Meredith Tabbone spent roughly $475,000 on her dream home in Sambuca di Sicilia. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItMeredith Tabbone knocked down several walls to open up her kitchen, dining and living areas. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItNow that her home is complete, Tabbone plans to spend four months out of the year in Sicily. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItOne of Meredith Tabbone's favorite features in her Sicily dream home is a dry-heat sauna in one of the guest bedrooms. Mickey Todiwala | CNBC Make ItOverall, she adds, she feels it's "important to preserve old buildings like this" that can't be recreated with modern materials or building sensibilities.

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