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5 Editor’s note

12 At the Table Chef Dan Nowalk, Byron’s Dining Room in Mercersburg

14 The Tasting Room Refreshing pours for a picnic

22 Treasured Spaces Small room holds memories

24 Social Spaces Lebanon Valley College president’s mansion

32 Behind the Spaces Anna Wilson, Anna’s Upholstery in York Township

34 Accents Get fired up over spring’s hottest colors

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6 English charm blooms in York Lanell Carn’s dream home, complete with an English garden

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18 Uncovering secrets 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.

ON THE COVER Photo by JASON PLOTKINA 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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English charm blooms in YorkBy HOLLY WHITE for Spaces

Photographs by KATE PENN

A LAMPPoST STANDS NExT To THE

terraced steps leading to the front door of

Lanell and Dan Carn’s home in York County.

Surrounding the lamppost is a

whimsical and proper English garden. Small

rosebuds flutter in the breeze, and lilac

larkspurs reach for the sky.

Stepping stones are nestled amid the

trimmed grass, limestone statues of baskets

and benches guard the entryway, and irises

and day lilies bloom in mid-summer.

“I am not a gardener,” said Lanell Carn,

who is in the real estate business and noticed

the property when she was selling another

home across the street. “I saw the amazing

view as the sun was setting in the fall over

the trees and hills below and thought I

would love to build a house here.”

The garden bloomed as did her plans

for the house.

“I think of this house as an English

country home, a bit eclectic, mixing of old

and new pieces and styles,” Carn said.

She had always wanted an English

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.

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BELOWThe back deck overlooks a valley behind the Carns’ home in Wyndham Hills in Spring Garden Township, York County.

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garden, but because she has little gardening

experience, she hired Jean Heininger, an

expert in garden landscapes, to design the

front of their yard in proper British style.

“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

was part of the layout plan when we were

building it,” Carn said.

The view from the master bedroom,

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When sunlight streams through the floor-to-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.

ABOVEThe homeowners wanted an open-floor layout for what they consider their English country home. Here, the living room flows into an adjoining room.

LEfTNew and old styles offset one another throughout the Carns’ home. A traditional leather arm chair is accented by a modern vase in the family room.

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.

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I liked,” she said. n

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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.

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.

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Dan Nowalk, Chef de’ cuisine of Byron’s Dining Room

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Shrimp:5 shrimp (12 shrimp to a pound), cleaned and deveined½ teaspoon finely chopped preserved lemon4 cloves garlic confit¾ cup dry white wineJuice of ½ of a lemon3 tablespoons of butter

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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

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ou keep that red-and-white

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take that “jug of wine” line literally — you

want a 750 ml bottle of something light and

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This is the scenario in which you want

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chardonnay. Too heavy. Too ponderous. Too

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Casualer. (And, it must be said, cheaper.) You

want a quaffer — something you don’t really

have to think about to enjoy. And something

less alcoholic than your dinner pour.

What you want in your wicker basket is

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Geyser Peak, even Ferrari Carano), a gewürtz

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from Navarro) or a rosé (Meeker’s Pink

Elephant).

But if you and your sweetie are feeling

a tad effervescent, you can do no wrong by

popping open a sparkler. Prosecco seems to

hold sway this season, especially bottlings

by Zardetto and Zenato. But is there no

better way to celebrate a lazy lunch than by

swinging by a winery and “general store”

(more kinds of artisinal cheese, local thin-

sliced meat and big poofy breads than you

can shake a stick at) and heading somewhere

green and leafy to take the foil and cage off a

California sparkling wine?

Gloria Ferrer’s Brut, Domaine Chandon’s

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Garden oasis in LancasterBy NICKI STIGER for Spaces Photographs by KATE PENN

THE RoMANCE oF LiFE AT THE TURN oF THE 20TH CENTURY

is still evident inside the Lancaster County home of Rosalind

Lovejoy.

The Australian-born former actress spent five

years renovating the home along Millersville Pike

after moving from Chicago in 1998 following a

divorce.

Lovejoy said she had one objective

in mind: find a lovely home to start over in,

that had ceilings 9 feet or higher. Location

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 bed-

and-breakfast in a mountain village in California

when she realized it didn’t have high enough ceilings

for her antique French bedroom furniture.

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 cookie-

cutter developments.

The estate was home to upper-middle-class retired farmers

who raised David Herr Bausman, a teenage inventor who patented

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

hadn’t been destroyed inside by being turned into apartments.”

Lovejoy lined up electricians, plumbers, painters and a whole

host of other contractors to restore and update the house.

Learn about David Herr Bausman

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The estate along millersville Pike in Lancaster County was oncehome to David Herr Bausman, a teenage inventor who patented a wind-power machine.

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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.

“She has further gentrified a house

that was already a pretty fine house,”

said Bruce Bomberger, curator of Landis

Valley Museum in Lancaster County.

Lovejoy transformed the home into

a light and airy garden oasis where she

could display her collection of angels and

fairies.

In addition to housing Bausman’s

attic workbench, the home has many

architectural wonders, including

10-foot doorways and more than 11-foot

ceilings.

Lovejoy painted the dark embossed

wall covering, called lincrusta, white to

brighten the entryway.

“It was therapeutic,” she said.

She turned the former summer kitchen

into her laundry room and covered the

walls with lilac paint. The basement is

now a bright white storage area complete

with new stairs, a wine cellar and a

cooling system.

When the old heating system was

cleared out of the basement, she

discovered six large archways. A secret

tunnel, which Lovejoy believes was used

as the winter stable for the horses, was

cleared out, too.

At every corner there is another

ornate detail. The main banister is made

of mahogany with bits of chestnut. The

dining-room floor is original hardwood.

The veranda is enclosed and boasts a

40-foot well.

The parlor’s handcrafted folding

shutters are delicate; Lovejoy handles

them with care when she peeks out at

the colorful gardens she has prepared.

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

Rosalind Lovejoy wanted a light and airy feel to her 19th-century home. In the dining room the floors are original hardwood.

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By CAITLIN HEANEY for Spaces

Photographs by JAmES ROBINSON

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SUzANNE YoUNGBLooD HAS FiLLED

her centuries-old home with antiques.

She’s also uncovered quite a few in her

backyard.

Youngblood owns Middlekauff

Manor, a brick home built around 1800 that

is tucked into the western Adams County

countryside in Franklin Township.

With a similar architecture to that

of the historic Cashtown Inn, the home

originally belonged to the Middlekauff

family, who bought the land in 1798. It

retains many of its original features, and

Youngblood, with the help of restoration

contractor Art Snyder, has worked to

restore parts of the home to look as they

would have in years past.

Upon entering the towering front

door, visitors’ eyes immediately catch on

the free-standing spiral stairs that wind to

the third-floor attic. Though tilted in areas

from decades of foot traffic, the stairs have

held up over the years.

Youngblood has tried to recreate

the home’s original look through most

of the house, even down to the color of

the paint. She filled bedrooms with old-

fashioned beds and points out the pegs

along walls where families hung their

clothes.

A modern kitchen has been added to

the large, first-floor room that was used

as a family room. Antiques Youngblood

has collected over the years are scattered

throughout the home, and paintings hang

in a formal living room — what would

have been the Middlekauffs’ dining room.

But the back of the house holds

the property’s secrets. That’s where

Youngblood keeps the artifacts she

uncovered when the remnants of a

merchant mill from the 1700s were

discovered in her backyard. There are bits

of glass and iron, remnants of pottery and

china, and even coins hundreds of years

old.

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.

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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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.

LEfTSuzanne 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.

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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

mantel where the Middlekauff daughters

signed their names, and cabinets that

open from both sides. Servants could

open one side and place a dish in the

cabinet, and someone could open the

cabinet from the room on the other side

and remove the dish. The kitchen also

includes a bake oven, and a beehive

oven, European in style and wood-fired,

is in the basement.

Bedrooms occupy most of the

second floor, although modern bathrooms

were added over the years. A nursery sits

behind the master bedroom, and two

children’s bedrooms are on the other side

of the house connected by a doorway.

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

overseeing the home’s restoration, and

she’s not done uncovering its secrets.

She notes that there could be other

structures elsewhere on the property that

are buried. n

Youngblood has tried

to recreate the home’s

original look through most

of the house, even down

to the color of the paint.

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Room fullof memories

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By ANGIE mASON for Spaces Photographs by PAUL KUEHNEL

iN SHARoN AYERS’ YoRK CoUNTY HoME, memories aren’t tucked away in boxes

in the attic or hidden in the back of closets.

Photos, keepsakes and reminders of the

past have their own place in her Dillsburg

home, a room where Ayers can spend

time organizing family mementos and her

grandchildren can learn about their history.

Ayers and her husband, Rick, moved

into their home in early 2008. They built the

house, tweaking the design to make it fit

their needs.

Initially, they weren’t quite sure what to

do with a small room above the sunroom.

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.

California Closets helped put her memory

room together. She told them she wanted

space to display photo frames, store photo

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The room’s space provided some unique

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“Everything we do is custom,” said Jeff

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He said Ayers was flexible and allowed

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Cognac-colored cabinets along both

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In the center of the room, an island

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Ayers is changing up the photo lineup or

scrapbooking.

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.

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Along one wall, long, glass-front

cabinets hold prom dresses belonging

to Ayers and her now-adult daughter,

her children’s baby clothes, soccer and

cheerleading jackets. Shadowboxes on the

wall show off other memories.

Trophies rest in a corner, her son’s

snowboarding memorabilia sit in another.

Photos of grandchildren and Ayers’

family line one wall, while photos of her

husband’s family line the other.

Because Rick’s parents died shortly

after he and Sharon married, she wanted

to have a place to remember them. Her

kids were young then, so she put out

photos of them with their grandparents,

moments they might not remember.

Ayers’ grandchildren enjoy coming

back to see bits of their parents’ past.

“They are so curious,” Ayers said, adding

that she believes it’s just as important for

children to know where they came from

as it is to know where they’re going.

She’ll change the mementos from time

to time, swapping photos or adding new

items. She only wishes she’d kept more.

On a rainy day, you might find her in

that room.

“You can really, truly get lost in here,”

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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.

ABOVEWhen 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.

LEfTSharon 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.

About Sharon Ayers

family: Husband, Rick; three children; seven grandchildren and one due in July

Business: Sharon and Rick are involved in the family business, Lobar inc.

for moreLearn more about California Closets at californiaclosets.com.

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PERCHED HiGH oN A HiLL ABoVE

Lebanon Valley College in Annville is a

7,200-square-foot mansion that serves

as a gathering place for the college

community.

Built in 1924, Kreiderheim was a private

home until 1976 when Gideon R. Kreider

Jr. willed the property to the college.

His wife, Alice Lutz Kreider, was a 1908

graduate of LVC. Since then, four college

presidents have called the mansion home,

although it is used mainly for college

events now.

The current president, Stephen C.

MacDonald, and his wife, Mary Warner,

use the upstairs living quarters about a

third of the year; their permanent home is

in Harrisburg.

MacDonald, a historian, appreciates

the beauty of the building. “One of the

most gracious aspects is the wrap-around

veranda,” he said. “It’s such a relaxing

place to sit and read or talk. The view is

tremendous.”

While the outside has a Mediterranean

look with terra cotta tiles and stucco

siding, the inside is more in line with the

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“it’s such a relaxing place to sit and read or talk. The view is tremendous.” — Stephen C. MacDonald, LVC president

The facade of the mansion overlooks a beautiful view of the Lebanon Valley.

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.

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.

“It’s a beautiful place to decorate

and entertain,” Warner said. “We are

glad to have a nice place to stay when

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beautiesBy KARA EBERLE for Spaces

Photographs by JASON PLOTKIN

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LLast 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.’

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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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.

“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

“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

“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!”— 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

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.

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 5for details: Visit yorkcity.org or call 854-0211

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.

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By TARA HAWKINS for Spaces

Photographs by KATE PENN

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

shops on the East Coast.

Anna Wilson cuts fabric to size in her York County shop. Animal prints are her favorite.

Q What made you decide to go into

business for yourself?

I decided that I didn’t like to do

anything but this.

Q 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?

A local customer brought in a seat for a

camel. … It was something they wanted to use

as a decoration in their home.

Q Is it a good idea to attempt to reup-

holster something yourself?

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with a proANNA WILSONOwner, Anna’s Upholstery

Q & ABEHiND THE SPACES

Spools of fabric fill Anna’s Upholstery in York Township.

Maybe simple things. Having the

right equipment is the key. Most of those

tools come from specialty suppliers.

I see a lot of pieces that customers

try to do themselves and have to bring it in

to get fixed.

Q What is the cost to get an armchair

fully upholstered?

It can be done frugally. Fabric prices

range from $10 to $280 a yard. The labor is

around $350.

Q 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

combinations.

We upholster everything. We do

personal dining chairs and those in large

companies. We do antique furniture and

patio cushions. I am always busy.

Q Do you see Anna’s Upholstery

staying in business for a long time?

If the economy allows, it will be. I

don’t want to do anything else until I retire

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meet Anna WilsonAge: 57

family: husband, Larry; son, Larry Wilson Jr. of York Township; daughter, Dennice Miller of York Township; four grandchildren

Lives in: York Township

In her spare time: Penn State Master Gardener, member and former president of the York Rose Society, furniture collector

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