TRIANGLE PARK East Isles, Minneapolis
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Triangle Park
A Craftsman home in Minneapolis's East Isles neighborhood,Triangle Park draws its essence from the enchanting interplay of childhood memory with a grown-up palette. Guided by the concept of "Colors Outside the Lines," the project reimagines a beloved old house as a genuinely joyful place to live. Designed for a young family who chose to stay in a historic neighborhood and make it entirely their own. Opulent florals, hand-painted details, classic gingham, and primary colors romanticized through charming antiquities create interiors that feel exuberant without losing their footing. Throughout the project, Prospect Refuge looked to the Rococo tradition's of embracing beauty and pleasure, and asked what that spirit might look like in a Minneapolis Craftsman. The result is a home that colors outside the lines without losing the page.
Project Type: Whole-Home Interior Design & Furnishings
Location: East Isles, Minneapolis
Services: Interior Design, Furnishings, Procurement, Styling
The Brief: Reimagine a Craftsman home as a genuinely joyful environment for a young family. Keeping true to concept to honor the architecture while creating something entirely, unapologetically alive.
Prospect Refuge Studio has built a calling card
around the concept of “Old Homes for Young
Families.” Sass says, “I love recognizing those places
that we can respect and honor, but it’s also about
keeping people in these neighborhoods and
making the houses work for us today.”
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THE CONCEPT
COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES
Rediscover memories from childhood in a space that colors outside the lines and invites enchanting motifs to live again. Contrary florals and frivolous details nod to Rococo influences, while a cheerful gingham keeps everything in check.
Elementary primary colors are romanticized in hand-painted decor and charming antiques. Floor to ceiling applications create a childlike spirit as you gaze up and feel small again.
Who said playtime was just for kids?
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ARCHITEXTUAL DIGEST
"I think it’s interesting to have family heirlooms next to pieces from RH next to things that you gathered on a trip,” Sass says. “When you only live amongst antiques, even that starts to feel a little expected. And so when you can have a little of everything, it keeps people on their toes.”
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“I was really curious about the idea of embedding personal histories into architecture,” she says. “I love visiting historic estates full of symbolic emblems and totems — architectural moments that tell the story of the lives lived within the walls.”
READ HEREARTFUL LIVING
“This home has lived so many lives,” Sass says, noting that each room evolved through the remodel, one getting a bit lighter than the next. “As you walk through it, you progressively move through the decades.”
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Colors Outside the Lines is a residential interior design project by Prospect Refuge Studio in Minneapolis, MN. It draws inspiration from the Rococo tradition's embrace of ornament and pleasure filtered through the lens of a family who loves their old house and wanted to live in it with full conviction.
The project is rooted in childhood memory...the joy of gazing up at something larger than yourself and the pleasure of a space that doesn't ask you to grow up quite yet. The name nods to the pleasure of refusing (just slightly) to stay inside the lines.
The interiors use opulent florals, hand-painted details mixed with classic gingham to create rooms that are pervesrsly patterned without being fussy. Primary reds, blues, and yellows are romanticized through antique finds mixed with fine art and hand-crafted objects. Floor-to-ceiling applications give every room a sense of inhabiting something larger than daily living.