Name: Sara Goff
Location: Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California
Size: 1200 square feet
Years lived in: 6 — rented

Creating an environment conducive to rest and rejuvenation was key in Sara's decorating process. From her soothing color palette to her impressive lack of clutter, she is all about keeping things simple and organized. For Sara, life is crazy enough on its own, so designing a space that fostered a feeling of calm was crucial.

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Name: Stefanie Truman and Taylor Swindle
Location: Northeast DC
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in: Three months; renting

Stefanie and Taylor's black and white loft is an open and breezy tribute to their affinity for a comfortable version of modern minimalism. "It's really hard to find a loft-style apartment in D.C, so this was nice surprise." An added bonus was that as two of the first tenants in the newly constructed building, conveniently located right across from the metro in an up-and-coming neighborhood, both had first dibs on the layouts and amenities as well.

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Name: Heather Anderson
Location: Hell's Kitchen — Manhattan, New York
Size: 516 square feet
Years lived in: 2 years; rented

Walking through the door to the home of Heather Anderson in Hell's Kitchen, it is immediately clear that she is a creative person. Over the last two years she has made her space uniquely hers. From the well curated selection of furniture spanning a variety decades and styles, to the customized stripes on the walls (a DIY done with paper and paint) to the chalkboard wall in the dining area, Heather's home is pure design inspiration.

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Name: Lauren and Nick
Location: Austin, TX
Size: 1,100 square feet
Years lived in: less than 1 year

What does a southern Texas gal do with an industrial condo with "dungeon-like" gray cinder block walls? Well, if you're Lauren you take inspiration from the internet and transform the place. Armed with a knack for finding Craigslist treasures and a fearless enthusiasm to try new crafts and decor solutions from Pinterest, Lauren has managed to turn the hard-edged space into a pleasantly chic home.

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Name: Zeinab Ghais, Designer & Artist
Location: Beachwood Canyon — Los Angeles, California
Size: 650 square feet
Years lived in: 4.5 years — rent

Zeinab is an artistic spirit with roots in interior design. Her cozy one bedroom Hollywood apartment is a reflection of this spirit, with its peaceful palette and seamless mix of modern pieces and bohemian charm.

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Name: Ben Paciello and Matt Horton
Location: Uptown, Chicago, Illinois
Size: 1,500 square feet
Years lived in: 2.5 years; Owned

Matt and Ben are not afraid to re-sell their furniture if they're not happy with the way it fits in their apartment. In fact, that's how I first met them. The minute I walked into their apartment to buy the yellow Parsons desk they had listed on Craigslist, I knew I would have to hit them up for a house tour.

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Name: Victoria "Tory" and Michael
Location: Washington, D.C.
Size: 1350 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 7, Owned

Within minutes, it was pretty obvious that Victoria (Tory) and Michael are patient, thoughtful and thorough people. The first thing I noticed when visiting their condo in a lovely old building in northwest Washington D.C. was the remarkable collection of artwork Tory has collected over the years, a collection that transverses an eclectic array of styles, value and media. Collecting works of art takes time. It takes patience. But it also takes courage.

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Name: Laura Schilling & Mallory Logan
Location: West Village — Manhattan, New York
Size: 600 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year; Rented

As students, friends and roommates, Laura Schilling and Mallory Logan have used their natural sense of style to transform an otherwise standard rental apartment into a home. These childhood friends, who hail from the South (Louisiana specifically) were close growing up, so when they ran into each other as students in NYC and decided to become roommates, they knew they were lucky. So often when living with a roommate, design can take a back seat as disagreements ensue over the look and feel of the apartment. Not so with these friends.

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Name: Rustam Babayev
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Size: 335 square feet (31 sq. m)
Years lived in: 4 years - owned.

A colorful gem of small space living comes today by way of the northernmost largest city in Russia, Saint Petersburg. What may be equally surprising as the location and the cozy dimensions of the studio apartment is the enthusiastically vibrant and international midcentury elements which permeate throughout. Most interesting are the various Soviet-era pottery interspersed amongst the recognizable products from IKEA, Eames, and other mod pieces (alongside a photogenic feline roommate), a pastiche of today and yesterday's Russia...

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Name: Eve Trester-Wilson, co-owner of MAKEatx, and Skylar Johnson
Location: Austin, Texas
Size: 1,100 square feet
Years lived in: 11 years; rented

A few weeks back we featured MakeATX, a community workshop with its very own laser cutter. Members use the laser cutter to create jewelry, furniture, and custom engravings on everything from wood to glass. Today we're taking a peek into the home of co-owner Eve and her husband Skylar. It's filled with all the handmade creations you can imagine, as well as a window-full of botanicals and bonsai!

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