My Little Italian House Kitchen Renovation Begins & Flea Market Finds with

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Julie in Italy (Finally!) 🇮🇹✨
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I've put a lot of thought into this new channel, @julieinitaly and decided now is the perfect time to take the plunge. My @AmericanViscountess KZfaq channel has seen incredible growth since its inception, now boasting over 213k subscribers. Our "Castles, Manors, and Stately Homes" content is also licensed by Little Dot Studios www.littledotstudios.com and is featured on their various KZfaq and FAST channels, such as @RealRoyalty (with 1.2 million subscribers), @ChronicleMedieval - @AbodeLDS (interior design and renovation), and more. Thank you all for being part of this journey! 🙏🏻
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@maricogan2903 5 күн бұрын

You are probably the only viscountess on the planet who cooks, sands walls, paints, binds books and hangs laundry on clothes lines. Fabulous marble sink!! Great find.

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@JMarSa-1 4 күн бұрын

You are so right! Julie is a force to reckon with, for sure. Heck, I would love to do half of what she does, and so well! When I watch Julie in action here on KZfaq, I always feel as thought I am watching a good friend and catching up with what she is up to.

@user-tk1ht6wn3j 4 күн бұрын

You can take the girl out of the Midwest but you can't get the Midwest out of the girl.

@mkr7760 4 күн бұрын

Great Reno! Can’t wait to see it complete🎉

@murielanne57 3 күн бұрын

Have loved rewatching your Little Italian House coming together. Looking forward to the final kitchen reveal.

@hildaovalle1455 5 күн бұрын

You were absolutely correct in covering that large rocky area of the wall in the kitchen. You can make better use of it by covering it as you did. The sample of the stone that you left exposed above the door entrance is quite enough to see how the house was constructed. You are doing an extraordinary renovation. It’s such a warm and wonderful house. Enjoy in happiness and great health.

@Maximusrex4575 4 күн бұрын

I agree completely as someone who often likes exposed stone.

@tamathamavraides5532 5 күн бұрын

I love when I see a new video in Italy from you. I love your channel always but this Italian adventure you’re on has been great fun to watch. I hope you keep them coming. I wish you wonderful luck in this adventure

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

More to come!

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

How handy that Carlo was there with Nikki to lift the heavy tile for you Julie!

@terrizimmerman5297 5 күн бұрын

Now that you’ve revamped and put together all your previous episodes, we can’t wait for new episodes of Julie in Italy.

@Dexdog 4 күн бұрын

I love how you treat us all as kindred spirits. I find myself smiling through all of your videos.

@Maximusrex4575 4 күн бұрын

Julie, those sprouts around the base of the olive tree are called suckers and should be removed as they will take nutrients from the main tree. For your herb garden, you might want to look at a simple self-watering system, usually some kind of unglazed clay vessel that you bury in the planter and fill with water that will then leach water into the soil as it dries. Then when someone visits the house, they can leave alcohol in the liquor cabinet and water in the planter! The house is so lovely!

@julieinitaly 23 сағат бұрын

Thanks for the tips! xx

@erikahorvath463 5 күн бұрын

The number 1 is the right choice for the curtains!!

@paulathistleton1339 4 күн бұрын

Yes this is my vote as well!

@yolandagofigure 3 күн бұрын

Your excitement is rubbing off, love see it. One more thing Julie, a word of advice.. never express how you feel over an item from someone you're trying to buy from 🤫😉unless you have a good relationship with them. 🇨🇦♥️👑

@user-qy2to1sd4n 4 күн бұрын

OMGosh I just love your gorgeous little Italian home. I love the way you have decorated it using lots of secondhand items. You have shown us how you can get amazing results without the cost. I love the colour choices and the way you have painted the walls. Thank you so much for taking us along for the ride ❤️

@julieinitaly 2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@crinkle2649 5 күн бұрын

I love the sink you chose

@crinkle2649 5 күн бұрын

I hope you didn't get rid of the curtains. They are really pretty. When I lived in Berlin, I went to East Berlin and got some for my whole house. I had to fix them to fit the American windows when I moved back. Mine are 35 years old and still look beautiful

@lumendrops 3 күн бұрын

Navy Blue with Teal Blue/Green as a contrast color is spectacular together.

@nancychestnut8928 5 күн бұрын

Not credenza, hutch! Love it.

@LSTEdD1 5 күн бұрын

🎉💐💃🏻Yay! A long video about your Little Italian House! A reward for cleaning my house today!! 😂Here I go to watch! 😅

@1234OopsyDaisy 4 күн бұрын

I am so happy that you are closing the weirdly shaped stone panels they were an eyesore ❤

@Jennifer62389 5 күн бұрын

Smart to cover up the brick in favor of plaster. Either brick or flat plaster. Not stupid little openings in the walls for the brick to show through.

@maggiegray1698 4 күн бұрын

Yes,twee as I've said😅

@andrewfree9766 4 күн бұрын

Number 6 is the best. To much contrast will date easy you want to look out the window so the blending with the number 6 is fitting for the Italian culture. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🌷 from Melbourne 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

Of course the kitchen is the biggest room in the house; because Italian women all help in the kitchen!

@M.C.K.111 3 күн бұрын

Maybe in the past women were in the kitchen.. In most of the young couples nowadays men are better cooks than women!!

@arianahoule7223 5 күн бұрын

What fun! I can hardly wait to see what you do with your basement. I'm sure the basement and everything in it is yours. It is part of the house and you did buy it four years ago. Sending loving and peace-filled thoughts to everyone.

@tammyr2966 3 күн бұрын

So exciting! Kitchen is looking amazing! Can’t wait to see the chair, the curtains and how it all comes together! Everything you do looks absolutely beautiful!

@paulamccarthy8197 5 күн бұрын

No 1 for the curtains but I quite like the 3rd one you placed on the sofa material too

@tommtom8662 5 күн бұрын

Kitchen Window...I would put Blue & White/Cream Gingham Roman Blinds (light weight) on the actual window frame itself (each one) and then maybe the large Blue to pull and tie only to one side

@t.s.507 5 күн бұрын

Love your curtain fabric choice (wide stripe). The chair should go somewhat with your sofa to tie in that teal blue colour (which is a very heavy & dark). Please add some warm coloured accents in cushions and accessories! Pops of muted red and/or orange would look great. It's going to look too cold and masculine otherwise.

@irenemulcahy2495 3 күн бұрын

Yes agree Julie your choice of fabric it compliments the curtains and doesn’t overpower the colour scheme. It all looks so lovely and as if it’s always been like it is. 💫

@julieinitaly 3 күн бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

Beautiful sink of Carrera marble!

@MissRubyTuesday61 3 күн бұрын

The fabric choices you have made are deff the right ones really look forward to seeing it all finished and i love the roof top space such a pretty place to sit bet it gets very hot up there phew ! The whole house is looking quite stunning - as a vintage dealer of some 40 years love nothing more than going “antiquing “ the joy never leaves you but i can still hear my now adult children groaning from the back seat if the car when they were little 😅 thanks for sharing ❤

@janiceguinot7397 4 күн бұрын

I love the first one, the one stripe, my favorite. The cafe curtains are a must and they are so pretty. Looking so very beautiful!

@julieinitaly 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@lena-roseorlando219 3 күн бұрын

Can’t wait to see the kitchen completed.

@carolm6952 21 сағат бұрын

Number 1 for curtains. It would be a dream come true to visit Italy. I love your home. I am new to your channel. I am loving these videos. Italy is on my bucket list.

@user-ze3ps2go5j 5 күн бұрын

OMG, what a pleasant surprise to see you with Nicki and Carlo! My favorite people all in one video. I am so glad you have a channel Julie. Looking forward to to the next one 💕

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

More to come!

@darant2249 5 күн бұрын

Looks so lovely and comforting. I am sure it’s wonderful to have your own sunny space as a refuge from history at times.

@debbiestott3651 3 күн бұрын

Can’t wait to see the outcome. It will be beautiful. You have such a flair for decorating interiors. And the rooftop garden.

@julieinitaly 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

Oh that will be beautiful in herringbone style!

@pile333 5 күн бұрын

You surely know how to find nice stuff in those flea markets!

@susansweeney1069 4 күн бұрын

I love the kitchen. I would have done the same to the walls. The tiles on the floor, the wall tiles, and the sage green paint.Its looking gorgeous already. 😊🇬🇧

@davecolvin4534 4 күн бұрын

THIS is the one I've been waiting for! Yay!

@marymarks7046 7 сағат бұрын

I love all the plans for the kitchen!

@saraviegas2141 5 күн бұрын

If you cut the shoots at the bottom of the trees the tree will spend its energy on the tree itself rather than the shoots

@Bren.L.A 3 күн бұрын

You are such an old soul! Wonderful 💕 You need pops of colour in the kitchen. yellow 😀 One dusty rose accent wall.

@kimkerley4218 17 сағат бұрын

I love Nikki and Carlos 😅😅😅

@user-bd7mm1pc8o 5 күн бұрын

I love the whimsy of the pea green...it off sets the solid colors of the sofa etc. plus will compliment the old verdigris wrought iron table...😊

@TheCatsafrican 4 күн бұрын

yellow would look more stylish, as she is going with sage green for cabinets

@trishaeverton9592 5 күн бұрын

Love that oval dish behind the wash basin. And I LOVE the little wall table!

@Ana-Maria-Sierra 23 сағат бұрын

Everything is beautiful ❤

@joannamarshall2795 5 күн бұрын

Any update on the basement is it yours?. I hope you are that lucky the storage is a plus

@SchizoCrankyCrafter 5 күн бұрын

Curious here too! What up with that rocky treasure box?

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Update soon!

@cynhanrahan4012 4 күн бұрын

I remember some of this from your other channel, but I can already see how much I am going to enjoy this channel!

@aprilninthr2886 5 күн бұрын

Yes, Julie, fabric choice number 1 in kitchen. Love the white cafe curtains. Gorgeous Italy! Fabulous video!

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

The fish platter would be perfect to serve seafood and maybe pasta on!

@hilarywatts1547 5 күн бұрын

❤🌷♥️ Your home is so welcoming ♥️🌷♥️

@kimkerley4218 16 сағат бұрын

I absolutely love the variety of your videos! 😅😅😅 Im always waiting for another video to drop lol. ❤❤❤

@omahgroup4080 3 күн бұрын

Hi Julie. It’s been lovely catching up with the renovations progress and watching these videos over the last few weeks, and I’m sure I’ll watch them again. I can’t tell you how excited I am and sooo looking forward to seeing next week’s video! The way Malcolm talked a little about the design process can give anybody the confidence to design and try things out for themselves. He’s like a design guardian angel…not to do…but there to support your vision. I hope you have a wonderful week. ❤Zeljka

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

I love going to architectural salvage yards!! prices are usually good!

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Me too!!

@suzisharp132 4 күн бұрын

I bow to your and Nick's choices in fabric colors. I think you've made great choices.

@janblake2230 5 күн бұрын

Not to mention upholsters, pots and tends plants and trees, assembles furniture ,instructs on all things etiquette and all things royal. Let’s not forget getting an advanced educational degree, a tv hostess and journalist, a decorator. I could go on forever. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention her tooling around in a 1960 (?) turquoise corvette. I am so jealous of that. I had a candy apple red one. Julie, does yours have both a hard and a “rag” top?

@louiseupton3363 5 күн бұрын

Oh I can't wait to see your kitchen finished, it's going to be stunning. I love those curtains Julie, very excited to see them up!

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@evawohl2572 4 күн бұрын

Blue Bird of Happiness!!!❤

@santinabrothers 5 күн бұрын

Love, Love, LOVE!!!!!

@jessicawinstone8331 Күн бұрын

Great video with lots of variation. Loving your ideas for the kitchen. Very upbeat style and like the jolly music throughout.

@julieinitaly 23 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@mtilford 2 күн бұрын

I like number one for the kitchen curtains too.

@mikegibbs4118 3 күн бұрын

Wonderful enthusiasm for your kitchen finds and plans with Malcom’s input. I am an elderly observer but even I’m getting excited about how your largest room in The Little Italian House will finally look!! Keep up the great work.

@rosemaryreynolds3565 3 күн бұрын

Yes, #1 for the curtains.

@marilynwade9448 3 күн бұрын

So gl!d you got the fish plate

@Susan.I 5 күн бұрын

As an Italian American I grew up assisting my aunts and mother and female cousins cleaning up after each serving.

@pathoward5721 5 күн бұрын

Wow 🤯

@melodyfisher1512 5 күн бұрын

#1! I especially love the plate with thee bird. The hutch turned out amazing! I am excited to watch your kitchen come together. And the terrace Is looking wonderful too. 😊

@suek8177 5 күн бұрын

Oh Julie, the kitchen is going to be fabulous! The marble sink is gorgeous - what a find! And the wall tiles look beautiful; can't wait to see them in situ. And....the floor is wonderful...the tiles looks so authentic and yet being porcelain will be far more functional than terracotta and easier to clean, etc which is a special plus in a kitchen! Also, love the terrace...the herbs and the olive trees! 😍🌿😍 Bellissima! 🌿🇮🇹❤

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@maryproudamerican 4 күн бұрын

Consider tile above the window as a valance and put the same tile in the niche.

@Dexdog 4 күн бұрын

Julie you were talking about something for the alcove and I suggested a large pot/planter. Well there they are!

@ramonavanloan3035 4 күн бұрын

I am an 81 yr old American follower. I have spent years doing D.Y.I. projects in several of my homes. About 30 yrs ago I started reupholstering old furniture that I collected from antique junk shops. One of the first chairs I did was similar to your chair. It also was stuffed with horse hair. One of my best friends established an upholstery shop and works for some of the top designers in our big city. If you won't be offended, let me make some comment about your chair. First, whoever put the pink fabric on your chair was not a professional upholsterer. If you just follow what that person did, your chair will not look that good. One of the secrets I learned is: you have to pull the fabric pieces extremely tight before you tack them down, otherwise the finished product will look loose and messy, and it needs much more padding inside. I suggest you find a local upholsterer and ask if they would let you watch them do a job or two and give you some suggestions. Also, you need some proper tools, like a tack hammer and a tack pull (which would have saved your hands when you pulled all those tacks). BTW: they don't use tacks anymore, but staples. However, its fine to use tacks if you want to do an old-fashioned job. Keep up the good work, Julie! Your ambition is commendable!

@Fauxcreate2178 4 күн бұрын

Kitchen is looking good ❤

@RainsNeoncore 14 сағат бұрын

#1 looks like a great choice.

@kwwa7982 5 күн бұрын

Old content but one does LOVE anything Italian! Ciao.

@mdr1998 5 күн бұрын

I love this home. Beautifully restored. I have bedroom envy, love the colors especially the pink. So fun when You Tubers meet up and share their passions and adventures. Note maybe just a heads up that content is a repeat. It's ok to do cos I usually watch them over anyway but it's good to know.

@bloomingpetals9290 2 күн бұрын

Love the cafe curtains.

@julieinitaly 23 сағат бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@pamelaStillwell-lj5gh 4 күн бұрын

It is all coming together beautifully!!! Have enjoyed watching the progress.. I also like the first one for curtains! I love going to flea markets so I enjoy when u go looking for decor!!

@julieinitaly 2 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@Fauxcreate2178 4 күн бұрын

Number 1 for the curtains.🎉

@user-qr4cw7qj9d 4 күн бұрын

Maybe the gold? Windows bring in sunshine so it would resemble sunshine plus be a pop of color. If there isn't too much blue in the kitchen other than couch and a row of tile, then the blue would be perfect.

@user-il4xj3hf7m 4 күн бұрын

love it so much

@Bella-zh1me 5 күн бұрын

Heaven at Deborah's. Loved everything, those step back cupboards ❤❤❤

@1CelloOne 5 күн бұрын

LOVED this video, so much going on! 😊 I also love the fabric choices you and Luke picked out. Your kitchen will be beautiful 😊

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@bonniemacdougall4589 4 күн бұрын

Go with whatever you and Luke like. You'll be living with it.

@valerierosling3968 5 күн бұрын

just love your videos. Watching you is so inspirational.

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@christinakara278 5 күн бұрын

what a moment of relief when those weired ugly shaped holes in the wall disappeared. . and the butcherhouse tiles the house feels light and welcoming, very pretty

@Vintiquevixens 3 күн бұрын

I love all the thrifting finds! They make the house much more interesting. Did I miss a video about if the cellar was yours? What a treasure trove if so!

@julieinitaly 2 күн бұрын

Coming soon!

@carlasmith4777 5 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@paulamccarthy8197 5 күн бұрын

Could I ask how much the house originally cost or is that being cheeky 😂 I love your 🇮🇹 🏡 looking g forward to the new content next month:)

@loriplate729 4 күн бұрын

#1 for the curtains

@notagain2422 5 күн бұрын

Love this channel!

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@tango9257 4 күн бұрын

No. 1 for the curtains

@susanamann1806 5 күн бұрын

I guess you put the house on its own channel ,that is why there are repeats.

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

New content coming in July x

@28105wsking 5 күн бұрын

You love old, loved things, but you don't love that cute old kitchen? I will miss it. The checked flounces along the shelving is so cute and special! The sink.....I know you are excited about having a garden shed sink in the kitchen, but I do think you will find it too shallow, too small, and very annoying to work with. A house full of guests, cooking full meals, a counter full of glasses, cups, dishes, pots, and pans and only that little narrow shallow sink? Sorry to rain on your parade. If I were you, I'd keep looking for something bigger and deeper. Once you get it hooked up, it will be hard to change. (Nothing wrong with having a modern useful kitchen, even tho I know you don't like that, It is more practical.) Just because it's marble doesn't make it wonderful. Marble stains and tomato sauce is not kind. Usefulness makes a kitchen sink wonderful. What a marvelous basement! and scary! I wonder what is in the wonderful huge wooden chests?Ooo! A treasure hunt!

@ginnyburley9552 5 күн бұрын

I have found that old things can have a certain charm but kitchens and bathrooms start having limited functionality as the years pass (and get worn and dirty in ways that can’t really be cleaned). For me it is essential to have a functioning kitchen, and it’s a nice touch that the design choices here maintain a timeless charm.

@tommtom8662 5 күн бұрын

Put the Tiles in the Dishwasher to clean them & maybe 2 washing Tablets

@dawngliko4287 4 күн бұрын

So beautiful! Great decision to fill in the odd missing plaster. Just wondering about grey paint with the warm colored floor tiles. I know your designer is amazing so curious to see how this works out. The hand painted backsplash tiles are fabulous! 😃

@sandrahilton3239 2 күн бұрын

have you considered having a one way film on your window. You can see out but outside cant see in? Keep the heat out in the summer also.

@lizw9126 4 күн бұрын

#1 curtain all the way! Light enough it won't be too busy. Also, plants selection for the terrace could include some hardy succulents. They need very little supplemental water and some do have blooms. Great job with everything - love your choices! Did you figure out who owns the cellar with all the treasurers?

@winterhomestead 5 күн бұрын

I love your home and your taste..i could live there forever!

@julieinitaly 5 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@wscwarden5022 4 күн бұрын

@Julie in Italy You asked for suggestions for what to put in the fireplace hole in the living area. I would suggest some sort of cupboard or chest of drawers and/or book shelves. Lovely though the room is, you don't seem to have storage space for things like family games (maybe you don't play board games etc) and books, or for storing some extra bedding for the sofa bed (yes you have your laundry room but if the bed is in use for a number of nights will whoever want to keep running the bedding up and down stairs each day?) also people staying on the sofa bed might like to store their belongings somewhere.