
Tuscan Villa, Italy
ResidentialThis historic Tuscan villa was originally built in the 1800s as a farmhouse alongside farm buildings, so we had to reimagine it for modern family life. With its four bedrooms, the main house was kept as more of a family space. We created a sacred sanctum around the couple’s bedroom, which included its own living room. Then we converted two outbuildings into guest cottages and designed a new pool house in the olive grove.



The client is fascinated by English design, while being appreciative of craft and workmanship. We made trips to antique fairs and dealers, both in the UK and Europe, where we found an incredible rattan maker in Rome and an amazing local cabinet maker who we worked with on much of the joinery.


The overall palette was inspired by the colours that are abundant in the local landscape. To create a feeling of cosiness in the TV room, for instance, we brought in rich, deep tones of red and plum that are found in the pomegranate trees in the garden.


