Step across the threshold of Catherine Martel and her husband Damian’s late Victorian semi in south-west London and you instantly feel welcomed into its warm embrace. A chequered tiled hallway leads through double doors to the huge expanse of the ground floor, where the sitting room, study, kitchen and dining areas flow seamlessly into one another. At the far end, the family’s Hungarian Vizsla, Sidney, can often be found snuggled up on one of the comfy chairs.
The house