At Home

That’s the thing about the Dicks—they go out of their way to make others feel welcome.

“I hate aprons. Anything around my neck drives me insane.”

Shelly Leer, the savvy founder of ModHomeEc studio and website Upholstery Club, proves that the DIY trend isn’t going away any time soon.

An interactive peek into Charlie Kimball’s Old Northside home.

A peek into the new HGTV star’s Fountain Square home. “I could’ve bought a car for what I paid for that couch.”

The owners of CrossFit NapTown practice the same holistic lifestyle their business preaches at this cheery urban homestead.

“We used to have couches, but we always ended up sitting on the floor. So we got rid of most of our tables and chairs.”

“One day, somebody snapped a picture of [friend Richard Simmons and me], and it ended up on the cover of the National Enquirer with the caption ‘Jog with your lover.’”

She and her husband raised money for their mission trip to Colombia by selling three dozen jars of their homemade strawberry-jalapeño jam.

“Most of the chickens are females, so the space needed a little glamorous touch.”

See where the co-owner of Just Pop In found her basement’s retro fixtures and quirky salvaged treasures.

She opened The Flying Cupcake in 2007. Now, the confectionery expert prefers to whip up indulgent treats at her northside abode in this dreamy space.

“When I won my first race, I wasn’t allowed to spray champagne because I was underage. So Dave [Letterman, co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing] decided to send me some.”

“When Eli Lilly was 23 years old, he got so bored in the infantry division of the Union Army that he convinced Indiana’s governor to let him start the 18th Indiana Battery.”

“My home is like a little old lady that I have time to take care of now,” the journalist says. Plus, she guides us on a video tour of key features in the space.