Team effort

A sensitive redecoration of this Regency townhouse - in the hands of designers Tom Carey and Laurence Katz- has resulted in a period property that combines old-world flair with modern sensibilities

- JULIET BENNING

HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT?

'I met the client when she attended a course I was teaching on how to use antiques in contemporary interiors,' says designer Tom Carey. 'She and her partner are a young American couple with two children and they were moving into this 1820s townhouse. Laurence [Katz of Elemental Studio] and I had worked together on a couple of projects previously and, this one being quite large, it made sense to collaborate.'

WHAT CONDITION WAS THE HOUSE IN WHEN YOU STARTED THE PROJECT?