Jacqueline Marque is the face behind Doorman’s signature look. She has been our go to girl for photographing our work and making it sparkle in a variety of jaw dropping interiors- from right here in our shop, to all around New Orleans, dinner parties in Atlanta, to Alex’s home in North Carolina. Jacqueline always makes our pieces feel right at home and special.

Born in New Orleans, LA, Jacquline has been taking pictures since she was a kid. Her career started in Newport, Rhode Island where she worked as a photojournalist for over 16 years. Now she works as an AD Approved interiors photographer, photographing interiors around New Orleans and the rest of the world. Read more about Jacqueline’s journey into the world of interiors and Doorman below.

How did you get into the world of interior photography?

I studied photojournalism and started working as a newspaper photographer right after I finished college in 1997. One of the things I loved most about the job was getting an inside look into people’s lives. I was regularly welcomed into the homes and workplaces of the people I photographed. When I’d visit a really cool space, like an artist’s studio, and start taking photos, I’d get butterflies. It’s an intimate experience to really take in the essence of someone’s personal space. It feels like being let in on a secret.

It eventually became clear that the newspaper industry was a sinking ship and that I would need to pivot to another aspect of photography, so I leaned into my interest in shooting interiors and applied to be a house tour contributor for Apartment Therapy in 2013. I got the job and started scouting and shooting cool homes of all kinds on my days off, and right away, I was hooked. When my husband Eamon’s job brought us to New Orleans (coincidentally my hometown) at the end 2014, I left my newspaper job and decided to focus solely on building an architecture and interior portfolio. My tenacity and love of New Orleans’ people and architecture has brought me to where I am today.

What are the biggest influences on your photography?

I consume a lot of visual content and I am a big fan of photographers who can convey feeling through their work. This is what I am always striving for; to create evocative imagery that transports the viewer to the places I photograph. I love following the work of Laure Joliet, Nicole Franzen, Frank Frances, and Haris Kenjar and admire their ability to convey a mood.

A custom Teche table lives in Jacqueline’s kitchen, along with her cat, Cleo. Shot by Jacqueline Marque.

How does your personal interior style influence your photography?

My work really shines when I love what I am capturing. I’m drawn to colorful homes that are filled with art and sentimental objects that have been collected over time and tell a story about the people who live there. I love a mix of antique, vintage and modern pieces. This describes a lot of my portfolio. It also describes my home! By putting this kind of work out into the world, I seem to attract more of it.

What is your favorite thing about what you do?

Getting to see so many amazing private spaces. I also love the connections that are formed through creative collaboration. It takes teamwork to make a photo look effortless. It’s fun to problem solve as a team and create beautiful images with other people. It’s truly a privilege to get to do this for a living.

What has been your biggest lesson along the way?

That you can’t please everyone and that it’s important to be okay with that. It’s something I am still working on.

A round up of Jacqueline’s travel photography.

What inspires you these days? How do you find and hold onto curiosity in this industry?

Travel! It’s a palate cleanser for the eyes. I love being immersed in a new visual language. It fills me with a sense of wonder to absorb all of it for the first time. Last summer we went to Mexico City and I haven’t stopped thinking about the art and architecture we experienced. There was this moment when we entered a room at the end of a long yellow corridor at Casa Gilardi and I audibly gasped and was instantly overcome with a feeling of awe and delight when I realized I was looking at a swimming pool. I am always hungry for moments like this. I am hooked on the feeling I get when I enter a space that is so brilliantly realized that it feels like a world of its own. When we went to Italy two summers ago, we stayed in this unbelievable hotel in Matera that’s comprised of 18 restored cave dwellings and an ancient rock church. I nearly cried when we arrived. Our entire time spent in the city was an immersive experience that I’ll never forget. We’ll be going to Romania and Greece this summer and I am currently on the hunt for the most old-world, possibly-haunted place for us to stay in Transylvania.

I know you had a big house renovation this year, who/ what did you look to for inspiration along the way?

I get a lot of inspiration and help from clients and friends whose personal aesthetics I admire. During the renovation, I turned to Pearce Williams for help with paint colors and material selections (flooring, backsplash, countertops). She also helped us refresh our bedroom with some new textiles, furnishings and accessories. When we bought our house in 2018, Pearce selected our interior paint colors and the color story she created really set the tone for our home. Her artwork and personal style (down to the costumes she sews for her family) are a source of inspiration to me. Lindsey Snodgrass helped me with the design of our kitchen cabinetry and the custom closets we added to our hallway and daughter’s bathroom. She helped me select hardware and appliances and talked me through a lot of the day to day issues that arose throughout the project. Lindsey has a beautiful historic home in Algiers Point and just completed a historic renovation of an event space called The Patterson, which I recently photographed for her. She is a DIYer at heart with a love of antiques and is amazing at finding great pieces at estate sales. Her projects are filled with vintage lighting that her husband rewires. Prior to our renovation, Whitney Wilkinson helped our daughter Evangeline with her room and Sherry Shirah helped me with various projects over the course of several years. I’m lucky to have so many amazing women in my orbit.

A custom Annette dining table made by Eamon lives in Jacqueline’s dining room.

How is it living with Doorman pieces in your home?

We have a lot of Doorman pieces in our home! Lucky for me, my husband Eamon works at Doorman, so he’s been able to make most of them for us. We have a set of Hillary nightstands in our bedroom, a mini Teche round pedestal table in our kitchen, a petite Annette table in our dining room, and a Clio desk in our office/library. In our guest apartment, we have a large Hillary nightstand in a custom blue stain and a set of custom-sized Audubon coffee tables. We hosted Thanksgiving this year and needed more space than our small vintage table could hold, so Eamon built us an Annette. He made it a rectangle instead of the customary oval so we could maximize the small amount of space we have. It seats 6 comfortably and the walnut adds warmth to the room. When the midday sun streams in through the South-facing window, our cat Cleo bathes in the beautiful light. I have a perfect sightline from my desk; it’s one of my small daily pleasures. The nightstands were a wonderful addition to our bedroom! They are triple the size of the little store-bought hand-me-down pieces they replaced. The two large shelves hold books, magazines, and a charging station with room to spare. We added a pair of large sculptural lamps on top, which work beautifully with the style and wood tone of the Hillarys.

Looking at the new collection, could you pick a piece or two and talk about how you would style it?

I had been coveting the Teche round pedestal table since I photographed it with the new collection. All of the rooms in our house are fairly small, so I requested a scaled-down version to act as a breakfast table in our kitchen. It is cerused oak and the metal part of the base was powder coated in a matte mustard yellow color, which looks fantastic with our brown and white checkerboard floor tiles. It feels a little like a cafe. For seating, we have a bench covered with a vintage kilim rug on one side (a custom piece from Doorman’s discontinued Marengo line) and a one-of-a-kind chair made by Eamon using off-cuts on the other side. It’s perfect for our little family of three. We pull up a chair from the dining room when we need to seat a guest. We have a blush-colored handblown glass pendant light—also made by Eamon—hanging above the table. The table sits in front of a large white oak entertainment center my grandfather made for my parents in the early 80s. We removed the doors to make it practical for use in our narrow kitchen. It still holds the same JVC receiver and wood-encased Savard speakers that I grew up with. We listen to records every night while we cook and eat dinner as a family. It’s extra special to be able to combine handmade pieces from my childhood with modern-day pieces that will also stand the test of time. This is a testament to the value of good craftsmanship.

Jacqueline Marque for Doorman, shot at Pitot House

What has your relationship looked like with Doorman over the years? You have photographed quite a few Doorman projects and collections over the years, what has been your favorite part?

I started working with Alex in 2019 when he had just purchased the building in Algiers. He set up an area where we could shoot furniture against a white backdrop in a corner of the shop. Since then, Doorman has grown so much that we now have to do our studio shoots off site because there’s no room to spare in the shop. We have done several location shoots for new lines over the years — at the Columns; the Pitot House; in the beautiful Uptown home of artist Virginia Candler; and most recently, in Alex’s house in Asheville, North Carolina. And we did a mix of studio shots and dramatic in situ shots at Riverside Lumber in New Orleans East. I have loved all of these shoots, but I am particularly fond of the photos we captured at The Pitot House. The furniture looked incredible set against the vibrant colors of this historic New Orleans property.

My favorite part of working with Doorman over the years has been getting to know Alex (who is very funny) and the wonderful people he surrounds himself with. I have turned to Alex for advice many times throughout the years and appreciate having a creative partner and friend who understands the business of home design. When Alex was looking for someone to help him with operations in 2021, and my husband Eamon had outgrown his old job, I played matchmaker. I knew that Eamon had the personality and skill set that Alex needed and that Doorman was the perfect environment for Eamon’s talents to shine. Now the two of them are tight, keep each other laughing, and have been able to accomplish a lot together. They’ve refined the production process and build a solid team of workers who are hardworking and share a wonderful sense of camaraderie. It’s been a beautiful thing to watch unfold and be a small part of.

Doorman sees the home as extending beyond the four walls, what does this mean to you?

Our home is our ever-evolving family narrative. It’s where we weave together our past with our present and create our future memories. As a sentimental person, it means everything to me to live amongst our history; to have friends sit in the rocking chair that belonged to my great great great grandmother; for our daughter to sleep in my childhood bed and drink from glasses handmade by her father years before she was born. Nearly everything has a story and prompts conversation with the people we welcome into our home. Sharing stories from our past makes us feel seen and creates a kind of intimacy that we humans need to hold onto in our increasingly-online world.