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The family also have two parking spaces and two storerooms in the basement of the building
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Manisha Harbhajun and her husband, Aadil, bought their two-bedroom Motor City apartment in 2014. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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The kitchen, which the couple transformed from 'boring brown'
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The purple master bedroom of the second-floor apartment
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The open living room includes a dining space
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The living room in the apartment, which has a view of the park
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The couple find Motor City very family-friendly
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The property also has a communal pool
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The bright kitchen
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The children's bedroom is painted yellow
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One of the children's bedrooms. There are other families with children on the same floor of the block
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Family photos on the walls of the home
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The family also have two parking spaces and two storerooms in the basement of the building
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Manisha Harbhajun and her husband, Aadil, bought their two-bedroom Motor City apartment in 2014. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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The kitchen, which the couple transformed from 'boring brown'
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The purple master bedroom of the second-floor apartment
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The open living room includes a dining space
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The living room in the apartment, which has a view of the park
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The couple find Motor City very family-friendly
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FPQ3F73WORFURPYYLTOZU7Y62U.jpg?smart=true&auth=2958b6a503dd7363b86f5a230b653adbbba7f9e1591c4ea79651844361af3486&width=400&height=225)
The property also has a communal pool
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The bright kitchen
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The children's bedroom is painted yellow
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One of the children's bedrooms. There are other families with children on the same floor of the block
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Family photos on the walls of the home
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The family also have two parking spaces and two storerooms in the basement of the building
My Own Home: Dubai couple enjoy their Dh1.58 million home in family friendly Motor City
Manisha Harbhajun and her husband Aadil have two children, aged nine and two
David Dunn
31 January, 2024
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