Nest — Fall 2014
Birdseye Building; Wood, Pellet or Gas?; Preparing a House Sale; Touring Stratos and Silversmith Commons; DIY Stand-Alone Closet
Birdseye Building Designs With an Eye to the Landscape
The menu bar on Birdseye Building’s website immediately conveys what the text means by “full-service custom home design-build company.” It means more than drawing up plans and constructing a house, though the Richmond-based business excels at that. Click on any of the other tabs — “Woodworking,” “Metal & Glass,” “Sitework” and “Energy” — to see…
Wood, Pellet or Gas: What’s the Best Hottie for Your House?
Not long after I moved to Vermont, someone informed me — by way of helpful orientation — that my new home state enjoys nine months of winter and three months of damn poor skiing. In years since, I’ve dug out of some epic snow dumps (Valentine’s Day 2007, anyone?), justified owning multiple winter coats, come…
Real Estate Experts Offer Tips to Prepare Your Home for the Spring Market
So your house has finally reached maximum capacity. When you bought that cozy two-bedroom, one-bathroom ranch, you were single and had more space than you needed. Fast-forward 10 years. Now you’ve got a spouse, two kids, a dog and enough garden tools and sporting goods to start a summer camp. The kids share one bed,…
Touring Two of Burlington’s Newest Housing Developments
Who wouldn’t want to live in Burlington? The Queen City’s got it all: a bustling downtown, leafy residential streets (at least for half the year), the waterfront and proximity to great skiing — not to mention all the restaurants, movies, museums and theaters. Until recently, there seemed to be just one thing that Burlington didn’t…
DIY: How to Make a Stand-Alone Closet
Nothing kills the look of a bedroom like clothing clutter. I’m just as guilty as the next person of tearing through drawers looking for one specific thing, and hurrying out the door, leaving the mess right where is fell — for days. OK, so some people are more inclined to have messy bedrooms than others.…
Nest — Fall 2014
Find. Fix. Feather. Those three words sum up the notions behind Seven Days’ quarterly supplement about home, design and real estate. If you’re in the market to buy, sell, make a move or spruce up your décor, we aim to inspire. Fall 2014: From the Ground Up Richmond’s Birdseye Building designs with an eye to…
