@wavehappyKat | Building a Sicilian Life

We bought a 100-year-old home + olive grove in Sicily Restoring both while sharing honest tips, beautiful places & slow Italian life Guides, stays + presets ↓

card updated Oct 9, 2026 · 13 of 24 clips with full stats · following 154 · 888,500 likes total

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Engagement9.99%above average

Account summary

@wavehappy has 28,000 followers and 433 videos. Across the 24 parsed clips the average is 242,754 views and 34,071 likes. Engagement to views is 9.99%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−5.05 pp). Posts roughly 0.4 times a week. An average clip reaches 867% of the follower count.

Followers

28K

+400 in period

Engagement

9.99%

−5.05 pp newer half

Average views

242.8K

median 1.2K

Likes per clip

34.1K

216 comments avg

Shares / saves

1.2K / 1.9K

0.53% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.4 / wk

reach 867% of followers

Latest clips

24 collected

I've photographed so many doors in Sicily, it's a bit unreasonable! Fr — @wavehappy

553I've photographed so many doors in Sicily, it's a bit unreasonable! From faded and hand-painted to impossibly ornate or 12212

In Italy, it’s a moka. In my Cuban family, a cafetera. And that sound? — @wavehappy

4760:53In Italy, it’s a moka. In my Cuban family, a cafetera. And that sound? I’ve known it my whole life. ☕️ One of my favorit30010

Some people go to Sicily with a packed itinerary. I’m here to offer a — @wavehappy

8420:32Some people go to Sicily with a packed itinerary. I’m here to offer a few places to sit down while you reconsider it. M37312

Sicily has completely changed my perspective on neutral color palettes — @wavehappy

1.4KSicily has completely changed my perspective on neutral color palettes. I'm now obsessed with the vibrant combinations I462214

I have countless photos that capture some aspects of Sicily: the sea, — @wavehappy

1.2KI have countless photos that capture some aspects of Sicily: the sea, the architecture, the delicious food, and the char56234

I don’t need my neighborhood to look like Italy. But I would love to w — @wavehappy

1K0:53I don’t need my neighborhood to look like Italy. But I would love to walk out for bread and come home an hour later beca71519

Somewhere in Sicily, there’s a balcony that matches your entire person — @wavehappy

1.7KSomewhere in Sicily, there’s a balcony that matches your entire personality. Mine is the daydreamer, with a little neigh43455

For everyone who’s ever sent someone an Italian property listing and s — @wavehappy

1K0:36For everyone who’s ever sent someone an Italian property listing and said, “Can you imagine us living here?” This is fo46564

Our house in Sicily, before everything had a place and every photo sto — @wavehappy

1.1K1:00Our house in Sicily, before everything had a place and every photo stopped needing an explanation. 😂 I love a before and73234

I really enjoy dressing up in Sicily. Even when the whole plan is just — @wavehappy

1.4KI really enjoy dressing up in Sicily. Even when the whole plan is just to grab a coffee, wander around, and then figure 13101

Would this have scared you off… or would you have bought it? — @wavehappy

1.4M2:09Would this have scared you off… or would you have bought it?79.5K8811.9K4.7K

And just like that… we bought a house in Sicily. — @wavehappy

1.7M0:55And just like that… we bought a house in Sicily.201.4K7039.5K12.4K

Things no one tells you about renovating a house in Sicily — @wavehappy

1.5MThings no one tells you about renovating a house in Sicily 161.6K1.2K3.6K7.3K

I’ve always thought photography and interior design have a lot in comm — @wavehappy

969I’ve always thought photography and interior design have a lot in common. Light, composition, balance, and knowing when 0000

We didn’t fall in love with what it was. We fell in love with what it — @wavehappy

1.1KWe didn’t fall in love with what it was. We fell in love with what it could become. A little imagination, a lot of patie0000

Sicily has my heart—enough to buy two properties, explore for countles — @wavehappy

4.3KSicily has my heart—enough to buy two properties, explore for countless hours, and dream of a future here. But that doe0000

€250,000 bought us olive trees, space, and a whole lot of plans. €520, — @wavehappy

1.3K€250,000 bought us olive trees, space, and a whole lot of plans. €520,000 bought us a home in Ortigia, where we can walk0000

Imagine being granted ONE Italian superpower. Which would you choose? — @wavehappy

550Imagine being granted ONE Italian superpower. Which would you choose? - Flawless Italian? - Unlimited pasta without gain0000

I have approximately 4,000 photographs of windows, doors, balconies, l — @wavehappy

1.4KI have approximately 4,000 photographs of windows, doors, balconies, laundry, and other things that have absolutely no r0000

I get it. You’re going to Sicily and you want to see EVERYTHING. Paler — @wavehappy

1.1KI get it. You’re going to Sicily and you want to see EVERYTHING. Palermo, Taormina, Ortigia, Noto, Mount Etna, every bea0000

Some things just sound better in Italian, especially when you've offic — @wavehappy

3.5KSome things just sound better in Italian, especially when you've officially had ENOUGH. Because sometimes "I'm a little 0000

It started with a little video I took at Lula Terra this summer. 🌿 The — @wavehappy

362It started with a little video I took at Lula Terra this summer. 🌿 The olive branches moving in the breeze, the cicadas 0000

Have you ever walked away from something… only to find yourself still — @wavehappy

602Have you ever walked away from something… only to find yourself still thinking about it months later? 🥹🇮🇹 When we were s0000

We didn’t choose this house. It chose us. — @wavehappy

1.2MWe didn’t choose this house. It chose us.0000

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 12.4% ER

Mar 6Sep 21Oct 1

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 1, 2026	553	12	2	1	2	2.71%
Sep 30, 2026	476	30	0	1	0	6.51%
Sep 27, 2026	842	37	3	1	2	4.87%
Sep 26, 2026	1,439	46	2	2	14	3.47%
Sep 24, 2026	1,215	56	2	3	4	5.02%
Sep 22, 2026	1,031	71	5	1	9	7.47%
Sep 21, 2026	1,716	43	4	5	5	3.03%
Sep 20, 2026	1,033	46	5	6	4	5.52%
Sep 19, 2026	1,083	73	2	3	4	7.20%
Sep 18, 2026	1,449	13	1	0	1	0.97%
Mar 23, 2026	1,400,000	79,500	881	1,917	4,674	5.88%
Mar 12, 2026	1,700,000	201,400	703	9,478	12,355	12.45%
Mar 6, 2026	1,500,000	161,600	1,201	3,574	7,329	11.09%