1227 A new member Ostuni/Sussex

Hi all,
have only just found the website, and have been very interested in reading the comments placed by everyone.
I just have returned from Ostuni (27th) where my family and I have just spent a month in the villa we bought last December. I am also looking to move to Italy, but at the moment the work side is the main stumbling point, I have looked at buying a second place (an appartment) in Ostuni to rent out as an income, but of course it will also be a second set of bills.
I have been to Ostuni quite a few times and have found some good and bad places to buy different items, if anyone wants to ask I may be able to point in the right direction.

Vic

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Introduce Yourself - Piacere Conoscerti

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 08/31/2005 - 17:40

Hello new member! We're new too and have just bought a cottage near San Vito. We're in the process of replacing most of the furniture and having difficulty with finding this. Emmezeta is too tacky and the designer shops too expensive. Are there any good in betweens??

We too would like to purchase another place to renovate before renting out. This will be our next adventure! (Besides learning how to harvest olives and finding recipes for almond mountains!).

Look forward to hearing from you.

Kathy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/01/2005 - 14:09

we are about 2kms from San Vito as well....quite a community building up ! :)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/02/2005 - 09:36

[QUOTE=KATHY THOMSON]Hello new member! We're new too and have just bought a cottage near San Vito. We're in the process of replacing most of the furniture and having difficulty with finding this. Emmezeta is too tacky and the designer shops too expensive. Are there any good in betweens??

We too would like to purchase another place to renovate before renting out. This will be our next adventure! (Besides learning how to harvest olives and finding recipes for almond mountains!).

Look forward to hearing from you.

Kathy[/QUOTE]

Hello Kathy

your right about Emmezeta, we got the kids beds from there when we first bought the villa, but I tend to keep away now. We have not really got round to buying to much else yet, a few bit in Ostuni town, but just from a glance the prices are a bit high.
So if do find somewhere I would like to know

Vic

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/02/2005 - 11:24

Dear Vic,

We've only just bought our property but we have found a very good seamstress in San Vito who is, as we speak, making up curtains, cushion covers etc. for me. The same lady sells iron beds in a variety of colours all at a reasonable price (around 300 euros) mattress extra. She's going to help us with sofas etc when we go back in october.

For all main household items (crockery cutlery etc)I've used the homestore next to Auchan in Mesagne and Auchan itself for kitchenware.

If you find anywhere else, please let me know - we're still looking for bedside tables, a dresser, dressing table etc, plus decent garden furniture which isn't plastic!

Regards

Kathy