Cosmo and Janet DeNicola used European antiques and furniture and backyard grapevines to transform their Bryn Mawr property into their own Italian retreat, writes Candace Taylor for The Wall Street Journal.

“I’m Italian,” said the husband. “This is my little piece of Italy.”

The couple bought the property in 2014. Their goal when renovating it was to introduce a European aesthetic to the Pennsylvania farmhouse-style home. They also made sure to imbue it with their love of animals and nature.

The DiNicolas, both entrepreneurs who founded Amtech Software in 1981, hired Main Line architect F.L. Bissinger and interior designer Justin Shaulis to revamp the home.

The home’s transformation took three years.

This included the addition of a circular turret to the main entrance and numerous trips to Europe to shop for antiques for the six-bedroom, 11-bathroom house.

Meanwhile, the couple added a vineyard. And an onsite aviary on the grounds allows them to keep pigeons.

The project, including the purchase of the property, cost roughly $10 million.

“They wanted it to feel like a home that had been in the family for generations,” said Shaulis.

Read more about this home retreat in The Wall Street Journal.