A Ceramicist at Home in the City - Remodelista
Michele Michael of Elephant Ceramics takes us on a tour of her cheery Red Hook, Brooklyn, apartment, with a recently remodeled kitchen and appealing splashes of color. A couple of years ago, Michael and her husband, children’s book author and illustrator Patrick Moore, decided their kitchen needed an overhaul. They reconfigured the space to create an open floor plan with a freestanding work counter; Moore, who is a skilled carpenter, designed and built the cabinetry using marine-grade plywood with a white laminate. Michael keeps it easy: midcentury George Nelson pendant lights, white subway tiles, and Pure White CaesarStone countertops. A collection of Michael’s own ceramics, including her signature glazed stoneware cheese boards, animates a corner of the kitchen. The kitchen is small but very functional; the floors are blue Moroccan tile from Imports from Marrakesh. Dashes of color enliven the white interiors. The Cherry Checker Canvas Pillow ($140) is from Hable Construction. A collection of pottery and glassware on a midcentury sideboard. Michael custom-ordered the Eames lounger in blue leather from Hive Modern. A bear figurine adds a note of levity to the tableau; the small white vase at left is by Elephant Ceramics; the striped vases at right are by Paula Greif. Red, white, and blue in the bedroom. For more color inspiration, see more than a thousand images of Blue Rooms in our Photo Gallery.