Styling and Writing
Melissa Parks—a Chicago-area vintage dealer, stylist and writer—shares her writing and styling for publication. To reach Melissa about a styling or writing project, email her at megillicutti@gmail.com.
Styling by Melissa Parks: “Golden Rules,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks’ vintage holiday home is featured with tips on making the old feel new.
Styling by Melissa Parks: “Pretty Little Things,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares how she elevates scavenged and thrifted treasures into picture-perfect displays.
Contributor: “Shopping Kane County,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shops Kane County Flea Market with Ki Nassauer, editor of Flea Market Style Magazine.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “All in the Family,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares how a Pennsylvania vintage dealer fills her farmhouse with hand-me-downs and vintage finds.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “Bold Steps,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks tells the story of how Natalie Papier, of Magnolia Network’s “Artfully Designed,” creates an art-forward, maximalist home.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “A Crewel, Cool World,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks writes about a North Carolina homeowner who ditches a farmhouse for a mid-century home and fills it up with period perfect details.
Styling and writing by Melissa Parks: “Doggone Cozy,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares the story of how a homeowner pays homage to her Norwegian roots in her cozy, antique-filled Chicago home.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “Grand Comeback,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks tells the story of a couple who gives a grand Victorian new life and fills its rooms with a mix of high and low secondhand pieces.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “Heart and Soul,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares the story of a Houston collector who reinvents her builder-grade home with paint and high-end vintage details.
Styling and writing by Melissa Parks: “Hopeful Romantics,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks tells the story of a Seattle couple who fall for a bungalow and restore it to its yesteryear charm.
Styling and writing by Melissa Parks: “Italian Odyssey,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares the home of a family whose brief period living abroad inspired an old-world look in their Midwestern home.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “Not a Minimalist,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares the story of an Oklahoma collector whose home reflects his more is better, maximalist aesthetic.
Styling and writing by Melissa Parks: “Period Romance,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks tells the story of a Chicago-area homeowner whose home is inspired by British movies and the English countryside.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “Tailor Made,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks shares the story of a Delaware homeowner who mixes classic and quirky in an artful way.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “The Right Turn,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks tells the story of a vintage loving stylist who found her Michigan countryside retreat when she took a wrong turn.
Writing by Melissa Parks: “Time Traveler,” Flea Market Style Magazine
Melissa Parks tells the story of how a fashion designer draws inspiration for his Upstate New York home from 19th century art and architecture.
Features of My Home, Collections, and Ideas
Featured, Lived-In Style: The Art of Creating a Feel-Good Home,” April 2023
Featured, “Running a Vintage Business: How Do You Know What to Sell?” February 2023
Featured, Shondaland, “How to Embrace Slow Decorating in Your Home,” December 14, 2022
Featured, Styling Beyond Instagram: Take Your Prop Styling Skills from the Square to the Street, August 2022
Featured, Style Matters Podcast, “The Art of Living with Collections: Melissa Parks,” December 2021
Featured, Lived In Style Magazine, December 2020
Featured, Country Living Magazine, “Country in the City: A Chicago Treasure Trove," March 2019
Featured, Flea Market Style Magazine, “Pretty Little Things,” December 2019
Featured, Flea Market Style Magazine, “Golden Rules,” December 2018
Featured, Flea Market Style Magazine, “Shopping Kane County,” September 2018Featured in Vogue, “Feast Your Eyes on the Next Design Must-Have: Antique Marble Apples, Bananas, and Grapes Galore,” October, 19, 2018
Featured, Flea Market Style Magazine, “Dealer Crush,” September 2017