apartment from the communist era

9 months ago

how can I furnish an apartment from the communist period. we have two little girls. how can I organize the apartment with 3 rooms, corridor, bathroom, storage room and a long balcony?

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Miri Design Ltd
9 months ago
Hi Valbona,

It sounds like an interesting challenge - do you have any photos/floor plans we could have a look at?

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Valbona Jorgaqi
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9 months ago
hello, thank you for your interest, I definitely have some photos of the way the apartment was furnished before and now that it is in the reconstruction phase as the electrical and plumbing networks are being changed since they had not been changed for 50 years
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Valbona Jorgaqi
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Valbona Jorgaqi
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there are three rooms, one 10 square meters, which will be used as a dining room, the other 13.4 square meters, which will be used by our two daughters, and the other 18 square meters, the couple's room. We also have a warehouse and a corridor. The balcony is 7 meters long and there is access to the balcony from the kitchen and the couple's room
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