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Journalist and DESIGN aficionado Melissa Penfold and stylist daughter Isabella SPEAK the same language.

YOU WORK TOGETHER ON WWW. MELISSAPENFOLD.COM. TELL US ABOUT YOUR LOVE OF INTERIORS AND HOW YOU ENDED UP WORKING TOGETHER?

I commenced my career at 20 with a work-experience stint at . I’ve been writing and raving about decorating, design, entertaining and gardens ever since! Isabella and I are close and share a great love of beauty, so it felt like a natural progression for her to come on board my business. It’s been the best decision imaginable. : It was always our dream to work together. I have a background in fashion, but I left that industry four years ago to join Mum’s business. I have been like a sponge since the cradle so I have an inherent understanding of the interiors world. Mum’s the ultimate encyclopaedia for all

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