A Modern Apartment Makeover for Fashion Designer Rebecca Minkoff

Alex created a superclean collection of china and glassware that made us rethink more-formal settings. How crisp! Brightening Up the Kitchen: In the pantry, organizing items in white bins kept the kitchen’s visible space feeling less crowded. For pops of color, Alex chose blue rubber stools—which he calls “indestructible and wonderfully textured”—to mirror the peacock-blue chairs on the other side of the space. The other color comes from very movable pieces, like the Le Creuset pots. “We know this isn’t going to stay perfectly color-blocked!” Alex says. “But it’s fun to play around with colors and have the rest of the space feel uncluttered.” Photo by Manuel Rodriguez