apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Name: John & Nikki Scaplen Family
Location: North Manchester, New Hampshire
Size: 2,200 square feet: 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths
Years lived in: 3, Owned
Who else lives there: Jack, Michael & Christopher, 3 dogs

Nikki, owner of Bark! and John, owner of Spruce Floral, bought this fixer-upper three years ago and have enthusiastically updated one room at a time. Their relaxed, warm style caters perfectly to their family, which includes three active boys and three even more active dogs — two Boston Terriers (Frank & Stan) and Henry, a Great Dane.

These basic, inexpensive WILMA curtains from IKEA have traveled with me from bedroom to bedroom, house to house. They can be gathered to one side, to the middle, to each side, or left alone to hang. In all variations they are sheer enough to let in all of the natural light.

Name: Susan & Matt Sandler
Location: Bedford, New Hampshire

Susan is an interior designer who studied design and architecture in Boston and recently relocated back to her cozy hometown of Bedford, New Hampshire. She and Matt bought this 1940's ranch a few years ago and make all of their design decisions mindful of the home's architecture.