The Sicilian Dreamhouse
★ 1.7 · 2020 · 30m · Reality
Follow along as former Husdömmar couple Bill and Marie from Höganäs set out on their latest house dream journey on Sicily. The pink, run-down house ”Palazzo Cirillo” is going to become the family's new summer home.
Episodes
1. Episode 130m · In October 2018 Bill and Marie buy the derelict house Palazzo Cirillo in the small town of Termini Imerese on Sicily - but what is it that they have actually bought? To be able to complete the project for a reasonable budget they need to do most of the work themselves. The goal is for the house to be finished by Christmas 2019.
2. Episode 230m · It is March 2019 and Bill has left for Sicily to begin the renovation. Marie and their two daughters Ingrid and Solveig follow shortly after to help out and to start getting to know the place. While Bill is doing construction work on the house Marie wants to start to furnish and decorate it.
3. Episode 330m · It’s easter on Sicily and Marie and Bill have brought some friends along to help with the renovation. The plan is to replace the old kitchen with a modern one, but at the last second the plans change. Pernilla Månsson Colt is also visiting to see how work is proceeding and to celebrate Marie’s birthday.
4. Episode 430m · The building company has now promised to be done by summer, and that gives Bill and Marie hope about soon being able to move in to their Sicilian summer house. Marie hires an artist friend to paint art on the walls in the room that will belong to the girls. At the same time the family get bad news from home.
5. Episode 530m · It’s the summer holidays and soon a long holiday awaits in Sicily. A large shipping container full of things has already left Höganäs, but where has it gone? Marie and her sister are in Sicily together will all their children preparing for midsummer festivities in the house, but has the building company finished their work on time?
6. Episode 630m · Bill has gone back to Sweden and left Marie to project manage everything with the house because work has not been moving forward. The build is becoming more and more complex and the question is if Marie will manage at the same time as trying to enjoy a holiday with her visiting sister and all the children.
7. Episode 730m · A year has passed since Bill and Marie bought their house and finally it’s time to move in! The whole family pack the car full of things and leave Höganäs for Sicily. The question is, has it turned out the way they had imagined? Bill and Marie start decorating the rooms in hope to soon celebrate Christmas in their pink palace.
8. Episode 830m · Christmas is approaching and the house needs to be finished. The conservator Massimo helps restore the walls in the house while the family goes to Palermo for some interior design finds. Pernilla Månsson Colt comes for a final visit and to see the result.More Like This
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