By Tonya Burton
The Home for the Holidays designer showcase at the Christian Theological Seminary Hospitality House opens Nov. 23.
Designers promise attendees a trip back in time to the exuberant eras of the 1920s and ’30s, featuring the vintage styles reminiscent of The Great Gatsby, Art Deco and the Harlem Renaissance.
The showcase will benefit Coburn Place, a two-year residential housing facility for survivors of domestic violence.
This Circle City Links program will raise money for Coburn Place, the largest and most comprehensive transitional housing program in central Indiana designed to meet the needs of survivors of domestic abuse. Differing from a shelter, Coburn Place offers up to a two-year residency and supportive services such as childcare, literacy assistance, GED tutoring, job skill development, substance abuse therapy, individual and family therapy and court advocacy. After transitioning from the program, follow-up services are provided for three months.
Carmel’s Indiana Design Center recently offered a hand in promoting the fundraiser for Coburn Place. Barbara Boyd, a former Channel 6 anchor woman and Circle City Links member, moderated a private unveiling of the design plans for the hospitality house on Nov. 6 at the design center.
Boyd said that prominent local designers and businesses will donate their time and expertise, each designing one room or a designated area at the Hospitality House. They include, but are not be limited to: Karen Mintze, Alan Thompson, Jeri Norris, Steve Foxx, Mary Kay Kiefer, Alpha Blackburn, Tom Vriesman, Diana Chastain Interiors, Diane Haliquist Designs, Penny Nolting and Jan Wright, Tammy Barney, Jo Ann Barsten, Brad Braxton, Kirk Furniture and Ferguson Kitchens.
Jeri Norris, designer and owner of Interior Design by Design, is remodeling the kitchen of the Hospitality House with donations from Ferguson Kitchens. She said all the designers are very excited about the design project, but most of all, she’s thrilled to be a part of helping Coburn Place.
“Not a day goes by that some new story about Coburn Place doesn’t bring a tear to my eye,” Norris said. “I’m so pleased to be able to participate in this.”
Home for the Holidays ● 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (noon to 7 p.m. Sundays) Nov. 23 through 26 and Nov. 29 through Dec. 1. ● Christian Theological Seminary Hospitality House ● 1040 W. 42nd St., Indianapolis. ● Tickets are $15.
