ABOUT TARA SHAW
The Tara Shaw Story
Creating timeless design with European antiques and modern bespoke classics
Tara Shaw’s design principles are shaped by her firm belief that the interior design should be a reflection of the soul, hint her book “Soul of the Home”. With New Orleans as a backdrop, she is always inspired by its architectural beauty and European sensibility.
Over the past 20 years Tara has known success as a European importer and designer. Her unparalleled eye for design, combined with her entrepreneurial spirit, motivated her to launch her own line of antique reproduction and custom furniture, Maison, in 2007. She began licensing with Restoration Hardware in 2013 and continues to thrive in both product design and interior decorating. In 2024, she launched an 80-piece collection for Century Furniture that is now available.
Known for blending one of a kind antiquity, collectable contemporary, and sleek Mid-Century, she has worked on numerous notable design projects and has been featured in HGTV and international shelter magazines. Tara resides in Uptown New Orleans with her loving husband, Robert Walsh, and their darling whippet child, Sister Lucca.
Soul of the Home: Designing with Antiques
Designer and antiques dealer Tara Shaw is a respected supplier of French and European antiques for a host of AD100 and Elle Decor A-listers, including Bobby McAlpine, Mary McDonald, and Bunny Williams. In her first book, she helps readers understand how to select the best antiques and how to use them in a variety of decor schemes. The book presents never-before-published spaces from Shaw’s portfolio and reveals her favorite antique-hunting spots throughout Europe. Anecdotes from years of treasure hunting are accompanied by images of rare and precious finds, with text that decodes just how to choose the right pieces and display them in a contemporary interior. Readers will be able to look at each space and take away ideas they can apply to their own homes, to create personalized rooms full of provenance and beauty.
