When their two daughters, Becky and Barri, moved away for college, Stephen had a dé- cor epiphany. It was no longer necessary to have a real tree in the home for the Christmas season. The sense of freedom went straight to his head, and he made a decision. “I decided to get a fake tree,” Stephen said. “But the requirement was, if we were go- ing to go fake, we’re gonna go really fake.” Stephen called on his inner 21-year-old, visiting an antique store in Indianapolis one time with his aunt, where he purchased his first mid-century masterpiece, a set of cobalt blue bottles. The experience resonated with him and has never left. So it was no surprise that
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