Australian reality TV judges list renovated Sicilian home for €195,000
Interior designers Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer rebuilt two abandoned houses in Castronovo di Sicilia for a Channel Nine series.
Interior designers and The Block judges Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer have listed a rebuilt Sicilian house for €195,000 (A$316,000), according to a report by the Times of India. The fully furnished property is located in the hill town of Castronovo di Sicilia.
Blaze and Palmer each purchased a derelict house for €1 for the Channel Nine series 1 Euro House. The buildings had stood empty for decades and were already crumbling at the time of purchase. Palmer stated that the condition was worse than he initially thought.
The two properties were combined into a single four-level home that includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Because part of the 400 to 500-year-old structure was structurally unsound, it had to be demolished. The designers replaced that section with an open-air, Mediterranean-style walled garden.
The interior features handmade tiles, local marble, and artisan ceramics. The house has an internal area of approximately 160 square metres and includes a garage and a powder room. The sale includes all furniture, lighting, artworks, and kitchen equipment shown in the listing.
Blaze announced the sale on Instagram, noting that the price could buy a one-bedroom apartment in an Australian capital city high-rise. She said she was proud of what she and Palmer achieved with a minimal budget and a lack of help.