This Brooklyn Brownstone Is a Rainbow of Sunny Colors

Brooklyn-based designer Jennifer Jean Morris of JMorris Design loves bringing personality to a space, and this pre-war, 100-year-old Brooklyn brownstone in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, delivers. The home sprawls across almost 3,000 square feet, with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, undoubtedly making it the envy of many city studio dwellers.

Morris fully renovated the kitchen, which she relocated from the parlor floor, a level below, to the garden area. "Moving the kitchen to the garden created a much larger footprint and direct access to the backyard," she says. As for the design, Morris took inspiration from the neighborhood's vibrant mix of cultures, styles and eras. "To convey this feeling, I sought to create a space that blended rustic with sleek, classic with modern, and clean white with exuberant color."

"The client really wanted color and vibrancy," says Morris (pictured here, in another home project), and the end result is a home filled with bold choices that match the owners' personalities. This preference prevailed over a particular style or era, creating a whimsical journey revealing Moroccan tiles in one room and midcentury modern in another.

The previous kitchen was located at the back of the house. Here, Morris observes how the kitchen's natural light from the bay window peps up the color scheme, as evidenced by the locally sourced, repurposed blue industrial lamp, sunflower-yellow Jonathan Adler Kohler sink and sunburst Moroccan tiles. Morris chose white Caesarstone countertops as a nice contrast.

"Color is so key in this home," Morris says. This garden entrance features another yellow door, along with a mishmash of styles, from a midcentury modern coat hook to the checkered FLOR rug, one of Morris' go-to picks for clients.