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Photographs by Tessa Neustadt Dear Readers, PUT ON YOUR EATIN’ DRESS AND GET READY TO CHOW DOWN. Because the Homepolish project I just wrapped up with Whitney Port is finally online for you to peruse. No longer will you be forced to wonder how I transformed her screening room from sad to glad in just seven minutes (jk it was a bit longer). Here’s a few preview pics of the space: And here’s Whitney being totally cute and being being a gross weirdo: To see all the pics and get all the resources, check out my write up in Homepolish Magazine….

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Photographs by Orlando Soria Dear El Niño, We here in California have had a thirsty few years. Everyone has been freaking out, ripping out their lawns, and waiting anxiously for El Niño rains to come save us from this misery. But then, NOTHING. We waited for months and we’ve had a few rainstorms, but nothing to write home about. What we’ve had in place of rain and actual winter is a 90 degree February in which all of us have looked up to the sky, cursing our lives, screaming about how hot it is. Something to note about me is that…

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Photography by William Waldron Courtesy Ike Kligerman Barkley Dear Reader, There’s a common misconception that modern design is all about blank white walls, poured concrete, stone, and other cold materials. We think of warm wood, bespoke details, and shingles as something reserved for older homes. Cape Cod, Colonial, Cottage, basically any architectural style that begins with a “C” is something where you’d expect to find those types of details. But, HARK! Don’t give up! There’s a new book out called The New Shingled House that shatters all your preconceived notions of how materials are used in modern design. A lot of people think…

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Photography by Daniel Collopy YOU GUYS! IMPORTANT: Okay, so this post is actually part of a really fun collaboration I did with Loloi and to promote their gorgeous Anastasia Collection. Before you do ANYTHING, I need you to to to the Contest Site and vote for my submission to this blogger challenge (which I explain at the end of the post). If I don’t win I’m coming to each and every one of your houses to blame you personally.  Dear Orcondoers, The last six months have been a whirlwind of home renovation in which every day has brought new adventures…

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Photography by Bethany Nauert, Tessa Neustadt, and Zeke Ruelas, Courtesy Homepolish Dear Aspiring Designers, People are constantly asking me what my relationship to Homepolish is. “Did you start that company?” “Do you work there full-time?” “Do you take on non-Homepolish clients?” (The answers are “No, I wish!” ” yes,” and “no.”). Most people in my life, including my closest friends, have no idea what I do. They see me playing with throw blankets and fluffing pillows online and assume that’s what I’m up to every day. Since my relationship to Homepolish is shrouded in mystery, I thought I’d write a bit…

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Photography by Tessa Neustadt and Erika Berg Dear Orcondoners, Edouard and I have reached a very exciting moment in our condo remodel: window treatments. But it’s not always easy to figure out what type of window coverings to use in such a modern space. Curious to find out how we’re going to maintain privacy without losing our dignity? Check out Emily Henderson’s blog today to find out what what type of window treatments we chose for each room, and who this beautiful woman is: FULL STORY HERE >>> Love, Orlando

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 Photography by Tessa Neustadt courtesy Homepolish Dear Shame Diary, I have to tell you a terrible secret about myself that I’ve never told anyone, not even myself until now. I hate showering. I hate it a lot. It involves so much wetness, and that part where you get out and you’re all cold and clammy and your mom is all ARE YOU DONE YET IT’S TIME FOR SCHOOL. And you’re like MOM LEAVE ME ALONE NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ME. And then you wake up from that nightmare where you’re still in high school (Sidenote: I have a game I play…

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  Dear Person With Naked Art, My mother went to Japan six months ago and brought me back a glamorous Japanese screen. It’s a beautiful, mysterious scene painted delicately on paper. When I got it it was mounted on this silk scroll, which is a traditional way of displaying this type of painting. It looked like this: Turns out I’m not a big scroll guy. I don’t know why, I’m just more a fan of art that’s in a simple frame. Especially as I’m getting ready to move into Orcondo, which is very minimal and very modern. I’ve always been…

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Dear Renovation Diary, Curious what’s happening at Orcondo? ME TOO! Well, quench your lil thirst with a visit to Emily Henderson’s site today, where you’ll find my latest guest post about the condo I’m renovating with my boyfriend. You can see dramatic construction shots like these: And these: And these:   To see the full story, head on over to Emily Henderson’s blog and get ready for your eyeballs to explode. Love, Orlando FULL STORY THIS WAY >>>>>

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Photograph by Tessa Neustadt Courtesy Homepolish Dear Lil Kitties Thirsty for DesignMilk, Did you know I did a totally exciting bedroom makeover for Jaime Derringer? The founder of DesignMilk? And that it’s featured today on Emily Henderson? And Homepolish? And the full list of resources are on DesignMilk? Well now you do! Hurry your lil body and read all them posts! Love, Orlando FULL STORY: EMILY HENDERSON, HOMEPOLISH, DESIGNMILK

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Dear World, The time has come! It’s time to say goodbye to my little mid-century West Hollywood apartment and life as I know it. I’m moving in with my boyfriend in Silver Lake. BUT FIRST: MEGA RENOVATION. He lives in an 80s building and his apartment is just begging for a makeover. I’m introducing the project today over on my lady Emily Henderson’s site. Right now, Orcondo looks like this: I know right. Eek. But don’t be afraid. Here’s my inspo for the update: Curious? Head on over to Emily’s Site to see the rest. TRUST ME YOU WON’T REGRET IT. Thanky,…

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Photography by Daniel Collopy Dear Los Angeles, Now that everyone has gotten over their outrage over the time change (“Spring Forward” always makes me want to gouge my eyes out so I was elated to be abroad when it happened so my equilibrium could be destroyed by glamorous jetlag and not mundane GOD-I-HAVE-TO-WAKE-UP-AN-HOUR-EARLY anger). Driving home from the airport last week I had the urge to put on swim trunks and run around drinking rose outside in the sun. In some areas of the country, it’s still winter. But here, we’ve given into the drought apocalypse and it’s summer time. Being…

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Photographs by Claire Esparros Courtesy Homepolish Dear Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, One of my favorite parts of my jobs is meeting creative people and asking them endless questions about how they work, what they do all day, and what types of foods are there favorites. I’m kind of like a third grader in that respect. I could literally ask people “what’s your favorite color?” all day and be perfectly content. Justin Livingston, whose blog Scout Sixteen has been one my favorites for years, is one of those creatives I’ve been lucky enough to meet. So I was stoked that he…

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Photograph by Tessa Neustadt Courtesy Homepolish You Guys! I did it again! I decorated a room for kids! Well, one kid specifically. I’m not going to tell you his name, but it MIGHT be somewhere in the photo above. If you look hard enough you might be able to find it. Wanna learn more? Check out the full post on Emily Henderson’s site. But hurry. Childhood is fleeting, and beautiful, and doesn’t last forever. Love, Orlando FULL POST HERE >>>

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Design by David Hopkins, Photographs by Dustin Halleck courtesy Homepolish Dear Reader, As a Creative Director for Homepolish, I am exposed to brilliant work by talented designers on a daily basis. This week I’m featuring the work of Homepolish Chicago’s David Hopkins, who transformed his one bedroom Chicago apartment into a six-bedroom glamormansionapartment. I’ve lived in one bedroom apartments in different cities for my whole adult life, so I can’t imagine what you’d do with all that space. Not a problem for David, who has like 47 living rooms and the biggest dining room you’ve ever seen in your life. Read on!…

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