melissadilmaghani

Melissa lives in Northern Westchester with her husband, two sons (tween + teen), a loud but sweet dog named Evie, and an adorable but thump-y Holland Lop rabbit named Willow. She co-owns, with her husband, Dave, the online vintage rug shop Old New House, and they have just entered their 10th year with their flagship store iteration in Katonah, NY. Before co-owning the rug business and serving as a bit of a creative director within it, she studied filmmaking with a screenwriting concentration in college. She started her own wedding and family portrait photography business after graduating. She served as Vice Chair and Events Committee Chair of the Katonah Chamber of Commerce for three years, proudly running its highest-earning (and perhaps liveliest) event, The Annual Chili Cook-off, and, in 2023, co-founded Inclusive Initiative to raise awareness of neurodiversity in The Town of Bedford and surrounding communities. In 2025, she made another pivot as she navigated her son's struggles in public school: she pursued and earned her Master's in Education in Instructional Design and Educational technology, with the hope of better learning how to reach and help unique and struggling learners like her own. The work she is doing in this space and the neurodiversity space is ongoing as she works on her newest venture (+ NYS Teacher Certification): ONHEd.com. She absolutely loves vintage, interior design, movies, forever learning, and helping others whenever she can. To connect with Melissa, you can email her at [email protected] or follow her on Instagram @onwardnewhorizons and @oldnewhouse.