Jennifer is one half of the Minneapolis-based, custom hand-painted and printed wallpaper and furnishings company, She She. (Kate Worum is the other half of She She, and we toured her home, too!) An architect by trade, Jennifer spends most of her time being creative. In fact, her Minneapolis home is just bursting with creativity and is a delight to explore. And while we don’t all have our very own custom hand-painted wallpaper business, we can all learn a thing or two from Jennifer’s one-of-a-kind home.

Almost by accident, Jennifer and her friend, illustrator Kate Worum, created She She as the two found an unexpected way to process recent major life events. Before they knew it, their little idea bloomed into something huge. From entire walls, to framed art adorning the walls, She She’s fingerprints are all over Jennifer’s home.

But the creativity oozing from Jennifer’s home doesn’t stop with She She. As a designer, Jennifer knows what she’s doing and isn’t afraid to take chances. From bright and bold furniture to an unexpected remodel of the upstairs level, Jennifer’s home has something for everyone to get excited about.

My Style: I like the permanent items to stay as classic and original as possible then I add my personality and color with art and furnishings that are easily changed over time.

Inspiration: When I initially chose the permanent finishes I wanted the house to have a blank canvas art gallery feel while keeping everything original in the house. So, I painted the walls white and pickled the original floors to make the house as open and modern as possible and re-finished the original woodwork in a slightly darker color than the existing orange stain.

Favorite Element: I love the flow of my little bungalow—it almost feels like an open floor plan even though I haven’t touched the layout at all. The individual rooms are that perfect size where they never feel too small, but they’re just small enough where when you’re sitting in them you get that feeling of comfort like they’re giving you a hug.

Biggest Challenge: I bought the house without ever being in it or even walking around it. I lived down the street at the time so I walked my dogs past it every day and based on the looks of it, I knew that it was going to be for sale sometime soon. I was on a work trip in Vancouver and the house popped on the market and there were already a bunch of offers on it… so I naturally responded by writing an offer a few minutes later over-asking and with no inspection… I’m not competitive at all.

I ended up getting the house and once I was home I found out that the windows were full of maggots and the ceilings in fact didn’t have red wallpaper, they were in fact infested with box elder bugs. I moved on from these items, but when someone tried to turn on the water to the house and it didn’t work, I found out that the water line to the street was broken… it’s a boiler system so I had no water or heat and it’s apparently against the law to buy a house without those two items, so I had to turn the shed I was buying into a “house” before I even owned it. So, I decided to still buy the house and handled it—then, a week before closing someone broke into the house and stole all the copper out of it—so, that all had to get replaced before I could close again. I love this house, but it’s always had a dramatic personality.

What Friends Say: They love it, but most of them would love it more if I got a TV and a comfier couch.

Proudest DIY: I mean, the whole entire house.

Biggest Indulgence: Definitely the backyard. Some of my best friends own Walkabout Outdoor and they helped me turn what was essentially a pile of bricks, covered in trash, covered in a lot’s worth of wild raspberry bushes, into my own little oasis perfect for entertaining.

Best Advice: Take your time. I love my house because it tells the story of my life and travels over the last seven years—if you go out and buy all of your furniture at once, it shows.

Dream Sources: My next big project is finishing my basement; I designed it four years ago and I think I’m about ready for another project. I have every intention of finally investing in my Mah Jong sofa to cuddle on and watch movies and I am pretty close to having a temper tantrum every time this feather palm tree floor lamp comes up in my searches because it is an absolute necessity in my newly re-done home office.

PAINT & COLORS
Walls and Ceiling in Whole House — Creamy by Sherwin-Williams
Walls in Main Floor Bedroom, Base of Stairs, and Back Stairwell —Blue Peacock by Sherwin-Williams

MAIN FLOOR BATH
Light above Vanity — Artemide Tolomeo Mega

ENTRY
Vintage Table Base, Carrara Marble Tabletop — Room & Board

LIVING ROOM
Murphy Sofa — Room and Board
Vintage ATL Speakers Paired with My Dad’s Vintage Marantz Record Player.
She She Pillows on Couch, Hand-painted and Hand-sequined in Paco y Maria Pattern
Tom Dixon Flash Coffee Table — Round
Vintage Lilac Cane Chairs
Ruben Nusz Art above Fireplace with Frank Gaard painted CD next to it
Marc Ferrero Art above Record Player — This was the first “nice” piece of art I bought for myself. I was in the south of France and the artist’s wife told me that this woman was in a love triangle with two different men, one in NYC and one in France—it hit a little too close to home so I figured that she/this painting had to be a part of my life. I instantly bought the piece and had it shipped back to Minnesota.

DINING ROOM
Vintage French Dining Table, bought it because it was built the same year as my house.
Dining Chairs — Vintage, had them recovered in black leather
Curtains — Custom-made out of fabric from Room & Board to match couch
Walls — Chandytown install by She She

BACK STAIRWAY
Art — She She collaboration with Sarah White for Black Magik Woman III

OFFICE
Vintage Mid-century Modern Dresser
Paul Sepuya Print

BASE OF STAIRS OUTSIDE OF OFFICE
Portrait of Me — Frank Gaard

STAIRWELL TO BEDROOM
Chris Larson Sculpture
Top of Stairs Pillow — Giovanni Rizzoli “Tempo”

BEDROOM
Pianca Impunto Bed
All Decorative Lights are Vintage
Vintage Art Deco Cedar Chest at end of bed to match Vintage Desk
Vintage Patio Chair painted by She She in Antonio’s Surf Shack Pattern
Vintage Plycraft George Mulhauser Tufted Back Chair
Kaschkasch Floor Mirror

BATHROOM
Light above Tub — Artemide Tolomeo Mega
Sconces at Vanity — Flos tight light
Art above Toilet — Original sketch of me floating in the inner tube at the lake for “On a Pony she named Wildfire” by Kate Worum

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