Exquisite 1700’s House On Lake Maggiore, Italy

A little while back, House Crazy Sarah featured Paola and Marco’s rustic mountain getaway “hut” in Northern Italy. Now, she’s going to have a look at their house on Lake Maggiore, Italy.

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

The home is located in a picturesque fishing village called Solcio di Lesa, in the Piedmont region.

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

Paola explained that the village has existed since ancient times and the main road, Via S. Antonio, has been in use since Roman times.

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

The small village hugs the Lake and features a supermarket, a bar, a fish shop, a camping site with a beach and three restaurants.

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

The small church of the village, dedicated to S. Antonio, was “nominated in a document in 1135“, according to Paola.

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

As for the house, it dates back to the 1700’s and the structure is rather peculiar, “as it is built on a covered passage.”

The structure is made of stone and plaster and has very thick walls.

Italian house interior

House Crazy Sarah will let Paola tell the story of their home…

“The house was bought by Lodovico Casali, my husband Marco’s father, who was a contractor. He renovated the building, sold the other three apartments overlooking the inner courtyard, and kept the apartment for his family.”

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

“In the terrace we cultivate Mediterranean plants like rosemary, sage, basil, thyme, lemons, lavender, oleander and passion flower. The climate is mild on the lake and very sunny, so practically every plants grows well, especially azaleas.”

Italian house house on Lake Maggiore

“On the first floor there is a huge living room with a fireplace.”

1700's Italian house on Lake Maggiore

1700's Italian house on Lake Maggiore

1700's Italian house on Lake Maggiore

“In the living room there is a dining place for six people, a sofa (which is a single cast iron bed) and a long table for studying or drawing.”

1700's Italian house on Lake Maggiore

“In a closet we share our passion for watercolors and painting so every guest of the house can use them.”

art corner in house

“The kitchen was an old design from Ikea and was already in the house so we only bought fridge, cooker and oven.”

Italian kitchen

The kitchen was an old design from Ikea and was already in the house so we only bought fridge, cooker and oven.

“The first floor is connected to the second via a spiral staircase and with another staircase that goes from the terrace to the kid’s room.”

1700's Italian house on Lake Maggiore

“On the second floor there are two bedrooms (master’s bedroom and kid’s bedroom) both with double bed, a hallway with a desk with town roofs lake view and two bathrooms.”

The Master bedroom:

Italian master bedroom

“We bought from an antique shop the painted bed in the master bedroom, who comes from Vigezzo Valley in Ossola and we also bough a sideboard, a chest of drawers, a big larch chest and a set of chairs.”

Italian Master bedroom

“All the furniture were bought in antique shops and in market, so we didn’t spend much money and this gives the house a timeless look that we love. We also found many old pictures and some oil portraits of relatives and we add them to the walls.”

“We painted the bed and the wardrobe in the kid’s room in green and red and this are the colors that we mainly used.”

Detail of the kid’s room:

“We like everything folk, from music to art and furniture, so we were not interested in modern style. We wanted to give the house a traditional look as it had always been there.”

Thank you once again to Paola for giving us a tour of your wonderful home and village on Lake Maggiore!

 

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