BY DESIGN
Owner Suzanne Deason
VILLAGE HOME ZIONSVILLE PROVIDES HOME DECOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Amy Payne
From 1999 until 2006, Suzanne Deason owned and operated At Home in the Village, a furniture store located on Zionsville’s Main Street in a historic church space. In 2006 she and her husband Dion, who is also her business partner, moved to Dion’s home state of South Carolina where they renovated the former mayor’s mansion. “It was the whole ‘Designing Women,’ Suzanne Sugarbaker life,” says Deason with a chuckle. Though they enjoyed the charm of living in the south, the couple always knew they wanted to come back to Zionsville as they appreciated the deep sense of community, and the way residents support local businesses.
“We missed Zionsville a lot and still had friends and clients here,” Deason says. Last year the pair returned to their roots and reopened their furniture store during Thanksgiving weekend in a different location. Since they are now located on East Cedar Street they changed their name slightly, to Village Home Zionsville. Though the name is different, the concept is the same. Customers can buy off the floor in the shop, or custom order items. “Most of our vendors are designer oriented so you have options of fabric, finish, sizing - things you might not get in a big-box store that has just the name-brand stuff,” Deason says. Deason does full-service interior design as well including kitchen and bath, and the business offers carpets, rugs and 20 / CARMEL MAGAZINE / OCTOBER 2020 / atCarmel.com
flooring. Because they buy direct from a manufacturer, they can save customers money while putting a comprehensive look together. “From A to Z we can do it all, though a lot of people don’t know that when they first walk into the store,” Deason says. “They think we’re just a little furniture shop, but they soon realize the scope of what all we can do.” That scope includes new construction, renovations, and both commercial and residential projects. When working to create an interior design concept, Deason asks her clients to share color and style preferences, as well as likes and dislikes. “Sometimes people know what they don’t like more than they know what they do,” she says. “That helps too. I just like to get that communication going. Sometimes
