ARTISAN S

STYLEMAKER JUSTINA BLAKENEY

Go behind the scenes with this pattern wild child .

DECORATING STYLE Colorful. Patternful. Plantiful. Jungalicious.

HIDDEN TALENT I speak six languages!

DECORATING ADV ICE If you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong.

GUILTY PLEASURES Game of Thrones and Scandal. I also can’t resist a good crunchy cookie.

I WISH I HAD KNOWN Being good at business is more about being good with people than being good with numbers.

E V ERY ROOM NEEDS Plants and a great rug.

MY PROUDEST MOMENT When my grandparents fi rst held my daughter in their arms.

MY FAVORITE APP ? Instagram! @thejungalow

DOWNTIME IS When I get to be totally creative.

IF YOUR LIFE WERE A MOV IE, WHO WOULD PLAY YOU ? Maya Rudolph

Color tips!

Discover which color matches your personality. BHG.com/SeptColor Justina uses another suzani on the dining table. The traditional embroidered tribal textiles are made in Central Asia. Search for similar designs on eBay or Uzbek Craft.

LI P STI C K “If I’m feeling blah, I put it on and I suddenly feel kind of fabulous.” Nars lipstick in Schiap, $28; sephora.com

P LA N TER “It’s proven that plants make people healthier and happier. Why not fi ll your home with them?” Orbit Planter, $95; pottedstore.com

WALL PA P ER “I have it in my bedroom—it glimmers at night and feels like magic!” Cosmic Desert in Cobalt by Justina Blakeney, $190 per roll; hyggeandwest .com

C LAY TILES “They’re handmade, and each one is unique.” Old Cairo, $35 each; fi reclaytile.com

SEARCH EBAY OR CHAIRISH FOR “ NUPE STOOL.”

N I G ERIA N NUP E STOOL “I collect these chunky stools and use them for everything from extra seating to plant stands.” Q

SIDE dishes

Two photographers, a stylist, and a graphic designer walk into a ceramics studio … and each discovers the inspiration for a new business. Find out what fires them up.

MICHELE MICHAEL

This creative pro used to be a decorating editor, prop stylist, and the owner of a prop house; now Elephant Ceramics is her full-time business.

HOW I GOT MY START

In 2010, I took a ceramics class. I rented out the fi rst pieces I made to stylists for photo shoots.

MY CERAMICS STYLE

Organic, imperfect, and one-of-a-kind. Very simple shapes with a rich homespun linen texture.

WHAT I LOV E

Working with my hands to create something uniquely my own.

I’M INSPIRED BY

The natural beauty— ocean inlets, rock formations, tidal pools, seaweed, lichen—all around me in Maine.

WHERE TO BUY

elephantceramics.com; $45–$650

MICHELE GETS HER SIGNATURE TEXTURE BY PRESSING A PIECE OF LINEN INTO ROLLED - OUT CLAY.