Who Is Megan Zietz? – Meet the Maximalist Preaching Luxury Design on a Dime

Who Is Megan Zietz? – Meet the Maximalist Preaching Luxury Design on a Dime
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Aaron Durall

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Searching for a innovative outlet as a new mother, Megan Zietz begun a manner and life-style blog site in 2010: TFDiaries. “At a sure point, I assume I got a minimal bored or constrained by only designing what I was donning, so I started off dressing my residence like I would gown myself,” she suggests, “lots of coloration, prints, and maximalism.” Because launching her manufacturer around a ten years in the past, the 36-yr-aged has amassed a devoted on the web pursuing. Her neighborhood of followers adore her vibrant interiors, glamorous upgrades on a spending plan, and loved ones-centric video clips brimming with temperament. Her household Halloween costume videos on a regular basis go viral. “Even though it is on the internet, it is still about getting to know folks and making interactions,” she states.

A existing task preferred of Zietz was a $150 workplace makeover. “I was completely ready to change out the pink wall, and painted it a blue-green hue to distinction with the wallpapers in the home,” she suggests. “It’s a entirely different area and I’m in adore with it.”

Q&A

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Megan Zeitz: Colourful, Eclectic, Eccentric

HB: If you could transport you to any design and style era, which would it be?

MZ: Living in NYC my initial selection would be Art Deco. But a quite shut 2nd would be the 1960s and 70s—give me all of the retro wallpapers and colors.

HB: What’s a piece of assistance that you would give your previous self?

MZ: Be on your own and do you. Do not get caught up with the comparison activity or be fooled by imposter syndrome.

HB: What accounts are most inspiring you, or that you just love to abide by, appropriate now? Why?

MZ: I appreciate adhering to style and design publication accounts to come across new accounts to like and observe. A single of my all-time favorites is David Quarles: the expertise, the joy, the pleasurable! David is a person to observe for it ALL. I also appreciate Alvin Wayne, Shavonda Gardner, Natalie Papier, Kate Pearce, and a bunch of Uk-dependent colourful designers like Richard O’Gorman. They’re surprisingly talented, inspiring and have been so supportive.

HB: Wherever do you appreciate to shop for property decor on-line?

MZ: I adore thrifting and upcycling very first but I also love Joybird, Castlery, MustardMade, LimitlessWalls, Annie Selke, Inmod, Kaiyo, Opalhouse by Concentrate on (in particular the Jungalow parts) and H&M Dwelling.


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Claire Brito is Residence Beautiful’s Social Editor. She loves the artwork of the best housewarming reward, toss pillow calculus, and is obsessive about glassware. Her get the job done has been printed in Drew + Jonathan Expose, Rachael Ray Journal, and more. At first from Texas, she now resides in New York. Observe her on Instagram and Twitter.