This page contains a collection of images that highlight the kind of interior design work that I do. I strive to create an environment that uniquely suits the client’s style and budget. Whether it’s choosing whimsical art or personalizing an en-suite bath, providing a warm, inviting place to begin and end each day is of primary importance to me. Please check back as I will be adding to this page periodically.
“Melisa is a creative genius when it comes to both garden and interior design. If I could have her on permanent retainer I would!
Jenny Perez, Hillsborough, CA
The Iudicello Home –
I disassembled, re-painted and re-purposed an oversize kitchen china hutch as a console that now serves as a bar area for the family when entertaining, and an ever-changing art gallery for the couple’s two young children.
Vintage liquor bottles and jars hold an assortment of whimsical treasure.
Placed in a kitchen nook, an antique desk and chair, along with groupings of vintage jars, make up the daughter’s art table where she draws, paints, and creates on a daily basis.
The living room built-in was stocked with vintage and antique finds as an homage to an elegant curiosity cabinet.
The children frequently add and subtract items they collect from the antique chemistry jars.
As a break from the usual redwood bench or wicker chairs, I used vintage Italian aluminum bistro chairs and a weathered antique table on the front porch.
In collaboration with the Iudicellos, I chose these two acrylic paintings for the kitchen wall from a local gallery featuring San Francisco Bay Area artists.
The McCullough Home –
“With other designers, I feel like you buy into their look and it’s their way or nothing. With Melisa, I never once felt like she was giving us “Option B” from an A-E set of designs. Frankly, I don’t know if her mind even works that way…her view of the world is completely custom-tailored to the space and the people.”
Lara McCullough, San Mateo, CA
Guest Bathroom
The guest bath was overhauled to give it a seaside cottage feel. I stripped the giant plate glass mirrors off of two walls, repaired, textured and painted the walls and had new glass put in a 1960’s wall mirror to use as the vanity.
Vintage accessories and finds add interest to the small space.
The vintage Lucite clam-shell was perfect for the owners’ monogrammed face towels.
The custom medicine cabinet door was made from a weathered, salvaged shutter.
