214 Sandy Dr, Shaler, PA 15116

Description

The Cottage-Style Home With The Backyard You'd Never Expect.
If you’ve always dreamed of English cottages, European gardens, and a home with a little more personality, keep reading.
This is a home for sourdough on the kitchen counter, fresh herbs growing out back, and dinners that move outside whenever the weather allows. Inside, hardwood floors and charming details give the home plenty of character, while the layout gives you more room than the cottage-style exterior might suggest. The kitchen, dining, and living spaces make up the heart of the main level, along with a primary bedroom and full bath. Upstairs, two more bedrooms give you space for guests, a home office, or just room to grow.
Downstairs, the finished lower level adds even more living space, along with laundry and additional storage.
But out back is where this house really becomes something special.
Mature gardens and climbing greenery surround spaces that feel like they’ve been collected over time. Have your coffee under the vine-covered pergola, spend an afternoon tending the garden, then set the long table for dinner with friends. It’s private, lush, and just a little bit romantic. The kind of backyard that makes staying home feel like the plan.
And then there’s the pool. An expansive deck gives you plenty of room for loungers, umbrellas, and friends, while the covered outdoor bar is ready for summer parties, football Saturdays, and those first fall evenings when everyone grabs a sweatshirt but nobody is quite ready to go inside.
It’s a little bit cottage, a little bit countryside, and completely unexpected. More than anything, it’s the kind of home that makes ordinary days feel worth romanticizing.