S2 Ep.14: Trust Your Instinct

About

Michelle “Meeshie” Fahmy is the Los Angeles-based interior designer behind Haus of Meeshie. She was named one of Apartment Therapy’s Design Changemakers, a list of “the most talented and dynamic people in the design world,” and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Apartment Therapy, Palm Springs LIfe and Tastemade Home.

Michelle’s work is driven by her love of connecting with clients and the creative alchemy that comes from collaborating with a diverse circle of artisans and tradespeople to bring each client’s unique design dreams to life. She credits her passion for color, pattern play and art to her Egyptian background and to her father Walter Fahmy, an Impressionist/Fauvist painter and mixed media artist. This, along with her inside track into vintage sourcing and a fearlessness in mixing different eras and styles, defines the viewpoint of Haus of Meeshie: bold, eclectic and with a keen eye for artwork, but always making spaces a true reflection of the people they are designed for. Michelle’s philosophy for Haus of Meeshie is to be daring, whether that means working with an unexpected pattern combination, celebrating off-the-beaten-path colors or letting an eye-catching statement piece take center stage. Her ever-growing list of design influences include Mexican architect Luis Barragan, interior designer Ken Fulk and filmmaker Wes Anderson.

 

She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband Aaron and their four spoiled rescue pups and kitties, where she spends her free time renovating their midcentury A-frame cabin near Yosemite, Sugar Pine Haus, and tending to their constantly evolving backyard garden.

 

Shownotes

4:20 The trip that changed everything

5:30 Asking the higher powers for help

6:00 Meeshie's business evolution 

7:00 Working with Willa Ford

7:58 I did not go to school for this

9:35 The universe provided

10:00 Ugly crying / WIPEOUT!

11:15 Importance of your supporters / Hayley Yerington

12:40 Jumping into the fire

13:31 I knew I was in my lane

14:08 Trial by fire

16:00 You have to work hard, but not forever

17:00 White space

17:45 Level up moment 

18:25 Shout out to Tricia Benitez Beanum from Pop Up Home

19:00 The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit

20:05 What it takes to get there 

22:30 Burnout to balance 

22:52 Shout out to Noz Nozawa Noz designs

28:00 Scaling to keep with the lifeSYTLE goals

28:30 Haus of Meeshie Vision

31:00 Navigating social media 

32:00 The A Frame story

34:00 Running around the Playboy Mansion

35:00 LA design inspo 

36:00 Lessons from hospitality 

37:00 The ultimate dream

38:00 Trust your instinct 

40:00 Stay true to who you are

40:00 Don't ask for too many opinions

40:10 Be prepared to work

Where to find Meeshie

• INSTAGRAM //  @haus_of_meeshie
• WEBSITE //https://www.hausofmeeshie.com

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