Equipped with a Japanese-brand television set, a sofa and a large wooden wardrobe, Kim Won Gyong's four-room apartment could easily be mistaken for a middle-class dwelling in China, South Korea or Japan.
But hung on the wall of the living room are two objects rarely found in homes outside North Korea -- portraits of the country's deceased founder, Kim Il Sung, and his son and heir, Kim Jong Il.
"As a family, we are always thinking about what we can do for the country and the people," Kim said during a rare visit by the foreign media to a North Korean home.