We wanted to create a home that makes you feel like taking off your shoes,’ says Andrew Trotter of this 17th-century baroque building. Located in the Apulian town of Soleto in Italy, it had lain untouched for 20 years. Then Andrew, a self-confessed restoration addict, spotted it and decided to revive it, along with his long-time friend and associate Marcelo Martínez.
With a background in magazine editing and interior design,