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Repurposed Furniture
J. L. Stader in the Carmel Arts & Design District is making a business out of the reclaimed wood, lumber, and stones from around the Midwest. Two years ago, owner John Stader began taking down old barns and selling the lumber wholesale. Since the store’s opening in September, Stader has been busy equipping local homes with beams, siding, wine cellars, and furniture made from reclaimed wood. Stay tuned for the launch of his custom kitchen-cabinetry line. 254 1st Ave. SW, Carmel, 896-1427
Glass Studio
When they’re not creating art-glass installations for hospitals nationwide (with equipment they build themselves), Greg Thompson and his staff at GRT Glass Design turn out show-stopping textured-glass shower doors, transoms, and bar backsplashes for homeowners. Some of the city’s poshest condos have GRT pieces, including finials with glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent powder. You could be the first to order the self-lighting stair treads, if your budget allows for $1,500 per step. 6400 Brookville Rd., Suite B, 353-6369, grtglassdesign.com
Handmade Furniture
We’re not sure when Jason Myers finds the time to make contemporary wooden furniture between running his art gallery (ARTBOX) and exhibiting his paintings in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami. But we’re glad he does. As avant-garde as his paintings and with an unmistakable Eastern influence, Myers’s large dressers and dining-room tables often incorporate contrasting wood colors—making them stand out from the mostly understated pieces found in even the chicest furniture stores in the city. 217 W. 10th St., 955-2450, jasonmyersart.com
Urban Gardening Center
The folks at Cit-E-Scapes know that even apartment-dwellers like to dig in the dirt and make things grow. Owner Wendy Pollock and her staff at this compact shop south of downtown specialize in helping customers nurture their green thumbs in small spaces. If you have a little garden patch to call your own, the staff is happy to help you rehab sick soil and select the perfect plants to suit cramped growing conditions. Weekend workshops, many of them free, cover topics like the basics of bonsai and cultivating a vegetable garden in cool weather. 1230 S. Meridian St., 624-9344, citescapes.com
