MEET THE TEAM
HI THERE! WE ARE ZACH IANNICELLO + JENN BREGANDE, A MARRIED COUPLE FROM THE CENTRAL NEW YORK AREA WHO LOVE OUR DOG, TRAVEL + MOVIE NIGHTS.
OUR FAMILY HISTORIES ARE STEEPED IN DESIGN + DECOR. FROM GRANDPARENTS WHO BUILT HOUSES + WORKED IN THE TRADES, TO PARENTS WHO OWNED APARTMENTS + RENOVATED HOMES, TO COUSINS + AUNTS WHO HAVE WORKED DECADES AS REAL ESTATE AGENTS, WE SPENT OUR CHILDHOODS INADVERTENTLY LEARNING THE INS + OUTS OF THIS INDUSTRY.
OVER THE PAST TWELVE YEARS WE HAVE PAINTED, RENOVATED, DESIGNED + DECORATED OUR WAY THROUGH LIFE TOGETHER. SO MUCH OF OUR INSPIRATION COMES FROM THE PLACES WE’VE SEEN + THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.
MEET ZACH.
ZACH IS A 37 YEAR OLD SCIENCE TEACHER, LACROSSE COACH WHO LOVES EVERYTHING THERE IS ABOUT ITALY + ITALIAN CULTURE.
SOME OF HIS FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE ONES WITH HIS GRANDFATHER- WATCHING + ASSISTING HIM ON ELECTRICAL JOBS. SOME OF HIS LEAST FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES ARE THE COUNTLESS RENOVATIONS + REARRANGING OF ROOMS HE HAD TO ENDURE AT HIS MOM + DAD’S.
IN 2009 ZACH STARTED HIS OWN PAINTING BUSINESS (ZDI PAINTING) AFTER NEEDING SOME EXTRA CASH TO PAY COLLEGE LOANS.
HE IS THE MUSCLE BEHIND MERRILL + EDWARDS PROJECTS. HE IS THE ANGEL ON JENN’S SHOULDER THAT SAYS “BE REALISTIC, MAKE SURE DESIGNS ARE FUNCTIONAL, STAY ON BUDGET.”
YOUR FAVORITE…
COLOR? BLUE
VACATION SPOT? ITALY + MARRAKECH, MOROCCO.
PART OF WORK? I’LL ALWAYS LOVE PAINTING BUT, I THINK MY FAVORITE PART IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE JENN’S VISION COME TO LIFE
SUNDAY ACTIVITY? FAMILY DINNER.
MEET JENN.
JENN IS A 36 YEAR OLD PHOTOGRAPHER. WITH A BACKGROUND IN THE ARTS, SHE HAS ALWAYS HAD AN AFFINITY FOR AESTHETICS, DESIGN + ANYTHING VISUAL. AS A YOUNG ADULT YOU WOULD FIND HER POURING THROUGH THE PAGES OF VOGUE + ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST.
JENN HAS OWNED HER OWN PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS SINCE 2009.
IT’S BEEN SAID THAT SHE CAN WALK INTO ANY KIND OF STORE + END UP PICKING OUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM THEY SELL.
SHE IS THE BRAINS BEHIND THE DESIGN, DECORATING + DOCUMENTATION OF MERRILL + EDWARDS PROJECTS.
YOUR FAVORITE…
COLOR? WARM NEUTRALS
VACATION SPOT? ICELAND CHANGED MY LIFE.
SOURCE OF INSPO? VINCENT VAN DUYSEN , AXEL VERVOORDT. COLIN KING, JAKE ARNOLD
SUNDAY ACTIVITY? CURLING UP ON THE COUCH WITH OUR DOG GEORGIA PEACH WHILE WATCHING DOCUMENTARIES.
MEET MARK.
MEET EMILIO.
WHY MERRILL + EDWARDS?
IT’S SIMPLE! MERRILL STREET - LOCATION OF OUR FIRST APARTMENT EDWARDS AVE - LOCATION OF OUR FIRST HOME.