When discussing her new home, it’s clear that adhering to this principle has worked well for TSG New Orleans editor Taylor Morgan—though her abode is an example of the idea with a twist: Morgan chose to enlist local businesses she loves to create the perfect new personal environment, starting with designer Shaun Smith of Shaun Smith Home.
She gave him a photo for inspiration—a room done almost completely in whites and creams except for a few touches of pink by renowned New Orleans designer Gerrie Bremermann, Smith’s Magazine Street shop neighbor and mentor, and a family friend of Morgan’s
Although he’d brought in most of the big items, he put an unexpected twist on the few things she had, by having her great-grandmother’s chairs recovered in a dreamy light pink fabric and using a Queen Mary statue Morgan had received as a gift just days earlier as a centerpiece.
A natural storyteller, Morgan wanted to know the history behind all of Smith’s finds, but he resisted, hinting that she’d appreciate them more if he didn’t tell all of his secrets—just as she appreciated his work even more because he’d spared her the anxiety and stress of decision-making.
