Let's make your home
your favorite place to be.
Happy Place Interiors is a multi-award-winning interior design & color consulting firm based in Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN and serving clients across the US.
It's time you woke up in a home you truly love.
Our collaborative advice and à la carte approach to interior design
is here to put a plan in your hand and a smile on your face.
It was great meeting with you Melanie.
It was so refreshing to have such a collaborative experience that feels like the perfect amount of hand-holding and independence.
— Martha
SAY GOODBYE TO SECOND-GUESSING.
SAY HELLO TO CLARITY, STYLE & KNOW-HOW.
If you want a trusted interior designer to help you make confident choices, avoid costly mistakes,
and bring your vision to life — all while staying in control of your timing and budget — you’re in the right place.
We offer a flexible, advice-based interior design sessions that gives you specific, and personalized design direction based on your likes and aesthetics. You get expert guidance from a nationally recognized interior designer on everything from paint colors and furniture layout to flow, style, and finishing touches…
and then you bring it to life on your timeline and budget.
Learn about our collaborative, consultation-based approach here.
Melanie Zaelich was named Top 10 Redesigner of the Year by RESA® in 2020 and 2021.
WHY PEOPLE LIKE OUR CONSULTATION-BASED DESIGN APPROACH
"Instead of you making the ultimate decision, I like that it's a collaborative process. I also like that there is a real desire on your part to empower me as the client to understand how to make my own design decisions, instead of making them for me."
"We need fresh ideas and we can figure out details. There are things, like the golden oak cabinets where we would like opinions about options, to either confirm or disprove our ideas."
"I need to have fresh ideas/inspiration, a partnership to confirm ideas, and down to earth/practical approach to decorating that fits with our lifestyle."
I received more from you in our short time together than eight people combined that I’ve paid sufficient money to.
You are an inspiration!
– Tracy
Hi Melanie— I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You blew my expectations away and it truly feels like a home now. I appreciate your hard work more than you know.
– Sam
Thank you, Melanie!
I was a little intimidated to have someone come out, but your openess, enthusiasm and practical tips were awesome.
– Starr
I felt so comfortable sharing my home and its nuances with Melanie, and she knew exactly how to encourage and inspire me.
I will refer to her as my home décor therapist going forward!
– Jean
Thank you so much for your vision! Honestly I am now excited for the first time about this house and can finally see a way forward.
– Imelda
January 08, 2025
HAPPY PLACE INTERIORS’ LATEST VENTURE:
HAPPY PLACE DESIGN CLUB
Our homes are our sanctuaries—the places we find comfort and reprieve from the fast pace of life. But creating a space that truly reflects your style and meets your needs can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re doing it on your own. That’s where the Happy Place Design Club comes in. With this new interior design membership—the brainchild of Melanie Zaelich, owner of Happy Place Interiors—creating a home you love just got a lot easier.
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"I’m incredibly honored to have the Happy Place Design Club featured in Midwest Design magazine. It’s exciting to see my mission of empowering homeowners and making life-enhancing design more accessible is reaching new heights with the Happy Place Club. I’m so grateful to Midwest Design for helping to spread the word."
— Melanie Zaelich
WATCH MELANIE ON
THE MINIMAL MOM
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Melanie was recently a guest on the Minimal Mom podcast. She dives in with simple, easy tips and tricks for a bright and cheery home, and how to decorate your house without adding a lot of "stuff".
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