A personal collection,
not a marketplace.

I started Olivings because I kept falling in love with homes I couldn't get out of my head — a crumbling stone farmhouse in Tuscany with shutters the colour of sage, a whitewashed cortijo in Andalusia where the courtyard smelled of jasmine at dusk. I'd share them with friends, and the reaction was always the same: where did you find this?

The answer was usually buried five pages deep in a foreign-language listing site, wedged between investment plots and new-build apartments. Beautiful homes, nearly impossible to discover. So I began collecting them — quietly, carefully — and Olivings grew from there.

This isn't a real estate agency. I don't sell homes and I don't take commissions. I simply surface the ones that stop me mid-scroll — the ones with warmth, with light, with a story written into the walls — and make them easy to find.

What we look for

Every home on Olivings is hand-picked. There's no algorithm, no automated feed. I look for character over perfection — thick stone walls, arched doorways, a garden that feels like it's been growing forever. I care about the setting: the view from the kitchen window, the walk into the village, the quality of the light in the afternoon.

Some of these homes need love. Some are ready to move into tomorrow. What they share is soul — the kind of place where you slow down, pour a glass of something local, and think: I could live here.

The name

Olivings is a small word made from two ideas: olive and living. The olive tree is everywhere in Southern Europe — ancient, resilient, generous. It felt like the right symbol for the kind of life these homes invite: rooted, unhurried, and full of flavour.

Get in touch

I'd love to hear from you — whether you've found your dream home on the site, want to suggest a listing, or just want to talk about old stone houses. You can find me on Instagram and TikTok, or drop me a line at jesse@olivings.com.