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For the love of Germany

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Passion for the past

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A celebration of nature

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French country style

Backyard beer garden in Franklin County

Local doctor builds private medical museum

Water features abound at the Saxes’ York County home

New home in Lebanon County has classic feel

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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 George Keeney, The Links at Gettysburg

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Editor’s note

While editing this issue, I looked up the career

statistics of Indianapolis Colts kicker Matt Stover, researched the safety of eating steak tartare, Googled the word “annelid” and discovered that bloodletting is one word, not two.

And all of my research was related to luxury living.

Stover, who previously played for the Cleveland Browns and continued with the franchise when it became the Baltimore Ravens, moved his family to Maryland in 1996. Although Stover was signed

by Indianapolis in 2009, he maintained his East Coast residence and recently renovated it to accommodate his growing family.

His wife’s favorite part of their upgraded home is the master bathroom, which Shrewsbury interior designer Suzie Ballard turned into a feminine oasis. See why Debbie Stover feels as though she bathes in a palace on pages 22 and 23.

Steak tartare is just one dish served by eco-friendly restaurant John J. Jeffries in Lancaster, and it’s quite safe to eat. See a photo of “The Truth,” a specialty made of grass-fed beef tartare and a raw egg, on page 25.

Leeches are annelids, and doctors once used them for bloodletting. Ornate leech jars, complete with breathing holes, and bleeding bowls, stained from years of use, are among the more than 1,500 medical antiques collected by York County anesthesiologist Dr. Douglas Arbittier. He recently built a private museum for his collection. Peer inside the Arbittier Museum of Medical History on pages 14 though 17.

I’m always looking for fascinating spaces to feature and share with our readers. If you know of someone with a lovely home or an interesting space, send me a message at keberle@ydr.com.

I can’t wait to find out what I learn while putting together the October issue.

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ABOVE A goldfish pond complete with shelter for visitors adds to the beauty of Chrissy and Jim Funks’ German-themed garden.

LEFT Flags in the beer garden represent the countries that border Germany.

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For the love of Germany

By IRIS HERSH for Spaces

one end. At the far side of the room trees

Photographs by MARKELL DeLOATCH

canopy the entrance to a wooden deck furnished with tables and chairs.

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Inspired by a 1999 trip to Germany,

Jim and Chrissy Funk decided to turn

area from the walkway. On either side of

the surroundings of their Fort Loudon

the walkway is greenery and flowers with

residence into an authentic German beer

pots of geraniums, maples and dogwood

garden (biergarten) in Franklin County.

trees, ivy and large hostas.

German scenes grace the walls of

A hot tub enclosure separates that

Geraniums and petunias fill window

a restaurant-like room added onto their

boxes, while nierembergia grow from the

home with wooden booths for eating and

sides and beyond the deck.

drinking across from long shelves that

serve as food bars. A built-in bar sits at

house past the spa house leads to the

A small path toward the back of the

ABOVE Black-eyed Susans cover the Funks’ backyard near their Garden of the Saints.

Shrines are a common sight in Germany and, after their travels abroad, the Funks wanted to recreate a shrine garden of their own.

LEFT Chrissy and Jim Funk show off their love for German beer and heritage in the gardens that surround their Franklin County home.

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ABOVE This stone fountain bird bath is just one of the many hidden details.

BELOW LEFT A sign welcomes visitors into the Funks’ backyard. They were inspired to create a beer garden after a trip to Germany in 1999.

BELOW RIGHT The Blessed Mother holds a special spot in the garden.

Garden of the Saints where 3-foot statues

Chrissy Funk said.

quaint swing and wicker sofa, chairs and

stand on either side of its entrance. Huge

glass table.

wisteria vines cover the entire area, while

stemmed from Jim’s ancestry. It was Jim’s

St. Faicre, patron saint of gardeners, and

desire to visit the country, they said.

similar to the shrines they saw off Bavarian

other saints stand guard.

country roads.

To one side is an area of hundreds of

German state flags and flags of Germany’s

black-eyed Susans interspersed with red

neighboring countries. Beyond the parking

surrounded by framed photos of religious

bee balm. Earlier in the season, day lilies

area, an open-sided house sits alongside a

icons that Chrissy Funk purchased in

precede the Susans, the Funks said.

fish pond with water lilies surrounded by

Germany. A directional sign with the

“This is an ongoing labor of love that

colored stones, rocks and a waterfall. A

names of some German cities stands

has evolved over more than a decade,”

nearby screened-in tea house contains a

nearby along a stone path.

The Funks’ interest in Germany

The Funks’ driveway is surrounded by

A wayside shrine sits on a hillside

It’s a hand-carved wooden crucifix

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By KATE WILCOX for Spaces Photographs by JAMES ROBINSON

Title: Executive chef and food and beverage manager at The Links at Gettysburg.

Years there: 5½ Education: Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. The early years: Keeney got his start at the Hanover Family Diner advancing from busboy to cook, so he wouldn’t have to wash the dishes. After culinary school, he went on to have a 30-year career at places like the Carroll Valley Resort, the Cashtown Inn and the Hilton Group in San Antonio, Texas and Pittsburgh. He also found time to teach at Baltimore International Culinary College.

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Culinary inspirations: Keeney says living life is the best inspiration for the dishes he cooks. It helps him to keep in mind what will best please the customer.

Favorite dish: A tie between paella, a Spanish rice and seafood dish, and osso bucco. On a recent trip to Seville, Spain, Keeney tried the paella and says he thinks his measures up pretty well. The dish can be a pain to cook though, so it’s more fun to eat.

Almost famous: During his long career, Keeney has prepared food for celebrities, such as members of the band AC/DC, the Steelers football players and Farrah Fawcett.

Working at hotels and larger dining establishments allowed him to meet the rich and famous and experiment with a variety of cuisine.

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This private museum holds more than 1,500 medical and surgical relics.

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Passion York County doctor preserves medical history in private museum.

By SEAN ADKINS for Spaces Photographs by KATE PENN Dr.

Douglas

Arbittier’s

little interest in the medical relic. As time mother

knew her son wanted to be a doctor.

Initially, Arbittier, then a teenager, took

So, while shopping at a flea market,

she bought him an old metal examining chair for $5.

went on, Arbittier researched the chair, eventually discovering the artifact’s age and place of origin.

“The collector gene just clicked on,”

said the anesthesiologist for WellSpan.

“It became a passion.”

A label on the bottom of the chair told

the young Arbittier that the chair hailed from Chicago.

Dr. Douglas Arbittier bought this stained-glass dome, a centerpiece of the museum, from an auction house in Atlanta. A pyramid-style skylight allows natural light to filter through.

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“I found an old catalogue that listed the chair,” he said. “It dates back to the 1920s or 1930s.”

For

sentimental

reasons,

Arbittier never discarded the chair and instead keeps it in his garage.

‘This is just a quiet place to take in all the medical history.

I feel, when I’m in here and it’s totally quiet, I can almost feel the souls of all the physicians that used all this stuff for hundreds of years. This is their legacy for medicine.’

— Dr. Douglas Arbittier

A piece of hand-painted stained glass portrays a bloodletting session from the 1800s.

“It’s not the kind of thing that I collect

people who collect this stuff,” Arbittier

pewter and porcelain bleeding bowls that

now, it’s from the 20th century,” he said.

said. “But some people might not see any

measure by the ounce.

“Most of my collection is older.”

value in it. I put the collection together to

preserve history.”

breathing holes for annelids and bleeding

has grown into a more than 1,500-piece

A large portion of Arbittier’s collection

bowls, some stained from years of use,

collection that needed a home. He

is dedicated to bloodletting — a medical

are not the sole residents of the private

hired Perry L. Cisney Custom Builder in

procedure practiced by many physicians

museum.

Springettsbury Township to create an

in the past.

1,800-square-foot museum with enough

a department store,” Arbittier said.

shelf space to hold the relics. (By

blood from victims would cure ailments

comparison, Arbittier’s house measures

ranging

enema equipment while another glass

6,000 square feet.)

Leeches helped with the process by using

case is packed with neurosurgical tools.

Arbittier’s passion for medical antiques

Protected by security features that

Doctors believed that draining the from

infections

to

insanity.

But painted leech jars that include

“The museum has sections, much like One shelf holds a collection of antique

both mucus and suction to rob blood from

include motion detectors and video

a body.

surgical sets, some dating to the Civil War.

surveillance,

the

private

museum,

Numerous glass cases are filled with

Ornate leech jars that appear as if they

One patch of wall holds a 1910 quack

completed in 2009, sits on Arbittier’s

could second for cookie jars make up a

device that physicians used to apply

property in York Township, York County.

large part of Arbittier’s collection. Along

electricity to different parts of the body.

“The collection is worth a lot to some

with the jars, Arbittier, 44, has a number of

“This is just a quiet place to take in

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Ornate and plain leech jars line the walls of the Arbittier Museum of Medical History.

A letter written by John Hunter, the father of scientific surgery, is a treasured item.

This hand-painted papier-mâché anatomical teaching model dates to the 1850s. The body parts separate so people could better study the human body.

all the medical history,” Arbittier said.

scene. Arbittier had the Belgium or

A FEW OF HIS FAVORITE THINGS

“I feel, when I’m in here and it’s totally

Dutch tapestry restored. It hangs at

Arbittier’s oldest piece is a 12th-century cupping glass he bought from a collector in England.

In the past, doctors placed cups on the skin and applied suction to draw blood to the surface. The procedure was thought to help with back pain.

quiet, I can almost feel the souls of all

the entrance to the museum’s grand

the physicians that used all this stuff for

staircase, which splits just before

hundreds of years. This is their legacy

ending at the building’s main floor.

for medicine.”

The main door to the museum

that we had to have it made in the

opens onto a second floor mezzanine,

factory, dissembled and brought out

which houses the building’s two focal

here and reassembled,” said Perry L.

Arbittier’s favorite items are two signed letters. One is from Benjamin Rush, a physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence. The other is a letter from John Hunter, the father of scientific surgery, kept in a glass case in the lower level of the museum.

points: a stained-glass dome and

Cisney, the builder of the museum.

a tapestry.

“That was just because of the size

of it.”

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LEARN MORE The Arbittier Museum of Medical History is not open to the public, but you can see the doctor’s collection at medicalantiques.com.

The pyramid-style skylight allows

“The grand staircase was so huge

natural light to filter through the stained

glass below, which Arbittier bought

museum’s lower level, a glass cabinet

from an auction house in Atlanta.

holds antique optometry equipment.

Opposite the staircase, on the

Under the stained glass, names of

But, excuse the pun, look closer.

historical figures — Pierre Fauchard,

When pushed to its right, the

Hippocrates and others who made

cabinet reveals the opening to three

major contributions to medicine — are

secret rooms that hold Arbittier’s office

etched on wooden plaques that run

and two storage areas.

along the underside of the dome.

never know it, right? I always wanted

Opposite the main door hangs a

1750 tapestry depicting a bloodletting

“Pretty cool, huh?” he said. “You’d

a secret room.”

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The pond and waterfall are directly behind Ed Saxe’s Springettsbury Township home.

The pier provides a place to relax and enjoy the view.

A celebration of nature

By KEVIN HORAN for Spaces Photographs by BIL BOWDEN

Water features abound at York County home.

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Ed and Donna Saxe’s property in

relaxing and enjoying the scene.

“It’s just a cool, calming effect to hear

the water (and) view the water,” Ed Saxe said.

The Saxes added the pond and waterfall

Springettsbury Township, York County,

after moving into the house in 1972, taking

celebrates nature.

great care to blend them seamlessly into

the landscape.

Tall tulip trees soar into the air while

deer, pheasants and wild turkeys roam

below.

said.

Koi glide through a pond while doves

flutter

overhead.

A

sunroom

“I like everything to look natural,” Ed The pond and waterfall provide a

behind

soothing effect, but they also serve as an

the house opens up to the Saxes’ vast

outlet for one of his hobbies — water

backyard.

gardening.

Visitors tend to notice their pond and

Fiddlehead ferns and water lilies,

waterfall right away. The waterfall sits

among other plants, rise from the pond and

directly behind the house and the pond

waterfall areas.

sits off to the side. A pier stretches into

the pond, bearing a table and chairs for

he said. “Ponds, lakes, the ocean.”

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LEFT Ed and Donna Saxe walk through the tall tulip trees behind their house.

RIGHT Large windows in the sunroom allow the homeowners to enjoy the outdoors in all seasons.

BELOW The sound of the waterfall provides a cool, calming element to the water garden.

The natural look: ‘I just think that in the setting that we’re in, that’s more important than having something that looks artificial and doesn’t belong there.’

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When the Cleveland Browns became the Baltimore Ravens in 1996, the team’s kicker, Matt Stover, moved his family to Maryland.

Stover and his wife, Debbie, made their

home in the Baltimore area and decided to stay even after Stover was signed by the Indianapolis Colts in October 2009.

Recently, the Stovers, who now have three

children, updated their home to reflect their taste and style, as well as accommodate their growing family.

“The couple who lived in the home before

us were retired with different needs,” Debbie Stover said.

They enlisted the help of Shrewsbury

interior designer Suzie Ballard, who helped them make their ideas a reality.

“With any design, the inspiration really

comes from the client,” Ballard said. “I have been working for the Stovers for several years, so I was pretty in-tune with what they like.”

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Interior designer Suzie Ballard designed this bathroom as a special space for a woman, but one that wasn’t too feminine for her husband to use.

Debbie and Matt, who are originally from Texas, lean toward the casual with a touch of luxury, she said.

Ballard spent about two years on renovations to the entire home, but last June she started Debbie’s favorite part: the master bathroom.

The Stovers and Ballard spent about a month picking out materials. Renovations and construction took another month.

The result is Debbie’s personal ShangriLa. “It feels very peaceful and spa-like,” she said. “It’s very relaxing for me.”

Ballard’s favorite details in the room are the rustic matchstick slate tile on the back wall of the shower and the crystal chandelier above the tub. “Those two elements really represent the client — the combination of the rustic with the luxury really make the space belong to the Stovers.”

Debbie said the chandelier makes her feel “like I’m at a palace or something.”

sit down,” she said. “For the first time, I’m

But her favorite part of the room is the

able to sit down and put makeup on and fix

vanity.

my hair, which I really enjoy ... taking those

“I’ve never had a bathroom where I can

few minutes for myself.”

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Tips for creating your personal paradise

By BETH VRABEL for Spaces

A place for everything, and everything in its place. Simply finding a spot to store everything creates a relaxed atmosphere. Hat boxes are elegant storage bins that look great stacked in a corner. n

n Pretty it up. Look for bathroom staples that are glamorous. “Get yourself a pretty mirror,” Ballard said.

“If you can, invest in a nice chair or ottoman to put in the room. Look for stuff that is slip-covered and washable if it’s in the bathroom.” n Pay attention to lighting. A musthave for Ballard is a dimmer switch for bathroom lighting. “Sometimes, women forget about the little details that make your everyday life more enjoyable.”

Hide the incidentals. Keep mouthwash in a glass decanter. Put toiletries in pretty perfume bottles.

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Add some flowers to the countertop. “Put a live orchid in your bathroom,” Ballard said. Pick one up for about $15, and the flowers will keep for a month or so.

“If you’re good at keeping them alive and budding, that’s great,” she said. “But I just chuck them after a month.”

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SOCIAL SPACES

How green can you go?

Diners enjoy the patio at John J. Jeffries. The restaurant is named after a signed inspection stamp that was found in the floor boards during renovations.

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The menu asks, ‘Can you handle the truth?’ ‘The Truth’ ($19) is grass-fed beef tartare made with shaved onion, olives, Tomme cheese and topped with a raw egg.

ABOVE John J. Jeffries is in the Lancaster Arts Hotel. The building once housed a tobacco warehouse and the tobacco-leaf theme is echoed throughout the decor.

BELOW Chefs Sean Cavanaugh, left, and Michael Carson dreamed of creating a restaurant that serves local food.

By HOLLY WHITE for Spaces

imported

Photographs by KATE PENN

and foodstuffs, but over time,

T

particularly

fancy in

ingredients Colorado,

The owners of John J.

Cavanaugh realized that his

Jeffries restaurant want to see

dream was to open a place that

Lancaster grow, so much so

was entirely sustained by local,

that they’ve invested more than

organic products.

“It was hard to start, and it

$1 million in local produce, meat and dairy products.

continues to be challenging, but

It’s a way to give back

it’s worth it; it’s the right thing

to

the

to do in business,” Cavanaugh

Sean

community,

Cavanaugh,

said

said.

co-owner

and chef at the restaurant,

To begin, Cavanaugh and

in the Lancaster Arts Hotel

Carson visited farms throughout

on

Harrisburg

Avenue

in

Lancaster.

Moving here in 2006,

Cavanaugh, with friend and business

partner

Michael

‘We spent a lot of time on the farms, getting to know the farmers, the land, and how they grow their food.’

Carson, had a mission: to find

— Sean Cavanaugh, co-owner and chef

the best local food for opening “In my opinion, Lancaster

“We spent a lot of time on the farms, getting to know the farmers, the land and how they grow their food,” Cavanaugh said. They built relationships with the farms they considered to grow the highest quality

the best local restaurant.

the region.

East and West coasts and in Colorado,

organic food and enlisted them as partners in their new business.

County has the best farms, and therefore

working in restaurant kitchens since he

the freshest produce, highest quality meat

was 15. Carson has worked throughout

The organic menu items aren’t just

and dairy products, and all-around best

Pennsylvania and Maryland, including at

your typical vegetables and fruits. John J.

tasting ingredients,” he said.

the Charleston Restaurant in Baltimore.

Jeffries only features local food, so the list

encompasses beef, pork, chicken, duck,

Cavanaugh has spent time on the

Most restaurants where they worked

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Sample of summer menu items: n Pan-seared wild Alaskan scallops with Farmer Tom’s heirloom tomatoes, roasted torpedo onions and fresh herb relish n Green chili-braised bison brisket with roasted cornmeal cakes, tomato salsa, creme fraiche, avocado puree and chimichurri n Black tamworth pork confit with yellow bean, roasted corn, fava bean and smoked ham hock broth n Ground pork, bison and beef meatloaf with roasted beets, zucchini and reduction sauce n Grass-fed dry aged bison tartare with shaved onion, micro greens, Parmesan cheese and herb relish

bison, butter, cream, eggs, cheese and

bottles that diners use for drinking. All

locally roasted coffee. Even the water and

take-out cases are biodegradable and all

alcoholic beverages are local. Seafood is

paper products are made by Green Line

part of the menu, but only from sustainable

Paper of York. Even the soap is eco-

fisheries that are not overexploited or

friendly.

using unhealthy fish farming practices.

local availability, the menu is constantly

“We are partnered with nine local

Because of the dependence on

breweries and rotate six different beers on

changing.

tap,” Cavanaugh said.

The

breweries

include

“Asparagus is only in for three

Victory,

weeks here, so those three weeks, half

Appalachian, Stoudts, Straub and the

our menu is asparagus filled,” Cavanaugh

Lancaster Brewing Companies. Wine too

said. He and Carson are continually

is regional, and include Pinnacle and

creative — mixing tastes and local items

Chadds Ford, though they do feature

into an invigorating palate. Each item is

wines from all over the world as well, with

fully utilized on the menu as it comes in

most marked on the menu as sustainable/

season, and they rarely make the same

biodynamic selections.

dish twice.

The ingredients aren’t the only things

“Our food, because it’s local, fresh

that are locally found and eco-friendly.

and organic, is the best in the county,”

They have installed a reverse-osmosis

Cavanaugh said. Diners agree, and the

system to purify all water used within

reputation of the restaurant is taking

the restaurant, and they recycle the glass

flight.

n Grilled white stripe shrimp and fried green tomato with tomato relish and beurre blanc n Farmer Tom’s roasted eggplant and yogurt dip with fresh mint, walnuts, caramelized onion, garlic and grilled naan n Brogue Hydroponics mixed field green salad with goat cheese, fava beans, yellow beans, tomato, cucumber and saffron, honey vinaigrette

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Mary Hoover likes the elegant feel of this 5-year-old home.

style

French country

New home boasts classic charm in Lebanon County.

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By SUSAN WOLF for Spaces Photographs by JENNIFER STORK The

scene

outside

is

peaceful.

Rose gardens bloom as horses graze

But I saw this floor plan and it seemed to work.”

Weaver Companies in East Earl

constructed the home.

Independent designer Susan Reilly

on the three-plus acres of land.

helped Hoover create the feel, using

Inside, large windows provide a

antique finds as well as items Hoover

view of the picturesque countryside while

brought from her former home, a 200-year-

allowing plenty of natural light throughout

old farmhouse that sits just across the small

Mary Hoover’s Lebanon County home.

pond. Her son and daughter-in-law now

occupy that house.

Although the house is only about

5 five years old, the furnishings and décor

create the feel of an old, yet elegant

made of 200-year-old chestnut, created

farmhouse in French country style, just the

from reclaimed barn beams. Faded copper

way Hoover wanted.

utensils and pots hang above the one-piece

“I didn’t want to build a new house,”

soapstone kitchen counter. The natural

Hoover said. “I really prefer old houses.

tones of the walls and floors provide a

The floor in most of the rooms is

OPPOSITE The plaster-over-brick texture of the home’s facade adds to its charm.

TOP RIGHT A sunny sitting room at the rear of the home is where Mary Hoover enjoys spending time indoors.

INSET A metal pig sculpture decorates the garden. Many of the sculptures and other decor throughout the home are souvenirs from Mary’s many travels.

Wicker chairs on the back porch afford a view of the pond and fountain.

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‘I still enjoy traveling a lot. But this is a wonderful place to come home to.’

— Mary Hoover, homeowner

ABOVE A north-facing window lights up the cherubim in an alcove about the bathtub.

TOP RIGHT A decorative ‘H’ greets guests above the glass doors leading into the study.

RIGHT The first-floor bedroom has a cozy atmosphere with a scenic view. A pond with a flowing fountain and grazing horses can be seen from the window.

This glass tea set is another one of Mary’s treasures. At right is a photo of her granddaughter. Photos of her four grandchildren are featured throughout the home. quiet background for her furniture and

room. Her mother’s jelly cupboard is

cozy space is perfect for sipping coffee or

decorations.

incorporated into the kitchen cabinets, and

reading.

her grandmother’s glass tea set holds a

house is also a home. Photos and souvenirs

place nearby.

features a walk-in shower and sunken

from Hoover’s world travels fill the walls,

whirlpool tub, as well as double sinks and

next to the many family portraits.

favorites.

a built-in cherry wood vanity.

Personal touches make it clear that this

A colorful cabinet from China sits

The sun room is one of Hoover’s “I probably spend the most time

The first-floor master suite bathroom

“I still enjoy traveling a lot,” Hoover

by the front door. A glass coffee set from

there,” she said. Filled with comfortable

said. “But this is a wonderful place to come

Venice complements the formal dining

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creating outdoor spaces, whether for

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entertaining, getting back in touch with

years?

For Joe Nardo, work is all about

nature or escaping to a relaxed atmosphere after a stressful day.

Private Paradise Construction began

about four years ago and specializes in creating such outdoor living spaces.

Nardo, company president, said he had been doing similar work before starting his own business.

He said he enjoys sharing his ideas

JOE NARDO

with customers, building relationships and

President, Private Paradise Construction

working outside in the dirt. His creations

JULY 2010

run the gamut from simple patios to complete entertaining spaces.

What have been some of the trends

in outdoor living spaces in the last five

A

When Nardo left his previous company

to

start

Private

Paradise

Construction, the trend was for outdoor water features that gave people a tranquil place to listen to water.

They could be as simple as a small

koi pond with a small waterfall and stream trickling.

Later, many people began to want a

full room outside, complete with an eating space, a fireplace or fire pit, and even granite countertops and bars.

In what ways, if any, has the

recession changed what people want?

A

Often, Nardo breaks projects into

phases that follow logical progressions, showing what should be done first and what can be done later without undoing or redoing a lot of previous work.

This way, people can do a little at a

time if they choose, until the concept is completed.

However, once projects begin, most

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are individual concrete portions that

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smaller nook even when creating a large

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outdoor entertaining space.

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What reasons do people give for

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Also, there are rainwater reclamation

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can

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wanting to spend more time outdoors?

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being more interconnected with nature and listening to the relaxing sounds of the

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water features.

What can homeowners do to

It can also be an extension of how

maximize their outdoor space?

people congregate around the kitchen One trick is to use smaller stampings

area inside a house, only this time, people

or pavers, so there are more of them and

What are some of the “green”

options that are requested?

A

One option is using recycled

interlocking concrete pavers. The pavers

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People give all kinds of reasons,

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Nardo recommends incorporating a

congregate the same way outdoors.

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