Budget Breakdown: They Redid a Ruined Home in Italy for €380K—and They’d Do It Differently Next Time

“It was just a shell,” Geraldine Vergara says of the apartment, which sat vacant for years before she and her husband gave it a minimalist revamp with mirrored storage and sculptural archways.

Most people don’t seek out an architecture firm until after they’ve bought a home. Geraldine Vergara found hers before she even knew she needed one.

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