Previous owners have had contractors over to ‘repair’ stuff I guess. Let’s say that the quality, finesse and eye for detail the villa was designed and built with, is not matched, by faaar. My job now is to find out how (and sometimes why) everything is connected. Follow me as my mind is blown by …
I have put so much energy and effort into making sure that this villa has a solid foundation to start from. It is amazing to see with what eye for detail and craftsmanship this villa was designed back in 1895. The fact that the majority of this villa still stands straight today and that a …
Today felt like opening a present…which has been wrapped a decade ago. A bit smelly, but seeing the potential of this house makes me smile, time and time again. Follow us as we open the front door for the first time and try to arrange the basic necessities like water and electricity.
It’s game day today. It doesn’t look like much, but it took me one and a half years to get these keys. Now we finally have them, it is time to start working. good night’s sleep, check. Mood, excited. The light is green or whatever colour it is, it’s go time. First target, trying to …
After hundreds of hours of prep work, blood, sweat and tears (literally), we can finally call Villa Oliva ours. We have left everything behind (our jobs, house, family, friends, our beloved Dutch structure) to start over in Italy. Join us as we go on this new and breathtaking cultural, life-changing, DIY, renovation adventure. What secrets …