Credit: Courtesy of Turner Brooks | John James

With the autumn equinox behind us, temperatures are starting to fall. The same might be said of Vermont’s housing market: The white-hot sales of the pandemic years have notably cooled. But experts acknowledge that the economy, interest rates and prices still present challenges to buyers. In this issue of Nest — Seven Days’ quarterly guide to homes, design and real estate — we find inspiration on a tour of Jim Warnock’s art-filled, hand-built Lincoln home with a mountain view. We also visit, with architect Turner Brooks, a few uniquely angular structures from his early career in Vermont. And in Winooski, we learn about Ruth and Brian Steinmetz’s community-minded approach to dwelling well.

Now, let the foliage begin.

This article appears in Nest • Fall 2026.

Pamela Polston is a contributing arts and culture writer and editor. She cofounded Seven Days in 1995 with Paula Routly and served as arts editor, associate publisher and writer. Her distinctive arts journalism earned numerous awards from the Vermont Press Association, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Pamela was inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2021, the Vermont Arts Council presented her with the Walter Cerf…
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