Meet Melissa

Since the time I was a young girl, I’ve had a giddy sort of passion for making people excited about their home. Even as a teenager I took advantage of every opportunity to rearrange furnishings for my family, neighbors and friends. I have always loved the surprise of helping people to see what they may not be able to on their own.

Sharing my expertise with my clients and watching them and their spaces come alive through the process is an incredible feeling! Regardless of the size or nature of each job, I continue to enjoy the thrill of the ‘reveal’ on every project I do.

In Designing a home for living, or staging a property for resale, I offer this simple approach: attention to detail and dedication to achieving a warm and welcoming space while making the best possible use of resources and budget. Above all, I value the relationship with each client. Transforming lifestyle, function, and taste into a look that reflects each homeowner is my top priority. Each job becomes personal to me with the same goal always in mind, “Making your Spaces Places you love to be…”

A Penn State grad (WE ARE!), mother of 3 beautiful world-changers, lover of interiors and fine dark chocolate… Here's a little nugget I bet not many know about: the HOME in HOMEbymelissa has a dual meaning. The obvious reference is to our work, but even before that was the original acronym: the first letter of the name of each member of my family: Hope, Olivia, Melissa, Erin.