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THE ROOM

WORKING ORDER

WHEN BRITISH interior designer Katharine Pooley revamped the Notting Hill home of an international client, the office became a priority. It’s not only one of the first rooms seen upon entering the house but also where the owner, a car and guitar collector, spends eight to 12 hours a day. The space lives within a white-stucco, seven-story mansion that’s hundreds of years old. Pooley’s thoughtful, contemporary approach juxtaposes the building’s heritage with the owner’s particular passions. H.M.

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