RENOVATING My Little Italian House - Part 1

My renovation project has begun! In the last episode, you will have seen that I've bought a little house in Fivizzano, Tuscany. In this week's episode, I buy some beautiful outside lighting, find my dream bathtub (la vasca), and share with you my plans for the bathroom. Plus, I make a not-so-round pizza and cook it in Annette's authentic pizza oven.

There's a lot of work to do, but I'm sure that I'll get there soon. I can't wait to get stuck in. Thank you to all of your comments about this project so far. I can't wait to share more with you from Italy and my lovely little house in Fivizzano.

[AmericanViscountess]

Thank you for all your wonderful comments on the videos in this series. I can't wait to bring you more restoration videos from my little Italian house real soon! Please subscribe, if you haven't done so already, to follow along on this journey with me...

[JenningsCraftsBoutique]

Hi Julie, I'm now 60 and was taught how to hang clothes etc by my late mother. If you open the band of trousers and peg only the back of them, the wind/breeze blows down the legs from the top and they dry quicker. Pillowcases should be hung the same, from the opening and only the folded part pegged so that the breeze can blow into the pillowcase. T-shirts, cardigans and tops etc should all be laid on the line from the bottom by about 2 inches, (use 3 pegs for cardigans etc) never stretch them across the line, you should gather them slightly so that they don't get stretched. Hope this helps Julie, just the old way of doing things :0) xx P.S. Your videos are brilliant x

[lydon]

A Historic Country Home in England and a Historic Home in It's like this channel was made just for me !!! Love it so much !!! Thank you for sharing !!!

[paisley]

Julie: it's the little things that give life satisfaction, the smell of fresh laundry, the feeling of the warm sun on your face, and the smell of fresh coffee and baking wafting up from the piazza. I'm enjoying your journey vicariously. All the best, and I can't wait for your next little video. <3

[allpicturenosound]

I love how grateful you clearly are for all the little things. You clearly have a more privileged life than a lot of us but you seem very grounded and just lovely.

[GSG-igvn]

I agree with everyone, you are just a great woman. Thanks for sharing your light with the world via YouTube, bringing smiles to our faces and helping us find joy in the little things :)

[KirstenJoerg]

Renovations are my favourite thing to watch on YouTube, this is so exciting!

[jenjem]

You're so adorable
"The railings are clean,
I cleaned them!"

[PKr-R]

Wooden clothespins make me think of my grandmother. She’s in the backyard with her sun bonnet on hanging clothing and sheets on the clotheslines. Have you ever used sheets fresh off the clothesline. They smell amazing. Of course this memory is from the sixties. I haven’t seen a clothesline in many years.
What a stunning neighborhood you have. The church bells are wonderful. I used to live a block away from a historic Catholic Church. How I loved hearing the bells on Sunday mornings.

[bioyac]

Thanks for a mother wonderful, vicarious trip to Tuscany! I love your new house and I’m very excited to see your renovations!
Your happiness is contagious!

[heatherwatson]

At first I thought your kitchen window was a picture and then I remembered you telling us the view out the kitchen window was incredible. It looks just like a picture!

[donsuepowers]

I hung up all the laundry for our family of eight as a girl and never minded hanging up laundry, drying it, dipping it in starch, hanging it up again to dry, taking the clothes down and stacking them to be ironed, sprinkling the clothes as we didn’t have spray irons back then AND I would sprinkle the clothes with water, roll them tightly so they wouldn’t dry out before getting to iron them, I’m glad you have delight with these tasks, I delighted in hanging up clothes in my daughter in loves back yard about 17yrs ago in the mountain side on the island of Oahu, brought back delightful memories!😊🥰🎉🙌🏻😃🤩❤️🙏🏻

[MetaMM]

Love watching the excitement of something I used to take for granted out of ignorance. Lived in Milan decades with a late Italian husband who took me everywhere in Italy including his country house in Sicily. Love Forte dei Marmi. It’s a place for the haves and the chics Italians. Watching this from my home here, a Balinese villa in Indonesia.

[hollyjane]

Rather than leaving the clothespins out all the time they make clothes pin bags. It has metal hanger and fabric bag with wide opening in top. You could keep that in your laundry basket when not in use. I can’t wait to see how the tub looks when done. Excited.

[vivlocke]

Paint the outside of the bath Julie. It will look much nicer than rust. High gloss white enamel inside and perhaps charcoal on the outside is the way I'd go. Lovely video, so keep doing what you're doing.

[georgekiapos]

You are a gem! Your enthusiasm when you speak about what your plans are (i.e. the bathroom)... and, even when talking about how to hang your clothes on the clothes line! Genuinely authentic!! Very much appreciated and well received, thank you!!

[kimberlyanne]

Bless you Julie for trying to order in Italian.

[evealexandra]

You’re such a lovely soul! It’s so nice to see someone finding joy in the small things as well as someone so open and willing to learn…even if it’s just some little tips on hanging up laundry🥰

[mollywichall]

Julie you are adorable! Enjoying your journey and sooo excited to see the transformation of your beautiful Italian house. I've wanted to live in Tuscany all my life ...visited Italy when I was 14. I was married at 19 and my life was tied up in having a family and 'life is what happens to you while you're busy making other.plans'

It's too late for me now...70 this November ..and recently had heart surgery, sadly been unlucky with my health! I love the Italian people and the lifestyle..was told by a doctor that the weather and lifestyle would be better for me..breaks my heart it never happened but so lovely to see someone else achieve it. 💕 from me to you
Molly

[Electricjesss]

I love that you 1: didn't know how to hang laundry until now and 2: are so tickled to be doing laundry! its really sweet to watch