How are you having fun with Summer time! I have to admit that regardless of having fun with lovely days right here on the town, I’ve a little bit of a battle getting actually into Summer time this 12 months. After chatting with my daughter, it turned clear that since quitting my half time job as a social employee and not being obliged to take off holidays throughout school-summer breaks. It takes a bit longer to get that now-or-never on Summer time vacation feeling out of my system, as quickly as July and August approaches.
However we are able to nonetheless dream proper, in September it’s nonetheless Summer time within the south and lots much less busy and sizzling, I stayed a number of days in Sardinia final 12 months on the finish of September and I beloved it! It at all times appears like residence. I secretly get pleasure from watching the completely different Italian housing websites nearly every single day, dreaming of that second residence popping up sooner or later. That’s additionally why I actually get pleasure from taking a look at Italian Summer time residence renovations, and I obtained a very nice one for you at present. In the meantime get pleasure from each Summer time day!
The story of Casolare Scarani
Just a few years in the past I confirmed you the attractive Casa Soleto in Puglia it has at all times been on my radar when dreaming a couple of second residence in Italy. My residence could be in Sardegna however I really like following Studio Andrew Trotter’s renovations in Puglia. Therefore I had a take a look at their work and located this new Italian dream residence for you that Studio Andrew Trotter renovated. I’ll allow them to let you know the story of this residence in their very own phrases…
“A few years in the past, a pal in Barcelona had the concept to maneuver to Puglia. She confirmed me a number of homes on-line to see what I thought of them. Perhaps a 12 months or so later, we handed a home whereas driving in direction of Carovigno, and I realised that it was one of many homes she had proven me. The home was lovely, outdated, with a lot character, and never too massive. Within the countryside you normally discover small lamias, that are stone sheds for the native landowners to retailer gear; or very massive masserias, the place the prosperous landowners would have as soon as lived. It was fairly uncommon to return throughout a constructing that had the type of a masseria, however the measurement of a small villa. We discovered that the constructing was initially a faculty for ladies, and had fairly a historical past with the locals. It was deserted within the early 1960’s, and we lovingly introduced it again to life. This one was a gem.
On the time we have been fascinated by different initiatives, and we determined to not buy it for ourselves so, when our associates and purchasers, the Coleman household, began to seek for a home, we instantly confirmed them this one. Really, we confirmed it to Ian, as Maree was in Australia on the time and a month later COVID hit. From the photographs, Ian persuaded Maree, and so they purchased it with out her seeing it. It could be greater than a 12 months later, after we had already began to renovate the property, that Maree noticed the home for the primary time. Fortunately she fell in love with it, as we knew she would. 9 months later, Casolare Scarani was completed.
Relating to the renovation course of, we tried as arduous as attainable to go away the outside patina the place we may. Along with Ian and Maree, we spent days scraping off years of flaky paint, to disclose the attractive stone of the portico. The within wanted to be totally plastered, so we introduced in an artisan who makes his personal lime plaster and lime paints. All of the outdated stones have been repositioned, and we additionally added new chianca to the flooring that matched the outdated ones completely.
The outdated storage was became the kitchen with its courtyard out the again. The stone oven was repaired, and the donkey home became the laundry room. We additionally added two new blocks to the again of the home which turned two en-suites for the 2 downstairs bedrooms, whereas the 2 rooms on the higher flooring have been made into the main bedroom with its personal toilet. The lounge has lovely star vaulted ceilings and a big hearth. The eating room is within the outdated steady, with the kitchen to the aspect.
Architectural and Inside Design: Studio Andrew Trotter
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Images: Salva López
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