Nest — Fall 2015
Home Tour: Vermont Earth House; Luxe Living; ‘Nest’ House Hunt; Common Deer Décor; DIY Artsy Interiors
Following First-time Home Buyers
If you’ve been through the process, you know there’s a learning curve, complete with near misses, drama and mystifying paperwork along the way. If you’re starting to think about getting out of that rental and buying your own home, our House Hunters just might have some eye-opening tips for you. Think of it as a…
Nest — Fall 2015
The nights are cooler, and we’re starting to think “indoors.” This issue of Nest takes you inside luxury homes, the one-of- a-kind Vermont Earth House and a new home-décor store. All this and more in Seven Days’ quarterly supplement about home, design and real estate. Related Stories
House Tour: Bob Chappelle’s Domed Home Is a Natural Wonder
In the woods along Hollister Hill Road in Marshfield is a handmade house that has to be seen to be believed. Fantastical and hobbit-worthy, it’s a series of connected domes and arching vaults, the tallest of which is two stories high. The nonlinear forms are made from polystyrene, coated inside and out with a mixture…
A Decorating Diva Shares Thrifty Tips
Enter Liza Cowan’s Burlington home, and you might think you’ve walked into an eclectic art gallery. That’s not surprising, considering she owned and curated Pine Street Art Works; ran Small Equals, an online store from which she sold her ephemera-inspired designs; and was co-owner of the short-lived cooperative gallery Winooski Circle Arts. Oh, and she’s…
Décor Store Common Deer Leaps Into Burlington
Sharon Beal appreciates furnishings with a past. So when her husband asked if he should sand off the gear marks on an old industrial table destined for his wife’s store, Beal told him, “Oh no, keep the gears in there.” The marks are faintly visible atop the tall table, which sits in the bright, 1,900-square-foot…
Selling Luxe Living in Vermont
The owner of a major company in Cleveland and his wife flew on his private jet into Burlington International Airport on a recent Sunday to look at some of the state’s priciest properties. Their daughter attends Middlebury College, and they’ve fallen in love with Vermont, says Wade Weathers Jr., who has sold luxury real estate…
