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Paradise Found

Paradise Found

As a gallery owner, Bradley Vite knows that sometimes you find art and sometimes art finds you. In 1997, this penchant for serendipity brought Vite more than unique paintings and s... +read more

 
More is More

More is More

Life + Spaces magazine takes you inside the home of Interior Designer Carols Brademas, owner of Interiors, Etc. in Mishawaka, IN, and shares her thoughts on the subject of interior... +read more

 
A Passive Approach To Environmentalism

A Passive Approach To Environmentalism

Area family strives to leave small footprint in their neighborhood. Heather Reser is passionate about the environment. Whether it is recycling, animal rights, or green building, s... +read more

 
Banking on a green tomorrow

Banking on a green tomorrow

Up until a few years ago, terms like wind turbines, clerestory windows, or LEED® certification were known mostly to architects, builders, and those focused on transforming buildin... +read more

 
Taking life one pleasure cruise at a time

Taking life one pleasure cruise at a time

It started as a small In-Spa-Ration. Then it became a bigger In-Spa-Ration. Now it is a really big Caribbean Dream. Dennis and Joyce Dudycha know a thing or two about relaxing. T... +read more

 
Humble living in 2000 year old tradition

Humble living in 2000 year old tradition

When the priests of St. Joseph Catholic Church stand at the entrances on Sunday mornings before each Mass greeting people, they are literally welcoming the approximate 750 families... +read more

 
Let’s Talk Dirt!

Let’s Talk Dirt!

One of the most frequent questions I am asked is “Which is better in a landscaped bed? Mulch or stone?” As a long time gardener I have experimented with many different gardeni... +read more

 
7 Tips For Easy Holiday Decorating

7 Tips For Easy Holiday Decorating

1. On mantels, buffets, or over mirrors, use a garland of artificial greenery for the base, and tuck in clippings of several varieties of live greenery (from your outdoor shrubs a... +read more

 
Before & After: Master Suite Renovation

Before & After: Master Suite Renovation

You know how it feels when you treat yourself to the luxury suite at a really nice hotel? That’s the same experience homeowners Adam Clingan and Melissa Tipton enjoy everyday in ... +read more

 
Virtruvian House: 2000 Years In The Making

Virtruvian House: 2000 Years In The Making

More than 2,000 years ago, a man set wheels in motion that in the late 20th century inspired Thomas Gordon Smith to build a house. The man of old was a Roman architect by the name... +read more

 
Before and After: The Jonas Home

Before and After: The Jonas Home

It was the week after the Colts won the Super Bowl. The boiler, which provided heat in our 30-year-old house, had been performing about as well as Rex Grossman during several days ... +read more

 
The Ultimate Staycation

The Ultimate Staycation

Kurt and Kristy Kruggel have created the ultimate “staycation” right in their own backyard. Just last fall they completed a major patio remodel project, which includes a seven-... +read more

 
Where Things Happen: A Home For The Helmans

Where Things Happen: A Home For The Helmans

A house wraps its arms around you and over time becomes a home. Through the long lens of 33 years, Jeff and Jamie Helman reflect on their life together and the home they built in 1... +read more

 
Designers Showcasing Their Style

Designers Showcasing Their Style

Interior Designer: Richard Samuels Owner of Interiors by Design Biography: I have been designing residential and commercial interiors for more that 25 years. I am an Allied Membe... +read more

 
From Drab To Dreamhouse: Remodeling The Peacock Way

From Drab To Dreamhouse: Remodeling The Peacock Way

Anyone who has ever thought about remodeling a kitchen or bathroom, or maybe adding on a whole new room edition, has probably stared fear and anxiety right in the face. Doubts abou... +read more

 
In Union with Nature Green Choices add up to a Healthy Home

In Union with Nature Green Choices add up to a Healthy Home

By June 15, Heather Reser hopes to have the keys to her new green home. The project, which started in November, 2008, has been challenging and rewarding to Reser in ways she hadn... +read more

 
Building Relationships While Building a House

Building Relationships While Building a House

Some homeowners, when they build, give their contractor a huge amount of leeway once the architectural plans are finalized. On the opposite end of the scale are other homeowners, u... +read more

 
Four Seasons of Outdoor Living

Four Seasons of Outdoor Living

He wanted the feel of the outdoors. She wanted to have a brighter area in the house, away from the sun. A four-season porch by Peacock & Company made both of them happy. Jim and P... +read more

 
Life+Spaces Editor’s Picks Best of the Home  Shows

Life+Spaces Editor’s Picks Best of the Home Shows

Each home is stunning and unique, yet functional and built with today’s savvy homeowner in mind. The Elkhart County Builders Association and the Home Builders Association of St... +read more

 
Before and After: Mudroom Renovation

Before and After: Mudroom Renovation

Backpacks. Coats and boots. Sports equipment.  This is the stuff of life.  It accumulates at your back door, if you’re a busy family with children. But for Kristen and Mike Mo... +read more

 
Inside The Shelly Dream House

Inside The Shelly Dream House

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it!   Tim and Meg Shelly recite that old saying with a wry grin and a laugh. And why not. They had only one room left to ... +read more

 
A Tour of Countertops with Peacock and Company

A Tour of Countertops with Peacock and Company

Countertops have gone crazy. In the old days, say about 20 years ago, you just had lots of laminate to choose from.  Sure, it was dependable and affordable. But now, s... +read more

 
Home Sweet (Rolling) Home

Home Sweet (Rolling) Home

Friends gave them three weeks. Three weeks tops, then they’d either have strangled each other or abandoned the trip.   Joe and Joyce Kulesia laughed about it then ... +read more

 
Building a Green Lifestyle

Building a Green Lifestyle

When you think about “green”—the movement encouraging the world to become more environmentally friendly—which generation comes to mind? X? Y?   ... +read more

 
Basking In The Light Of The Day

Basking In The Light Of The Day

If there is one theme surrounding the green home building project Heather Reser took on it would be “light.”  Just ask what her favorite overall thing is about t... +read more

 
Researching Your Family Tree

Researching Your Family Tree

Local Genealogist Offers Advice Within the first five minutes of arriving in Sopron, Hungary, Gary Gabrich felt his ancestors calling to him. A retired architect and third-gene... +read more

 

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