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When it came time to personalize the home he shares with his wife, Michael Foit envisioned bronze, copper, reclaimed wood, Star Wars, and cinema legends of the past (his wife is partial to fairies). It might seem like an odd combination, until you see it in person.

When Foit wasn’t able to custom build his home in Zionsville, IN, he knew he had to find a way to make the seven-figure spec home his own. The owner of high-efficiency window supplier Apex Energy Group is a former actor who also enjoys painting and other design-centric hobbies. Foit’s artistic side came in handy, as he designed many of the custom elements that make his home unique.

His father-in-law helped him design an exposed wine cellar that’s a focal point next to a gaming area of his basement and not far from a custom bar area named, “The

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