Open Door

Ric Mills and Matt McElfresh often escape to the tropics: the basement of their midcentury-modern abode.

Dave Arland has recreated Captain James T. Kirk’s quarters from the original series in his Carmel basement. Just don’t invite the Gorn.

Step inside a downtown penthouse with a killer view.

The parlor’s unmarked entrance is often locked. You can’t call; appointment requests are screened by email. The artists let us in.

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

Don’t miss the vintage Harmon Kardon amplifier and turntable handmade by Ruhtenberg’s father in the 1960s.

Leslie Lewis of marketing agency Xiik styles an airy apartment with midcentury-modern and Danish Modern designs.

Chatham Home’s Hope Harsin resurrected a 1910 church in Ransom Place with classic refinishes, antique finds, and family heirlooms.

Brown’s favorite restaurants in Italy have these open roofed pergolas. “It would just create an ambience. The vining would wrap around you.”

Each cushion is covered with a different textile. “Mixing textures is a big trend. Nothing is matchy-matchy.”

The house is a testament to the couple’s desire to build Indy into a better place.

Twin brothers and graphic designers Casey and Corey of Wilkinson Brothers shift into creative mode at this auto-themed workspace in downtown Carmel.