Nest — Winter 2017-18
Home Tour: Timber-frame in Tunbridge; House portraits for homeowners; Vintage goes Full Circle in Winooski;
Nest — 2017-18
It’s the time of year we think merry and bright — or at least cozy and warm. All of those adjectives describe this issue. We take a tour of a new, energy-efficient home built by a young couple in rural Tunbridge. We stop for a hot drink and a look around at the new rustic-meets-industrial…
Architectural Illustrator Lincoln Brown Renders Would-Be Realities
At his small home office in Westford, architectural illustrator Lincoln Brown folds his six-foot frame into a rolling desk chair in front of five computer monitors. The 42-year-old former Category One competitive road cyclist is also a serious DIYer. He has made nearly everything in sight: the corner-wrap desk, the computers (though not the monitors),…
Replanted: Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Expands
When you arrive at Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea in Waterbury Center, you may expect to see rows of cows inside, waiting to be milked. That’s how closely the nearly 15,000-square-foot structure, which serves as the beverage company’s new home, resembles a barn. On former farmland off Route 100, the red, steel-sided building with a…
How to Embrace the Danish Concept of Hygge in Your Home
In 1985, Swedish IKEA opened its first store on U.S. soil, in a suburb of Philadelphia. Since then, Americans have associated the business, and its motherland, with all things home. The superstore sells everything from flatware to wearable baby blankets to a line of variously flavored pickled herring. Now, another Scandinavian country is changing our…
Mike Biegel Creates House Portraits With Pen and Soul
In 1986, after a year-and-a-half stint at a Florida ad agency, Mike Biegel returned to New Jersey to live temporarily with his father.A graduate in illustration from Syracuse University, Biegel has an eye for imagery — and he noticed a small painting on the wall in the foyer. It was a picture of the house…
A Young Couple on a Budget Builds a Rural Residence
Sarah Priestap and Jeff Porter knew they were really living in the country last winter: One snowy day, a car went off the steep dirt road to their house in Tunbridge and remained in the ditch for weeks. “They couldn’t get it out until spring,” recalled Priestap. The hazards of driving aside, the young couple…
What Goes Around Comes Around at Winooski Décor Store Full Circle
A visit to Full Circle in Winooski is a stimulating experience. At first, the jumble of styles and colors in the home décor shop can be overwhelming. But owner Melissa Mills’ artistic touch makes the visit enjoyable — and fruitful. It’s not hard to envision a bookcase or dining table from the store in your…
