave, Dolly Parton, and Jarvis Cocker embroidery art — by Alaina Varrone

STAIRWELL “Lolie, Jumping on the Bed” photo by Winky Lewis from 20×200 Toulouse-Lautrec painting tribute — by Jess Large abstract painting — MCAD student art sale Orange weaving — purchased on our honeymoon in Argentina “Huli Tribesmen (Drying Their Umbrellas)” photo — by Tim Walker “Riverside Lounge, Shaw, 1986” photo — by Birney Imes (pool table) from Jackson Fine Art Horse and Bus photo — by Alec Soth from Weinstein Hammons Gallery “Laugh out Loud” — made from antique lace, print by Louise Saxton

UPSTAIRS BATHROOM Converted vintage marble dry sink and vintage mirror — Hunt & Gather Sconces — FLOS

UPSTAIRS LANDING Burn painting — by David Greenhill Duvet Girl in Iceland photo — by Isaac Gale Natural History Museum photos — from MCAD student art sale

MASTER BEDROOM Walnut dresser and nightstand, stainless steel bookcase — Room & Board Headboard and pillowcases — made by Jess from vintage embroidery Vintage floor lamp Vases on dresser — Missoni for Target “Angela, Los Angeles” photo — by Alec Soth (woman with bird on shoulder) Fur Hood in Iceland portrait — by Isaac Gale Woman coming out of water photo — by Kenneth Willardt “With Love” print — by Unskilled Worker (woman and children)

DAUGHTER’S BEDROOM Bedding and pillows by Pillowfort — Target Brown leather chair — Room & Board Vintage dresser with bins — Hunt & Gather Llama wall head — Pillowfort Target Wool rug — Room & Board Furry mini chair from — Pottery Barn Kid Hanging cat quilt — by Jolynn Garnes “Where the Wild Things Are” print — by Maurice Sendak

BACK HALLWAY AND MUDROOM Leather bench — Room & Board Misc personal art on right wall Various photos — from Magnum Photos on left wall Woman’s freckled face photo — by Kenneth Willardt Tall Mirror — Ikea

BASEMENT Custom-painted runner on stairs Low book case — Room & Board Coffee table — Room & Board Black Sheep bench — Phillips Collection Pink striped flat weave rug — Anthropologie TV stand and flanking floor lamps — Room & Board Sectional couch — Macy’s Embroidered pillows — Anthropologie Vintage zoo signs — Hunt & Gather “Powerpuff Girls” photo — by Amy Stein from 20×200 “For Like Ever” print — by Super Rural Tortoise Shell — Nate Berkus for Target Neil Young photo —by Ann Moses from Sonic Editions Built to Spill concert posters — The Small Stakes Misc personal art

Thanks, Jessica and Adam!

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