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This Puglian Villa was completely renovated in 2021, stripped back to its essentials and recrafting the low-slung pared-back spaces in natural materials. After a period as a holiday retreat, Villa Castelluccio is back on the market offering up peace and solitude amid five acres of olive groves outside Ceglie Messapica in Puglia. The three-bedroom bungalow still exhibits the pared-back warmth with soft tones, thick walls, local handiwork and thoughtful proportions where steady streams of light enter the home through a series of openings. At the center is a living room that leads directly into an open kitchen, where concrete countertops and sinks made by local artisans are paired with brass fittings and simple joinery. The kitchen and connected dining room form the house’s gathering point. There are two very large bedrooms in the main building , each with an en suite bathroom, while the third bedroom studio sits a few meters away with its own shower room and secluded terrace. More terraces extend from the house under timber pergolas, creating outdoor rooms for cooking, dining and lingering during the hotter months. A partially enclosed pool area sits deeper in the olive grove, edged by drought-tolerant gardens. The villa is within easy reach of Ostuni, Martina Franca and both coasts, and can be yours for a hair more than $1.7M USD.                       |
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If only it weren't white! Just so you know, your posts are showing up a day late in my feed.
ReplyDeleteBaby cakes, this has been going on since the weekend! And it's annoying as fuck, I get upset when I miss my daily Bob!
DeleteIt's not white, it's serene and calm and peaceful.
DeleteI know I will be in the minority on this one I think, but I LOVE THIS and it's lack of color. The exterior is small and charming I love the style, old world charm I call it... and the interior is laid out nice and love the cool, voidness of color, it's gives me clean and solace peace of mind. Vases of colorful flowers will be all I need. And the outdoor spaces are wonderful; I love the timber pergolas! I would live in just square cuts in this house!!! Or just naked.
ReplyDeleteOh, come on, Maddie. You know we'd both be naked.
DeleteRight there with ya, Maddie! Love it! In fact, I may steal this and repost it under "I Could Live There!"
DeleteA beautiful, surprising place. I’m usually not a fan of a subdued monochromatic palette but I love this (although if it were mine, I know I’d add color). An Italian fantasy for me.
DeleteI love it too, Maddie! It's simplicity, smaller layout and "blank canvas" vibe is very appealing to me. The separate studio would be an added luxury and icing on the cake. However, I would paint a few accent walls in blue like the Adriatic Sea.
DeleteMaddie, I, too, like the lack of color because it suits the environs and makes the whole place seem calm and Zen. And, yeah, it's a house made for nekkid!
Deletewhkattk; we'd all be nekkid!
Voenix, I think many of us could live there quite peacefully!
Mitchell, I like color, too, but for some reason this palette works on this house.
Tundra, I like the smallness, too, though with those outdoor spaces it's really a large living area!
Yes, please! I wouldn't change a thing. My sense is that artwork should provide the color and interest.
ReplyDeleteThat's the kind of space I want now: Open concept with two primary bedrooms - both with private terraces. And, of course, the outdoor kitchen and eating area overlooking the pool.
I'd add artwork but I might keep it in those quiet tones. I love that it's small but open. I'd probably live outside by the pool!
DeleteI didn't know where any of the places you named were so I used Duck, Duck, Go to find out - Italy...
ReplyDeleteI thought I mentioned that it was Italy, but I stopped after Puglia!
DeleteTHAT's why it gives me "Call Me By Your Name" vibes...
ReplyDeleteBefore Armie was a cannibal? Before Timothée started thinking so highly of himself?
DeleteBob, there is something very wrong with your comment section. I type, and it takes seconds for each letter to appear This has been going on for quite some time.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard that before. When I respond, as now, it all appears just fine.
DeleteI wonder what the water supply is like.
ReplyDeleteIf the pool is full, I'd be fine!!!
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ReplyDeletexoxo :-)
Nope. One person's solace and peace is another person's(mine) depression and suicidal thoughts. Wow! I'm such a ray of sunshine today!
ReplyDeleteBut there are so many rays of sunshine around the house. Come, lay by the pool, and I'll feed you and entertain you!
DeleteI love it.
ReplyDeleteI could live there.
The southeast part of Italy.
I would add a few sparks of color here and there.
It's simplicity at its best.
The third bedroom is perfect for guests. I might even do a light bed and breakfast action with that bedroom a handful of times a year to pay for taxes and upkeep.
I would like to add a powder room in the main house so that guests don't have to go through the bedrooms to use the facilities.
This is one of those rare houses that i think works best without a lot of color. It's been a while, but I once posted a house in the South west that had the same minimal color palette and it worked well there, too.
DeleteThe interior is too bland for me, but with the right accessories and maybe some colourful tile, I would enjoy staying there on a holiday. The outdoor space and pool are incredible.
ReplyDeleteIn this house, particularly, I find the lack of color peaceful. I'd get my color from the sky and the garden!
DeleteI felt claustrophobic looking at it, which is silly because my house is not very big, but my house has one open space that leads to the next. This house seems very closed off, and I'm with Deedles in thinking it's depressing. I don't think it could even be improved with some bright colors.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
There's a house for everyone, but not for all of us at the same place.
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