Art of Design: What makes a great vacation home?
Vacation homes should project the lighter side of life. Playful, comfortable, easygoing and casual are all good adjectives for a vacation home.
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Art of design: Rules for decorating a dining room, especially in a pandemic
Cooking and dining at home has led to the rediscovery of the dining room.
Decor: Lightening up the house for summertime
Creating an inviting retreat needn’t require a complete redo of an entire room. Seek out a sunny corner or an underused space of any room.
Painting tips: A Q&A with color and Chalk Paint creator Annie Sloan
Sloan talks about painting floors, choosing colors, using stencils and blocking stain from coming through paint when transforming older furniture.
Q&A: Clutterbug creator Cassandra Aarssen on decluttering your home
Cassandra Aarssen is the creator of Clutterbug, a home organizing business that provides education, inspiration and support through YouTube, podcasts and social media. She also stars in HGTV’s latest fully self-shot series “Hot Mess House.” She has written four books on the subject. Aarssen joined staff writer Jura Koncius for The Washington Post’s Home Front […]
The Art of Design: Good things in small packages
Designing a small home has its challenges. But believe it or not, the opportunities that a small home can offer are amazing.
The Art of Design: Some commonsense advice for all areas of your home
Your home is not a museum, so mix your styles freely. If you layer a space with color, texture and an array of styles, your decor choices will have a much longer life and feel personal. Accessories are an affordable way to make sure a space doesn’t get locked into one period or thematic look. […]
The Art of Design: Stoned
Hippies and those who are spiritually inspired have always used stones in and around their homes, but now, due to their sparkling appeal, these stones have been incorporated into bowls, sculptures and even embellishments on uber expensive lamps.
Wanderlust woes? Décor ideas for the housebound traveler
Whether you’re wishing you were at a wilderness cabin, the beach or an exotic passport destination, designers and retailers are offering clever ways to bring the world into your quarantined home space.
The Art of Design: That old black magic
Black is a color that is stable; it symbolizes order and control. It is sophisticated and authoritative.
How a virus will rewrite the rules of building design
The problem is that our current systems—the ones that do everything from keeping grocery stores stocked to hospitals functioning—are optimized to work very, very efficiently under normal conditions. But not necessarily when things go sideways.
Midtown office building undergoes massive interior makeover
The building, once fully occupied by State Auto Insurance, has been revitalized under new ownership and attracted a couple of key tenants.
New hospital to rewrite rules of psychiatric care
Indiana’s newest state psychiatric hospital, which is about to rise on the campus of Community Hospital East, is designed to fill a critical gap in the state’s mental health landscape.
Remodeling rebounds as homeowners opt to fix what they have
More homeowners are taking the plunge on pricey home remodeling projects—ranging from kitchens, bathrooms and basements to outdoor living areas and whole-house makeovers—after a roughly five-year lull that began with the housing downturn.
IUPUI Honors College goes from dreary to dazzling
Renovation of library space creates academic attraction.
Maregatti Interiors acquired by HKS architectural firm
Indianapolis’ largest commercial interior design business has been purchased by the national architecture firm that designed Lucas Oil Stadium.
Connector bridges gap between convention center and stadium
Designers of a walkway that connects the buildings are making the experience as attractive as possible in order to overcome
the psychological barrier of moving from one building to another.
STYLE: Interior designer Nikki Sutton makes a name for herself
Nikki Sutton knows she’s a talented interior designer. Now, she’s making herself a brand.
Program offers women entrepreneurs their own experts
AthenaPowerLink selects Carmel firm Mitsch Design as the first woman-owned business it will assist locally.
Environmental consultant renovates offices to LEED standard
August Mack Environmental Inc. renovated the historic Lexington building in downtown Indianapolis with recycled components
and energy-efficient lighting.