I hope you like this one. You can find my orange and yoghurt cake recipe here: www.kylieflavell.com/index.php/2022/03/25/orange-yoghurt-cake/

A thought: A narrow, wooden "counter" built in around the interior outside rim of the olive press for buffet dishes, drinks, etc.

Your husband has the perfect partner in life with you & all the appreciated feelings you have for all the wonderful family things from his family and the original peace’s you bring into the history of your home. No one else could have had the natural feeling for all you have & put together.

As a designer myself I always recommend waiting leave a spot empty or a wall...in your travels you will find something you just love and you want the room for it...a memory made

Kylie, you showed the area with the two brown chairs that you want to cover. You mentioned a book shelf. Having a mini library in the entire corner with the two chairs would give another sitting spot plus antique wood shelves with books warms up the atmosphere and also helps with the hollow sound of a big room. The curtain for the door is perfect! Thanks again. So enjoyed this episode as always. Love from Canada.

Your video posts are wonderful. As a business owner in the US, I swear to you, these videos are my necessary relaxation tool. So calming and truly visual masterpieces. It probably doesn't hurt the fact that they are in Italy, which is one of my favorite places to visit. And I won't even get into the amazing dishes you prepare. Best wishes to you and your husband.

HI Kylie, a small suggestion about a pantry. Where you have the kitchen now, could be your pantry, leaving you lots of counter space outside to work on. Like you, I never have enough counter space, or oven room. I'm a greek and I love cooking, I understand your frustration trying to work around limited spaces. Not sure with the actual lay out, but as your are walking around, I think the pantry tucked away there with a window with no view anyways but enough natural light can be a contender. Love watching your videos with interesting contents always, in such a gorgeous setting.

There is something beautiful about appreciating things that are obsolete in this day and age. The olive press is a very large conversation piece:) It would be fun to build a movable table top around it and have people seated all around the press, or use it as a buffet station during entertaining.

LOVE all the unique elements of your rooms, especially the lamps! Your kitchen and the rest of your home will be classy, eclectic, unforgetable, and serene - just like you! 🥰

Missing the weekly dose of your images kylie… A great experience of your life in Italy

Now I understand why you didn’t show the living room at Christmas. Didn’t realize you weren’t far along. Looks great. LOVE the rug, but you should get a rug pad for it. The pad will feel good/better to be on and it will protect the rug from ground in dirt by heavy feet/shoes that can cut fibers. That’s a rug to treasure. A rug pad is a win win. I would not put the frig too far from the work triangle. And you need a surface close to sit things on from the frig. That kitchen space is certainly challenging. It would not be a waste of time or money to talk to a kitchen planner and at least hear what they say. Maybe one of your fans here could help. For someone who really does like to cook and will use every inch of her kitchen, I think it’s vitally important to get it right. You can disguise many appliances with cabinet fronts too. Or maybe even old door fronts. I can not express enough how important work space layout is a must. It just makes being in the kitchen and cooking even more pleasurable. Can’t wait to see it in progress. ❤️❤️

I so enjoy watching the slow but satisfying transformation on the property, I too can appreciate delayed gratification. You are making the space more beautiful and functional for generations to come and I am sure they will be so grateful to you:) I also love that you pepper each episode with Italian phrases- it's so helpful!

We enjoy your videos very much. I especially like the renovations and we also like your cooking. Your videos are peaceful, warm and cozy. They help us take our mind off the war in Ukraine for a while.

What a beautiful space!!! Those chairs are amazing!! I would love to see how they look instead of the antique sofa. They would add a more eclectic feel to that space. The antique sofa is stunning but I don't love it there. The shelves under the window could be utilised as book shelves with a lovely arrangement of both books and curiosities found around the property. And that curtain is divine!!! You have so many treasures to play with. What fun!!

If you’re keeping the olive press maybe put a wooden top on each side relief for stools. The space is lovely.

So much good in your vlog this week Kylie ( as always). The entertainment - kitchen- dining space is gorgeous! Your new sofas might be the most beautiful sofas I have ever seen. They were worth the wait and the money! Love the historical significance of the room and the pieces in the room. I too like to decorate with family heirlooms and pieces that have meaning. It’s like being surrounded by warmth and love of those that used the pieces before you. Really like the copper spotlight on the stone columns. I love indirect lighting as it sets the mood of the room. Really think the idea of hanging your copper pots on the wall is superb! It’s so beautiful Kylie. I know the finished product will be amazing. Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for the 30 minute escape.

Love the sofas! If you call the pink sofa "blush" it will suggest A softer tone! That living room is so gorgeous with the fabulous ceiling, I would keep it simple in there and let the ceiling be the focus. Flowers are all you need. The lamp over the dining table, hmmm, not so sure. I would try to find something less bulky and airy or less obstructive. Love the carpet and drapes for the doorway. Yes to a bookcase, somewhere. Guido is a lucky man. Happy Spring.

No....you're not strange. The olive press is a marvel....and that room is its home!

The old rug brings a feeling of stability, of family, timelessness and warmth to the room. Well done.

I really love what you have done in that room. The faded rug is beautiful. It shows proper use. What it was meant for. Your taste is phenomenal.

Your new kitchen and seating area are so exciting! May I make one suggestion? One of the elements of design is variety. I feel, four couches, look repetitive and boxy. I suggest using the two charges under the window where your historical couch is. The colors of the chairs would be fine with neutral couches. If you move your beautiful pink couch to an empty wall, it provides another conversation area; which is wonderful for guests who want to talk privately. I would suggest the wall at the end of your dining room where there is a box like cabinet under your pictures. This would also highlight your beautiful couch; which really has seniority, after all. ( ;

I can imagine that olive-press filled with ice and prosecco on a lovely gathering... it´s as beautiful as any sculpture

That Lamp is perfect over the table ! You have such a gift for Decorating -

This room is just coming together beautifully and it’s like all these pieces of just been waiting for you to find them

The farmhouse is coming along beautifully.

If I may suggest moving the larger timber chest that is against the brick column in the middle of the room, to the other wall near the dining table where the small drawer chest is (that has the lamp on it) and swap the two pieces of furniture. The smaller chest will fit better next to the column than the larger piece that is too big next to the column

Kylie, I absolutely adore your videos. You and Guido are a match made in heaven. Kylie your rug in the living room looks like a Persian carpet, it gets more beautiful with age. Love ❤ your living room. You have an eye and flair for decorating, your choices of furniture, lamps etc., are so elegant and yet down to earth. So much nicer than new pieces, you and Guido are wise beyond words. Love your outlook on Life. Simplicity is the key to the Secret of Life. You two have found it. Looking forward to your next video.

Are you ok I have just read your message what ever your going through it will only make you stronger 🦋

YES to the oil rubbed, small light fixtures. It will enhance the atmosphere, especially in the evening as it draws attention to the gorgeous brick arches and ceiling. Great video...thanks.

Maybe one could take the big wheels, which smashed the olives, out of the "bucket" of the Olive press and put a nice wooden boards on it. Than it can be a table or working space and still be there to remember the old use of it.

Your instincts are great, Kylie. The softness and warmth of the colours of the fabrics and the historic building all meld so well.

Nothing like getting to the end of a 35 minute video only to turn around and ask your computer "What do you mean it's the end of the video?" Lovely and comforting as always!

I like worn carpets too! That sette that was there is quite stunning! How lucky you are. Your sofas are lovely and match that sette perfectly.

Loved your beautiful living/dining room…such richness of colours and textures…your eye for aesthetics is natural. Your home will definitely be cozy together with an amazing garden of fruit trees, herbs and vegetables for you to cook/ bake. Your videos has successfully conveyed a sense of warmth full of love

The farmhouse is coming together, the living room really looks beautiful. I can imagine the wonderful gatherings you talked about. Love the sofas.

Love the rug and the 4 sofas! So imaginative! And books are like friends. I have them on shelves, in bundlesin baskets. In fact, I have them in every room in our house. My sweet husband loves the look too .

I love,love,love how that room has taken shape since you were on hands and knees scrubbing and oiling that tile! The sofas are lovely and elegant,yet comfy and inviting ( don't serve ur guests red wine ha ha) .I wld just like to suggest that the glass topped coffee table you have placed there is proportionately too small for that space IMO.I think something larger and more substantial in old, distressed wood would be warmer and a better fit with the asthetic.Pethaps there are some old wood doors or windows,gates (you could get glass bevel cut to slide on top) lying around that could be used as a central coffee table and an end table with metal or stone legs (sounds like a project for ur father!) with magazines and Italian design or art/architecture books stacked on it.The light over the dining room table is also,IMO, too small for the space.I wld suggest a larger piece,or 3 of the size you purchased over each end and center of the table.Maybe center light can be different from the 2 hanging at either end?.The space and the table is large so could still be low key.The brown spotlights would be warm and highlight the lovely columns and ceiling.The olive press is fantastic! The fabric for hanging at the door is luxurious ,thick,and such a beautiful color.Yes,art over the sofas for sure! I felt in this video,that I had dropped by to see how your projects were coming along and we were chatting!! In Italy do you have a type of Aga cooker? I had one when I lived in England and LOVED it.It has the added benefit of providing heat year round.You can get one from England and prob in Italy but they are super expensive.Still, they are farmhouse stoves,come in lovely colors.Perhaps you can find an Italian farm house stove that needs refurbishment. You use so many fresh ingredients in made from scratch meals that I don"t think you need a HUGE fridge that takes up a big space.Here in US,everyone eats a lot of prepared and frozen food and buy in bulk so bigger fridges are in demand.Sorry this is so long but I was so inspired.

Kylie, those 4 sofas together are genius…..so lovely and cozy.

A thought: You have space for two bookshelves behind two of the sofas, not tall but long and the tops could also be used to put drinks or serve food. Everything is looking so beautiful, thanks for sharing.

4 candles in gorgeous old jars on that pillar with alcoves, much more homey and rustic - soft light that moves...my suggestion!!! And always fun to maintain, choose yummy spicy scents for holidays, etc.

Another feast for the eyes, and there was even dessert! I’ll certainly try your orange cake at work, the monks will love it! (I cook at an abbey) I rather love the great lamp sitting on the floor, but yes, a table is much better! It’s been a treat watching your beautiful scheme for each room take shape. You wonder about art on the walls in the sitting room. I think some small stone or ceramic pieces, a lovely plate or two, a cherub, low relief grapes, olives, or antique kitchen items. It needn’t be artwork per say. The doorway curtain is perfect and the pan wall is a great idea! Now your parents need to return to enjoy the space once the kitchen is done! Enjoy your Spring plans and planting! 🌞

Hope everything is ok with you!❤️.

From one bookworm to another yes to bookshelves!!!! I always feel they make a space warm and inviting. I am so envious of all the wonderful secondhand places you have to find treasures in. Very limited where I am. Thank you for your lovely videos which I truly enjoy! 💗

When you said you were strange Kylie I laughed as that is always how I have seen my quirky self all my life! Then when you said how excited you were when you went into the hardware store, I laughed again and had to comment as I realised that out of anyone I have met in my life you remind me of myself so much as I am also madly passionate about almost all the things that you love too. When I move back to UK I intend to take up photography and learn how to paint watercolours! I sew, knit, decorate, (once made over a friend's kitchen in Tuscan style with faux stucco walls in a warm terracotta colour, she was over the moon!) furniture painting, cooking, adore fabrics, and love herbs and veggies, flowers and fruit trees (my favourite is fig!) One of my favourite things is to turn things that people throw away into one of a kind beautiful items that is unique to me! I have never wanted to throw away perfectly good items just because they are out of style! There are too many rubbish tips already! I appreciate authenticity and traditional things. Thank you for sharing your life to inspire us, it is so appreciated!

Happy spring, Kylie. You and everything you do is so beautiful, agape. The floors are wonderful and the couches and the rug! Very elegant.

🙏🏻That you are well. Stay safe.

There's nothing more treasured than, spectacular memories, you could put a throw blanket over your couch, the original one, and curtains draping over the rods, using bathroom curtain hooks in Bronx, and love the light idea for the brick area, your doing amazing

Such richness and beauty! I love sharing Kylie’s experience of the good life each week and it spills over to my own.

I really like the ideas for your new kitchen! But if I may give you a suggestion, you could repurpose the olive pressing machine if the inside wheels could be removed so that you could perhaps add a marble top and use the basin as an isle in your kitchen. As for repurposing the wheels perhaps you could pile them up in your living room to serve as a side table under the glass lamp. I don't really know if these are ideas are feasible, but I wanted to share them! Best of luck!

You and Guido compliment each other so beautifully. As I've watched your videos through the last few years, I hoped you'd end up with someone special. God has certainly blessed you both in bringing you together. You are breathing life into this old farmhouse. May the love you two have for each other last a lifetime.💕

I love the living room and fabrics, lamps and rug. I thought comments about sitting around the olive press interesting and also a rug pad. My old rug wore better and is delicious to walk on with tired bare feet. Seeing your hillsides in spring warmed my soul. Thank you!

I love all the work you've accomplished so far! The lamps are beautiful. Up lights would work really well to accentuate the beautiful arches. Perhaps you could use some beautiful tapestries as art on your walls in your color palette.

Please don't question yourself , using classic old pieces all over your home is exactly what you should do 🥰 I love all the lighting and bringing in the more modern spot lights is great for the arches ! Your style is the perfect thing ! I used to love pictures of the grand homes in other countries just because they were full of ancient to modern touches. ❣️

I would take the pictures down in the dining room and do a painting of a street in a Italian village. A whole wall mural. The street could go up the wall (like going up a hill). Maybe distant small homes at the top of the wall......small outdoor cafe tables along the street in the painting. Maybe match the actual furniture in the room with the painting. It would give the impression of sitting in a terrace along the street.

Love your home but have a few ideas. 1. The pink sofa can be incorporated into the living room with the 3 linen sofas by adding a fabric with pink and coral in it as throw pillows to the linen sofas and adding a few throw blanks that have the pink and terracotta and coral of the drape. 2. The farm house lamp is a bit small for the dinning table but perfect in the kitchen. Keep looking for a bigger lighting. 3. Maybe, rather than putting the fridge on the wall near the press, a long pantry wall with open shelves and closed cabinets could go there made of old barn wood. Then it goes well with the other shelf you planned for the pots on the nearby wall. Maybe a fridge and a freezer or two fridges can be were the old kitchen is now. 4. The chairs are lovely. Would be great in a reading nook or remove one new sofa and put in the two chairs and take the sofa to another location in the home. That way the pink sofa is not odd man out in the room 5. Love the idea of book cases as you suggested! Also art on the walks. Like the floor lamps.

Have you thought of …. Possibly keeping “just the base” of the olive press in your kitchen - removing the stones to the gardens- then, you could create a large rustic round table top for the base. I think it could be modified into a beautiful table with great historical roots. Certainly would be useful: a charming gathering place for people with seating (stool height?) & exceptional for serving/displays of food & filming. What a dream project! Smiles, K

Regarding a pantry, possibly put the sideboard cabinet near the olive press as well as shelves and make room for the refrigerator in your new kitchen area. Maybe also use the original small kitchen area as additional pantry storage.

FLOW- that word would describe what you want your eye to flow from one item of decor to the next. Naturally flow from one space to the next 💛

The sofa’s are all beautiful and perfect for that room! The beautiful fabric curtain for the doorway is gorgeous and will go beautifully there over the door. What a lovely home you are making for your little family and extended family to visit! Love the progress you’re making with each room! Lovely!👍👏👏👏👏👏❤️

Hello Kylie. I am new to your channel and I am enjoying viewing your lifestyle. I am jealous of all the beauty that surrounds you. Your husband's family farmhouse is such a gem (and your husband is pretty cute too!) Just a few thoughts about your living area. Your sofa arrangement is very nice and I can image large family gatherings filled with love and laughter. I suggest you look for a larger coffee table because the one you have looks too small for the space. Always consider proportions and balance. Art work you love added behind the sofa would add some of your personalty. Think about adding some pillows with texture and look for some beautiful knit throws to add to the sofas in the winter months. Or if you like you can store the throws in a big antique basket. A couple green plants on the window sills would add life to the space. Definitely recover the two chairs with a beautiful woven fabric similar to the drapery. See if you can add casters to the legs so they can me moved around the space when you need additional seating. Turn the space where they currently are situated into your reading area with bookshelves. Get a large upholstered ottoman (also with casters) to place by the chairs so one can put one's feet up while reading. I like your idea for lighting that amazing brick column, but perhaps look for some uprights that are less noticeable. Maybe something round and flat. It may be worth a visit to a lighting store. The light you selected for above the table might be too small. I know you stated that you didn't want a big "statement". but with that size table you don't want it to look too tiny. Maybe save the light you have for over your kitchen table. For your kitchen, can you turn the space by the wall where you of thinking of hanging your pots into a pantry. I'm thinking big cupboards with shelves up to the ceiling, pull-out drawers ,etc. Instead of the table, how about a big island made from reclaimed wood with storage below for all your equipment and a durable, practical surface that's ideal for cooking and cleaning? Maybe add counter stools so your guests can sit and visit while you cook or it can me used as casual dining space when you're not entertaining. My children always liked sitting at the island doing homework or having a snack while I was busy in the kitchen.

I'm loving how it is all coming together. I think the two chairs would look great reupholstered in the same linen as the sofas and put where the pink sofa is now. It's a pretty sofa but I don't think it goes with the vibe of the other ones. Maybe it could be used somewhere else.

I just love the new sofas, your home is just so elegant and charming, you and Guido are doing a great job in and outside❤️💖

Simply gorgeous and serene! Timeless ❤️

Happy Spring! Love the new couches!

Watching this episode was so much fun! Thank you!!

Absolutely Beautiful! Thank you both for sharing your lives with us.

It's coming along beautifully. Love the sofas.

Well , wasn't this some kind of wonderful !!! I love everything you have done , love all your ideas and so much agree with your feelings on selected pieces and overall look of a room ...it should be a warm embrace from the whole space not a few pieces jumping up saying hello . Adored that fabric , in my mind I was draping it over those amazing curvy chairs lol ... And the highlight lights , for the pillar ... YES ! Brilliant idea (soft warm lighting) ! Thank you for the video 💙

Love those curtains, a real renaissance richness to the pattern on them. A beautiful addition, Kylie.

Friday has begun!! HAPPY Spring 🌱 to you both!!

I actually love those little rounded chairs just as they are. The rust color go perfectly. The little area is a great little reading nook. Cozy it up with a little round table or book shelf on the wall and place chairs on either side. Find some pillows and throws to finish... sideboard table on the door wall. So beautiful.

For art I would go with textured pieces like a small metal shield or decorative woven basket or tray. Everything looks lovely so far

Thank you for sharing the progress of your beautiful home renovation

Nice job Kylie it is so good to see it come together. You are the perfect person to help your husband restore the house.

Such a beautiful spring episode. ❤️

Your videos are a feast to the senses❤thank you!

Everything is coming together!!! Very exciting.

Kylie, you are such a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing!

🌷I live in Germany and life in Europe is more relaxed; just lovely! Gorgeous curtains!!! I also inherited; among many treasures, precious pieces of linen made by my husbands great-grandmother. Europeans are amazing by the way they keep crystal, art, and porcelain from past generations. ⭐ Your videos are as beautiful as you. Thank you! 🌼

Your good at everything you do . I appreciate that.

a very soft floral with some soft pinks would be great for an art piece

That room is coming together beautifully! It makes me want to snuggle up with fuzzy blanket, a good book and a cup of coffee.

Luv all the antiques you find…makes a home so special just like you.😘have a great weekend 🥰

Beautiful ❤️loving it all ! Can’t wait to see the farmhouse kitchen ❤️👍😀😀💯

You are creating an absolutely stunning home Kylie. Thank you for sharing it all with us. God bless you and Guido always.

I LOVE the idea of the spotlights on the arches/columns! It will me magical!

Love the idea of the pots on the wall!! How cozy and tranquil! I can see it😘🤩🥰🌸💜

Beautiful video Kylie. I look forward to your videos!

Love all your videos, Kylie, the curtain for the doorway is lovely :) Looking forward to your garden updates too, enjoy!

I’m just loving the whole series! Earth to beautiful furnishings and everything in between ❤️🤩💯

Love love love the hanging oil lamp.Superb just magnificent.

Love the lights for the columns! That will look fabulous! The couches are gorgeous. I really like the greenish blue glass vases on the floor.

LOVED IT! Bravissima Kylie.

Yes! Bookcase would be an amazing idea, filled with treasured books to add additional warmth and beauty to your gorgeous room.

Love the little up light ! I need some of those. Love the shell back chairs. Your things live so well together. The curtain is PERFECT!!!!

It all looks so stunning Kylie, and I can't wait to see how it looks as time goes on :)

Always such a joy to watch your videos. The couches are fabulous. Would love to see the new stove in place once it has been settled where it would go. Thank you for such lovely cinematography. Blessings to you and Guido. 🙏❣️

I think small oil paintings, old masters type, would look lovely on each side of the pink sofa. Would a barrel look good with the green glass lamp on it? The room is inviting and warm - perfect for entertaining.

Oh I look forward to your videos on Friday. Yes we want to see the kitchen Reno and definitely gardening stuff and gardening tours.. anything.. we will love it..

Oh Kylie. That room with the couches is so beautiful I don't think you'll need any at work on the walls. Heaven 💕