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Matt Muircroft has used his professional decorator’s acumen to adorn areas in St. George’s Chapel and Windsor Castle—two of the United Kingdom’s most storied landmarks. But he considers his latest project, decorating a new apartment for his wife Julie, his crowning glory.

Julie, now 75 years old, was diagnosed with dementia back in 2009. Citing the desire to live closer to family, the couple recently decided to move back to Scotland from an English town just west of London, where they had lived for over three decades.

According to The Daily Mail, when Matt learned that a dramatic change in surroundings could cause Julie’s dementia to worsen, he decided to use his decorating skills to ease his ailing wife’s transition.

Matt meticulously re-created the interior of their previous apartment, attending to every last detail, even down to the placement family photographs and the shape of the fireplace.

“Caring for Julie and helping her cope with the changes the condition had brought, by doing anything I can, has become my sole focus,” Matt told The Daily Mail. “Recreating the interior has really helped Julie settle and without a doubt it’s been the most important job of my life.”