This old and majestic stone villa in the picturesque town of Modica, the island of Sicily, was built in the 19th century, and in 1940 was bought by the great-grandfather of the current owner. The young man has been passionate about design for a long time, and recently he was finally able to realize his…
Combining local traditional architecture, natural style and modern design – this was the main task of More Design studio while working on the project of the villa with a swimming pool in Mallorca. Since it is forbidden to make significant changes to the facades of the house on the island, designers had to find the…
This charming stone villa in the traditional Umbrian and Tuscan style looks as authentic as possible, although it was built only two years ago. For local residents, it is important that all the buildings in the region are in the same style and combine with each other, and one cannot disagree with them: when traveling…
Last week we posted about an old Italian villa in Umbria, inside which the owners created a bright space in a modern style. Today we have a completely different story. More precisely, the house is still in the same Umbria, it is also made of stone and was built many years ago. But as for…
This ancient villa in the Italian region of Umbria belonged to several generations of one family from Rome, but it was the current owners who were honored to carry out a large-scale reconstruction of a beautiful stone house that needed urgent renovation. The family did not try to restore the traditional interiors, but preferred a…
The motto of the new spring-summer collection of 2020 by the Danish brand Ferm Living sounds like “Space to feel comfortably you.” And nothing will help you feel comfortable at home like closeness to nature and stylish Scandinavian minimalism, designers believe. For the shooting of the latest catalog, the company rented a magnificent stone villa…
As expected, the new year of 2020 only consolidated the latest design trends towards closeness with nature and everything natural. The beautiful Danish brand Tine K called its fresh Spring-Summer 2020 collection OPEN, implying a design that is maximally open to the outdoor environment and which is not shy of the beautiful imperfections of natural…
Designing ancient Italian villas dating back several centuries is both easy and difficult. On the one hand, there is no need to reinvent a wheel, extravagant modern solutions and cool designer tricks will look inappropriate in these magnificent homes. The main task of designers is to restore and emphasize the historical splendor proven over the…
The landscapes of the picturesque Italian region of Umbria have not changed for many centuries: the same beautiful hills, the same cozy stone houses, the same lavender fields and cypresses. But the wonderful house Castello di Reschio, in addition to all of the above, can also offer very comfortable modern interiors that have been recently…
Until 2009, this Sicilian stone villa, where Dimora delle Balze is now located, was in ruins. The restoration took several years, but now it is a secluded residence with 11 rooms, where everyone can feel like the owner of a castle by the sea. Guests get into the hotel through the main entrance, located in…
