Sisters Not Designers

I had just been perusing Jonathan Adler’s site for design inspiration for the new house.  (yes, we’re moving again.  Check out my pinterest board for what’s been inspiring me lately).  I love Jonathan’s modern take on vintage/retro palm beach chic.  His designs both in his products and with his interior design, is bold, colorful, and [...]

I had a really fun adventure with my best friend Amanda as we decided to go to the thrift store on a complete whim. After aimlessly browsing isles of patterned pants and awful, dated women’s suits, I realized that the thrift store in our area was not one of high-fashion garb like the shops where [...]

It was back in my college apartment that I began making a concerted effort to bring home fresh flowers from the grocery store on each weekly trip. My roommate Mary planted the seed (hah!) in my head that having flowers in random places around our drab rental would do wonders to spruce up the place. [...]

I went on a little solo trip to Asheville, North Carolina last month.  I actually wrote about it in detail on my personal/business blog courtneyortiz.com.  (Shameless plug).   One of the things I was looking forward to doing on this trip was hitting my favorite antique/junk/vintage stores.  For the last four years I’ve made the [...]

Having two older sisters that are essentially my style icons, I never quite had the confidence to decorate or style on my own. Both my wardrobe and design were mediocre and juvenile (I can admit this now) in comparison to the classic, vintage effortless style possessed by Mallory and the modern, trendy and expensive taste [...]