Press
Featured in national publications and recognized for award-winning design and French-inspired living.
Awards & Recognition
Most Beautiful Table - Voted Most Beautiful Table among thirty-six professional designers at the Connecticut Valley Garden Club's annual Set to Celebrate exhibition — one of Hartford's most prestigious charitable design events. Photo of the tablescape
Member - Interior Design Society
Award-winning tablescape created for a charitable design exhibition.
Editorial essays
Selected essays exploring intentional living, creative restoration, and the beauty of the gathered life.
The Warmth of Becoming: The Climb That Shaped Me - Read the essay → A reflection on what it means to leave a long career behind and discover, in the leaving, who you were always meant to become.
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean - Read the essay → How standing at the edge of the California coastline restored a sense of perspective and quietly reignited the instinct to create.
Gathered from the Garden - Read the essay → A seasonal meditation on hydrangeas, summer rituals, and the simple beauty of gathering what grows closest to home.
Editorial Features
Women Thrive Magazine — April 2026 The Myth of Power — Finding Authentic Happiness Through Creativity and Self-Expression An essay on leaving corporate life, the myth of external validation, and finding authentic happiness through creativity and self-expression.
Women Thrive Magazine — May 2024 Featured contributor — Issue 31 — Embracing Multigenerational Mentorship Published in the global digital and print edition of Women Thrive Magazine distributed worldwide to a 600,000-plus audience.
Cottages and Gardens - A Change in Course: How Merze Lifestyle Was Born
Press and Collaboration Inquiries
For editorial inquiries, collaborations, or media features, please reach out directly. merze.lifestyle@gmail.com