Cook and author Skye McAlpine welcomes us into her 4,000 square-foot Italian apartment — part of the 17th-century Palazzo Gradenigo — just off the Grand Canal in Venice. Layered in history, Skye McAlpine’s Venetian sanctuary maintains plenty of the palazzo’s original details, such as the 18th-century fresco in the living room and the decorative flowering of rocaille in the breakfast room.
As we’re guided into the light and airy kitchen that is set apart by its high-beamed ceilings, Skye McAlpine reveals a staple festive treat… a snowy panettone cake from her cookbook ‘A Table For Friends’. In the grand dining room, Skye’s dinner table is layered with a mixture of small plates over larger plates from her ‘Tavola’ tableware collection, which is inspired by ‘la dolce vita’ or ‘the sweet life’. The snowy panettone takes centre stage as it is served on a cake stand which towers above the rest of the festive treats, to complete her “over-the-top” Christmas table.
“Life is slower here. It’s unchanged, it’s like a time capsule,” McAlpine explains as she contrasts between her life in London and the Venetian way of living. “I think that’s part of the charm, it really is like stepping back into a different era”. Watch the full episode of Design Notes with Skye McAlpine, as we tour her slice of an Italian palace that is expertly decorated for the Christmas holidays.
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00:00 – Inspiration: “It’s imperfect perfection”
02:00 – Living Room: “It’s where the real Christmas moment happens!”
05:20 – Kitchen: “I love the way that food brings people together”
07:50 – Breakfast Room: “It feels like a chocolate box…”
08:53 – Dining Room: “It feels very ramshackle”
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27 Comments
What about the rising sea? How much longer can you live there? Do you have a plan to save as much as you can before Venice is completely flooded? Best wishes.
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Stunning apartment! And congratulations on the lovely interior, you did a gorgeous job in making this a cosy, warm and welcoming home. Love your colours and the 'old' furniture pieces, it's this wonderful combination of beautiful and charming. And you are right: the kitchen is fantastic. I love it all because it is un-presumptious and authentic.
Love Venice it's so beautiful
Das ist ein Geschenk…vielen lieben Dank. 1. i love Venezia..2. Ich habe Ahnen aus Venedig.
Wie Sie das geniessen ist wunderbar und eine Freude für mich. Danke fürs teilen. Cordiali saluti da Austria..buona festa❣🥂🍾 in Amore
Wow! What an an apartment!
Gorgeous!
Obsessed with this! The feeling of a lived in kitchen with food and life feels so much better than the bland new kitchens I see daily on Instagram. Thank you for this House & Garden!
This video made my day!
Stunning 🤩
Literally the dream ❤
This is an absolute dream!! Obsessed!!
One of the most remarkable place I ever seen. Gorgeous. Incredibly cosy. Beautiful, bravissimo 🧡🧡
Stunning. You on another level lady. Wow! Your presentation is gorgeous. I love your kitchen and breakfast room. Your pastries is to die for. Have a magical Christmas.
Felicity Jacobs, Cape Town, South Africa
I love House & Garden homes. Each one of them have a story. I hate the big and perfect homes. You have never disappointed me. Love it.
Felicity Jacobs, Cape Town, South Africa
incredible!!!!!
i love the gondola toast rack! the first time i'd ever seen a toast rack (imagine that lol) was when we went to London with my family at age 13. i thought it was the most interesting table piece. the coziness and lived in feel of the apartment make it especially appealing for me, who is a real Italophile. I'm getting your book soon Skye! the fact that she doesn't get rid of items that obviously make the apartment is a real treat and homage to the historical realm of the home. well done
Just wowwwww……
How marvelous. I would love to live there, especially at Christmas!🎄🎄
They are having nothing but sweet food….for Xmas… that is truly horrible !!!!
I have always wondered what this lovely lady’s Venice home looked like and as with everything she does, it’s charming and magical 🎀
I didn't know that I wanted a Venetian Flat before today! 😯
The breakfast room is to die for!!!!!
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What a sugar overload! 😆 But so WONDERFUL at the same time. Marie Antoinette would have loved being a guest at her tables! I don’t remember ever seeing any home as amazing as this and will save this video to watch over and over. Thank you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Simply beautiful!
Simply perfect!