Featured Home #23 –

With an expanding family, this 1930’s colonial home in Southwest Minneapolis needed some updating. The family needed more room for an informal eating area and a more spacious back entry area with storage options.  Because they love to entertain, they also wanted an overall space that was more open.  This was accomplished by adding a doorway in the living room that opens into the back of the kitchen and removing a closet in the dining room to open up into the front kitchen area.  The remodel played off of the wonderful homes original character. The space was furnished with cherry wood cabinets, Silestone countertops, porcelain tile floor, and a fantastic backsplash.  This kitchen is far more functional with more storage, a thought out place for everything, and every usable inch is maximized.

Year Built – 1930 Center Stair Colonial

Kenny Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN 55419

Dates: Saturday, April 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and  Sunday, April 29, 1-5 p.m.

Join us at Castle Building & Remodeling for a presentation by Larry Millet from his newest book Once There Were Castles.  Larry will show photos and talk about the history of local lost mansions.

Event Details:
Minneapolis – Tuesday May 22^nd 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
St. Paul – Wednesday May 23^rd 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Past Castle clients will get a free signed copy of the book at the event. 
 
Take a tour of the lost mansions of the Twin Cities!
The first in-depth look at the history of Twin Cities’ mansions, Once There Were Castles presents ninety lost mansions and estates, organized by neighborhood and illustrated with photographs and drawings. An absorbing read for Twin Cities residents and a crucial addition to the body of work on the region’s history, Once There Were Castles brings these “ghost mansions” back to life.
 
Delicious pizza and appetizers are provided by Pizza Luce. Space is limited.  If you would like to attend please email lisa@castlebri.com before May 11th with your name and how many will be attending, or call 612-789-8509×0 in Minneapolis and 651-699-4164×0 in St. Paul.  One copy per household.  Space is limited to the first 15 who RSVP for each location.

In the spirit of St Patrick’s Day and looking forward to Spring, Castle will hold our very first Limerick Contest!  The winning limerick writer will receive a $250 Gift Certificate for Handyman Services.  One definition of “limerick” we found is: “a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet”.

With that in mind, put your thinking caps on, get your creativity flowing and get your limericks submitted for Castle’s 1st Annual Limerick Contest!  Our very own Troy Sinykin took inspiration for his limerick below, from our St Paul Showroom’s mascot, whose seasonal festive apparel is always the talk of the town.

“There was a fine company in
the City who thought their showroom was pretty. 
To be the best of them all,
they hung a deer on the wall and
on St Patty’s Day they were all witty.”

* Limericks submitted must contain five lines and will be judged by Castle staff on creativity and rhyme. Only one submission per person, and we thank all for keeping your limericks “clean” and refraining from offensive content.

* Limericks must be submitted via email to Loren@Castlebri.com by 5:00pm on March 17th, 2012 in order to be judged. Judging will follow and the winner and their limerick will be announced in the next Castle News.

* The 2012 Limerick winner will receive a Castle Gift Certificate for $250 in Handyman Services.

We look forward to all your entries!

2/18 – Roseville Living Smarter Fair 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.  http://www.livingsmarter.org/fair.html.

2/26 – West Metro Home Remodeling Fair 10:30 – 3:30 http://goldenvalleymn.gov/events/remodelingfair/index.php.

3/10 – Mac-Groveland Home Improvement Fair 10:00 – 3:00 http://www.macgrove.org/node/15.

3/10/12 – South Minneapolis Housing Fair 10:00 – 3:00 http://www.housingfair.org/.

3/17 –  NE Journal Homeshow  10:00 – 2:00 http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?publication=downtown&section=58&page=310.

3/24 – SW Journal Homeshow 10:00 – 3:00 http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?publication=southwest&section=90&page=292.

3/30 – 4/1 – Parade of Homes Remodelers Showcase (sm) http://www.paradeofhomes.org/index.aspx.

4/28-29 – The Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour. http://www.msphometour.com/.