Striking Ceramic Screens Take a Cramped Madrid Townhouse From Dark to Delightful for $309K

Though a few costly construction setbacks carved a chunk out of the budget, creative interventions helped realize the residents’ priority: bring in more natural light.
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When Álvaro Madrigal, a dancer with the Spanish National Dance Company, and Telmo Chacón went on their first date in 2021, Álvaro mentioned he was planning to buy a place in Madrid. "It was like ‘I’m looking for a house’ and ‘Well, I’m just trying to have dinner with you,’ " jokes Telmo, a Zara Home business manager.

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