The American dollar is now hitting new 12 year highs. This has been the fastest rise in 40 years. The major currencies of the world continue to sink against the United States dollar (USD) and the exchange rate with Euro is currently 1,088. A stronger dollar will encourage Americans to spend more money abroad in travel and in overseas purchases. It will also promote more investment by individual Americans...

Spring is coming soon and it will bring along the colours and lights characteristic of this amazing season. We can bring the same colours and brightness into our homes. You can use fabrics in pastel shades, together with light and clear nuances or soft colors with great contrast at the same time. Here are some examples of how you can make your home look bright and welcoming, both for you and your family,...

All the VIPs buy a house in Italy! Everybody knows that many VIPs have chosen Italy to buy their overseas house. We are pleased that, having the possibility to buy a property wherever in the world, they choose our land! After all Italy is the land of culture, warm sun, crystalline sea water and green rolling hills! Let’s see, who have chosen to invest in Italy and where: GEORGE CLOONEY: maybe he’s...

Getting a Codice Fiscale in Italy is very easy and free! You can read the useful tips and opinion about it of an American in Rome: I recently met up with R for aperitivo and a chat about life in Rome. Over wine and Oasi della Birra’s buffet we talked about the poorly defined bureaucratic hurdles that one has to navigate when moving to Rome, or living anywhere else in Italy. In addition to a visa, one...

Are you buying to resell shortly? Are you thinking that one day you may selling your home? If your answer is “yes” then you must read the following suggestions by real estate experts. Here is a list of 12 mistakes that you should avoid if you don’t want to decrease the value of your home for future resale: 1. Choosing a crazy colour for your facade Although you are a colour-lover, do not choose a...

Buying your first property may be very stressful, because you don't know the market, how it works, if you are going to do a safe investment, etc. Yet, if you don't buy the first nice property you see and if you ask for help to the right people, your first real estate investment will turn into your most exciting experience ever! Here are 3 major things to consider, before making the first step into the...

Flowers decorate your home, give a fresh, welcoming look and say something about you. Communicating with flowers was very fashionable in the 1800s: flowers were often used to express feelings that couldn't be clearly and directly communicated. So, what is the meaning of flowers? What will you say with your flower decorations? Here are the meanings of the most common flowers: Rose Red roses mean passion...

There are many theories about preparing a dining table, all different from each other. Yet there is only one rule to distinguish a well set dining table from a bad one: good taste. Said the above, it’s easy to set a dining table, whether it must be formal or simple. You just have to follow a scheme, which is the base for all the mise en place. You can choose a standard tablecloth, a placemat or a...

Have you just bought a new house with an amazing park, with century trees and you don’t want to have that blue artificial spot on the ground? If you are looking for something, which most integrates with the wild but ordered nature of your garden, you may go for a natural swimming pool, also known as natural swimming pond. How does it work and how’s different from a common pool? A natural swimming...

Marble is a natural material often used in the finishing of houses. Here are the main reasons: - It looks beautiful - It's resistant - It lasts for a very long time - It increases the value of a house It can be used in several rooms and for different purposes: as a floor, in the bathroom as a sink, in the dining room as a table or in the kitchen as resistant and pratical tops to prepare food. Marble is...