Were No Match
for Jordan Ferney’s
Colorful Vision
How she DIYed her apartment to function for a family of five.
BY Camille Okhio
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Dane Tashima
STYLING BY Kate Berry
Jordan Ferney has been pedal to the metal for more than a decade. Since launching Oh Happy Day in 2006 only two years out of college, the entrepreneur has transformed her design lifestyle website into a much-loved destination—and quickly developed the ultra-colorful and engaging visual vernacular she has become known for.
Growing up in southern Utah as one of eight kids to schoolteacher parents (her mother was also an artist), Ferney had to get creative when it came to making a warm and welcoming home. “My mom always prioritized our surroundings,” she shares. “I remember she would come back from these cheap decor stores with an ugly arrangement, take it apart, hot-glue it back together, and make something beautiful.” Ferney was heavily influenced by that DIY mentality and brought the same scrappy, experimental know-how to her 2017 project, “Color Factory”—a wildly popular exhibition in San Francisco (a New York offshoot took place the following year) featuring vibrant rooms that celebrated the joy of color and play for all ages.
An Awkward Layout and Dark Corners
Personal
Nest
An awkward layout and dark corners were no match for Jordan Ferney’s colorful vision.
An Awkward Layout and Dark Corners
Personal