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Home & Building
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Written by Betsy Sheldon
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Sunday, 05 September 2010 20:53 |
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 Tom Chandler bought his home 15 years ago—a centuryold bungalow in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. With rotting window frames, ancient wiring, and outdated plumbing, the house posed challenges that would have withered the cast of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” And Chandler, lacking the big-box sponsors of the popular TV series, knew the renovations could double, triple, even quadruple his costs.
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Home & Building
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Written by Anne Laker
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Thursday, 12 August 2010 00:00 |
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 More than 500 people turned out to hear architect and author Sarah Susanka speak as part of the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Planet Indy series on May 20. Susanka is the bestselling author of nine books—from her first, The Not So Big House (1998), to her most recent, More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home (2010)...
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Home & Building
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Written by Judy Kenninger
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:00 |
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 If you haven’t replaced your refrigerator since Bill Clinton was in the White House, it may be time to change more than the light bulb. The Department of Energy’s Energy Star website recommends replacing any fridge over 10 years of age. According to Bryce Ruble, a sales representative at Clark Appliance of Indianapolis, your initial cash outlay may be recovered in just a few years...
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Home & Building
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Written by Ryan Puckett
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Saturday, 24 April 2010 21:34 |
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 Crawl spaces. It’s a perfectively descriptive part of the house — a tiny space with enough room to crawl around.
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Home & Building
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Written by Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
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Friday, 02 April 2010 00:00 |
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 Worry about chemicals and concerns about the environment fuel consumer interest in the countertop, one of the toughest and most-used surfaces in the home.
Probably second only to the demands of floors, countertops must withstand moisture, cleaning products, hot pots and pans, ice, occasional slices from a knife, pounding from a meat mallet and more...
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