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Houzz Tour: Milan Apartment Channels Midcentury Italian Design (16 photos)

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This apartment in Milan is owned by avid art collectors whose most prized possession is a 1960s dressing table designed by Italian designer Gio Ponti for the Hotel Parco dei Principi in Sorrento, Italy. This table and the hotel’s ceramic floors, also designed by Ponti, inspired their home’s final look….


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My Houzz: Italian Filmmaker’s Apartment Chronicles Her Life (14 photos)

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This late-19th-century apartment is on Plebiscito Street, in the heart of the historical San Cristoforo district in Catania, Italy. The neighborhood is full of excitement and contrast, perhaps best reflecting the soul of the Sicilian city. Simple street-facing houses share the area with fancier buildings,…


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Houzz Tour: Italian Stone Tower Gets Ready for the Beach (17 photos)

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This small tower is part of a lush property that has been handed down from generation to generation in this Roman family since the 15th century. The most recent generation had little interest in the structure until their parents carried out a radical transformation. When it became a place to crash after…


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