Star Kitchen

Anne Burrell mixed fun colors and quirky accents to create a kitchen that's unmistakably hers.

- CARINA FINN KOEPPICUS

Anne Burrell was never going to have a white kitchen. The chef loves all things bold and vibrant, so when she recently renovated her Brooklyn space, she started with one very specific color: "I wanted the green that was on Monica's door on Friends," she says. With that idea on lock, the chef and BBQ Brawl mentor and coach set about designing the space with custom cabinetry, Miele appliances and a butcher block-topped peninsula where she could hang out with her husband Stuart Claxton and friends while she cooks. She also made sure to show off some of her favorite finds, like a collection of vintage mixing bowls and her ever-changing library of cookbooks. Although everything in this kitchen has a story and a purpose, nothing is too precious, Anne says. "This is an apartment where it's OK to spill. Glasses break, but what are you going to