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Editor’s note
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At the Table
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The Tasting Room
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Treasured Spaces
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Social Spaces
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Behind the Spaces
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Accents
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Chef Dan Nowalk, Byron’s Dining Room in Mercersburg
Refreshing pours for a picnic
Small room holds memories
Lebanon Valley College president’s mansion
Anna Wilson, Anna’s Upholstery in York Township
Get fired up over spring’s hottest colors
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English charm blooms in York
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Garden oasis in Lancaster
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Uncovering secrets
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Hidden beauties
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Lanell Carn’s dream home, complete with an English garden
Rosalind Lovejoy’s remodeled architectural wonder
Middlekauff Manor’s owner unearths artifacts in Adams County
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Behind every beautiful garden is a tired gardener
with a smile on his or her face. At least that’s what I observed during last year’s Pride of York City garden tour. During the sultry spring day in June, I met several homeowners who confessed to spending hours weeding, digging and planting in their backyards. “When I come home, I’m in the yard,” said Misty Lehman, whose gardens are both visually pleasing and productive. She grows organic vegetables spring through fall. But, no one complained about the labor it takes to create and maintain such luxurious outdoor living spaces. Instead, they talked about how much they enjoy spending time in the spaces they created, as seen on pages 28-31. “The large garden has become a great joy to us,” Beryl and Carole Stabley said. Suzanne Youngblood shares a passion for her home that requires digging, but she’s not searching for the best place to plant a flower. She’s uncovering her home’s history. On pages 18-21, see what she found in her backyard while restoring the Middlekauff Manor in Adams County. But this issue isn’t all about hard work and digging in the backyard. Turn to page 14 for some suggestions for wines to take on a picnic or for sipping during a casual meal outdoors. Need an idea for a night out? Try Byron’s Dining Room at The Mercersburg Inn in Franklin County, featured on pages 12-13. No matter what you choose to do this spring, take some time to enjoy the warmth and sunshine. Think of it as your reward for enduring the long, snowy winter.
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ON THE COVER Photo by JASON PLOTKIN A stop on York’s annual garden tour last spring, this home on East Springettsbury Avenue features a large pond with three waterfalls. The pond is home to koi and goldfish, and it attracts native birds, frogs and waterfowl. In the background, Kuhner Associates’ funeral home, the former Hahn Home, can be seen. For more photos from the garden tour, turn to pages 28-31.
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Lanell Carn always wanted an English-style home. When she found the right property in York County, she built her dream home, complete with an English garden.
English charm blooms in York By HOLLY WHITE for Spaces
larkspurs reach for the sky.
view as the sun was setting in the fall over
Photographs by KATE PENN
the trees and hills below and thought I
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Stepping stones are nestled amid the
trimmed grass, limestone statues of baskets
would love to build a house here.”
A lamppost stands next to the
and benches guard the entryway, and irises
terraced steps leading to the front door of
and day lilies bloom in mid-summer.
for the house.
Lanell and Dan Carn’s home in York County.
“I am not a gardener,” said Lanell Carn,
The garden bloomed as did her plans “I think of this house as an English
a
who is in the real estate business and noticed
country home, a bit eclectic, mixing of old
whimsical and proper English garden. Small
the property when she was selling another
and new pieces and styles,” Carn said.
rosebuds flutter in the breeze, and lilac
home across the street. “I saw the amazing
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She had always wanted an English
“I think of this house as an English country home, a bit eclectic, mixing of old and new pieces and styles.” — Lanell Carn, homeowner
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“I love how neat and pretty it looks
every time I come out the front doors,” Carn said.
The home reflects Carn’s passions
inside as well.
“I have always loved open homes
with lots of windows, so I made sure that kitchens
baths
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was part of the layout plan when we were
organizers
building it,” Carn said.
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The view from the master bedroom,
When sunlight streams through the floorto-ceiling windows, it lights up the home’s hardwood floors, made of extra-wide oak planks and polished to a honey shine.
two living areas and breakfast corner all look down over a valley covered in foliage and other parts of the Wyndham Court development.
“The sunsets are just stunning,” Carn
said, adding that she loves the view in the fall, when the leaves turn colors. But it’s also gorgeous throughout the other seasons, with views of the snow-covered valley in winter and the new buds in the spring.
Throughout the home, artwork adorns
the walls.
“Our friend had given us a few original
The Carns opted for granite kitchen countertops.
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pieces when we moved in,” Carn said. Their collection has grown ever since.
The pieces throughout the home don’t have a specific
theme, reflecting Carn’s self-confessed variety of decor styles. Some are painted by artists from York or Lancaster counties, while others have been picked up in the Carns’ travels.
“Sometimes, I’ve been looking to fill a particular wall space.
At other times I’ve just been browsing and found something I liked,” she said.
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Byron’s Dining Room at The Mercersburg Inn By IRIS HERSH for Spaces Photographs by MARKELL DeLOATCH
Title: Chef de’ cuisine of Byron’s Dining Room at The Mercersburg Inn Years there: Four Education: Nowalk spent 10 years working for a chef who was classically trained in the culinary arts in Paris, France. Culinary inspirations: He gets inspiration from patrons’ feedback. 12
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The early years: He started working at fast-food restaurants as a teen. Through high school and college, Dan progressed further through the ranks and found he enjoyed cooking. Favorite dish: Nowalk enjoys comfort foods that require long, slow braising such as ossobuco (a braised veal shank, classical Italian dish). The future: He wants to be the chef and owner of a small, intimate restaurant.
Sautéed shrimp with preserved lemon, garlic confit and pumpkin risotto Ingredients
Preparation
Pumpkin risotto: ½ onion, diced 1 cup arborio rice 1 cup fresh pumpkin in ¼-inch diced pieces, slightly roasted 1 cup pumpkin juice (The chef uses a vegetable juicer.) ½ teaspoon chopped garlic 1 quart hot chicken stock ½ cup white wine Salt and white pepper to taste
Prepare risotto by melting butter, add finely diced onion, sauté for one minute, then add arborio rice and sauté 2 minutes. Add ½ cup white wine. When wine is absorbed, add one cup of liquid at a time, alternating and stirring between hot chicken stock and pumpkin juice until rice grains are al dente (about 20 minutes). Fold in 1 tablespoon butter, ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese and diced pumpkin, reserve. Sauté shrimp for two minutes, then de-glaze pan with white wine and lemon juice. Add preserved lemon and garlic confit and reduce the sauce by one-third while the shrimp cooks. Emulsify sauce by swirling in 3 tablespoons butter. Finally, arrange shrimp with warm risotto and serve with a seasonal vegetable. n
Shrimp: 5 shrimp (12 shrimp to a pound), cleaned and deveined ½ teaspoon finely chopped preserved lemon 4 cloves garlic confit ¾ cup dry white wine Juice of ½ of a lemon 3 tablespoons of butter
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Outdoor pours for the most casual of meals By CRAIG SUMMERS BLACK for Spaces
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Geyser Peak, even Ferrari Carano), a gewürtz (Navarro — actually any Alsatian-style wine
ou
keep
that
red-and-white
from Navarro) or a rosé (Meeker’s Pink
checkered blanket in the boot of
Elephant).
your roadster for days such as this.
It’s loaf-plus-jug-plus-thou time,
a tad effervescent, you can do no wrong by
and you want to be ready for a picnic whenever
popping open a sparkler. Prosecco seems to
the mood, or the sun, strikes you. But not to
hold sway this season, especially bottlings
take that “jug of wine” line literally — you
by Zardetto and
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refreshing to share with the thou of your life.
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This is the scenario in which you want
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can shake a stick at) and heading somewhere
nap-inducing. You want something livelier.
green and leafy to take the foil and cage off a
Casualer. (And, it must be said, cheaper.) You
California sparkling wine?
want a quaffer — something you don’t really
have to think about to enjoy. And something
Blanc de Noir and, if you are heading west,
less alcoholic than your dinner pour.
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something along the lines of a pinot grigio
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The estate along Millersville Pike in Lancaster County was once home to David Herr Bausman, a teenage inventor who patented a wind-power machine.
Garden oasis in Lancaster By NICKI STIGER for Spaces Photographs by KATE PENN
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The romance of life at the turn of the 20th century is still evident inside the Lancaster County home of Rosalind Lovejoy.
That’s when the property in Lancaster County presented itself.
The six-bedroom, 19th-century structure shines among former farmland that was traded for apartment complexes and cookiecutter developments.
The estate was home to upper-middle-class retired farmers
who raised David Herr Bausman, a teenage inventor who patented The Australian-born former actress spent five
years renovating the home along Millersville Pike after moving from Chicago in 1998 following a divorce.
a wind-power machine. The house was built in 1879 and was covered in colors of gray and dark woods.
“It was tired,” Lovejoy said. “It was one of the only properties
that I looked at that wasn’t a multimillion dollar property or that Lovejoy said she had one objective
hadn’t been destroyed inside by being turned into apartments.”
in mind: find a lovely home to start over in,
that had ceilings 9 feet or higher. Location
host of other contractors to restore and update the house.
Lovejoy lined up electricians, plumbers, painters and a whole
didn’t matter, she said, as long as it was warmer than Illinois. She wanted sanctuary, a place where she could heal her sorrows. She was just about to sign the papers on a bedand-breakfast in a mountain village in California when she realized it didn’t have high enough ceilings for her antique French bedroom furniture.
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Rosalind Lovejoy wanted a light and airy feel to her 19th-century home. In the dining room the floors are original hardwood.
“She has further gentrified a house
Lovejoy painted the dark embossed
tunnel, which Lovejoy believes was used
that was already a pretty fine house,”
wall covering, called lincrusta, white to
as the winter stable for the horses, was
said Bruce Bomberger, curator of Landis
brighten the entryway.
cleared out, too.
Valley Museum in Lancaster County.
“It was therapeutic,” she said.
Lovejoy transformed the home into
At every corner there is another
She turned the former summer kitchen
ornate detail. The main banister is made
a light and airy garden oasis where she
into her laundry room and covered the
of mahogany with bits of chestnut. The
could display her collection of angels and
walls with lilac paint. The basement is
dining-room floor is original hardwood.
fairies.
now a bright white storage area complete
The veranda is enclosed and boasts a
In addition to housing Bausman’s
with new stairs, a wine cellar and a
40-foot well.
attic workbench, the home has many
cooling system.
architectural wonders, including
When the old heating system was
shutters are delicate; Lovejoy handles
10-foot doorways and more than 11-foot
cleared out of the basement, she
them with care when she peeks out at
ceilings.
discovered six large archways. A secret
the colorful gardens she has prepared.
The
parlor’s
handcrafted
folding
After the renovations were complete,
Lovejoy said she could finally relax and enjoy a cup of tea.
“I am a creative person,” she said. “I
knew I could do it.” n
Lovejoy brought in an expert in historical restoration who said the walls of the salon were made entirely of artists’ canvas, which was originally prepared for murals. SPACES
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By CAITLIN HEANEY for Spaces Photographs by JAMES ROBINSON
Free-standing spiral stairs wind from the first floor to the third-floor attic, catching guests’ attention as soon as they walk through the front door. 18
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Middlekauff Manor’s owner works to restore her home to its original look; some of her most interesting discoveries so far were buried underground.
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Suzanne Youngblood has filled
from decades of foot traffic, the stairs have
discovered in her backyard. There are bits
her centuries-old home with antiques.
held up over the years.
of glass and iron, remnants of pottery and
She’s also uncovered quite a few in her
china, and even coins hundreds of years
backyard.
the home’s original look through most
Youngblood has tried to recreate
Middlekauff
of the house, even down to the color of
Manor, a brick home built around 1800 that
the paint. She filled bedrooms with old-
is tucked into the western Adams County
fashioned beds and points out the pegs
countryside in Franklin Township.
along walls where families hung their
clothes.
Youngblood
owns
With a similar architecture to that
of the historic Cashtown Inn, the home
originally belonged to the Middlekauff
the large, first-floor room that was used
family, who bought the land in 1798. It
as a family room. Antiques Youngblood
retains many of its original features, and
has collected over the years are scattered
Youngblood, with the help of restoration
throughout the home, and paintings hang
contractor Art Snyder, has worked to
in a formal living room — what would
restore parts of the home to look as they
have been the Middlekauffs’ dining room.
would have in years past.
the property’s secrets. That’s where
Upon entering the towering front
old.
A modern kitchen has been added to
But the back of the house holds
door, visitors’ eyes immediately catch on
Youngblood
keeps
the
artifacts
she
the free-standing spiral stairs that wind to
uncovered when the remnants of a
the third-floor attic. Though tilted in areas
merchant mill from the 1700s were
Youngblood worked with restoration contractor Art Snyder to maintain the home’s original look and feel. They tried to replicate paint colors as close as possible to the originals.
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LEFT Suzanne Youngblood has overseen and worked on the restoration of Middlekauff Manor. She’s filled it with antiques reminiscent of the 19th century, when the home was built. Middlekauff Manor sits in Franklin Township, western Adams County. Youngblood says there could be additional structures buried in the backyard.
Glass, iron, tools and pottery were among the many artifacts found in the backyard. The treasures remain in the back of the house. 20
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Parts of that mill possibly were
incorporated into the house, according to Youngblood. She suspects the builders repurposed wood and other bits from the mill in downstairs rooms the servants would have used.
The historic kitchen has other
notable features, such as markings in the
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Servants’ quarters are at the back of
the home on the second floor and are connected to the main section through an outdoor porch.
Youngblood fixed up one of the
rooms as a bedroom, but the space at the very back of the home — connected to the downstairs kitchen through a narrow staircase — has been kept rustic. There, visitors can find beds and linens similar to the ones servants used during the home’s early days.
Youngblood has spent many years
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Room full of memories
Sharon Ayers looks through photos on the workspace in her memory room. On the counter in the center, Ayers can work on projects, such as the album she created for her parents’ 60th wedding anniversary.
By ANGIE MASON for Spaces Photographs by PAUL KUEHNEL
do with a small room above the sunroom.
Orr, president of California Closets of Central
It could’ve been a closet, but Ayers decided
PA. “Creating something in the space we
In Sharon Ayers’ York County home, memories aren’t tucked away in boxes
to make it a sort of secret room, a place she
have is kind of what we do.”
could keep all the things she hated to put
in the attic or hidden in the back of closets.
away.
them to be creative to achieve what she
wanted.
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Photos, keepsakes and reminders of the
California Closets helped put her memory
He said Ayers was flexible and allowed
past have their own place in her Dillsburg
room together. She told them she wanted
home, a room where Ayers can spend
space to display photo frames, store photo
walls hold the plethora of photo albums
time organizing family mementos and her
albums, work on projects and hold special
Ayers has assembled, and special photos are
grandchildren can learn about their history.
clothing.
arranged on top.
Ayers and her husband, Rick, moved
The room’s space provided some unique
Cognac-colored cabinets along both
In the center of the room, an island
into their home in early 2008. They built the
challenges for design. The room is tucked
with a quartz surface holds wrapping
house, tweaking the design to make it fit
behind the chimney, between the roof
supplies and provides ample workspace if
their needs.
trusses.
Ayers is changing up the photo lineup or
Initially, they weren’t quite sure what to
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“Everything we do is custom,” said Jeff
It could’ve been a closet, but Ayers decided to make it a sort of
secret room, a place
she could keep all the things she hated to put away.
ABOVE When Sharon worked with California Closets, she told them she wanted space to display framed photos. Cabinets on both sides of the room offer plenty of space, and albums are stored underneath. LEFT Sharon pulls out the soccer jacket her now-grown son wore as a child. Glass front cabinets hold baby clothes, prom dresses, cheerleading jackets and other clothing from her children.
Along one wall, long, glass-front
photos of them with their grandparents,
cabinets hold prom dresses belonging
moments they might not remember.
About Sharon Ayers
to Ayers and her now-adult daughter,
her children’s baby clothes, soccer and
back to see bits of their parents’ past.
cheerleading jackets. Shadowboxes on the
wall show off other memories.
that she believes it’s just as important for
children to know where they came from
Family: Husband, Rick; three children; seven grandchildren and one due in July Business: Sharon and Rick are involved in the family business, Lobar Inc.
Trophies rest in a corner, her son’s
Ayers’ grandchildren enjoy coming “They are so curious,” Ayers said, adding
snowboarding memorabilia sit in another.
as it is to know where they’re going.
Photos
of
grandchildren
and
Ayers’
She’ll change the mementos from time
family line one wall, while photos of her
to time, swapping photos or adding new
husband’s family line the other.
items. She only wishes she’d kept more.
Because Rick’s parents died shortly
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On a rainy day, you might find her in
after he and Sharon married, she wanted
that room.
to have a place to remember them. Her
kids were young then, so she put out
she said.
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SOCIAL SPACES
An academic retreat
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Perched high on a hill above
graduate of LVC. Since then, four college
Lebanon Valley College in Annville is a
presidents have called the mansion home,
the beauty of the building. “One of the
7,200-square-foot mansion that serves
although it is used mainly for college
most gracious aspects is the wrap-around
as a gathering place for the college
events now.
veranda,” he said. “It’s such a relaxing
community.
place to sit and read or talk. The view is
The current president, Stephen C.
MacDonald, a historian, appreciates
Built in 1924, Kreiderheim was a private
MacDonald, and his wife, Mary Warner,
tremendous.”
home until 1976 when Gideon R. Kreider
use the upstairs living quarters about a
Jr. willed the property to the college.
third of the year; their permanent home is
look with terra cotta tiles and stucco
His wife, Alice Lutz Kreider, was a 1908
in Harrisburg.
siding, the inside is more in line with the
While the outside has a Mediterranean
The facade of the mansion overlooks a beautiful view of the Lebanon Valley.
“It’s such a relaxing place to sit and read or talk. The view is tremendous.” — Stephen C. MacDonald, LVC president 24
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1. Inside the front entrance, look to the right and see the formal dining room with its chandeliers and grand mirror. 2. The columns frame the view of Lebanon Valley. Deer and other wildlife are often seen wandering about the 21-acre property. 3. The staircase in the grand entrance leads visitors to the upstairs living quarters. 4. Lebanon Valley College president Stephen MacDonald poses with his wife, Mary Warner. They live in the house for about a third of the year. Their permanent home is in Harrisburg. 5. MacDonald said the wrap-around veranda on the front of the mansion is a relaxing place to sit and read, talk or enjoy the beautiful view.
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Georgian style, Warner said.
A sunroom off the main staircase is filled
with plants and comfortable furniture. Birch wood and glass pocket doors can separate the rooms for a cozier space.
Two wood-framed fireplaces in the living
room and the kitchen add to the warm feel. A bay window in the dining room allows ample sun to light up the room.
At one time, Kreiderheim was rented to
outside groups, but only groups connected to the college can rent the space now. jIt is used for entertaining visitors as well as meetings and retreats.
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At Christmas, MacDonald and Warner
host the annual president’s holiday party for all employees and their families, who also are invited for a picnic on the grounds at the beginning of the school year.
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Photographs by JASON PLOTKIN
Reflections can be seen in the pond beside a home on York’s East Springettsbury Avenue, where the homeowners have spent years designing their garden. The landscaping includes a blend of evergreen hardwood trees, ornamental trees, perennials and annuals.
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Last year’s garden tour, Pride of York City, featured more than a dozen homes and gardens in York’s Springdale neighborhood. Each stop gave visitors an exclusive look at the treasures hidden behind the fences and homes throughout the city. In the tour’s brochure, the owners described their homes and gardens. Here’s a sampling of what they said.
OPPOSITE Michael Sell’s backyard ‘living room’ on Springdale Road has been a work in progress for years, partly because Sell’s theory is ‘more is more.’ His outdoor space includes a pond that contains numerous koi, seven Japanese maples, assorted
Hinoki pines, Japanese swaters and dogwoods. The yard also has surround sound and landscape lighting, as well as a gazing patio, dining room and fireplace. Sell says he loves to ‘sit out here with a Manhattan and the fireplace going.’ SPACES
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“Our landscaping is an array of color, heights, textures, surfaces and accent objects. We enjoy our leisure time here with good music, peaceful music, peaceful surroundings and friends.” — Dan MacDougall and Michael Sell, Springdale Road
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“My garden is most definitely a work in progress! Ever changing, both by use and suggestion. ...the hearthscape. All of which is reclaimed (including) stone collected from my previous home and various other York County locations. ... Even though it’s not yet near the picture I have in my head, eventually it will be!”
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— Dennis Malat, South Pine Street
“Our garden is an inspirational side of nature with the sound of many different birds, the calm pond, butterflies, hummingbirds, ladybugs and the sweet smelling fragrance of flowers. We enjoy the view from our balcony and windows throughout the seasons.” — Beryl and Carole Stabley, Springdale Road
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“The Healing Garden of Hope at Olivia’s House began seven years ago when the property was transformed into a grief and counseling center for children. Touching the hearts of many, the center began to grow strong roots in the community. Through individual donations, gracious dedication and an unprecedented love, a backyard in the city became an oasis of serenity.” — Olivia’s House, South George Street
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Artist Carol Oldenburg opened her backyard and studio in the 1000 block of South Pine Street to visitors during the tour. She says her ‘Darwinian’ garden is maintained with ‘careful neglect and only the strong survive.’ Shrubs and flowers surround the house, and a forsythia hedge adds privacy. Oldenburg’s fenced-in backyard has a flagstone patio made for outdoor dining.
Beryl and Carole Stabley’s backyard is home to 13 birdhouses, a Celtic cross and a potter’s bench, all made by Beryl. ‘I just love working with wood, creating,’ he said. The Stableys fell in love with the English garden and pond of their home on Springdale Road after they bought the property in 2003.
If you go What: The 24th annual York City Recreation and Parks Self-Guided Garden Tour, a fundraiser for the city’s youth programs. When: June 5 For details: Visit yorkcity.org or call 854-0211
Dann Ottemiller incorporated his bottle collection in this outdoor decor. He fastened some of the bottles to the large tree stump in his yard on South Pine Street and completed the look by sticking coreopsis in each vessel. Ottemiller and Misty Lehman have been transforming the yard since 2004. Today, their yard produces organic vegetables from spring until fall.
By TARA HAWKINS for Spaces Photographs by KATE PENN
BEHIND THE SPACES
Q& A
ANNA WILSON
shops on the East Coast.
with a pro
Owner, Anna’s Upholstery
Anna Wilson has been in the furniture
business since she graduated from South Western High School in 1971.
Starting out as a foam cutter, Anna
worked her way up to production manager at York’s Guildcraft Furniture. After 21 years of service, Anna’s job was eliminated because of downsizing.
Within weeks, she found work at an
upholstery shop. It was there that she learned to restore antique furniture.
When that shop closed, Anna took her last
paycheck and started her own business out of a garage. Ten years later, Anna’s Upholstery has grown into one of the biggest upholstery
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What made you decide to go into
business for yourself?
I decided that I didn’t like to do
anything but this.
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What
has
been
your
toughest
upholstery project?
Antiques are my passion. We get
furniture shipped to us from all over the world.
Recently, we received a European
piece. We had to first reconstruct a part of the frame before we could even get to the intricate upholstery.
Q
What is the strangest item you have
ever been asked to upholster?
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A local customer brought in a seat for a
camel. … It was something they wanted to use as a decoration in their home.
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Is it a good idea to attempt to reup-
holster something yourself?
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Spools of fabric fill Anna’s Upholstery in York Township.
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Maybe simple things. Having the
right equipment is the key. Most of those
Meet Anna Wilson
tools come from specialty suppliers.
Age: 57
Family: husband, Larry; son, Larry Wilson Jr. of York Township; daughter, Dennice Miller of York Township; four grandchildren
I see a lot of pieces that customers
try to do themselves and have to bring it in to get fixed.
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What is the cost to get an armchair
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It can be done frugally. Fabric prices
Lives in: York Township
In her spare time: Penn State Master Gardener, member and former president of the York Rose Society, furniture collector
Anna’s Upholstery 2445 S. Queen St., York 741-0215
fully upholstered?
range from $10 to $280 a yard. The labor is around $350.
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Tankless…Endless Comfort.
What is the best part of your job?
I
love
designing
shabby
chic
furniture. Shabby chic pieces are ones that are upholstered with five to seven fabrics and five to seven different trims. It is so fun coming up with the different
Noritz has the broadest selection of tankless water
combinations.
heaters in the industry. With 15 different models to
We upholster everything. We do
personal dining chairs and those in large companies. We do antique furniture and patio cushions. I am always busy.
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Do you see Anna’s Upholstery
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If the economy allows, it will be. I
staying in business for a long time?
don’t want to do anything else until I retire at 103!
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WARM GLOW Add an ambient flair with Target’s hand-blown glass pendant in Twisted Lava Sunset. The 7-by-10-inch fixture features 118 inches of adjustable coaxial cable and accepts a 60-watt halogen light bulb. $149.99; target.com
SEE CORAL Designer Jill Fenichell is blazing the affordable-style trail with her chic “Coral” line of melamine tableware — lightweight, durable and eye-catching. The salad bowl is $60 and utensil set, $18; other pieces (plates, bowls, platters) are also available; bongenre.com
SEAT OR STAND Legendary uber-imaginative designer Tony Duquette is the inspiration behind this resin Macao garden seat from Baker Furniture. Duquette (1914-1999) loved the versatility of his original 1960 design, which can go from side table to seat to plant stand with ease. Shown in coral but also available in pearl lacquer. $1,659; baker.kohlerinteriors.com
Colorful accents By DENISE GEE for Spaces
Warm up to spring’s hottest colors — red and orange — reflected in functional works of art.
CHROMATIC CUSHIONS Harry Bertoia’s iconic welded steel side chair is seen mostly in white or chrome — but how about red or yellow with orange seat cushions? Its powder coat finish and optional vinyl seat cushions are appropriate for outdoor use with proper care, making them fabulous for al fresco affairs. From $460, with cushions available in a variety of fabrics; knoll.com
TASTY TEXTILES The stripes in this Pasta Collection by Sina Pearson Textiles are inspired by noodles and sauces — from creamy neutrals Alfredo and Vodka to the rich tomato of Pomodoro. What makes this line even more delicious is that its satin-woven rayon and polyester fabric contains ultra-durable, antimicrobial Crypton fibers, which helps liquids bead up and wipe away. $46/yard; sinapearson.com 34
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