Elyse Major

3 weeks ago | providenceonline.com | Elyse Major

With your firm Michelle Lee Designs, you have built a solid career as a residential and commercial interior designer. For someone new to hiring these services, what are some things to know? References are very important. You want to know about the quality of their work – do they work with trusted contractors and vendors? Will they work with you to achieve your vision and not impose their views on your home or business? As an artist, you infuse bold color into all you do.

1 month ago | heyrhody.com | Elyse Major

Barrington-based author Jamie Michalak has built a solid career of bringing a stable of fanciful characters to life in stories revolving around everything from a mouse detective to a buddy series centered on a hot dog and a bean. Her latest, Hazel the Handful, tells the story of a pooch whose world is turned upside down by the arrival of a new human in the household. What inspired the Hazel the Handful story?

1 month ago | heyrhody.com | Elyse Major

You can’t get more meta than watching Secret Mall Apartment at the scene of the crime, Providence Place. Adding to the inception of the film is the underlying theme of impermanence – buildings, murals made from tape, relationships, and a 750-square-foot concrete nook modified with sweat equity and grit – are all designed to change or disappear.

1 month ago | heyrhody.com | Elyse Major

My mindless scrolling of the ‘gram came to a screeching halt one evening in early February. The culprit: a photo of a frosted two-layer cake embellished with a fanciful upward sweep of richly pigmented pressed flowers. The gasp-inducing square on the Ellie’s grid, served to announce the return of the bakery/cafe’s monthly Baking Classes series, which runs through May. February’s inaugural class in Ellie’s new location would be decorating a Raspberry Rose Champagne Cake with Pressed Flower Design.

1 month ago | providenceonline.com | Elyse Major

What it is:The Nest is a hub for all things sustainable fashion, which means that along with selling pre-owned items, they hold workshops and swaps for consumers to extend the longevity of their apparel. Where it is:Nestled in a West End neighborhood on Carpenter Street, be on the look out for their adorable coathanger bird logo on a building that looks like it’s made of gray Lego. What makes it a Rhody Gem?