 At Queen Square , the Morris family lived in a flat directly above the Firm 's shop . They were joined by Janey 's sister Bessie Burton and a number of household servants . Meanwhile , changes were afoot at the Firm as Faulkner left , and to replace him they employed a business manager , Warrington Taylor , who would remain with them till 1866 . Taylor pulled the Firm 's finances into order and spent much time controlling Morris and ensuring that he worked to schedule . During these years the Firm carried out a number of high @-@ profile designs ; from September 1866 to January 1867 , they redecorated the Armoury and Tapestry Room in St. James ' Palace , in the latter year also designing the Green Dining Room at the South Kensington Museum ( it is now the Morris Room at the Victoria and Albert Museum ) . The Firm 's work received increasing interest from people in the United States , resulting in Morris 's acquaintance with Henry James and Charles Eliot Norton . However , despite its success , the Firm was not turning over a large net profit , and this , coupled with the decreasing value of Morris ' stocks , meant that he had to decrease his spending . 
