Pearl Jones renovated her one-bedroom apartment's kitchen in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, driven by a desire for functionality and self-expression. The previous layout was cramped and poorly maintained, compelling her to gut the space. Aiming for a chic and high-end look without a six-figure price tag, Jones used custom IKEA cabinetry as a cost-saving alternative. Her design aesthetic is influenced by brutalism, midcentury style, and Japanese design, reflecting a deep-rooted emphasis on homemaking and a warm atmosphere from her upbringing.
"Custom IKEA cabinetry really helped me save," she says.
The person before me didn't take care of the apartment and the layout was a nightmare-I especially knew I'd gut the kitchen, which was cramped, with no flow or functional logic.
Utility was essential-she needed space for dinner parties and photo shoots-she also envisioned the room as a locus of self-expression.
Her aesthetic draws from brutalism and midcentury influences. She loves warm Mexican earth tones and is inspired by the same reverence for nature and thoughtful simplicity found in Japanese design.
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