Visiting South Fargo’s Golden Valley neighborhood, we toured The Archer, a beautiful three-level model by Jordahl Custom Homes, recently featured in the BIA’s Fall Parade of Homes. Leading the tour were seasoned designers Melanie Havig, Shirley Hayer, and Molly Ford, who shared a glimpse inside Jordahl’s Design Center, their collaborative design process, and the inspiration behind The Archer’s sophisticated boho palette.

Inside the house at The Pines, it's a game night gathering, but we're not playing Scrabble. This night was all about savoring family, friends, and 11 exquisite dinner courses, respectfully harvested, hunted, and handcrafted by Fargo's Philip Bruckbauer, alongside his dad, Mike Bruckbauer. While the small, multicultural dishes demonstrated a fusion of culinary prowess and Midwest tradition, each bite retold their journey to the table, greeting guests with gratitude for the untamed bounty of our forests, prairies, and lakes.

If you went with Wendt anytime in the last 40 years, you probably know this custom cabinet shop in Moorhead, MN, is rooted in family talent. These days, Wendt Custom Cabinets is welcoming clients into a larger, more immersive designer showroom, setting the perfect stage for their new Wendt Goods bar stool collection and CNC machine. To get the goods on the move, the showroom, the streamlined software, and the bar stools, we met up with Wendt’s interior designer and co-owner, Kaeli (Wendt) Bernier, to take a tour... and a stunning seat

When childhood friends from East Grand Forks, MN, James McDonald, and Casey Brovold, teamed up to clean up, SmartWash Laundry was born. Inside North Fargo’s newest laundromat, James injected his entrepreneurial design flair while Casey folded in 12 years of expertise in laundromat systems and technology. Together, their fresh take on the tedious task of laundry is turning everyday work into a well-pressed art form.

Good cheese makes happier holidays, just ask Megan Lewis, an ACS Certified Cheese Professional. She’s the owner of Fargo’s Milk Made, a local gem that grew its crafty catering business from Square One Kitchens into a food truck, and now a must-stop shop in brick-and-mortar. Here, Megan’s perfected her passion, with handpicked artisan producers, a full catering kitchen, a well-stocked cheese case, graze-worthy gifts, and a community classroom for creative cravings. With a marathon of family gatherings just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to deck the halls with dairy... and Milk Made’s very merry charcuterie chalets and wreaths

A chic brand refresh, followed by the debut of a stunning new design studio and retail shoppe, has marked an exciting new chapter for Lindsey Grace Interiors. Settling into the budding new business community of Townsite Flats, just off Fargo’s South 45th Street, owner and principal designer Lindsey Christie found the ideal space to expand her interior design business and extend her team’s talent through neighborly collaboration. This tour invites readers inside the new design studio and shoppe, then next door to ADAE Salon to see LGI’s design at work.

Audra Kutz would trade her heels for hay bales any day. Though she found professional success traveling from city to city, her personal happiness has always been rooted in the countryside. Growing up on a cattle and small grain farm in Sykeston, ND, Audra spent her days cultivating a deep appreciation for wide-open spaces and solitude. Even after 30 years of living in Fargo, her vision of paradise remained a big white farmhouse surrounded by mature trees and acreage, reminiscent of her quaint North Dakota upbringing. Then, one beautiful day, Audra followed her heart—and we followed her—back to Meadowlark Farm, an idyllic country escape where she’s wholeheartedly reclaiming her roots.

A revealing statement that leverages the strength of concrete and clarity of glass, the Greenwood’s 11,646-square-foot West Fargo retreat illuminates well-being within soothing, spa-inspired spaces. Their family’s home embodies rejuvenation at its foundation, a calm designed to recharge its owners: one in the field of health & wellness, the other a renowned surgeon, both proud parents to two young daughters. In Rivers Bend, the home was designed and built in a collaborative process with Trever Hill Design, Century Builders, and Mevold Studio. Together, they transported this active family of four to the contemporary architecture of Cabo San Lucas, where sleek lines, glass facades, and minimalist interiors open to free-flowing indoor-outdoor integration.