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ornaments, collected over the years, from
MacKenzie-Childs' Alice in Wonderland
collection.
"Charley-Grace's first birthday had an Alice
in Wonderland theme, and I just always liked
it," Emily said. "Why have a Christmas tree
up? But I love it. Mom kind of taught me, don't
follow the rules; do what you want."
She said she went against popular opinion
when she recently redecorated a powder
room off the kitchen. She removed the worn
wallpaper and painted the walls black. e
result was the perfect canvas for showing off
carefully chosen accessories.
"My family thought I was crazy to paint
it black," she said. "But now I think it's my
favorite room."
A refinished church pew sits beneath a
gallery wall in the entry hall, a find from a
couple in Garner.
"ey go around the East Coast and get
old church pews from people who are redoing
churches and putting in stadium seating,"
she said. "I love this one. It's from a church in
Pennsylvania and was built in 1816."
e Morgan home
is a mix of cherished
antiques handed
down from family
members and more
contemporary, even
whimsical, pieces.
Emily's mother, Martha Bauer, once
owned this gift shop in New York.
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