The Spinabella Affair – Chapter One: The House That Whispers

Welcome to The Spinabella Affair — an immersive, slow-burning love story for a forgotten villa at the edge of Rome.

This is not just a blog. It’s an unfolding restoration series. A room-by-room revelation of secrets buried beneath cracked tiles, behind locked cellar doors, and inside sun-drenched halls long untouched. It’s about bringing a place back to life — not for tourists or influencers, but for those of us who believe that walls can speak and every scratch tells a story.

Step Inside the Story

Tucked into the hills of Marino lies Spinabella, a once-grand Italian villa with weathered charm and decades of untold history. When we arrived, she was asleep — vines creeping through shutters, stone staircases crumbling, cellar doors sealed with rust and mystery. But something about her whispered stay.

And so, we did.

The Spinabella Affair is our way of documenting what happens next. One room at a time. One story at a time. We’re not rushing toward a polished before-and-after. We’re living in the process — hands dirty, eyes wide, hearts open.

A Villa with 13 Rooms… and a Secret

Each room holds something unique — a crumbling fresco, a half-torn love letter from 1912, a hidden stairwell that leads… somewhere. We’ll take you through it all:

• The moment the front door groans open for the first time.

• The smell of plaster dust and rosemary in the air.

• The quiet panic of discovering the underground wine cellar.

• The joy of finding light in unexpected corners.

We’ll share what we find, what we fix, and what we feel — every step of the way.

The journey ends (or perhaps truly begins) in The 13th Room — a part of the villa no one’s entered in years. Locked. Forgotten. Waiting.

The Affair Is Yours, Too

Through videos, notes, late-night thoughts, and early morning moments, you’ll be with us — not just watching, but experiencing the transformation of this living, breathing place. This is intimate restoration, not just of architecture, but of self.

No filters. No timelines. Just story.

The Spinabella AffairA villa. A vision. A promise to return beauty, one forgotten room at a time.

Will you come with us?