The House
Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two terraces and a majolica staircase nobody had the heart to remove.
Keep what matters, add only what’s needed.
The house has been in the family for generations and it reads that way: the books on the shelves are real books, the ceramics belong to the household and the paintings were already hanging. The restoration worked by subtraction, with pale floors, quiet walls and light from every side, while leaving the archways, the fitted bookcases and the majolica staircase intact.
What was added is there to make it livable today, and stays out of sight: air conditioning in every bedroom and heating, a full kitchen with oven, induction hob and coffee machine, Wi-Fi fine for working, two bathrooms with shower and bidet.
The living room, the arch, the table.
The living room takes the whole panoramic side of the house and opens onto the dining area through the original arch. Pale sofas and the fireplace sit on one side — the fireplace is decorative and not for guest use — with the dining table and the kitchen on the other. This is where the group gathers, and it stays comfortable even when there are seven of you.
Four bedrooms, two bathrooms — the whole house is yours.
There are four bedrooms across two floors, laid out so two groups or two families can share the house without meeting in the corridor every morning. On the second floor, one room with a 160 cm double bed and direct access to the panoramic terrace, and one with a 150 cm bed. On the first floor, one double and one with separate beds. The living room has a sofa bed, which is the seventh place. Two bathrooms, one per floor, both with shower and bidet.
Two terraces, two times of day.
The lower terrace is sheltered by its awning and looks out at the bell tower, the rooftops and the bay: this is the breakfast terrace, and the shaded one in the afternoon. The table stays laid, geraniums line the railing.
The upper terrace is open on every side, with loungers and terracotta pots. It’s the sunset place, and the reason a lot of guests end up eating at home rather than going out.
The Sicily that wasn’t redone.
The entrance patio still keeps its Hellenistic mosaics, and the hand-painted majolica staircase was the first thing the restoration protected. Around it: Caltagirone ceramics, teste di moro holding dried flowers, the household’s own plates and glasses which actually get used, and olive-oil bath products left out for every arrival.
Everything, stated plainly.
Now you know what you’re getting.
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