Credit: Sarah Preistap | John James

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 quarters of Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea in Waterbury Center. We fall for the colorful jumble of vintage home goods at Winooski’s Full Circle. And we get some tips for how to make a hygge house, Vermont-style. Read on for all this and more. Happy wintering!

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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...