Peter was gracious and welcoming as he greeted me, showed me how the secure lock worked and led me up to show the apartment. After that and throughout, Peter was responsive to my texts on basic questions, offering to accommodate me as needed.

The rooms, kitchen and bathrooms were very clean - indeed, I felt I was a guest staying at a friend's home while they were away. As an amateur baker, I was frankly stunned to see the equipment I was offered to use, prep equipment as wells a nice convection oven. (Lemon Tart comin', P&KS). Familiar cookbooks - the good ones, kids - the Julia sort, etc. were everywhere and I found it hard to stick to my business at hand while they beckoned.

New fixtures were leak-proof in the kitchen and bathroom while extra soaps, lotions and shampoos reflect travels, perhaps, of the host couple. The building is an old historic building in NE Minneapolis...the floors are a little creaky here and there, but the windows lining the front room and den area afford marvelous views. I had a day of work in the office/den area and really enjoyed working, watching goings-on of the neighborhood.

This place is terrific because it is a deliberate execution of a focused creative process. The hosts designed this experience. As one example, birch motifs pop from the white neutral visual effect created by placements of art expressions, storage boxes, and wall accents. I found the place so interesting that I used the apartment itself during a soiree for my students (with host's permission) as a visual awareness exercise in deliberate design. Not only the visual design, but the messages implicit in the panoramic visual experience.

Cool place. Great hosts.