"Going in, you just have to be excited and enthusiastic and passionate and love what you do," Michaline Tomich said.

A Schererville-based branding firm that’s marketed everything from new craft breweries to big national brands is expanding its new headquarters on U.S. 30.

Schererville-based Mixdesign Inc. helped design the interior, which features horse-themed decor, a 1950s-era Crete Lanes neon sign and bowling lanes that have been repurposed as bar and table tops.

Calumet City has engaged Mixdesign, a brand identity developer, and a handful of city residents and business owners to work toward enhancing our city’s image and marketability.

Michaline Tomich smiles while talking about what she describes as the "humble beginning" of what is now her highly successful branding business Mixdesign.

Mixdesign CEO Michaline Tomich is featured in INspired Living and discusses the interior design of Bagger Daves in Crown Point and Schererville, IN.

The interior design team at Schererville-based Mixdesign Inc. gave the restaurant a hip, retro look that features antique toasters and light fixtures with mason jars and crates.