Our Kitchen Is Destroyed (Italian Home)

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Our Kitchen Is Destroyed (Italian Home) - In this video we finally get to see our new Italian home for the first time since getting the keys. To make the sale legal, the previous owners had to demolish an entire floor above the kitchen. This is the first time we see the kitchen since the building work and we are pretty overwhelmed by what we see.

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2016: Despite an unbelievably memorable year and a half of travels, which we were incredibly grateful to have had the privilege to experience.. we found ourselves in New York City, battling depression. At this point, we decided to go home and confront this problem head-on.

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[realstylecleaning]

Guys as a designer, you need to think upside down. Upstairs is where the best views are and the front access. Make the lobby area a built in desk space along under the window. Middle room living room with a sofa bed for guests, next room your big kitchen/ dining room. Room at the base of the stairs as you said, laundry and toilet.. or if not a toilet a urinal at least. Timber paneled room paint it up for now and have that as your sons bedroom and the old kitchen as the master bedroom. Whatever was that old bathroom could be an in room vanity or something….or a shower. I didn’t see what it was before. That way your largest rooms with the balconies and best views where you will spend 95% of your waking time are in the best position…

[lpittman]

Guys! It’s so easy to take tile down. Holes can be patched. Rooms can be painted. As long as the home is structurally sound, you don’t have any real problems.

[AbigailGerlach-ztsh]

Luca will probably know a local plumber, electrician and a roofer.
Step #1 get the roof checked. Is it solid? Is it watertight?
Step #2 get the plumbing, electricity, and water checked. Does it work? Does it need updating?
Step #3 start cruising you local flea markets for furnishings. They don't have to be perfect right away; just something you like, something you can live with, and sturdy.
Two beds, a rug of two, a table and four chairs, dishes, glassware, cutlery, pots and a frying pan. A couple of easy chairs to sit on in your living room, a coffee table.
You're looking for cheap and cheerful.

[mariadigiovanni]

A suggestion- please don't destroy those cementini tiles. They are the most authentic featured of this house. The reason the tiles are not square to the railing is that the staircase was cut through long after that beautiful historic floor was laid. The kitchen is a major improvement and as others have stated, it is now a blank canvas. The dark "wood" paneling can be painted, but it is buckled in places suggesting some moisture to be dealt with. Congratulations on this fabulous new chapter. It is a gem.

[sumija]

The kitchen is so much more spacious without that daft floor above. Can't wait to see it finished.

[Jay-mcdz]

I've worked as a project manager in the construction and engineering sector so I've seen the shocked faces of people but i can reassure you it will be fine with the right help.

you'll need a plastering contractor to sort out the walls in the kitchen so you might as well have them do the room with the panelling at the same time.

[patricksmith]

As an architect my first thought is to move the kitchen closer to the stairs so the end room can become a more private bedroom.

[marciabeverly]

After watching Julie Montagu and her “little Italian house” I know there are wonderful resale places with architectural salvage where you can find treasures to furnish your home. Enjoy the ride and the shopping! Love watching y’all.

[melaniepoulton]

Even though the kitchen needs a lot of work it looks so much better. Just paint the wood in the other room and focus on the kitchen. As you said you can now make your dream kitchen.

[lewiselliotdesign]

Thank you for working with me! Was a pleasure. The trip looks amazing!

[DDIII]

I was one of the people who encouraged you not to buy the house. I felt you would always miss the part of the house that had to be removed. Instead, you chose to consider what was there: the entire house, the friends living close by, the town, community and the view. You had a more positive and broader view than I did. I am certain when you apply that same positive approach to the rebuild project your new home will be more "yours" than it would have ever been in its original incarnation. Congratulations!

The beach footage was beautiful. So relaxing and a perfect example of the way you share your story with us.

P.S. See you in Borneo. We've followed your journey for years and are eager and excited to get to walk alongside you for a few steps of the path. The itinerary looks great and the price is fair. Also, as Alex suggests, if this is the first and last opportunity to meet up it'll check off a bucket list item. I've no doubt that experiencing Borneo with you live will be even more amazing than watching it on YouTube. Thank you for this opportunity.

[superly]

Congratulations on your new house! I live in Italy and want to remind you that any change you make to the house (building a new bathroom, opening a door or a window, knocking down or building a wall) has to be done with all the permits and loads of paperwork and that means that it also has to match the specific building requirements for the place you are living (such as a minimum size for a bathroom or there might be required a specific space that has to be between the bathroom and the kitchen). Otherwise, when you sell you will face the same problem from the other side: you would have to knock down all the work you did to be able to sell.

[TeutonicNordwind]

Me and the wife's vote would be "Casa dei Fagioli"...."House of Beans"!!
Little Noah is cute as a button 🙂

[shakermker]

Guys… can we stop with the Negative thumbnails?! I’ve watched you for years and each year it seems to be getting worse. You have an amazing following now and a new life series to document, no need for the clicky bate stuff! This is just a constructive criticism so please don’t take it personal.

[chrystaltuckness]

Wow! Your comment about 'being IN a memory' made me smile! I was remembering buying a small cabin that needed a lot of work 23 years ago 😲 amd being at the nearby lake with our very little ones that first trip. Somewhere I have a picture of me holding the baby's hand in the small waves, just like Emma and Noah!! It was a great getaway place for that season of life. So many projects, so many holidays with friends, snuggly winter evenings by the fire and lots of picnics in the summer sunshine! Congrats on your home and new adventure!

[gerrylynn]

Paint the dark room, use the money for the beautiful kitchen. I would also save the tiles from the kitchen, to use in the additional bathroom. Have fun, it’s going to be wonderful.

[kellystilwell-dancinfool]

My husband and I discussed it. We would put a giant beam around the room where the floor was and hang pots and pans and plants and things from it. The top could also be used as a shelf for storage. We love you guys and love following you!

[JoyfulHope]

First rule of life: begin where you are and start with what you have! 🙂💕

[Shoni_Loves]

The kitchen looks WAY better with the head room.
I used to have wood panelling on walls and just painted it white and looked like a completely new room.
Such a cool project you guys have 😊

[andreareis]

My suggestion is, being that you hate that paneled room, open up the wall to the kitchen from that room and make it a kitchen living space so you can see your babies play as you do things in the kitchen i.e. cook, edit videos and diy projects with your kiddies to come.