House of Lou: Inside the Architect & Designer Awards with Meagan Cooperman

At last month’s Architect & Designer Awards event, interior designer Meagan Cooperman took home the award for best Transitional Interior Design, a new category introduced this year to the magazine’s long-running design competition. That same night, Meagan was delighted to learn that her work had also made the April cover of St. Louis Magazine, marking a first for the local designer. In this episode of House of Lou, Veronica chats with Meagan about her career in interior design, the story behind her award-winning work, and Meagan’s plans to grow her one-year-old design firm. Hint: She’s just getting started and we can’t wait to see where she takes it! Watch the episode on YouTube and listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

“I don’t get surprised often, but I will say, it was like the surprise of my life.” —Meagan Cooperman on seeing her work on the cover

Transitional Interior Design: Meagan Cooperman, Cooperman & Co. Interiors

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About The Host

Veronica Theodoro

Veronica Theodoro is editor in chief of design and home content for St. Louis Magazine. She edits the weekly Design+Home newsletter and hosts the monthly ‘House of Lou’ podcast. She regularly contributes print stories to the magazine. She lives in a 150-plus-old Italianate in the historic Central West End neighborhood and is married with two children. You can reach her via email at [email protected].