If you're a fan of Maine Cabin Masters and love watching Chase Morrill and his crew work their magic on rustic cabins, you’ll be excited to hear about their latest adventure in Italy. In 2023, Chase and his family took on a new challenge — purchasing and renovating a countryside home in the Molise region of Italy. Known as “the region that does not exist”, Molise is a hidden gem, untouched by time and perfect for a renovation project. Within just a few months, Chase and his team transformed their new Italian home. And guess who helped them in their search for this dream property? That’s right – Abruzzo Rural Property! We specialize in helping international clients find their dream homes in the beautiful countryside of Abruzzo and Molise.
In this blog, I’ll take you behind the scenes of how Chase and his family found their perfect home in Italy, what the process was like, and my experience as part of the Maine Cabin Masters: Building Italy show.
Their entire Italian experience — searching for the perfect property, purchasing it, and completing the renovation — is captured in a six-episode spinoff titled Maine Cabin Masters: Building Italy. The show premiered on June 17, 2024, on Magnolia Network and became available for streaming on Max and Discovery+ on August 30, 2024.
Finding Chase Morrill's Italian Dream Home
It all began in the spring of 2023 when Chase and his family contacted us at Abruzzo Rural Property. They were on the hunt for a country house in Italy, looking for the perfect fixer-upper to call their own. After many virtual meetings, we quickly understood what they needed: basically, they wanted a house in the countryside with some land and a nearby footpath for Sarah’s morning walks. The house had to be large enough to accommodate Chase and Sarah’s large family of six with four teenage kids (three girls and one boy). It also needed to be in good structural shape while requiring some “cosmetic” renovation.
With an initial budget of 100,000 euros, Chase and his team were excited to see that Italy offered properties that fit their criteria while leaving room in their budget for renovations. We searched through our database and found several great options in both Abruzzo and Molise.
