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Summer is dwindling and it's almost time for the Artisan Home Tour! We're thrilled to show off one of our favorite projects yet — a full transformation of a century-old Minneapolis home. Come see, feel, and experience what's possible with an old house.

The New Modern - 4925 Girard Avenue South, Minneapolis

Built in 1900, this is the oldest home on the block — and it needed more than a cosmetic update. We reimagined it from the ground up: a new sunroom addition on the main level, a primary suite the home never had upstairs, and a complete re-clad in natural slate that only gets more beautiful with age. Inside, the whole home leans warm and contemporary, refined and restful, with an emphasis on efficient, thoughtful space rather than simply building bigger. The showstopper is the staircase — nicknamed the Dancing Winder, it spins around a single piece of plate steel from the lower level to the second floor, with treads made from old-growth Douglas fir salvaged from the Victoria Crossing building in St. Paul. Every material choice, inside and out, prioritizes health, sustainability, and the work of local craftspeople. A stunning example of what a hundred-year-old house can become.