Lesley Rotchford

Lesley is a freelance writer who has been covering home, fashion, and beauty for more than 20 years. She was the executive editor of Women’s Health, deputy editor at Cosmopolitan, and articles editor at Allure. In addition to House Beautiful, her work has appeared in In Style, Frederic, Allure, Delish, Self, Forbes, and many other national magazines. When Lesley is not writing about beautiful spaces, she’s creating them. She has a side interior design and gardening business; she serves as president of her town’s gardening club; and she renovated her circa 1846 Connecticut farmhouse, where she lives with her husband and three sons. Career highlight: interviewing Taylor Swift for the cover of In Style.