Interior designer and owner of New South Home, Melissa Lee, brings key concepts to life in each of her projects. She knows a home should feel personal. It should feel like yours. There’s more to designing a home than choosing themes and colors. It’s also about choosing what feels right to you. A home is where comfort, lifestyle, and personality are linked.
Melissa was inspired by her father’s handiness and ability to build around the house growing up. Because of this, she didn’t hesitate when her and her husband bought their first home together: a fixer-upper. During this process, she discovered her love for creating a beautiful home. Moreover, she knew she wanted to do it for a living. A few years later, she received her interior design certification and in 2011, she founded New South Home. Melissa and her all-female team have worked on hundreds of projects in the Southeast since then.
“Over the last few years, we’ve honed in more on our ideal clientele and the type of experience we want to offer to them while working with us and within their home by centering it around gracious living,” Melissa said. “With that we have revamped our brand and enhanced every client touchpoint. The goal is to further elevate their experience and differentiate ourselves in the market.” The New South Home team hopes to accomplish this by focusing on feeling rather than aesthetic.
Personalized, Functional Spaces
Above all, Melissa says, she and her team are there to help and really listen. Clients tend to reach out when they find their home is not functioning the way it’s needed to or when there is a big lifestyle shift happening — children being born or leaving the nest, for example. Redesigning can be stressful, which is why Melissa created a process with a lot of supportive communication and convenience for the client. New South Home is truly full-service, meaning they manage all the subcontractors, orders, accessories, placement, moving, and the installation process.
Trust is an important piece of interior design. Even if you feel like you don’t have much time or are unsure of what you want, Melissa and her team are there to help you figure out what feels right to you and design you a home that feels like your home.
For one particular project Melissa reflected on, New South Home was able to complete a home remodel, renovation, and furnishings project in just five months. “This project was so successful because my client trusted me with the selections and so there wasn’t a lot of back and forth, so it helped eliminate the time to make decisions,” Melissa explained. “They trusted me to pick what was right and knew it was going to look beautiful.”
Melissa describes New South Home’s aesthetic as gracious, authentic, and approachable. No matter the personalities or lifestyles in your home, her team can flawlessly blend function and style into the perfect home for you.
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