Over time, the glass wall had to be rebuilt. In the 90s with building materials were extremely difficult to get. There were no nails to buy! To think of buying a double-glazed window from Italy, it was a lengthy job to go personally through customs. For this reason, I decided to build a glass wall by myself, with enthusiasm and improvisation. In the end, the design was not solid, improper, the windows did not open properly and were very hot and noisy inside. Later in 2002, I replaced the glass wall with a stone wall fixed with large windows. Built-up balconies, inside and out. In the same year, I plastered the structure and painted with green and white, since then the gallery stands in the same shape.

As for the interiors, my relatives helped me. The design of the office and bedroom on the third floor was handled by the wife Natalia. Thanks to her, the halls of the gallery were always decorated with living tropical plants in huge clay pots, which sometimes made the hall look like a greenhouse. A close friend from St. Petersburg, painter Vladimir Borodin painted the walls on the second floor in the reception hall. There, the middle daughter Catherine painted the ceiling, and she also was engaged in the design of stained-glass windows in the kitchen. Furniture, windows, carved partitions, and wooden doors were made according to my sketches by professional carpenters. The main work on the construction and design of the gallery was completed by the beginning of the 2000s.