Just on the intersection of 5th and railway in Minot is Souris River Design.. specializing in renovations..

And that's what they've been doing for 18 months...remodeling and preparing for a Grand Reopening taking place next week..

Dave Lebrun/ Owner, Souris River Designs: "Events are scheduled all week, we have decorcooking lessons on Monday to lunch for the public on Friday."

They've nearly double their show room, displaying their best in flooring, countertops, hardware and everything in between...

(Dave) " A lot of customers like the fact that we can take the whole project and handle all the trades. Plumbing, electrical, the drywall, everything start to finish. We do sell products to new homes too if customers wish to use us for those services also."

After next week's grand reopening--Souris River Design can get back to remodeling someone else's space...

From remodeling a home to remodeling your body...

Right across the street from Magic City Campus in Minot is the new home for Curves.

The relocation took just a week for Debbie Currie but she says they're up and running as of September 30th...

(Debbie Currie/ owner)So we found this space and did a build out in a week, only had to be closed a Saturday and a Monday. We opened up Tuesday at 6am, Tuesday the 30th."

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Laura Gaskill, Houzz Contributor

All spaces present design challenges, but as the living room is where you probably spend the most time (and certainly the one guests experience the most of), designing a small one can be especially tricky. How do you strike a balance between making the room feel as spacious as possible while also squeezing in extra seating? What furniture should you choose, and where do you put it? Here are 15 design tips for making the most of your space, plus 10 specific furniture layout ideas for small living rooms. Lets get started.

How to get your furniture arrangement right

1. Use mirrors and wallpaper. A small living room, especially if its short on windows, can feel a bit boxed in. Create a focal point, boost light and add depth all at once by papering a wall and hanging a mirror on top. If you can position the mirror across from a window, all the better the mirror will reflect the view outside, giving the impression of an extra window.

The layout: Center the love seat on the papered wall, flanked by a pair of matching side tables and lamps. A large woven ottoman can work as a coffee table or an extra seat. If theres room, you could work in an extra (small-scale) chair or two across from the love seat in this arrangement. Seats: two to four.

2. Add hidden storage. Pick furniture with built-in storage to limit clutter. A trunk or storage ottoman as a coffee table works well. Along the perimeter of the room, try a small chest of drawers or a small credenza instead of a console table to boost storage options.

3. Choose small-scale furniture. There is more to living room furniture than full-size sofas and bulky armchairs. Antiques shops are a great place to look for small-scale furniture, because the average room size was typically quite small until the last half century or so. Look for small settees, love seats and chairs that can work for your space.

The layout: The love seat is centered in front of the bay window, with petite tables on either side. A pair of Louis XVI armchairs sit opposite the sofa, with a trunk as a coffee table in between. An antique recamier is positioned on the wall diagonally across from the sofa, with a slim console table opposite it. Seats: six.

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4. Look up. If your small living room is blessed with high ceilings, take full advantage of that extra space! While vertical space doesnt help with squeezing in an extra seat, drawing the eye upward does help give the impression that your room is far larger and grander that it would otherwise seem. Fill the vertical space with an eclectic art gallery.

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A new flea market with room for more than 600 vendors is slated to open Nov. 15 in Margate.

Coconuts Flea Market will open for business at the former Saveology Plaza along Coconut Creek Parkway.

Sid Moskin, a commercial real estate developer, said he's investing upward of $1 million remodeling the plaza that used to house Saveology, a company providing deals on shopping, dining and other goods and services.

"It's the ideal facility, ideal parking situation and the timing is right because we are opening right at the beginning of season," said Moskin, who along with his wife, Karen, will be managing the flea market.

Coconuts Flea Market will be on 20 acres of land and offer more than 1,300 parking spots, Moskin said.

About 10 food trucks are also scheduled to be on site to serve hungry shoppers, he said. The flea market will open Wednesday through Sunday and host vendors selling new and used goods such as jewelry, shoes and luggage.

Coconuts Flea Market will rent tables, kiosks and other spaces to merchants on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, Moskin said. Rates range from $20 to $40, depending on space.

"They can sell anything as long as it's legal," Moskin said.

Coconuts Flea Market will be at 5259 Coconut Creek Parkway.

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County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur walked through the hallways of a former Dey Labs building where the elections office is temporarily located and pointed to a rod extending from the ceiling.

Pull the rod and the result is an emergency body wash, Tuteur said.

Parts of the sprawling, former Dey Labs campus at 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive still look like places designed for doing pharmaceutical research. Thats true even though Napa County is using the location as temporary quarters for 150 of the more than 300 employees who had downtown offices damaged by the Aug. 24 earthquake.

Napa County bought the former Dey Labs campus in 2013 for $25 million to become the home for its Health and Human Services Agency after remodeling the buildings. Now the campus has become a home-away-from-home for county employees awaiting earthquake repairs.

The Registrar of Voters office is storing ballots in a lab room that has an eyewash station. The adjacent hallways have insect zappers. One room is unusually cold, apparently a useful climate for some of the Dey Labs activities.

This was a manufacturing room, I think, Tuteur said Tuesday as he stood in a space that will be used to sort ballots on Election Night.

In a nearby warehouse bay where forklifts once worked, the county has 360 boxes full of building records for the county Assessor Division.

Plenty of space, Tuteur said.

In another former Dey Labs building, the supervisors on Tuesday held their first meeting in a makeshift Board of Supervisors chamber. Its a no-frills setup in what was a Dey Labs training room, with supervisors sitting behind tables draped with black cloth. Wires for the sound system are taped to the carpet near the tables.

But the temporary chamber is fancier than what remains of the earthquake-scarred permanent chamber on the third floor of the County Administration Building in downtown. Plastic ceiling tiles are missing. Broken water pipes for the heating-and-cooling system caused water damaged.

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By Andrea Adelson on October 10th, 2014

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy

crowd turns out in support of new Ranch project.

A standing-room only crowd and elected Laguna Beach officials turned out for a Coastal Commission hearing Wednesday in Newport Beach to support remodeling of The Ranch golf course and hotel in Aliso Canyon, which is now under commission review.

Three elected City Council members, Lagunas city manager, and a former chairman of its planning commission joined Ranch co-owner Mark Christy to lobby for the project during the commissions public comment period.

Im begging you to look at the property, said Christy, urging the commissioners, while they are in the area for their two-day October meeting, to visit. We have nothing to hide.

Though the appeal itself was not on the formal agenda, Christy took advantage of the commissions proximity to organize the rally, sending out an email appeal two weeks ago. He chartered three large private buses for the trek between the Ranch and the neighboring town and handed out Ranch t-shirts to supporters. He aimed to provide a visual demonstration of the publics enthusiasm for what he described as a sensitive restoration project.

No one is being paid, Christy told the commissioners, referring to scores of locals that lined the Newport Beach City Council chambers. This is the way Laguna rolls when they know something is wrong.

The commissioners cannot legally respond to issues raised during the public comment period and remained silent.

The commission rarely sees a rally in favor of a development, pointed out Rob Zur Schmiede, a former chairman of the Laguna Beach Planning Commission, who is running for City Council.

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An artist's rendering shows the exterior of Swedish Edmonds after its expansion.

Photo illustration courtesy NBBJ/Swedish Edmonds

An artist's rendering shows the design concept of a lobby inside Swedish Edmonds hospital's ongoing expansion.

By Mina Williams For HBJ

Published: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 12:01 a.m.

EDMONDS Swedish Edmonds is embarking on an aggressive expansion course to meet the needs of south Snohomish County.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Three South Florida designers have teamed up to create a design workshop at the Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show that will visually walk homeowners through the design process from concept to completion. This first-time design studio will be showcased at the Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show, October 17-19 at the Broward County Convention Center.

"A home should be a celebration of the client and the way they want to live in their home," said Viviana Malave of VGM Decorators. Each of the three featured designers have designed an unconventional living space at the Home Show to demonstrate how traditional spaces can be stylishly transformed to reflect the homeowner and celebrate the lifestyle they enjoy. "Homeowners often follow the traditional use of living spaces because they do not know how to adapt those spaces to be more livable. Our original room designs will illustrate how wide-ranging the possibilities are," said Amelia Rozas of Amelia Rozas Designs.

These dynamic design professionals are determined to educate South Florida homeowners on how to work with a designer to accomplish their dream home. They will offer complimentary seminars throughout the weekend to educate homeowners on when it is best to involve a designer and the role the designer plays in their home renovation project. In addition, the designers have taken it a step farther by creating a design workshop space at the show. "Clients often see only the before and after stages of a project," said Eilyn Cueto of Sire Design. "The goal of our design workshop is to visually showcase the design process and all its stages, from initial meeting to floor plan and layouts to furniture selections, textiles and fabrics...all the way through installation and completion." Homeowners will have the opportunity to talk with the featured designers one-on-one.

The three featured designers are:

Eilyn Cueto - Sire Design Amelia Rozas - Amelia Rozas Design Inc. Viviana Malave - VGM Decorators Inc.

About the Home Show: The Home Show showcases products and services for residential decorating, remodeling and home improvement. Attendees can shop, compare products, get advice and buy at special show pricing, just in time for the holiday season. This year's featured celebrity speaker is Taniya Nayak, veteran host on HGTV and featured designer on Food Network's Restaurant Impossible. In addition, local Aging in Place expert Wanda Gozdz will be speaking on the topic: Universal Design: Creating Your Forever Home.

Show Hours: Friday, 10/17- 3:00 pm - 9:30 pm; Saturday, 10/18- 12:00 pm -9:30 pm; Sunday, 10/19- 12:00 pm -7:30 pm.

For more information, visit http://www.homeshows.net. Discount advance tickets are available online through October 16th. Regular price tickets go on sale October 17.

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The Kennedy School of Government has submitted preliminary plans to the City of Cambridge for a dramatic remodeling of its physical campus, including the addition of 77,000 square feet of new building space, that school leaders hope will complement ongoing changes to pedagogy and interdisciplinary research.

The plans are set to go before the citys planning board during a hearing on Tuesday. If approved, construction on the more than $100 million dollar project would likely begin following Commencement and aims to be completed by Jan. 2018, according to the Kennedy Schools executive dean, John Haigh.

Including three new buildings and the elevation of the schools current courtyard, the project looks to be one of the largest capital expansions on Harvards Cambridge campus in recent history and will increase the schools current square footage by more than 30 percent.

The school is currently is comprised of two main structures: the Belfer, Littauer, and Rubenstein buildings, which are all adjoined, and date from the 1970s and 1980s; and the separate Taubman building, which was completed in 1990. Under the current plans, the two structures would be adjoined, as a new Gateway building would connect Taubman to Belfer, a West building on the site of the schools current parking lot would connect Rubenstein to Taubman, and a South building would connect Littauer to the new West building.

Among other additions, there will be six new classrooms, a student lounge and study area, a new dining area and event space, a conference room above the dining room, a winter garden atrium, and a flexible common space that HKS officials refer to as skunk works.

The building plans are a major component of the Kennedy Schools $500 million capital campaign, which made creating a campus that amplifies our mission, one of its four priorities. As of late August, the school has raised $355 million in gifts and pledges, according to Kennedy School spokesperson Doug Gavel.

We need to have a campus that amplifies, magnifies, and supports our mission and strategy, Haigh said in an interview on Friday.

HKS Dean David T. Ellwood 75 told The Crimson in September that the schools current classroom setup is designed for lecturing and discourages group discussion and collaboration. The remodeled campus will aim to remedy that.

If we want to get to a place where we do teaching and really help people change the world, if we want to fundamentally reshape the future of ideas and the like, we have to do more, Ellwood said. And we also have to have flexible space where people can do things, create new innovative ideas, and do the sorts of social entrepreneurship that people are doing, and the like.

Haigh said that a large percentage of the total cost of expansion has already been secured.

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DES MOINES, Iowa By the end of this year developers plan to start remodeling construction on a section of the partially destroyed Younkers Building in downtown Des Moines.

The Madison, Wisconsin based contracting group, the Alexander Company, owns the building. Project developer, David Vos, says the west side of the building will be remodeled to house 60 apartment units, major retail space and office space. Vos says his company hired specialists to restore the ceiling in the buildings 6th floor tea room which will also be expanded.

Fire investigators are unsure what caused the building to catch fire on March 29th.

The most desirable thing was being able to restore the building and keep that history but I think physically there are better opportunities with the building, says Vos.

The west section of the building will no longer be called the Younkers Building but rather the Wilkins Building. That portion of the building was originally named that in the 1920s before the Younkers brothers took ownership of the property.

The project will cost roughly $20 million to complete however developers arent sure what will be done with the east side of the building that was entirely destroyed by the fire.

President of the Downtown Community Alliance, Glenn Lyons, says the progress on the Walnut Street corridor is the momentum downtown needs.

The fire was a big let down and all of our idea for Walnut Street got put on hold while they sorted out the mess and now were moving forward again. This has been a set back but were getting through it.

The Wilkins Building project is expected to be completed in 2015.

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These French doors and windows, visible from the home's entry, provide lots of natural light to the space and also offer an inviting view of a covered deck and beautiful back yard.

Kevin Bunnell

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Editor's note: Portions of this column have previously run on the writers' website at renovationdesigngroup.com and in a previous Renovation Design column at deseretnews.com.

Many people think of architecture as the look of a structure from the outside, and this is indeed a part of architecture. One of the definitions from the Free Dictionary for architecture is the "orderly arrangement of parts." The exterior style, shape and lines of a building do constitute architecture.

However, interior architecture is equally as important as what goes on the exterior of a building or residence. A house that looks spectacular but does not function well for the residents on a daily basis becomes more of a sculpture than a home. Architecture is a challenging blend of science and art. Taking a general look at home remodeling, we have three basic tips to create a great design.

Exterior and interior connections

The exterior architecture of a home is very important. Your home should have a dominant style with updated, complementary finishes. For example, adding a front porch to a house can make a world of difference both in the look of the home and how it functions.

However, architecture not only concerns the arrangement of the interior and exterior parts of a residence but also the way the home relates to its context or surroundings. Our living spaces should extend outside the literal walls of our homes both physically and visually. In our climate, we have the opportunity to play, celebrate, entertain and relax outside for a good portion of the year. Even when the weather keeps us inside, we need light and a visual connection to nature and to the world beyond our walls. Therefore, as our living spaces and activities extend outside, they should reflect the same level of design and style as the interior of our homes.

The connection between our inside and outside spaces is critical and should be seamless and natural. Even outside, we should find properly designed living areas. The overall architectural design of a home should facilitate a clean transition between inside and outside, making it completely natural to move easily between the two types of spaces.

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