a lot of this resonated in my experience w/ my home in Sicily. Definitely have to be creative with the space (not knocking down any walls to make a larger bathroom) and respecting the history of the place. For example, the floor tiles are 100 years old - but - they're not beautiful patterned floor tiles that are common in Italy. Just ordinary, mismatched historic tile. We're taking it up in our bathroom and replacing with travertine - which is what the stairway is (best as we can tell), but in other rooms... not sure. Here, unlike in the States, and also b/c of the cost, everything is slowly slowly, one project at a time!
Thanks for reading Jan and your comment is spot on. I didn't fully understand all of this when I started and people who have renovated have experienced at least some if not all of these issues. Especially in older homes, each decision has to be appropriate and made thoughtfully while factoring in varied costs across materials and sellers. It's a lot more time-consuming than people think.
A LOT more time consuming!! At least, if you really care. And some people don’t 🤷🏻♀️ but you can always tell the difference between their homes and ours!
So true but when its unique it stands out.. It would be great to do a post with you on this topic. Thanks as always for sharing your thoughts - I love reading them.
a lot of this resonated in my experience w/ my home in Sicily. Definitely have to be creative with the space (not knocking down any walls to make a larger bathroom) and respecting the history of the place. For example, the floor tiles are 100 years old - but - they're not beautiful patterned floor tiles that are common in Italy. Just ordinary, mismatched historic tile. We're taking it up in our bathroom and replacing with travertine - which is what the stairway is (best as we can tell), but in other rooms... not sure. Here, unlike in the States, and also b/c of the cost, everything is slowly slowly, one project at a time!
Thanks for reading Jan and your comment is spot on. I didn't fully understand all of this when I started and people who have renovated have experienced at least some if not all of these issues. Especially in older homes, each decision has to be appropriate and made thoughtfully while factoring in varied costs across materials and sellers. It's a lot more time-consuming than people think.
A LOT more time consuming!! At least, if you really care. And some people don’t 🤷🏻♀️ but you can always tell the difference between their homes and ours!
So true but when its unique it stands out.. It would be great to do a post with you on this topic. Thanks as always for sharing your thoughts - I love reading them.