Come and "live the villas" with us.
Houses in Italy, building, design and decoration
- and living on a boat part time.
Follow our new life, building houses in Italy and living on a boat for the rest of the time.
Decoration, finding and building houses in Italy. Living on a Greenline 40 Hybrid.
Cathrine and Erik is a danish couple from Copenhagen that got tried of the normal life in the hamster mill and all the stress.
Knowing that no-one lives forever - the dream chasing had to start before life gets to comfortable...
Minimizing personal belongings sets a lot of energy free and can be somekind of a stress releaser - try it.
Villa dell’Orso and Casa nel Bosco is located in Roccaverano (AT), Piemonte, Italy.
Villa Crotto is located in Carate Urio (CO),
Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy
Villa La Serra is located in Casole d’Elsa (SI)
Tuscany, Italy
Feel free to contact us:
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I am waiting for this. I will be watching the whole project. I love your other villas
I'm sorry for your loss 🙏 🌹 🕊️
I'm from India 🇮🇳 My father health not good please pray 🙏🙏
God bless you to all Amen ⛪🕯️🙏
Dear Catherine and Erik, Where are you guys, Please upload the vlogs... Pass my regards to Erik, Ciao.
Just on the steps…. Ciao Cath
That's great to hear, Thank you for the reply Cath. Ciao. Rahul.
Thanks for some great insight and best practices before buying 😊👍🏽
Hi 👋 Thank you for watching and we are very glad that you liked our info. Ciao, Cath
We will be more than interested to see Renovation projects Thats what I watch on KZread.
Yeah 🤩 I also love house projects 🤪 Thanks for watching Ciao, Cath
Thank you for sharing part of your life story so openly. Overcoming the challenges you describe must have taught you a great deal. Do you find yourselves longing for water whenever you are away from the Lake or the sea?
Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏🏼 No matter where we are we try to embrace what we do and where we are instead of longing to be somewhere else 🙏🏼🫶🏻 Ciao Cath
My partner can advise you on solar panels.
Are you architects?
No actually not - we just have a huge interest in houses, buildings, interior design and all that comes with it 🤩 Ciao Cath
Hi there, I've often walked by your place. How wonderful it is! Well done!
Hi 👋 Thank you so much and thank you for watching. You make us proud. We are also very happy about the result 💪 Ciao Cath
Yes please. Show us the new project from start to finish.
Hi 🤗 We will - still waiting for the keys - this is Italy - home of bureaucracy…. Thank for watching 🙏🏼 Ciao Cath
@@livingthevillas Very excited for new project
We have just bought a house in Moltrasio. Could you please recommend a reliable building contractor (company)? Natasha
Hi Natasha Thank you for watching 🙏🏼 Yes we can recommend a contractor 👌 He only speaks Italian - send me an email and I will get you in contact with him. Ciao Cath
Found you guys again!
I am glad you did 🤗 Ciao Cath
@@livingthevillas I am looking at 2 properties in Trentino and was wondering if I decide to proceed if you would look at them for me and offer your opinion?
❤nice rewards ahead 👍
Beautiful ❤️...love it!😊from Las Vegas Summerlin Siena 55+ 20 mins West right behind Bellagio! Yr Villa is prime location...$$
Hi 🤗 Thank you so much 😊 we also do love the location ❤️ Thank you for watching Ciao Cath
Thanks for sharing 🙏 yr challenging experiences and ideas ! Our Siena Summerlin 1 story 2240 sq ft on 1/4 acre lot built 2001 was best i can do. I will continue to follow yr videos & share❤!
Thank you 🙏🏼 we all do our very best 💪 Ciao, Cath
Hey Cath and Eric Where are you guys, Missing both of you and your vlog. Hope both of you doing well. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Now I understand why your house designs are so beautiful...really beautiful
Thank you so much Alessandro 🙏🏼 And thank you for watching. Ciao Cath
super nice idea, and your hair looks great, inspiring!!
Thanks Lynda Thanks for watching - always glad to inspire someone 🫶🏻 Ciao Cath.
Whats the downside of having a concrete inner casing?
Hi The downside can be if the terrain moves a bit then it can crack over time… Ciao Cath
Hej God video🎉
Tak søde Harry 😍
Hi good evening Kath and Eric...🙏🏻❤️.... I was thinking about both of you by yesterday evening, And there was strong feeling that maybe in this week your vlog release, and fortunately you release the vlog too. Happy to saw you again in small yet so nice vlog. Keep posting and be happy. Give my regards to Eric. Ciao. Rahul
Hi Rahul 🤗 That’s crazy - thank you so much always being here 🙏🏼🫶🏻 There will be much more from Tuscany in a very near future 🫣🏚️🔨🪚🪜 Ciao Cath
🤗 Thank you for the reply Cath., I am feeling so glad that in this busy world I got new, kind and nice friend like you. This friendship is like a God gift. We are so far away from eachothers but still connected with something.... There is some connection. Keep smiling and the God bless you both. Your always special friend. Thanks to both of you. Ciao, Rahul... Note :- If it okay with let me know I pass you my number. So atleast we keep in touch when your not vlogging for long month some time couple of months ☺️
I’m jealous beautiful spot
Thank you so much. We are also enjoying every day to the fullest 🙏🏼 Thank you for watching 👌 Ciao Cath
Thank you for this. Everything is very tasteful! May I ask what brand you use for the bed linen? Thanks and 'Hello' from Gozo/Malta Alexandra
Hi Alexandra 😊 Thank you so much and thank you for watching. The bed linen is from a danish brand for the professional market. beirholm.dk They also have a website for private don’t know if the ship out of Denmark 🤷🏻♀️ beirholmlagersalg.dk Ciao Cath
Thanks a lot Cath! All the best! Alex
Hold kæft hvor er I søde :-) Jeg har sendt en besked på IG. Kommer I nogensinde til San Francisco er I velkomne på vores Galeon til frokost og GT.
Love it!!!
Superinspirasjon! Er på drømmestadiet, og dette er med på å fylle på drømmen.
Dear Catherine and Erik, First of all wish you both a very "Happy new year 2024" It's always a treat to watch your vlogs. My best wishes to your new project. Keep smiling and the God bless you. Give my regards to Erik. Thank you. Rahul 🇮🇳 Note :- Sorry for the late reply, I always love to watching both of you together. Ciao.
Hi Rahul, I was wondering if we had lost you 🤗 Always happy to hear from you. Ciao Cath
I missed you....glad you're back! x
Thank youuuuuuuuu 🫶🏻
Hello! Good see You again. Total freedom, any detail, how you choose the house to remodelate, the decisiones You are taking throug the way. And off course the proyecto completed. Sorry my bad english, mi idioma es español, los sigo desde Uruguay. Felicidades!
Good to have you back Happy New Year
Thank you 🤗 And thank you for watching Ciao Cath
Happy new year!! I love to follow your progress. I think it’s amazing that you guys came from a different country and remodeled two houses and working possibly on a third or fourth that’s amazing. !! I follow other people renovating in Italy and it’s so beautiful. I have learned about terra-cotta floors are hard to keep up with they get stained easy and you have to wax them this and that, so one of the folks I follow discover they have terra-cotta porcelain tiles that they can use to keep the look of the the old, and I think that’s a wonderful idea!! I love an open concept like the American style open to the living room dining room all one big room I like that better than little rooms around the Italian houses so I’m sure you guys will do a wonderful job and good luck and I’ll be following your progress. I love Italy. I want to move there but it’s kind of difficult right now, so my plan is to travel three months at a time And I’d love Tuscany I’ve been there several times!!❤
Nice to see you again!
Thank you so much 🙏🏼
costs. Even a range would be helpful. I have no idea what ballpark is even being discussed on this channel. The houses look great, but I don’t know if I’m looking at Ferraris or Toyotas. 1. What price range do you look for when acquiring a property? 2. How much do you budget for the renovation per square meter? 3. How do you determine the quality level you want to afford? 4. Do the properties cash flow once they are rented? Is this a business or just for fun? 5. What is your expected return on investment timeline?
Thank you for watching 🤗 Normally it is a square if it looks like a square. Don’t really know how to answer your other questions 🤷🏻♀️ But we aim for good quality and high standards. And yes, it is a fine investment and we have a lot of fun. Ciao, Cath
Greetings from Tremezzina. What’s on my mind is whether fractional ownership represents an opportunity for discerning older expats who want to remain living in Italy as they age. Or whether this type of ownership would be attractive to older people who want to live between their country of origin and Italy as they grow older. Imagine a villa property in Italy developed to include a small number of independent high quality living apartments which provide home to an older group of people who share a common interest. A community of people who collaborate and combine their resources to purchase, develop and maintain the property and fund all the services they need such as housekeeping, cooking, gardening, health and wellbeing, etc. An alternative to residential age care. A modern day ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’. I can imagine there must be a group of people who would be attracted to this kind of lifestyle.
Thank you for watching 👌 Sounds like a fun idea with a place like you described. Also a lot of discussions 🫣 Ciao, Cath
Explain Costs, Design Process & design Software, How you chose which project to do yourselves. Is it a passion project or purely financial
Hi Gary 🤩 To find out if I can give you an answer I must understand what you’re asking. The projects we have made so far is purely by passion. And we will continue to do it so as we totally love the process 🥰🤪🤩 Ciao Cath
Maybe explain more about renting a property to generate income if it's actually working as you would thought or better or worse?😅 How long do you think will take to cover the cost from renting it out etc etc Good to see you guys back! Surely we can learn new things from your experiences😁
Hi Andrei 🤩 If you want the “recipe for Coca Cola” we have a small consultant business for that 👌 Just send us an email and we will get back to you. Ciao Cath 😘
Hi. What is a price and como? I want to be close to hospital.
Hello, thank you for your inquiry. I can’t handle requests like this on SMS, WhatsApp, IG or FB/Messenger. Please send me an email at [email protected] and I will get back to you with info as soon as possible. All the best Erik Bjørn
en skam i ikke har lavet den på dansk. man skal jo sidde og tænke hele tiden. 😓😆 det min store drøm at få mig sådan en greenlien 40 hybrid. en rigtig flåt farve i har fået den i. hvad har i af + og - at sige om den? kunde i lave en video med jeres tanker om den? kommer i til dk med den på et tidspunkt? det seføldig ikke så sjovt med al den regn vi har haft her i sommers men vi havde da et godt forår og der har da været et par gode weekender i løbet af sommeren. så man har da ikke været landkrappe hele året. 🤠
Beautiful enjoy !
Thank you so much 🫶🏻
What other yacht did you consider before going with Greenline? curious to know!
Good question actually…. We didn’t really have any other options. We don’t find any other in that size interesting 🤔 Almost all others look alike. We like the more classic look. No other have the hybrid system.
Hi Catherine and Erik, Missing your vlogs, It's my humble request to you atleast two vlogs in week, I know both of you super busy in work and love. I hope I can see both you soon on the vlogs. Thank you 🙏🏻❤ Lots of love.
Yeah we know 🫣 We might have something new coming up 🤞 ❤️❤️❤️ Ciao Cath
Thank you for the reply Cath, Wish you both a very happy upcoming Christmas. 🙏🏻❤️ Give my regards to Eric. Ciao Rahul ❤️❤️❤️
Btw, I tried to access your web site and my security software says your IP address (if your websites do not pass the reputation checks. As I understand it your ISP that has provided the IP address can fix that.
Wonderful design elements. I am sure like US, Italy has its own building codes for Handicap Building Code Compliance that the architects are very familiar with.
Very nicely done. I am so glad you shared who made the light fixtures. Are there many fixer uppers on Lake Como?
Matching glasses 🥂 🕶 😎
Veeeeeery different 🤪 Totally different brands 🤩 Ciao Cath
You have created a beautiful place for yourselves. Congratulations! What a challenge to start with a ruin. It has taken many years. I really enjoy the part where you can see the division between the old house and the new. My son has just purchased a home not far from you, just north of the town of Asti. We worked for a month to plan the remodel and will return after receiving the permits from the municipality. So in the spring our own Italian Piedmontes home restoration shall begin. Such a beautiful area.
we had stone walls like this in our house in Brindisi when I was a child; my brother was standing on the couch and fell back and split his scalp open on it. Fun times.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏼 Sorry to hear about your brother - but if it was fun times I guess he got ok? Ciao, Cath