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Lighting up the Winter Darkness with Style

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It’s midwinter in Indiana at the time of this writing, and I’m thinking about light. It’s scarce ’round these parts right now. The internet says we get 186 sunny days per year in Indianapolis, below the US average of 205.  (I probably shouldn’t have looked that up.) San Juan Capistrano, CA (where we held our 2018 conference) gets 285. Sarasota, … Read More

Refilling The Creative Well

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One of my happy places is the local Restoration Hardware store. It’s full of bold and over-sized furniture and design elements, many of them throwbacks to the grand ideals of the past. The stores brim with leather, polished aluminum, and natural weathered wood. We have a new two story version of this fabulous establishment in Indianapolis, and last week I … Read More

Adventures in (Re)Design

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If you haven’t heard from me for a few months, it’s not that I don’t like you anymore. It’s that I’ve been largely indisposed on an unending project.  After 650 man hours the beautiful beast called THE BIG KITCHEN REMODEL is vanquished. And I think my remodeling bug is completely sated…for now. It’s time to dive into completing the new … Read More

God Enjoys Interior Design

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  “If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of art and the thing most to be longed for, I should answer, ‘a beautiful house’.” William Morris Some may find it strange for a guy to admit, but I’m passionate about interior design. I love the variety of elements that go into a pleasing … Read More