Meet Marian Parsons

Marian Parsons is a paint and textile enthusiast and lover of all things home. She started her business, Mustard Seed Interiors, in 2008, as a way to earn extra money for groceries and diapers. What started as a local decorative painting and mural business has grown into a popular blog, Miss Mustard Seed, a fine art and design business, and a podcast – The Creative Exponent with Shaunna Parker. In addition, Marian created and launched a paint line that is sold around the world—Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint. Her original products and fine art prints have been sold at Hobby Lobby, Creative Co-op, Decor Steals, TJ Maxx, and more. Her first book, Inspired You, was nominated for the ECPA Christian Book Award in the category of Best New Author. Marian currently lives in Rochester, Minnesota, with her husband and two sons. Marian regularly contributes articles and photographs to Cottages & Bungalows, Romantic Homes, Land-Leben, Traumwohnen, and HGTV.com, and her work has been featured in Country Living, In Her Studio, Woman’s Day, Better Homes & Gardens, Romantic Homes, American Farmhouse Style, Cottages & Bungalows, Where Women Create, Fresh Style, Make It Over, Watercolor Artist, Mary Jane’s Farm, French Sty