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Picturing Perfection
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|Special 2022
As you’d expect in the home of an art dealer, paintings take centre stage in Catharine Miller’s colourful London home, and sit happily next to antique pieces bought at auction
Catharine Miller and partner Charles Miskin QC found their home, a late 19th-century house in west London, 10 years ago. They didn't have far to go. 'We were living in Charles's flat and one morning we opened the curtains and saw a 'For Sale' sign outside the house opposite. We liked the area, but wanted a bit more room, so moving across the road made perfect sense. This part of London suits us well; it's quiet and in a convenient location - a few minutes' walk to buses and the Underground and within cycling distance of my gallery. We were on the phone to the agents within minutes.'
After moving in, Catharine asked her interior designer friend, Paul Williams, to make suggestions regarding the decoration and improving the layout of the kitchen and dining area in particular. Changes included new double doors and windows in the kitchen and dining area, and raising the height of the door openings in the living room and main bedroom: 'it's a fairly simple thing to do from a building point of view, but the sense of space and light was increased exponentially,' says Catharine.
Paul, who has worked with Catharine on previous projects, recalls that for him the challenge was to create a cohesive look for the couple's new home. They're opinionated people with individual tastes, so it was about finding ways of giving each of them the home they wanted but within a unified framework.'

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