About Melissa Forbes
I’m so glad you made your way here. This newsletter, an extension of my platform Sense of Spencer, is devoted to helping people make their homes look stylish and just as importantly feel like their own — regardless of budget or interior design experience. With each post, I hope you’ll discover a new home brand/find and feel inspired to make small, meaningful changes to your home.
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Guide to affordable art for your home
A design insiders guide to NYC
About Melissa Forbes
If we haven’t met before, I’m Melissa, a Brooklyn-based interior stylist, mom, and wife of an Englishman, which is convenient for me as my style is heavily inspired by English interiors so I soak up as much as I can (and do lots of shopping) during our annual trips across the Pond. I’m from Connecticut and grew up surrounded by antiques, flowers, and beautiful things which all factor heavily in my life today. I live with my family in South Brooklyn; I’m in the process of transforming a white box rental apartment into a cozy, characterful home.