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Article: Just grand -- that's the Equinox Vermont's famed inn is better than ever
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 26, 1992
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CopyrightCopyright 1992 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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MANCHESTER VILLAGE, Vt. -- For the entire three months when the
venerable Equinox hotel was closed for renovations, one worker did
nothing but screw down ancient floorboards so they'd stop creaking.
Some 322 storm windows were installed in the building, which had
been open in winter but never really winterized. Acoustic tile
ceilings, reminiscent of '50s office high-rises at their worst, were
ripped out and replaced with handsome pine matchboard. Axminster
carpeting in complex patterns was custom-ordered from England.
Walls that were once gray were treated to elaborate new faux finishes
or pretty wallpapers in a butter-and-cornflower color scheme. The
entrance was moved from a small, dark ...