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Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle

Digital creator
@its.melissa.ritchie
🇬🇧📍London Girly | I’m 4️⃣0️⃣ 💁🏼‍♀️😍 🏡 Home, lifestyle & fashion 🩷 🎨 Never too old to create a beautiful life you love✨ 📧
  • Women fashion
  • Design & fashion
  • Digital Creator
  • Following 1K
  • Followers 118.2K
  • Engagement 0.5%
  • Avg comments 36

About Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle

Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle (@its.melissa.ritchie) is a Digital creator creator on Instagram, also filed under Women fashion and Design & fashion. The account has 118,163 followers and 1,024 published posts. Recent posts average 445 likes and 36 comments, an engagement rate of 0.5%.

An audience of 118.2K puts Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle in the mid-tier, between 100,000 and 1 million followers. Set against 1,036 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 114 followers per account Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle follows. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle under 4 categories, led by Digital creator and followed by Women fashion, Design & fashion and Digital Creator.

The Instagram bio for Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle runs to 18 words across 4 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle dates from January 2026.

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1,024 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle, 6 are videos and 4 are carousels. That mix leans toward videos. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle has built a substantial archive of 1,024 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 115 followers for each post published. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle also keeps 36 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 123 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include christmas, it’s, i’ve, easy and perfect. The captions tag #diychristmasdecor, #staedtlerambassador, #staedtler, #lettertosanta and #ribbongarland.

Hi my name’s Mel and I’m a self taught DIYer and I’ve transformed my home starting with pretty much no DIY knowledge at all. I’m 40, I’m doing this alone, and I am LOVING IT!

This is one of my favourite things to use in a room makeover - MDF beadboard. Mine is from - it’s very easy to cut to size using a jigsaw. I bought the 1220mm size to avoid having to cut down the length in most places. I’ve attached to the wall with a nail gun (Watch out for wires and pipes) and that’s it! You can template around windowsills or pipes with your jigsaw / drill bit. The only power tools I’ve used are a drill and jigsaw for this DIY.

And look if it’s not a perfect fit like some of my panels, no drama. This is why we have filler!

My 40s are going to be my best decade. Creating the beautiful home I feel happy in. I don’t really do DIY to save money (though that’s a nice side effect!) I do it to prove to myself I can. I learn as I go. Join for the ride and let’s learn together!

Have the best day. 💗💗

Mel xxx
Biggest makeover I’ve worked on in well over a year! Massive loft transformation incoming. Think wallpapered ceiling, DIY herringbone floor, built in desk area, IKEA storage hacks and a whole lotta colour!

Watch this space 👀
Ad | last minute Christmas card idea! I asked ChatGPT to create to carton versions of Christmassy characters which I then used to draw designs for Leo to colour in (you could just cut and colour the print outs too). We used our stash to colour the cards - he loves the pencils and also the writing pens which are great for handwriting practice. These goodies are very good value and perfect stocking fillers

#StaedtlerAmbassador #Staedtler #christmascardsforkids #christmascraftsforkids #christmascards
ad | I have absolutely loved doing some Christmas activities with Leo this year. It’s the first year Leo can write his own letter to Santa so this part was especially cute. Did you know that you can send a letter to Santa via Royal Mail and they will send a reply?! I’ve shared the address in my stories.

I think my favourite bit is the Croydon coming out - he’s addressed his letter to ‘Farfar Christmas’ 😭🥰 so cute!

had everything we needed and the Noris range is perfect for little ones: high quality, easy to use, very affordable and highly pigmented too. I particularly liked the watercolour tray as the colours were rich and easy to work with and Leo loved using the pastels.

I really recommend the writing pens too - like most children his age he writes with pencil usually, so these pens made him feel grown up and were easy to use.

Perfect stocking fillers! Links in my stories or leave a comment and I’ll send them to you.

#staedtler #staedtlerpencils #staedtlerpens #kidschristmascrafts #lettertosanta
Ok so first I hope this doesn’t sound patronising as that’s obviously the last thing I want it to sound! But I do think Christmas can be a tale of two times - it’s a lovely happy time, especially for kids, we are all off work at the same time, everyone has lights in the windows, we dress up sparkly and have loads of parties. But it can also be incredibly stressful, putting pressure on you to spend a lot of money when times are already expensive enough, buy more food than we need, say yes to too many events when you just need a rest.

I have never once had turkey for Christmas dinner. They are massive and take hours to cook and I only have a small family. We usually have chicken. Basically a Sunday roast in party hats! The point is, just eat your favourite food. Even if it’s - shock horror - beef, or fish or curry, or pizza.

And let’s just talk about the money for a minute. Present buying costs a fortune. This year I will be doing Leo’s stocking but he cares far more about the fun of unwrapping than what’s in it so it’ll just be small things - chocolate treats, some notepads to draw in, little wrestlers (his current obsession). I might even rewrap some bits from last year tbh!

And just please, make a little time for yourself to rest and pamper and have some downtime.

I’ve made the decision to have a sober Christmas - I have too much on at the moment that’s stressing me out, so booze is off the menu. And I am also going to spend a lot of time at the gym and the spa (I’m lucky that my gym has a spa) and reading - something I barely do anymore. I’ve filled the house with decorations because they make me happy but I’m just going to enjoy them for me, not because I have 25 social events to cater and pay for 🤣

Are you a busy Christmas person or a chilled Christmas person?

Xx
Can’t get enough of these ribbon chains tbh. Think I will probably make some more 😬😬😬

#diychristmasdecor #ribbongarland #paperchain #ribbonpaperchain
A little moment for my first ever DIY Christmas wreath! I absolutely loved making this at a workshop at near me in Croydon.

I’ve had a stressful time at work recently - nothing bad, a lot of quite mind bending things to organise (tax, accounts, interviews - grown up things 😂) and honestly just tuning out of that for a few hours with a good friend, some seriously delicious mulled wine and a lovely stash of foliage was absolute bliss. Thank you for inviting me 🩷

I’m proper proud of my wreath too. Obvs went for a purple bow. Really hoping no one nicks it 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Oh and I’ve chosen THE BEST EVER CHRISTMAS SONG to accompany this post as it was playing when we arrived at The Deli and that’s the moment I knew it would be an excellent evening 😂 (I challenge you to convince me there’s a better Christmas hit out there).

#christmaswreath #diychristmaswreath #christmasdecor #colourfulchristmas
Another nostalgic Christmas craft incoming! Paper decorations are joyful to make and for someone with about 20 tons of leftover wallpaper it’s the perfect time of year for me to declutter the decorating supplies!

These are super easy to make - do them all different sizes for some DRAMA! 🎄✨

#christmasdecorations #diychristmasdecor #paperchristmasdecoration #honeycombbaubles
ad | it’s the first year that Léo can independently write a letter to Santa, so we have been crafting a little card for him along with Léo’s Christmas List inside!

He has asked for roller skates, monster trucks and chocolates and sweeties 🥰 hopefully Santa will deliver!

We have used products from the Noris range which is a budget friendly range that’s great for budding artists! I liked the writing pens as they are easy to work with a good practice for Léo who usually writes with a pencil. Perfect stocking fillers!

#STAEDTLERAmbassador #lettertosanta #christmasactivities #kidschristmasactivities
A few shots of the ribbon garland. I really love the paper chain trend this year - it’s an easy fun craft and wonderfully nostalgic too. But the velvet ribbon version has my heart! A lovely grown up twist on a childhood Christmas crafting classic!

#christmasdecor #diychristmasdecor #paperchain #ribbonpaperchain #ribbongarland

Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle's engagement

Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.5%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 200 followers. An average post collects 445 likes and 36 comments, close to 12 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

0.5%

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445
Avg comments
36
Interactions : followers
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Who is Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle?

Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle (@its.melissa.ritchie) is a Digital creator creator on Instagram, also filed under Women fashion and Design & fashion. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle runs to 18 words across 4 lines.

How many followers does Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle have?

Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle has 118,163 followers on Instagram (118.2K). Set against 1,036 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 114 followers per account Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle follows. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle has built a substantial archive of 1,024 posts.

What is Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle's engagement rate?

Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.5%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 200 followers. An average post collects 445 likes and 36 comments, close to 12 likes for each comment.

What does Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle under 4 categories, led by Digital creator and followed by Women fashion, Design & fashion and Digital Creator. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle, 6 are videos and 4 are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle repeatedly use the words christmas, it’s, i’ve, easy and perfect. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle's captions carry hashtags such as #diychristmasdecor, #staedtlerambassador and #staedtler. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle writes those captions mainly in English. Melissa Ritchie | DIY, Home, Lifestyle keeps 36 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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