Hello!
I am Amy Renea of A Nest for All Seasons and I’d love to welcome you to Hershey PA!
You really should come in the back door — we are usually out on the porch in summer 🙂
You really should know that this deck and the gardens is what REALLY sold the house three years ago when we stumbled upon it. We were in the middle of a lease on a townhouse after moving from Nebraska to Pennsylvania, but when this home came up as a short sale and we saw those gardens all overgrown, but full of mature plants….well I now knew Why My Plants Had to Die.
Back Deck and Porch
Knockout Roses, Lemon Balm, Star Magnolia (left)
Deck Before and After Landscaping Ideas
Why start with the deck and the shed? Well, I have to admit that I kind of like them even more than the house 🙂 While I hide away in the heat of summer and the ice of winter, all spring and fall we are outside. The flowers, the dirt, the air, the views — that is home to me. Want to learn more? You might want to take a skip and a jump over to my Gardening Page.
The Shed
Shed Before and After | DIY Bunting | Planter Shoji Screen (left) | Celebrating Everyday Life Magazine Feature
Let’s head INTO the house shall we? Another favorite room recently is my little lamb’s nursery. Due in 5 weeks, her room is *this close* to finished (I still need to wrap up that hand made quilt I’ve been slaving over…) and her room is a clear reflection of my girly shed style, don’t you think? Watch her be a tomboy…
The Nursery
ENOUGH PINK already! Let’s check out the BOY spaces why don’t we? There are three main spaces that are pretty much dedicated solely to the boys indoors. The first is the basement, second is a big open loft space and the third is the room all three of them share. How do I keep all of them clean? Well, I don’t! At any time, ONE of the three is messy. If the boys want to play in another one of “their” rooms, they have to clean up the messy one (at least reasonably…mama needs to help for it to REALLY get clean and organized again). In any case, here is the first space — the basement:
THE BASEMENT
Basement Hallway Gallery (above) | Cork Pinning Wall (below) | Charcoal Silhouettes | Reversible Bunting
THE LOFT
POSTS: THE LOFT PLAY ZONES | Star Charts
The Craft Closet
The boys also spend an INORDINATE amount of time outdoors, split mainly between the fort, the pool and the “burn pile” playground. They have created their own “garden”, a secret garden and various holes dug out of the lawn that they consider construction sites. Here is a peek into their outdoor play space:
THE FORT
The “Burn Pile” Playland
The Pool
Moving onto the main living spaces of our home…The house was built as a basic, small ranch house, but then the long, narrow garage was converted to indoor space and a two story addition added onto the far side of the garage. The kitchen and small living area seen below are part of the original house while the living room/dining room areas are the “new” sections of the house. What does all that mean to YOU as a reader? I get small ranch house problems. I really do. I understand living in a space that doesn’t seem to work quite right and I have found solutions along the way that I like to share with you.
Kitchen — Living Room — Entry Way
Side Porch Makeover | 8 Easy Plants to GROW on a Tiny Side Porch | Gilded Canvas for Back Desk | Metal Tab Height Chart
MASTER BEDROOM
The Office
The Bathroom
The Laundry Room
So that is all folks!!
Thanks for stopping by Hershey to take a peek inside my home and gardens and a big old THANK YOU to Debbie for having me share here at Debbiedoos! Come again soon!
THANKS DEBBIE!!!
~Amy Renea
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What a fabulous property! Thanks for sharing xox
What a beautiful backyard. I see why you love it. I love your photo gallery wall. That is genius and looks so great. I also love your bathroom. Those double sinks wooo hoooo so great. Thanks for sharing.
Kris
Wow! What a great tour. I am impressed—from deck to laundry room- wonderful! xo Diana
Somehow I didn’t know Amy was expecting a new little lamb. Goodness, soon too, I gotta go boil some water.
I really loved your garden area and shed! Kind of got lost over there with the “winter sowing” and was wondering if that is something you could do if in the upper south and don’t really get much snow to cover the tray tops with. You have LOTS of GREAT ideas!
What a beautiful piece of property and home!…I would love to have those wonderful views!!…Thanks Debbie for allowing us to tour Amy’s wonderful home!!!
Thanks so much for the feature Debbie!! …and thanks for all of your kind words — you girls are so VERY sweet!
HA — bliss — I am SOOOOOOOOOO expecting 😉 10 days and counting!
KC – glad you got lost 😉 Depending on how far south you are, winter sowing might not work. It works best with seeds that benefit from a freezing period (like sweet peas with their hard shells). That said, if you are far enough south, you can just seed all year round! Better than being able to winter sow in my book 😉 If you aren’t certain, it never hurts to try one flat of cheap seeds this winter and see how things go!! (You could even try a “weed” like goldenrod or coneflower/black eyed susan, etc just to see how things go for free)
Beautiful home, Amy Renae! I am a Pa. girl myself , living in the Wilkes Barre/Scranton area.
Deb,
Great tour and thanks for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Deb
iam in love your flowers are wonderful and the house is so lovely great ideas here for sure thank you for shareing 🙂