Melissa Epifano

Melissa Epifano is global editor in chief, real homes for Future and founder of Winnoh. She is a UK-based freelance writer and editor who specializes in home and lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in Real Simple, The Spruce, InStyle, Forbes Home, MyDomaine, The Zoe Report, Apartment Therapy, MyDomaine, and Forbes Advisor.

After graduating from the University of Oregon, she moved to New York where she started her career as editorial and commerce assistant at Bauer Xcel Media. She covered beauty and health topics and polished her SEO skills.

Soon she joined College Fashionista, where she ran the company website, and pitched, wrote, and edited articles. She also managed the editorial fellowship program.

She joined The Spruce as assistant editor and moved up the ranks to associate editor and finally lifestyle editor. She oversaw a team of freelancers and managed the home décor and crafts sections of The Spruce. After moving to Bath, UK, she transitioned to full-time freelance writing.