Charlie McClintock’s backyard in Burlington’s Old North End abounds in quirky trappings that make the most of his limited acreage. He’s lived in the city for decades, but that hasn’t stopped him from working the land and inviting his guests to enjoy the outdoors. McClintock’s modestly sized yard on Russell Street currently has a small…
Stephen and Judith Selin took circuitous paths to their current partnership in Selin + Selin Architecture. Stephen was initially trained as a structural engineer and designed high rises and aircraft; after earning an architecture degree, he became a partner at Burlington-based TruexCullins Architects. Judith is a former high school math teacher who went on to…
Last year, when Ben & Jerry’s executives decided to revamp the look and feel of their employee workspaces and public areas, they sought an aesthetic update that didn’t cast aside the whimsical playfulness of one of Vermont’s most iconic brands. So they turned to Burlington interior designer Christine Burdick. Burdick rose to the ice cream…
Find. Fix. Feather. Those three words sum up the notions behind Seven Days’ new 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 — or even if you just like to look — this inaugural issue will give you something…
Most days, Jeremy Smith and his wife, Adelle Lawrence, can’t keep their newly made furniture on the showroom floor of their Burlington store, Barge Canal Market. That’s not because they lack space in their 3,600-square-foot shop on Pine Street in Burlington’s South End. It’s because customers snap up their “upcycled” furniture pieces, which Smith and…
I can now open my closet with a calm sigh instead of a repressed scream. My clothes are lined up like soldiers — trousers in step; blouses in formation — guarding against a return to ramshackle racks. I’ve replaced the swimsuits and T-shirts that had disheveled my shelves with a tidy arrangement of Buddha statues…
Anita Lotto is a senior loan officer with Colchester-based Mortgage Financial, where she’s worked for 17 years. Previously a Realtor with a way-too-hectic schedule, Lotto got into the mortgage business 22 years ago when she had young children. “The mortgage world has provided me flexibility that is the envy of many nine-to-five workers and real…
