Just months before she died March 31, interior design and merchandising legend Carole Eichen talked about a major shift coming in the evolution of model home decor.

It's hardly big enough for a quick peck, but this cozy spot under the stairs is called the 'Kissing Nook' by everyone at Orren Pickell Designers & Builders in Bannockburn, Ill.

Coming to accept that not everything works the way you believe it does is difficult, disturbing and ultimately shoves you into the next phase of your life.

Most builders believe they understand the feelings of customers, employees and vendors through sporadic feedback from sales, management or construction personnel

Interior decorators and homeowners have done a super job of furnishing other rooms in the house

Until three years ago, ICI Homes division president Don Wilford was plain city folk with a long-held dream of trying life as a cowboy.

Indianapolis Giant C.P. Morgan Communities is a testament to the fact that the 'Rayco model' still works.

This business has no shortage of individuals who believe passionately in an idea and have the strength of character to stand up and defend it when the arrows start flying. T

How can builders recruit talented managers and hang on to them?