A small white house with blue shutters on a hillside surrounded by dense greenery and trees, with mountains in the background.
A man and woman sharing a kiss outdoors in front of a rustic house with mountains in the background. The man wears a red helmet with a face shield and holds a leaf blower. The woman wears a beige cap and cargo pants.

We’re restoring
an old farmhouse and bringing an olive grove back to life.

A woman in a denim vest and beige skirt holding a baby on a rustic outdoor covered porch with mountains in the background.
A brown cloth is hung on a clothesline tied between two trees in a grassy, wooded area under bright sunlight. A wooden chair stands near the tree on the right, with shadows cast on the ground.

OUR STORY & RENOVATION

A few years ago, we chose to step out of Amsterdam city life and into the countryside in the Netherlands.
Now, we’re building our dream place on Samos in Greece, between the mountains and the sea.

Here, all our interests come together.
Food, nature, craft, olives, design and sustainable living. We work with the rhythm of the seasons and let the land teach us patience, craft and simplicity.

Loutsa reminds us to follow what pulls you, work hard for what truly matters, and to share not only a place, but also the journey behind it.

And we share that journey honestly.
Because as calm as this life may look, it also includes unfinished walls, long to-do lists, building while raising a small toddler, running both an existing and a brand-new business, learning a new language and culture, all while finding time to enjoy the mountains and the sea.

We’re right in the middle, where beauty and hard work meet. Learning every day, and deeply grateful. Χάρηκα πολύ

A man with tattoos on his arm holding a young girl in front of a woman, all smiling and making playful expressions, standing outside between stone walls and a large white doorway.

PODCAST INTERVIEW

Check our full story in this podcast interview.
(Dutch only, sorry)

LIGHT, AIR & REAL VIEWS

Building update: 08 / 01 / 2026

Status:
We have windows & views!

A big win: the frames and windows are in. At the back and sides, the house is now open to the mountains, the olive trees and the light. You step inside and it finally feels lighter and calmer. More like a place to be.

The two big front windows are still closed off with wood for now. That’s on purpose, this is where the veranda and kitchen will come next. Same for the door: temporary, practical, doing its job while we keep building forward.

But being able to look outside from the inside for the first time? That changes everything. The views, the air, the sense of space. It suddenly feels less like a construction site and more like a future home.

From here, we move on to the extension for the bedrooms and bathroom. More work ahead, more dust and long days, but also a lot of excitement. This is where things really start to take shape!

Slowly, Loutsa is opening up.

A man and a young boy looking out of a large window with stone walls inside a rustic room. The boy is standing near a toy shelf with toys, and the man is kneeling by the windowsill.
A bedroom with a stone brick wall, a window showing rocks outside, a bed with yellow and beige bedding, and two matching wooden nightstands with lamps.
A cozy bedroom with stone walls, two small windows, a bed with beige bedding and matching pillows, and two wooden nightstands.
Person installing a glass window in a stone wall using a caulking gun with a blue cord.

YES! WE HAVE A ROOF! 

Building update: 12 / 12 /2025

Status:
The roof is on. Just in time.

Just in time before the first heavy rains hit. Stress levels were high, because the rain arrived way earlier than expected and the clock was ticking fast.

Thanks to local friends, our besties and a few very long days, we made it. Before the end of the year, the roof tiles were on. Thick insulation, light tiles that fit beautifully with the stone and wood and suddenly it’s starting to feel like a house.

A real mountain cabin. Warm, simple and a little bit rough around the edges. Not all the windows are in yet, but there’s a wood stove, dry floors and that feeling you get when a place slowly becomes a home.

Construction workers installing roof tiles on a stone building in a hilly, green landscape under a blue sky.