1. Creating a Beautiful Home
Based in the owner’s hometown of Strasburg, Beautiful Home Interiors offers designs to make your home the perfect place for family and friends. Simple motifs that incorporate potted succulents, wooden designs, and the color white add a beautiful touch of life to any room. In addition to open houses, you can shop online.
Beautiful Home Interiors / 981 May Post Office Road, Strasburg, PA / 717-629-6207 / beautifulhome.shop
2. A Sweet Home
Sweet 504, located in Camp Hill, takes pride in making home design ideas come to life. As a vintage-modern shop, combining old with new is important in creating the perfect look for a home. No matter where you are in your design process, Sweet 504 can help through a consultation. If you need a fresh set of eyes or new resources, you can look at their thoughtfully chosen selection for guidance. Making your vision for your home come to life and tell a story is the goal of Sweet 504.
Sweet 504 / 1849 Market St., Camp Hill, PA / 717-884-4919 / sweet504.com
3. Atypical Antiquing
The Village Mercantile is a home design store located in a charming historic home in the village of St. Thomas, Linglestown. The store offer themes ranging from farmhouse and cottage as well as garden items. With new items and vintage treasures, the constantly updating selection keeps clientele coming back. Inventory is always changing and always one of a kind. This is not your typical antique shop. With inspiration around every corner, you’ll leave the Village Mercantile with fresh ideas for your home.
The Village Mercantile / 5970 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA / 717-409-9625
4. Cooking Skills
No home is complete without a kitchen and Clare House is a home for mothers and children in need. Recently, with the leadership of kitchen designer Valerie Kissinger of Dimensional Designs Unlimited, Clare House remodeled its Harmony House kitchen. It started when the Hohenadels, working on a remodel of their own with Kissinger, donated cherry cabinetry which was still in great shape. Granite countertops came from Natural Stoneworks, new vinyl flooring was installed by Bloom Floorist, and new paint was donated by Sherwin Williams and applied by Andy Bilt. Students from Thaddeus Stevens installed the new plumbing for a sink donated by Thomas Somerville. Martin Appliance donated a new fridge and dishwasher. Now, mothers and their children can prepare and share meals in a beautiful kitchen filled with love. Clare House’s goal is to provide lifelong skills for mothers on the road to self-sufficiency. Recipe and kitchen skills, which are part of that goal, can now be built in a new and beautiful environment.
Clare House Lancaster / 342-344 E. Chestnut St., Lancaster, PA / 717-291-8967 / clarehouselancaster.org
