Valentines Wallpapers

If you drove past Cory and Stephanie Lake's split-level, you probably wouldn't give it a second glance. But the nondescript house is like a Picasso wrapped in plain brown paper.

Just open the front door and you'll be greeted with a wall of lithographs by contemporary artist Kiki Smith, a vintage cubist cabinet with an antique mille fleur carved slate top, a wild array of colorful geodes and a motley crew of pug dogs, including paraplegic Suki and one-eyed Mae.

Seven years ago, Stephanie Iverson was living in New York and Los Angeles. She was asked to curate an exhibit at the University of Minnesota's Goldstein Museum of Design about legendary fashion designer Bonnie Cashin, who founded Coach. Cashin, who died in 2000, was Stephanie's mentor and a dear friend. The two became so close in the final years of Cashin's life that Stephanie eventually wrote her dissertation about Cashin.