“I always was a creative, but never knew how to tap into that,” reflects Jenna Morrow. Though she started out in marketing, she loved decorating her home and attracted an Instagram following as she documented her journey online.

After her first child was born, Morrow had a bout of post-partum anxiety. She found relief in grounding exercises focused on her environment. With encouragement from her husband, she bid farewell to the corporate world and launched Morrow Design Studios in 2021.

“I’ve never looked back,” she marvels. Among other projects, Morrow is currently finishing up an older row house in Old Town and designing a den in the 2025 Hampton Designer Showhouse.

The sensory experience remains integral to her process. She asks every client to describe a place where they thrive. “I try to understand what gives them inspiration or confidence—then incorporate those elements.”

She also weaves storytelling into every space. “The story can be connected to the client, to an experience or to the setting,” she says.

The designer’s home studio pays homage to her great-grandmother, a single mom who raised five kids in a four-room house in Georgia. “For me,” says Morrow, “the office is my vow that all her sacrifices were not in vain. Our stories are so important and I don’t want them to get lost.”

Interior Design: Jenna Morrow, Morrow Design Studios, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Photography: Keyanna Bowen (living room, office); Ian Michelman (dining room).