Meet the one obsessed with you making a good first impression online
(And let's hope mine is too)
Meet the one obsessed with you making a good first impression online
about the founder
I'm Marlinde, the founder and designer behind Storymuse
A design studio and template shop for creatives and founders who want their online home to feel as intentional as the work they pour into it.
You know that feeling when you land on a website and instantly think, “This is who I’ve been looking for.”
That’s what a great first impression does. It builds trust before a single conversation. It makes your business unforgettable, not just for what you offer, but for how you make people feel from the very first click.
That’s the heart of Storymuse: curating the stories, moments, and moods that make your brand one-of-a-kind—and pairing them with smart strategy to build a website that tells and sells at the same time.
I’m the type who always has a million tabs open (in both Google and my brain), whose calendar is colour-coded but often not used, and who needs pretty surroundings to make me feel like I'm living inside my Pinterest boards.
I live for late-night design sparks, another Gilmore Girls rewatch, and that perfect moment when a new template homepage finally feels right.
My Notes app is full of story ideas, half-written captions, canvas tweaks, and lists of things I maybe want to turn into a business someday. I once attended London Fashion Week in my blogger era, I have a camera roll filled with aesthetic photoshoots of my cat, and I believe that dessert should never be skipped (especially sticky toffee pudding).
I’m obsessed with good fonts, editorial design styles, European summers, moody colour palettes, and nostalgic rom-coms. My friends & family would say I’m thoughtful, wildly ambitious, a little sarcastic, always honest and the one who’ll send many “this made me think of you” messages but will still prefer to call over texting back and forth.
My clients would say I understood their brand even better than they did and that everything clicked into place after working together. (Also, they now pull up their website link like it’s their favourite playlist.)
Now for a little more than the official “designer, founder, creative” intro
Creatives
Travel Agents
Realtors
Healers
Photographers
Consultants
Florists
Coaches
Marketers
industries I've Had the Privilege of Working With
Let's go back in time for a sec and find out how it all began
I was living in London at the time, studying fashion at the University of Arts to follow my devil-wears-prada dream. (The one about flying around the world attending the latest shows and catwalks, all in style of course with those big sunglasses you wear even in winter.) Growing up in a small town in Holland, this was what I had always dreamed about—that big city life where I am meant to outperform every day.
a little bit of backstory
London truly had my heart. It still does. I was inspired by every corner of the city (something you see back in my template collections) I survived on wine nights, library marathons, walks in Hyde Park and a new project every week.
On the side, just like every other fashion girly, I had my own blog. I would take outfit photos and write about them late at night. I would meet up with friends on the weekend and we would stroll around Notting Hill taking photos and discussing strategies over lattes and cinnamon pastries. I absolutely loved this creative side of my life, something that was truly my own. A part of me had always wanted that but I never knew what it would look like.
So I clung on to the dream I once had, of making it big in the corporate fashion world. Until one day, I was trying to create a new website for my blog. I wanted it to feel more "me" and have more inspiring touches than just the outfits. I looked all over for a design that matched my vision and I couldn't quite find it.
So I did what any good eldest daughter does—I figured it out myself. Before I knew it, my dreams had switched and everything started to fall into place in the best way.
What began as a way to bring more beauty and intention to my own corner of the internet has now become a studio for creative founders ready to feel proud of the link in their bio.
You could say the rest is history but honestly, it still feels like the beginning. And I’m so glad you’re here for what's next.
Spoiler: it is okay to change your mind and follow your intuition (at any point)
Things I Adore
these are a few
margarita
drink of choice
london
favourite city
risotto
obsessed with
midnights
listening to
editorial
design style
victoria
fave template
new girl
binge watching
vestiaire
take my money
Bekah Lindner
'She created something that was much more refined and elevated to connect to my ideal audience. We accomplished SO much in such a short time, it was 100% worth it.'
love from our clients
let's create something great together
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