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Have you seen the Oscar nominated movie that should win the title of “Worst Release Date of Any Hollywood Movie – EVER?” As you know, this fall, Hollywood was rocked by a sex abuse scandal that exposed directors and movie honchos like Harvey Weinstein, and actors like Kevin Spacey, who was accused of pedophile behavior, preying on and abusing young boys. The charges of pedophile abuse in Hollywood involved both heterosexuals and homosexuals. The Hollywood sexual abuse scandal then moved from movies to television to politics to sports to business and on. In the end, no field was left untouched by the scandal. It was in this highly charged atmosphere that a much anticipated movie was released – “Call Me By Your Name.” Based on a book written by Andre Aciman – the movie chronicles a 17 year old boy’s first love affair with a 24 year old graduate student. Perhaps if the 17 year old was 18, there would be no controversy. But, these disparate ages are integral to the story. And more, perhaps if the affair was between a 17 year old girl and a 24 year old man – would it still seem so taboo? Like I said before – this movie could not have been released at a worse time. Regardless of the Hollywood scandal, Call Me By Your Name has been nominated for a host of awards all over the world, and with the Oscars upon us, it is up for four, including Best Picture. Its young star, Timothee Chalamet, is nominated for Best Actor. I’m surprised Armie Hammer, the other starring actor of Call Me By Your Name, didn’t get an Oscar nomination – he dominates the movie with his confident, swaggering good looks. I do firmly believe if it were not for Harvey Weinstein, et al, the movie would have received many more Oscar nominations. It’s just that good. It will be interesting to see if Call Me By Your Name does win any Oscars in this currently charged atmosphere, but I doubt it will. It would be like throwing dynamite or screaming FIRE. Call Me By Your Name is the kind of movie that once you see it – it stays in your mind for hours and even days. It’s impossible to shake. Set in the early 1980s, it is both sweet and sad, heartbreakingly so. Everyone can empathize with Elio, the shy, awkward 17 year old who is falling in love for the first time. As good as the movie is, the book is even better. A short, quick read – it’s impossible to not sob through its last 20 or so pages. The movie is set in northern Italy, filmed in the Lombardy district. It is a quiet European movie, heavy with atmosphere and beautiful cinematography. The book was written as a lark when the author, Andre Aciman found himself artistically blocked while writing another novel. Its become a cult hit now that the movie has been released and there is even talk of a sequel to CMBYN. NOTE: As a word of warning, there is just a little nudity, not much, but there are sexual charged scenes. Mostly, the movie is more sensual than sexual where every movement and every glance is filled with innuendo. The Italian landscape, the town square, the food, the lazy afternoons, the hot summer sun, the fruit, the streams – the film is a feast for the senses. Despite how fabulous the movie is, I wouldn’t be writing about it if there wasn’t a gorgeous house that goes with it. The director, Luca Guadagnino, is no stranger to beautiful Italian houses. He is most known for his movie “I Am Love” starring Tilda Swenson and the famous moderne Milan house where it was filmed: “I Am Love” was filmed in this contemporary house, now a museum in Milan: The Villa Necchi Campiglio designed by Piero Portaluppi. The director Guadagnino has quite the artistic eye. He says he would be just as happy as an interior designer as a director. He once joked he would like to design for “rich people who can afford to do things right.” Luca himself lives in a centuries old palazzo: Luca’s apartment with its recently uncovered fresco ceilings. Luca lives outside Milan in an 3400 sq. ft. apartment set inside a 17th century Palazzo which had been empty for 40 years. During a long restoration he found frescos hidden underneath the paint. The piazza at director Luca’s palazzo. I love the moderne furniture mixed with the classic architecture – although some was probably brought in for this photoshoot. And I love the pop of lavender. And here on the same piazza – a meeting with the cast of Call Me By Your Name. Luca’s house is located very close to the Villa Albergoni, the house where the movie was filmed. Luca’s beautiful palazzo. Luca’s palazzo is a short 15 minutes to Moscazzano, a small town where there sits a country house he has long admired. He once wanted to buy it – but it was out of his price range. Still, Luca never forgot that house – the Villa Albergoni – which sits secluded, hidden behind stone walls and greenery. Moscazzano, in Lombardy near the Alps, sits between the town of Creama and Milan. It was this house, Villa Albergoni, that became the summer vacation villa where Call Me By Your Name is set. In the novel, the house sits on the Mediterranean, but in the movie, the villa is landlocked. At Villa Albergoni – Elio talks with one of his girlfriends In Call Me By Your Name, Archeology Professor Perlman, his Italian wife and their prodigal son Elio, come each summer to this villa, joined by a different graduate student of the professor, who interns for six weeks. This summer of 1983, the intern is the devastatingly handsome Oliver, played to perfection by Armie Hammer. It doesn’t take long before Elio, played by Timothee Chalamet, a quiet bookworm and musical prodigy, falls hopelessly in love with Oliver, who seems to not even realize Elio is alive. Or does he? Elio with director Luca Interest in where the movie would be filmed was high – spurred on by Luca’s earlier movie “I Am Love” whose house was architectural important. Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, Vogue and other important design magazines featured the “Call Me By Your Name” villa and it certainly did not disappoint. The villa, inherited by the Italian Mrs. Perlman, had to be special, but not extravagant. The Perlmans are academics, not socialites, and the villa needed to possess a faded, aristocratic atmosphere. Villa Albergoni, the 15th century fortress, was perfect for the role. Luca says he found the estate disheveled and a bit sad, although beautiful. It was exactly this faded glamour that matched the Perlmans’ lifestyle. The Professor, Elio and the intern Oliver It’s one hot Italian summer – and no one, except the Professor, ever wears a pair of pants, opting instead for either a bathing suit or shorts. The Set Designer is Violante Visconti di Modrone, an Italian duke’s daughter, and a relative of director Luchino Visconti. She is not a Set Designer by trade, but has a keen eye for interiors and Luca loves her taste. Violante actually even played a role in his movie “I Am Love.” The Production Director was Samuel Dehors. Together, Luca, Samuel and Violante furnished Villa Albergoni with antiques and decorative elements from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Much of the furniture left in the house by the owners was also used in the film. The entire movie was filmed in the Lombardy district between its small towns. Tourists and locals swarmed the towns taking photos of different locations and matching it with the actual scene. Above is one such photograph taken by a young girl who also took photographs at Villa Albergoni after the movie crew left. And the actual scene – a glass of wine at the town square. Because of the popularity of the movie and interest in Villa Albergoni, the owners have recently decided to sell it. The announcement of the sale was last week and the internet exploded with the news. Priced at $2.7 million, the house comes with several outbuildings and a separate smaller house. The Villa is square shaped and has a large portico with two towers at its corners. In more recent times, a service wing where the kitchen is located, was added to the east side. There is a large center hall with rooms on each side. What is so exciting is that after watching the movie and seeing the pictures from the photoshoots, along with the new real estate photos and photos of the villa from before it was a movie set – I have gathered all of them together to show the house in all its 15th century glory. Enjoy!!! Cars are rarely used in Call Me By Your Name except for long distances. Mostly, everyone rides bikes to and from town. Here Elio and Oliver in his “billowy blue shirt” ride to the bank. And here, the boys are riding to town – leaving the Villa Albergoni. This is the actual street that the Villa is located on. In fact, its front brick wall is seen here on the left. The Google map photo of the same above street where they were filmed riding their bikes. There are two entrances to the Villa. This street, Via Montadine, leads to the side entrance. Villa Albergoni is seen here, its large estate is behind the red lines. The side entrance gate off Via Montodine is marked. The front door with the balcony above is where the arrow is. The front gate is located on Via Roma, but apparently most people use the more convenient side entrance. You can see the once elegantly landscaped Villa Albergoni has been abandoned to nature. It’s just waiting for someone to bring it back to its former glory. Word is that the gardens are currently being restored. In this Google Map view, you can see the square shaped Villa with the additional Kitchen added more recently. Also, you can see its two corner towers on opposite sides. The side gate on Via Montodine - Google Maps. A screenshot from Call Me By Your Name. This gate is often used during the movie, as is the green door. A fan took this beautiful photo on a wintery day of the now famous side gate. The gravel paths inside the estate. A watercolor of the original Villa – in Moscazzano. It’s amazing how fanciful it was drawn. But you can see the original square villa with its two towers. Where the street is – there is a moat or stream. There is even a side building. It is not clear if this is how the house really once looked. Villa Albergoni dates back to at least the 15th century or earlier, the date is uncertain. The current palazzo was built on the ruins of an ancient fort that was built centuries before the 1400s. It is also not certain if the two towers are original, but it is thought they were added on much later after the villa was built. The front of the house is on Via Roma behind these elegant iron gates. In winter, the villa is very exposed at the front entrance, but here in summer – you can barely see it through the trees. Google view. The villa today from the front with its left corner tower. Plane or lime trees block the entrance. A closer view of the front door and the balcony above it. To the left is the newer kitchen building. A view from the balcony above the front door. To the left are a set of farm buildings that stand between the villa and Via Montodine. The director Luca on the balcony. Elio and Oliver waiting to take a trip in the Fiat 128 to an archeology find. The same view, from further away. Everything looks so lush and green in the summer. The back side of the kitchen wing, with its outdoor fireplace and sink. This door leads into the kitchen. A pergola, built by an landscape designer, is on the other side of the kitchen building. On the back side of the villa is a set of stone steps with statues on the gateposts. With a little manicuring, this could be so gorgeous! The view from the top of the steps at the back side of the villa. A view of the stair gateposts, probably taken from the upstairs of the house. A closer look at the railings and statue. And another statue framed by the plane or lime trees at the front of the house. Here the Professor and his Italian wife, their son Elio and intern Oliver enjoy meals at the table set under these trees. One of these meals at night, by candlelight was so romantic, you just wanted to climb right into the movie screen and eat their pasta!! In the dead of winter with all the shutters closed for the year – you can see the statue and the newly topped trees. I don’t know why the French and Italians prune their trees like this! In the south, we prune Crepe Myrtles exactly like this – and it is just a horrible way to butcher a tree – they never properly recover from this kind of pruning. I call these plane trees – but the gardener for the estate said they are lime trees. Either way, he doesn’t know how to properly prune trees! Regardless, you can see this is where the Perlmans had dinner and lunch – right under the trees that now look like huge hands grabbing for the sky. Breakfast was always by the kitchen under the pergola. Whomever buys this estate needs to first take a pressure washer to all the stone like this statue. There is so much mold and mildew just begging to be sprayed off! Armie and Director Luca sit under the lime trees. In this view you can see perfectly how the topping of these trees while pruning has created “knuckles” on the trees, leaving them permanently deformed. Still – what a beautiful setting! Love the lights that were installed over the table. Today, after the movie crew has gone, so has all this furniture. A closer winter view – something that I hadn’t noticed before – look at the carvings around each window!!! Isn’t that unusual? It looks like the Aztecs carved it, but I know it’s not. I suppose I never noticed it before because the shutters were all open. Very unusual! Another winter view shows the tower and notice the tiny round holes above the second floor? Those are in the attic which we will visit later. A snowstorm in the dead of winter. HISTORY: The Villa was once owned by a wealthy iron industrialist in Creama. In the 1950s, he sold the villa to Francesco Albergoni or Popi, as the Professor of Botany was known. Professor Albergoni is similar to Professor Perlman, both being professors of the sciences. Albergoni chose to leave a large portion of the estate in its wild state, hoping to repopulate the rabbits. Each morning he would breakfast outside among the hares. Villa Albergoni was inherited by his two sons. A granddaughter is an actress in Los Angeles. Luca, the director, knew Jacopo, one of the sons, and arranged to use the house in Call Me By Your Name. While many of the rooms of the house were movie sets, others were used for costume, makeup and hair. Jacopo says that 80% of the furniture in the movie is owned by his family. Oliver’s bedroom is where Jacopo slept as a child and the kitchen remains exactly as he remembers from his childhood, as is the Library. Apparently, their piano was restored for the movie, but the famous pink sofa in the library was not restored, as you will see. Jacopo says that what he most remembers of his childhood home is the perfume of the gardens. The many fruit trees in the movie were already there, including the pomegranate. But the apricot and peach trees were newly planted by the movie’s landscaper. Jacopo says the gardens were the pride of his father. While it was just recently announced that the Villa was for sale – Jacopo says it actually has been for sale for years, using the word of mouth method. With busy careers, the brothers could only visit Albergoni once a year, during the summer. The upkeep is enormous. Jacopo and his brother were tortured by the decision to sell their childhood house, so full of memories. But, they feel that the popularity of the movie will drive the price for the villa up and now is the time to take advantage of that. The long-time gardener says that tourists come by every day to pay homage to the house for its beauty, but mostly for the love story that they obviously felt moved by. FLOOR PLAN: Here’s a fabulous watercolor of the ground floor, without the kitchen wing, drawn by Floor Plan Croissant, an architect who is obsessed with movie houses, like we all are. Isn’t this gorgeous? She sells her work from postcards to the originals. Go HERE to see more and to read her fascinating blog!!! AND if anyone wants a custom drawn plan of their own house, inside or out – you should commission it!!!! Here is Floor Plan Croissant’s drawing - including the kitchen wing!!!! And here is the upstairs – Elio and Oliver’s bedrooms, connected by a door and the bathroom. A huge thank you Floor Plan Croissant for letting me show her work. My own floor plan is so pathetic compared to these that I will save that only for my own eyes. No wonder I never made good grades in Architectural classes at UT!!! THE FRONT DOOR WITH THE BALCONY ABOVE: REAL ESTATE PHOTO: The center hall runs from the front door to the back. There are two rooms on each side of the center hall. The carved front door with the stucco carvings around it. REAL ESTATE PHOTO: Here is how the center hall looks as it was. Some of the owner’s furniture was used in the movie, but the Set Designer added quite a bit. AFTER CMBYN: This was taken after filming was over – I wonder if these chandeliers were added by Violante, the Set Designer. They are quite pretty. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: Here is the same hall as furnished for the movie by Set Decorator Violante. This actually shows the back door. You can see in the center of the hall – matching Spanish/Italian tables that face each other. Large antique paper maps were bought to hang on the walls. Further by the door is an antique Italian settee (the owners) in cream, along with more prints. Stucco ceiling is coved. Violante spent a month shopping for the house, even borrowing accessories from her father’s home to use for filming. Violante gathered bamboo leaves each day for the vases – something she said that Mrs. Perlman would probably have done. Myself, I don’t agree. Mrs. Perlman was always too busy smoking to spend time in the garden!!!! The center hall is one of my favorite rooms in the house. I LOVE the way it was decorated for the movie. Beautiful!!! A Behind The Scenes look – shows the center hall with the film crew. Lights off. I think the maps are such a wonderful way to decorate. This center hall reminds me of Lauren Liess’ new house – her center hall. Notice the Italian Terrazzo floor. In the center hall it is cream and black with a black border. But in the side rooms – the terrazzo is yellow and black. And the director Luca, sitting on the antique Italian settee in the center hall. I’m obsessed with these maps. Such a wonderful element in the hall. Their coloring looks so good with the terrazzo. Real Estate Photo: A view of the house as it is today. To the right is the Front Room – which is not seen much at all in the movie, just one scene. At the left is the Drawing Room, the main room where Elio’s piano is. THE FRONT ROOM: The painted ceiling. REAL ESTATE: The smaller front room which is the size of the library across the hall. There are not many before photos. Be sure to notice the beautiful ceiling! THE FRONT ROOM in CMBYN: One scene where this room was used was at the very end of the movie – Elio goes in here during their Hanukkah Celebration dinner. The large painting remains where the owners had it. CMBYN: Elio relaxes on the white slipcovered chair that belongs to the owners. All the fireplaces are lit and popping – making so much noise, echoing throughout the ground floor rooms. NOTE: Throughout the movie while in the villa, one element was noise. It was as if the house was a character, making its own noise, creating its own dialogue. Each time the doors were closed - they are so heavy, made of solid wood – the noise would sound throughout the house. The footsteps on the terrazzo floors also created a natural noise. In one scene, there is a loud recurrent noise happening somewhere off screen as if it was a musical beat. It was obviously a shutter that wasn’t secured and was banging in the wind. Was it intentional or was it happening and the director left it in the movie? THE FRONT ROOM: The noisy shutters. Elio watches from the front room. THE DRAWING ROOM: CMBYN: Here is the drawing room, dressed for the movie. This room adjoins the Front Room via the two doors behind the piano which is an early 20th century antique. The room itself has such beautiful Italian architecture. The ceilings were painted in the 1500s by Aurelio Busso, a pupil of Raphael. Only part of the fresco remains – you can see those by the window. Notice the floor – it is more yellow here than in the hall. Again – the set decorator Violante chose rather shabby, used furniture – nothing bought new. Everything is used or antique. For the decor magazine photoshoots – the furniture was changed around. In CMBYN, it’s not nearly as neatly placed as it appears here. The opposite view – showing the large fireplace that is so tall, you can almost walk inside it. Notice the door in the right corner – this is one of the corner towers. At one point, there was a staircase in it. Now, it has been converted to a bar. If I bought this Villa, cough (I wish!) – I would paint the walls a soft white or cream, that matches the trim color of the ceiling. This sofa was added along with all these beautiful chinoiserie styled paintings. A screenshot from the movie – Elio playing Bach for Oliver. The same view – without Elio or Oliver. Of course there are books everywhere. Being academia – all anyone does is read in this house. At one point Mrs. Perlman reads aloud a centuries old book in German to her husband and Elio, translating from German to Italian and English. Some of this furniture was the owners – with slips in green. A throw was just put on the white slipped sofa, something that the Perlmans would do – rather than reupholster. Before Violante decorated this Drawing Room, shockingly, director Luca found it “rather sad and uninteresting” – wow! What a biased Italian! He must be so immune to beauty that an American can not even begin to understand! Violante used many Indian fabrics and throws, some of which were hers and others she borrowed from people she said were like the Perlmans. The throw on the sofa is hers. At the other corner is a old TV from the 60s or 70s. In the book, Elio makes a point of saying he has so much knowledge for a 17 year old because they don’t ever watch TV. But in the movie, they unfortunately do. I love this view – you can see into the Front Room which the crew obviously used as a work room when they weren’t shooting in there! A view of the center section of the ceiling. REAL ESTATE PHOTOS: Here is how the Drawing Room actually looked. All the furniture is white slipcovered. Some of the paintings remain, they belong to the owners. Through the door you can see the center hall, with the back door open. The mantel looks much better without the painting – as it was in CMBYN. BEFORE: This view shows two pianos. The mirror belongs to the house, as do the paintings above the door. The other two large paintings are a surprise – these weren’t used in the movies, afaik. And here, above the windows, you can see how little of the original fresco remains. Note – the mirror here to the left is the one that Violante moved to the library, above the sofa, where it remains today. THE LIBRARY: REAL ESTATE: By the front door, on the left, is the library – most of these books were used in the movie, as was the very shabby pink velvet sofa. This antique wood desk was not used in CMBYN, nor was the mirror or the red wallpaper behind the sofa. BEFORE: On the front side of the room is a large fireplace. The trim work and doors are all painted black throughout the house. The wall behind the sofa is where the kitchen addition was added. Therefore – the window in this room was closed up – which might account for this odd niche behind the sofa. AND – access to the corner tower is no longer from this room, it’s on the kitchen side. CMBYN: Here, you can see the different desk that was used, along with the chairs, including the Ming antique. Another huge change was the paper behind the sofa. Violante covered the red wallpaper with a brocade from Dedar. As a nod to Professor Perlman, Violante added the collection of antique cameos of Lombardian kings. She also added books on Greco-Roman sculpture, antique maps and a globe. Luca wanted to get rid of the sofa, but Violante asked that it remain. She felt that it was exactly the comfy sofa that Professor Perlman would have. Notice the two old brass sconces flanking the sofa. They look like ones that Restoration Hardware sell now!! Such a pretty photo! CMBYN: Another updated view of the library. CMBYN: Violante did straighten up the books and added volumes on antiquity sculpture. Through the side door is the stairwell. On the desk are antique crystal ink wells. CMBYN: As so it begins….Elio meets the traveling intern Oliver when he first arrives in his blue billowy shirt. I love the way Violante decorated the back wall with the cameos. The library is the setting for one of the most powerful scenes in the movie – a talk between the Professor and his son Elio. Every time I say “the Professor” – I think of Gilligan’s Island and its theme song: “The Professor and Marianne, here on Gilligan’s Isle!!!” That back wall is perfection! And the stylist really made that shabby sofa look very nice! NOTE: Using this idea of tiny frames surrounding the mirror in a niche is a great design idea that you could emulate - without a spending a huge amount of money. I love how this vignette looks – fabulous!!! TODAY: And here is how the library looked after the movie crew left! You can see the new wallcovering remained, as did the mirror which had been moved from the drawing room, but all the tiny frames surrounding it are gone – probably owned by Violante. A young Italian girl was recently allowed in Villa Albergoni and many of the “after” photos shown are hers. To see the entire collection of her photos – go HERE and this is her twitter account if you want to follow her. FACTOID: When the girl first posted all the photos she took chronicling all the film locations (like above) – she received instant Internet fame and even got to appear on a television show with the entire cast of Call Me By Your Name!! THE STAIRWAY: BEFORE: The ground floor has such tall ceilings – that to reach the second floor you must go up two flights of steps. Along the way are original frescos on the walls. BEFORE: Looking down at the main floor. Through the door is the center hall. It looks like the owners had a stand up piano which was moved out for the filming. FOR THE MOVIE: The lobby to the stair hall was cleaned up and edited. The piano was moved out and the shelf was dressed. The beautiful painting on the left was in the film. The stairs are said to not be original to the house, they were replaced at some point, after the house was built. CMBYN: Elio and the painting. Above are lights for the filming. AFTER THE MOVIE CREW LEFT: Through this door is the kitchen wing – and also the entrance to the left tower. BEFORE: The guest bathroom with painted walls and trim. THE DINING ROOM: BEFORE: On the other side of the staircase is the dining room – used by the family as a billiard room. So THIS is where that cream antique Italian settee is from!! Through the door is the center hall. BEFORE: Notice the fireplace and ceiling. AFTER: FURNISHED FOR THE MOVIE CMBYN. The main scene filmed here was the very last scene, unfortunately. Although we barely see this room in the movie, it is beautifully furnished. Through the left wood hanging door is a pass-through to the kitchen wing. CMBYN: Another pretty photograph from the movie set! You can see the kitchen through the pass through. Most of the paintings came with the house, while the dining table was brought in for the film. CMBYN: A screenshot of Elio in the dining room. He is standing next to the marble fireplace which gives you an idea of how huge they are all!! And here is the last scene, Elio looking into the loudly crackling and snapping fireplace in the dining room, while the Oscar nominated song plays. THE KITCHEN: BEFORE: The kitchen in the adjoining wing that was built much later than the main house. At the right is the breakfast room. Love the Italian case clock, painted blue. BEFORE: Here is the “moderne” kitchen with marble countertops and a large farm sink! White tiles on the walls. Cork or tile floors? HOW THE KITCHEN LOOKED DURING THE MOVIE, CMBYN: Not much was done to the kitchen, except to accessorize it. A red check fabric was added to the sink, along with a collection of copper pans. A wooden table was added next to the sink. I think Violante installed the light fixture too. This looks just perfect for an old Italian family kitchen. CMBYN: Aftermath of a lunch with all the plates. This is real life styling - all for show for the movie! Looks so authentic! CMBYN: The cook rules the kitchen and the family. Who didn’t have a TV like that? Notice the old small appliances. Those plugs!!! FOR THE MOVIE: Outside the kitchen door - landscaper Gaia Chaillet Giusti built the pergola and added the lushness. This is where breakfast and brunch was served along with soft boiled eggs and peach (!) juice. Of course the Perlman’s chairs wouldn’t match. AFTER THE MOVIE CREW LEFT: This is all that remains! Sad! The young girl who took these “After” photos reported that the garden was being restored when she was there. THE TOWERS: The two old towers both once contained stairs that lead up to a look-out view over the land and to the attic space over the house. One tower was changed into a bar, while the second remains a staircase. Notice the view-holes in the walls of this tower: It’s hard to get a photo of the staircase inside this tower. This movie scene only lasts a few seconds, but here you can see Elio goes up the tower – to the attic. The daylight is from the holes in the stucco tower. This tower was probably once accessed through the library. Now you must go through the kitchen wing to reach it. The second tower – off the Drawing Room. This is now a bar that is reached through a short door in the Drawing Room. Shield-shaped windows were added in the bar – you can just barely see one of them here at the side of the tower. DURING THE MOVIE CMBYN: In this dramatic scene, Elio gets a nosebleed and he used the ice from the refrigerator in the bar – through the short open door, seen behind him. Sorry for the bad screencaps – but there are no other photos of the bar in the tower. Here you can see the window AND the stucco cutout with the grille over it. On the other side of the tower – you can see more of the stucco cut out with the window open. What a nose bleed! LOL. It’s lasting forever!!! Not really. The bottom of the tower bar with cabinets. I’m obsessed with the towers – especially since they are now different and both serve a purpose as opposed to just for security. THE SECOND FLOOR: The upstairs is like the downstairs. Two major rooms are on each side with the center hall in the middle. DURING THE MOVIE CMBYN: Here is the master bedroom as decorated by Violante. She redressed the bed and changed the hanging fabrics. The scenes shot in this room didn’t make it into the movie. There are rumors that the movie was almost four hours long before it was cut – I would love to see all those scenes that were left on the editing room floor! Through the side door is the blue tiled bathroom, also not seen in the movie. CMBYM: Another view. Notice the trumeau that came with the house as did most of this furniture. Through the door is the hall with the door to the balcony. CMBYN: In the corner – Elio’s mother’s dressing table. CMBYN: A close up of that dressing table – think of how much time Violante must have spent getting this vignette just right – and then, you don’t even see it in the movie!!!!! BEFORE: And here is how the master bedroom in the house actually looks – faded glamour. The new fabrics and bedding really made the room come alive!! Another view. Notice the chair propping open the door. Many needed to be propped open or else they slammed shut with a loud noise which reverberated throughout the house. During the movie the sound of these heavy wood doors was a continually used element. BEFORE: The second master bedroom as it really looks. BEFORE: Another view of this room, with a stove heater! This room was not used in the movie. BEFORE: The blue tiled bathroom with the stained glass window which looks like it has gotten a recent repair. Again – this bedroom was not used. After the movie crew left: This was Elio’s room, while Oliver is staying there. Such a pretty bed. FOR THE MOVIE - CMBYM: The same bedroom fitted out for the movie – as how a teenaged boy would live. Notice how the upstairs rooms have such beautiful wood floors!! For the movie – this small room is supposed to be what the family used as a storage room. Elio always moved out of his room during the intern’s stay. Since it is a storage room – Violante added lots of old things, making it more of a messy, catch-all room. CMBYN: Elio and his girlfriend watch Oliver arrive to the house for the first time. CMBYN: Just like a movie by Nancy Meyers, each detail needs to be fleshed out for the screen. Here is Elio’s desk, piled with his school and comic books. The beautiful blue tiled bath between Elio and Oliver’s rooms. I think this is so pretty!!! If you bought this villa – would you restore this bathroom, or leave it exactly how it is now? Hmmm. Another view. Oliver’s room is straight ahead. CMBYN: Violante used the owner’s vintage twin beds for Oliver’s room. Old posters from the 80s were put on the walls. Peter Gabriel – Live In Concert!!! CMBYN: And another view. THE ATTIC: The left tower – with the staircase that Elio uses to go to the attic. Notice the tiny round holes in the stucco, above the second floor windows. Those holes are where the attic is. Notice the second round hole has a security spotlight installed in it. You’ll see this again! SCREENCAP FROM CMBYN: The dark attic – which the family uses for storage – there’s an old sofa here, a lamp shade, a chandelier sits in a chair. See the round opening in the stucco – and the window that closes it off – this is the round hole above the second story windows. Elio comes up here to be alone – the doves are cooing and you think it must be a dovecote. Perhaps doves do roost in the tower. Not sure. It’s really only when you watch this scene a few times, to prepare a blog story(!), that you realize this is actually the attic. On the first view, I thought it was the dovecote. SCREENCAP FROM CMBYN: Violante said this was her favorite room to decorate – but it was barely seen except for a few short scenes. In this window behind Elio – you can see the spotlight that was installed to illuminate the yard. This is the spotlight you can seen from outside. THE ESTATE: Even though the house is so fabulous – much of the activity takes place outside. All meals are eaten either under the pergola or under the plane/lime trees out front. Here, breakfast and cigarettes are served. And behind the scenes, what really goes on. The same scene shown above – being set up. Poor Mrs. Perlman – she has to chain smoke throughout the movie. The gardener tends to his apricot and peach (!) trees – which don’t really grow here, but were brought in for the movie by the landscape designer. The area by the side gate – which you can see here at the back left with the urn on top of the post – this is where the faux swimming pool is. As usual, bathing suits!! After the movie, this photo was taken by the young girl who visited this winter. The same area as seen above, from afar. You can see how large the front yard is – this row of buildings line the street where Elio and Oliver ride their bikes. The swimming pool was built by making a trough and surrounding it with recycled stones purchased from a warehouse – which were then painted to look old. Had me fooled! I thought the pool was real! Of course the director, Luca, was behind the rustic, small swimming pool. He said a family like the Perlmans would never have a fancy, new pool – it would be too nouveau riche for them. This shows how high the stones were for the “faux” swimming pool. I wonder if they left this – it would make a great fountain!! In the end, despite the beautiful Italian villa and wonderful landscape – Call Me By Your Name is a poignant story of first love – and all the heartbreak that goes with it, as you can see here. Elio! I am hoping Timothee Chalamet wins for Best Actor and the movie wins for Best Picture. If The Shape of Water wins, I might never watch another Oscar award show!! But that’s personal. If you’ve seen the movie – read the book. It’s much better than the movie, if that is even possible. Six days now and I still can’t get the movie out of my head. Even Oprah, with Elio, agrees with me!!!! To order the book, click the photo below: AND…. For something completely different…Fixer Upper’s The Gaines have just introduced their new spring collection at Target, just in time for Easter: Here is part of the collection showing the beautiful plates that are a cheaper take off on Juleska plates which cost a small fortune. And, aren’t those bunny egg cups to die for!!! SOOOO CUTE!!!!! I like the glasses too with the Juleska (again!) detailing. HERE The plates with the Juleska styling. The charger is made to mimic a birds nest. HERE More darling white pieces for spring!! LOVE! HERE ANOTHER PART OF THE SPRING COLLECTION HERE THIS IS THE MATCHING MAGNOLIA STOOL AND PILLOW IN DIFFERENT COLORS HERE CHAIR IN BLUE, BLACK OR GRAY HERE TO GO WITH THIS TABLE – ALL FROM TARGET!!! TABLE HERE
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The Call Me By Your Name villa is for sale - look through the grand interiors of the Italian villa which features in the Oscar-nominated film
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Looking to start a "house system" in your classroom? Looking to teach your students what it means to have GRIT? Look no further! These class houses were based off the acronym GRIT. Each letter stands for a different "house" and characteristic necessary to have grit: gumption, resilience, integrity, and tenacity. This product includes: - GRIT poster with definition of grit, and house names and shields - House Scoreboard - PNG images of house shields to use as you wish - House posters with definitions of each characteristic: gumption, resilience, integrity and tenacity - Sorting Sheet/Quiz (double-sided): Which GRIT characteristic best describes you? Which GRIT characteristic would you like to work on? After discussing each house and the characteristics, ask your students which house they best exemplify, and which house/characteristic they think they should work on as a goal. Sort your students into houses accordingly!
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This modular sign allows you to buy just what you need, when you want it, as you customize text as you wish in each piece, while getting an elegant final look. REMEMBER THAT WE CAN CHANGE SIZE, COLOR, SHAPE AND FONTS, SO IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU NEED, DON'T HESITATE TO SEND US A MESSAGE, WE LOVE TO DO CUSTOM ORDERS! (extra fees may apply) MATERIAL: polyurethane finished MDF DUO SIZE: 14"x 16" UPPER SIGN: 14"x 9.5" BOTTOM SIGN: 14"x 6.5" FINISH *natural carved areas color is the khaki - gold shade of natural MDF All plaques are varnished for outdoor use INSTALL This plaque can be fixed to walls by ADHESIVE (instructions included) or by SCREWS in which option we can pre-drill the required holes if you ask for them. ****ADHESIVE OR SCREWS NOT INCLUDED PAMENT We accept PayPal and checks You can pay with credit/debit card checking out thru PayPal as guest (no account needed) MDF is a relative of plywood and particle board but denser. We cover it with marine grade varnish so it's ready for outdoor use, and eventually can be revarnished with a previous light sanding just as any regular wood house trim product. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SEND US A MESSAGE, WE REALLY LOVE DOING CUSTOM PIECES!!
A contemporary house name sign that will put the finishing touch to the front of your home. This modern house sign is made from a 3mm white or black acrylic with an contrasting 3mm coloured acrylic backing. There are several choices of backing colours which are mirrored silver, gold, rose gold. All materials are UV stable and weather resistant making this contemporary house sign one of the toughest on the market. The photos don’t do them justice - they are stunning! THEY ARE SUPPLIED WITH ALL FIXTURES AND FITTINGS WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO INSTALL YOURSELF! 30 x 30cm size signs comes with 4 fixings in the corners. Dispatched within 1-3 working days.
A contemporary house name sign that will put the finishing touch to the front of your home. This modern house sign is made from a 3mm white or black acrylic with an contrasting 3mm coloured acrylic backing. There are several choices of backing colours which are mirrored silver, gold, rose gold or orange. All materials are UV stable and weather resistant making this contemporary house sign one of the toughest on the market. The photos don’t do them justice - they are stunning! House name signs are supplied with all fixtures and fittings with everything you need to install yourself. 19 x 37cm and 25 x 50cm size signs comes with 4 fixings in the corners.
A contemporary house name sign that will put the finishing touch to the front of your home. This modern house sign is made from a 3mm white or black acrylic with an contrasting 3mm coloured acrylic backing. There are several choices of backing colours which are mirrored silver, gold, rose gold or orange. All materials are UV stable and weather resistant making this contemporary house sign one of the toughest on the market. The photos don’t do them justice - they are stunning! House name signs are supplied with all fixtures and fittings with everything you need to install yourself. 27 x 33cm and 37 x 46cm size signs comes with 4 fixings in the corners.
Custom ceramic tile with Sevillian Renaissance design in blue tones. If you want another design or color do not hesitate to contact me. This is a personalized house sign, entirely hand painted on ceramic plaque on different dimensions. A custom sign with a beautiful composition. This sign is perfect for outdoor use with numbers and address, or with your family name or house name. This personalized house sign for home, is perfect to increase the visibility of your address with a touch of personality. Size: - 15x15cm/ 5,9"x 5,9 inch - 20x20 cm/ 7,87x7,87 inch For more inspiration, take a look to my items here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/taniatterranova?section_id=23540041 Back to my store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/taniatterranova Thank you for visiting my shop! Tania
Inspired by traditional designs seen throughout history, this beautiful house name sign has been handcrafted from high-quality steel and finished in a sleek black powder coat to suit any exterior setting. Adorned with delicate floral and leaf detailing throughout its framework, this sign features an elongated rectangular shape and can be personalised with up to eleven characters of your choice. A lovely way to add character to any property exterior, this sign would look lovely placed beside an entryway, above a door, or on the outside of a garden fence. Please note that your wording will be automatically converted into all caps (e.g. JONES). If you require a name with more characters, please see the large version of this design here. Depending on the requirements for your design, a mock-up design may be sent out to you for approval before the creation process begins. Dimensions & Specification Height: 15cm Width: 50cm *All dimensions and weights are approximate.
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Made of solid brass these house signs have the backgrounds painted in Black, Blue, Green, Maroon, Purple and Red. These are rectangle and have simple smooth brass border. The size available is - 140mm x 115mm. The brass letters and borders are highly polished. A classic house sign. Your sign is pre-drilled with fixing holes and screws are included. NB These signs are not suitable within a 20 mile radius of coastal areas as they may corrode. You can pay online with a card, by phone, by cheque, by BACS, or by Amazon. More Cast Brass Signs More Metal Signs
A contemporary house sign that will put the finishing touch to the front of your home. This house sign is made from a 3mm matt grey acrylic with an contrasting coloured backing. There are Six choices of backing colours which are mirrored silver, gold, gloss white, red, blue and green. This house sign has a floating affect as it is attached via hidden stand-off mounts. All materials are UV stable and weather resistant making this contemporary house sign one of the toughest on the market. Size 28x18cm.
Country House / Town House Large Classic House Name Cold Cast Bronze or Pewter Wall Plaque. Approx 15 inches across by 13. 1/2 inches in height. ( 39 cm /35 cm) This is our traditional English Large Classic style of house name plaque. Available in two types of finishes, cold cast plain bronze and pewter with the extra options of adding a small motif and background color if desired Please select the background colour if required from the colours menu. Motifs available: Please visit the shop home page and look under items menu for Large classic motifs 1 & 2 to view and add to your order all any of the one's li listed below Oak tree, shamrock, thistle, butterfly, duck, vine, bird, Hare, Cock and Hen, rose, ships wheel, Anchor, Steam Train, Flying Eagle and a wheat sheaf. As these plaques are custom / bespoke handcrafted items, you may have another theme or idea that you would like to have designed. Please, tell us about it and we will do our very best to accommodate you. You can have two lines of text with up to 8 letters in each word with the option of adding up to 4 numbers in the arched section or small motif. The numbers are 50mm in height with the text being 40mm in height. Text is available in brass or a pewter finish. After ordering please message me with the type of text you require and motif you would like added. These house name wall plaques are beautifully hand crafted at our crafts workshop on the Isle of Wight UK. Very easy to fit these plaques with our own secret fix system (No screws) by drilling a single 6 mm hole into wood, masonry / brickwork. Screw in the supplied 6 mm shank into the threaded insert incorporated in the back of the plaque. Apply a generous amount of exterior silicone adhesive ( Not Supplied) to the back, locate the hole you have already drilled, push gently but firmly into position, wipe off any excess. Job done!! These plaque are fully protected with an external lacquered finish and are totally weather proof. When placing an order enter your plaque details on the order page or, message me ( David ) via contact the seller with all your plaque requirements and I will then get back to you to confirm them with you. I can only send a mock up version on request once you have placed your order for approval of your new design. All of our house name & number signs are designed hand crafted at our studio crafts workshop on the Isle of Wight UK. Full easy to follow illustrated install instructions supplied with every order. As these plaques are made to order please allow up to 56 days for delivery from time of purchase. All signs are tracked and fully insured against loss or damage whilst in transit. Please check out my other signs at the shop here on Etsy and thanks very much for looking.
Dimensions - (W)310mm x (H)110mm Premium Shatter resistant 'Perspex' branded 5mm Glass Effect Acrylic Premium 'Marine' grade, Cast PVC Vinyl, featuring Permanent high cohesion adhesive. 2 X Quality Standoff Supports, Screws & Wall Plugs (Not cheap screw caps) Tough, Ultra Durable & 100% Weather Proof guaranteed!!! Fitting Instructions, everything you need to Quickly & Easily install your Sign, Hassle Free!!
Stylish laser cut house number in your choice of finishes. Available in various shapes & sizes we have a house number sign to suit all. This large hexagonal house sign is sure to set your house apart from the neighbours. Our larger signs take your house number & either surname, street name or house name. The front of our signs are cut from contemporary matte white vinyl showing botanical style leaf border with a contrasting matte acrylic background. Choose from anthracite, marine, forest, clay, buff or blush with white text. Each sign comes with 4 stand-off fixings which are easily fitted to your wall. Screws, rawl plugs & fixings are provided. Signs stand proud of the wall approx. 10mm 215 x 250mm
Stylish laser cut house number in your choice of finishes. Available in various shapes & sizes we have a house number sign to suit all. This large square house sign is sure to set your house apart from the neighbours. Our larger signs take your house number & either surname, street name or house name. The front of our signs are cut from contemporary matte white vinyl showing botanical style leaf border with a contrasting matte acrylic background. Choose from anthracite, marine, forest, clay, buff or blush with white text. Each sign comes with 4 stand-off fixings which are easily fitted to your wall. Screws, rawl plugs & fixings are provided. Signs stand proud of the wall approx. 10mm 215 x 215mm
This custom house name sign is hand painted ceramic tile and is beautiful as it is functional. The tile, which is painted with over-glazed colors is fired at extreme high temperatures in a ceramic oven. After firing, the tile is scratch free and its colors are permanent and do not fade. This makes it endurable to all weather conditions; therefore it can be left out of the house, on external walls. Size: 7.9X11.8 inch (20X30 cm) Also available in size 3.9X5.9" (10X15 cm), 5.9X11.8" (15X30 cm), 7.9X15.7" (20X40 cm) and 9.8X15.7" (25X40 cm) You can choose the size and holes option in the menu at the top right or below the price. The photos under the main one are for display purposes only and are listed separately here: Casa Evink sign: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/263427079 House sign 2154: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/552835139 House sign 203: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/270226949 House sign 6514: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/237845534 House sign 5322: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/listing/237740977 Please note: A bit of difference in colors could be between screens. HOW TO ORDER 1. Add this listing to your cart in the top of your screen. 2. Above it, in the personalization area please include your house address, font type and phone number for delivery. 3. I will make a sketch to show for your approval (Only 2 revisions are allowed). 4. After you'll approve the sketch via email I'll start making your sign. Painting and firing can take 6 to 12 business days. INSTALLATION You can glue the tile to a wall with a kind of silicone mixed with contact glue (like Montage Kit of Bison) or screw it, using holes. You can choose the holes option in the menu at the top right. The sign can also be framed in wood or iron frame for easy hanging on walls. SHIPPING I ship worldwide by registered air mail, well packaged, using recycled materials. Customers requesting shipping to other destinations than the US, Europe, Canada and Australia please contact me to get an exact price. Shipping to Europe usually takes 1-2 weeks and to the USA and Australia 2-3 weeks but can long up to 21 business days. EXPRESS POSTAGE is available, just send me a convo prior purchase. Please see my policies before you make a purchase: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Paintingontiles/policy?ref=shopinfo_policies_leftnav You are most invited to see more ceramic signs as well as other ceramic wall hangings in my shop here: https://www.etsy.com/il-en/shop/AyeBarDesigns?ref=pr_shop_more Thank you for visiting my "AyeBarDesigns" Shop, Yuli
Handmade ceramic house name sign made to order in stoneware clay. Fully frost and weather proof. Background colour of all signs is an offwhite speckle. These signs measure approx 40cm by 29cm Each sign is made to order with your house name - we can fit up to 10 letters across the top and bottom of the plaque with a centre design in the middle. Alternatively we can have 2 or 3 short lines of text (up to 6 letters) on one side of the plaque with a side design. In addition to the centre/side design, simple border designs (such as leaves) can also be added space providing. Edging and lettering can be either chocolate brown or black Please put the following information in the "note to seller" box at the checkout: House name/number Top/bottom or Side layout required What you would like as your centre design Border details Edging colour Lettering colour Orders take approx 6-8 weeks to complete If you would like to discuss a design with me, please send me a message
