Today's home plans often blur the line

C.J. Compton crafts custom furniture and cabinetry

C.J Compton crafts custom furniture and cabinetry creating one-of-a-kind pieces from local and exotic woods. With an eye for design and carpentry roots, Compton helps customers bring their unique visions to life. This panel for a blanket chest consists of zebra wood and maple.

C.J. Compton crafts custom furniture and cabinetry

CJ Compton crafts custom furniture and cabinetry at his Highland business, creating one-of-a-kind pieces from local and exotic woods. With an eye for design and carpentry roots, Compton helps customers bring their unique visions to life. This panel for a blanket chest consists of zebra wood …

C.J. Compton crafts custom furniture and cabinetry

C. J. Compton crafts custom furniture and cabinetry in his Highland busniess, creating one-of-a-kind pieces from local and exotic woods. With an eye for design and carpentry roots, Compton helps customers bring their unique visions to life. This panel for a blanket chest consists of zebra wo…

Intro: An 'Uncommon' start to handmade art

For Vincent and Jessie Leman, turning their crafty creations into sellable decor was the most unexpected and enjoyable wedding presents they received.

Design your own chic, comfy bedding

You don't need to be a professional designer, or even much of a sewer, to create one-of-a-kind bedding that looks as nice as the stuff of dreams.

Ask a Designer: Create an organization hub at home

Getting a family organized requires more than a few well-chosen New Year's resolutions. Increasingly, homeowners are carving out a physical space — anything from a single kitchen cabinet to an entire spare room — that can function as a family information center and workstation.

Ask a Designer: storing those off-season items

It's that time of year again, when we pull out the blankets and sweaters and stash the last of the warm-weather items until spring arrives.

The sleek era of modern midcentury furniture is making a big comeback

After the bloated siege of the overstuffed couch, the "chair and a half," and mountainous mattresses, the sleek and sexy era of midcentury modern is back with a vengeance.

Coming Soon: Autumn Air Festival

The Fernwood Botanic Gardens Autumn Air Festival in Niles gives families a chance to get active while the weather is still warm.

A clean and organized desk

Old metal reborn as furniture

To meld a hefty hunk of steel, brass or iron into anything at all requires heat, brawny machines and dangerous tools. To turn it into a beautiful piece of furniture requires a real craftsman.

At Home: I can't believe it's tile

I can't believe it's not wood: It's porcelain with the look and texture of rustic, reclaimed wood (www.settecento.com ). The tile line, called Lodge, works well in areas like this pool surround, where wood would look nice but the real thing is impractical.

Furniture maker moving operations to Knox

Commercial furniture maker Selected Furniture LLC plans to locate distribution and manufacturing operations in Knox, local and state officials said late Tuesday.

Homes Right Cheerful Yellow

Crate & Barrel Chloe Chair in Bella Citrine

Hoosier Lottery director resigns following revelation she OKd purchase of pricey office furniture

INDIANAPOLIS | The director of the Hoosier Lottery resigned Friday in the wake of revelations she authorized the purchase of pricey furniture for lottery offices.

Top Indiana Democrat calls for lottery director to quit

INDIANAPOLIS | The chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party demanded Hoosier Lottery Director Kathryn Densborn resign after she spent thousands in taxpayer dollars on plush furniture for lottery offices.

Dingy to divine: How to update your furniture

For many homeowners, spring has brought the itch for change but not the money to do much about it.

Highlights from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair

With furnishings that run the gamut from edgy to elegant, ethnic to otherworldly, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair is a favorite of serious design lovers.

Royal Family's butler has details about palace life, but not a wedding invite

Paul Burrell, who was the longtime butler to Queen Elizabeth, and later, a personal confidant and attendant to Princess Diana, always has great stories to share.