Holding onto Summer Living!
Date: October 08, 2023No matter what season it is, there’s no reason to delay your plans for elevating your backyard oasis in preparation for next year. And what …
5 Outdoor Living Trends Taking Over Minnesota This Summer
Date: May 31, 20231. Outdoor entertaining is gaining popularity in Minnesota. Outdoor living is becoming increasingly popular in Minnesota as more people look for ways to enjoy the …
I am Ga Ga for Googie
Date: July 28, 2022Can a Buildings Design and a Choice of Font Meet in Unison? Let’s go back to the early 50’s and 60’s to find out and …
Bring down that wall… wait… don’t!
Date: October 28, 2021Umm… Nice Wall… For the past few weeks as I have been bouncing from virtual meeting to virtual meeting and cycling through my email updates …
It’s my way or the skyway
Date: January 28, 2021BRRR! Inspired by my trips out to our garage to start up our vehicles during these frigid MN winter mornings and another interesting 99% Invisible …
2020 Handcrafted
Date: December 22, 2020Handcrafting a New Year For this last blog piece of 2020, I wanted to give a thank you specifically to all of our Carpenters for …
Blinded by Straight Lines
Date: June 29, 2020Straight Up Straight lines are a rather common and expected form related to building and remodeling. It makes sense as shapes constructed of straight lines …
What’s Up with SketchUp
Date: April 29, 2020Catching up on SketchUp If you haven’t yet heard of SketchUp, it is an intuitive 3D modeling application that lets you create and edit 2D …
Deconstruction to Reconstruction a Path to Greener Building
Date: February 27, 2020Deconstruction Salvaging, Reusing & Recycling Building Materials Green Builder For over a decade, Lake Country Builders has been promoting sustainable building and building green. These …
Hidden Rooms and Secret Doors
Date: January 29, 2020Sometimes one click leads to another, then another, then another and before you know it, there you are, falling deeper down a rabbit hole of pictures …