Nest — Fall 2017
Bristol Village Cohousing, Liberty House in Burlington, The Lamp Shop, Cutting Energy Costs, Conifers for the Winter Garden
For the Love of Light: The Lamp Shop Is Turned On
Liz Segal unwinds the bubble wrap from a chandelier encircled with orange and red plastic tiles, like a carousel around a brass center. It’s one of a matching pair of ’50s-era dangling lamps that she discovered in upstate New York on her latest buying trip. The owner of the Lamp Shop, a lighting boutique in…
An Old Street in Bristol is Revitalized With Infill Cohousing
Mollie German was making chocolate chip cookies in her spotless new kitchen when she realized she was out of vanilla — and quickly dispatched her 13-year-old son to buy some at the grocery store a block away on Bristol’s Main Street. He completed the errand on foot, to his mother’s delight. Pedestrian access and independence…
On the Rise: Liberty House Opens in Burlington
Whatever Burlingtonians might think of the city’s largest-ever planned housing development — the 14-building, 739-unit Cambrian Rise at 329 to 375 North Avenue — it’s hard not to admire its first finished building. Liberty House, as developer Eric Farrell named it, has amazing lake views; a separate bike entrance with indoor bays for tuning, washing…
Nest — Fall 2017
Change is in the autumn air. It may be Indian summer now, but cooler days are on the way. And so we begin to think about cozy interiors, lighting the darkness and, inevitably, facing our heating bills. That’s why in this issue we visit two brand-new housing developments — with historic ties — and a…
Burlington Program Helps Residents Reduce Energy Use
The days are getting shorter, we’ve had a few cold snaps and gardens are winding down. Even for Burlington residents who stubbornly wait until October 1 to fire up the furnace, those heating bills will arrive eventually. To take the sting out of a waning summer, imagine living in a more comfortable home this winter…
Conifers for the Win: Planning for Your Winter Garden
When I bought my home in Burlington nine years ago, a huge selling point was the gardens. Both front and back yards were terraced with stonework, and the previous owners had planted loads of perennials, a phalanx of privacy-creating cedars, a magnificent magnolia and a peach tree that actually bears fruit. Though the place was…
