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Elyse Major
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Editor in Chief, The Bay Magazine
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Biography
Elyse (Press) Major is an award-winning lifestyle journalist and editor-in-chief at Hey Rhody Media Co. (formerly Providence Media), publisher of Rhode Island's premier award-winning lifestyle magazines Providence Monthly, The Bay Magazine, SO Rhode Island, and Hey Rhody. Since taking the editorial helm in 2018, Elyse has overseen the development of editorial content across all of the publications. Additionally, she writes for the magazines and assigns cover stories, life & style, and art & culture features. In 2021, Elyse was named co-president of the Rhode Island Press Association. That same year, she was awarded honorable mention for her story on honor system farm stands for Hey Rhody. In 2022, she was awarded first place in the Arts/Niche Columnist categories for her home tours in that same publication. Over the years Elyse has written and produced countless articles and craft tutorials to shelter magazines and is a regular contributor to Country Sampler's Farmhouse Style magazine. For the July/August 2023 issue of Better Homes & Gardens, Elyse penned an essay on honor systems, and wrote the Celebrate feature on entertaining for July 4; for the December/January issue of Country Living, Elyse contributed the home tour article, Holidays, Ahoy! Recent work for YANKEE includes Cozy Up! (Jan/Feb 2025) and Flair Fresheners (March/April 2025), both guides for shopping local across New England. An author, Elyse released her first two books Tinkered Treasures and Seaside Tinkered Treasures back-to-back in 2013 and 2014 (CICO Books), and is the co-author of a third book of DIY home furnishings released in the U.S. as I Modify IKEA (Ulysses Press), Australia as 50 Flatpack Hacks (Murdoch Books), France as Je customise Ikea (L'Inédite, 2017), and South Korean as Make Your Own IKEA (RIDIBOOKS, 2017). Additionally her branding efforts are featured in the book How to Show and Sell Your Crafts (St. Martin's Griffin); Craft Show & Sell (Search Press, Ltd.). She started her blog Tinkered Treasures in 2008. Elyse has been a presenter at the Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, NY, led workshops at libraries and venues like Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, and held book signings across the country. As the face of Hey Rhody Media Co., she appears on local TV and radio broadcasts, conferences, and events. Her home and studio ("the girlie office") appear in the book Small Homes, Big Appeal: The art of creating a cozy, compact home by Fifi O’Neill (July 11, 2023), and have been featured in the following magazines: Cottages & Bungalows, Making, Mollie Makes, Romantic County, Romantic Homes, Room to Create, and Somerset Life. Elyse was profiled in USA TODAY HOME for her original wallpapered blinds project, and has developed blog posts for Laura Ashley USA. When not writing, Elyse is busy exploring beautiful places and small businesses on photo-taking jaunts which of course turn into articles. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two grown sons.
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The Bay Magazine
Milledgeville, , United States
+1 401-305-3391
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