Name: Paige & Michael Blackburn, Asher, Micah and Lilah
Location: Mapleton Hill, Boulder, Colorado
Size: 2,100 square feet, plus 320 square foot Carriage House
Years lived in: 3 Months, Own

About a year ago the Blackburn family decided to move to Mapleton Hill, one of Boulder's oldest and most beautiful neighborhoods. Known for its Victorian mansions, hundreds of maple trees, access to the area's best hiking trails and close proximity to downtown, it's one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in Boulder.

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Name: Mark, Charmaine, Alexandra (8), Mateo (5) and Sabrina (19 months)
Location: New Berlin, Wisconsin
Size: 2,600 square feet
Years lived in: 3 years; owned

Three years ago, Charmaine and Mark wrote Apartment Therapy to ask readers' advice about painting the oak trim in their recently purchased home.The home had beautiful bones, but with all that wood, it was looking a bit too dated for their tastes. With their confidence boosted by the responses, Charmaine and Mark painted… and painted… and painted, turning it into the fresh, bright, and modern home that it is today.

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Name: Craig Shimala
Location: River West, Chicago, Illinois
Size: 990 square feet
Years lived in: 3 years; Owned

Most people tend to shy away from labeling themselves as hoarders, but Craig has made the fact that he "doesn't throw anything out" a central part of his aesthetic. Showcasing an impressive collection of vintage nautical-themed knick-knacks, Craig's cozy Chicago apartment manages to embrace the collector within, while managing to remain uncluttered without. From a wall full of used concert tickets to a vintage baitbox stuffed to the gills with colorful trinkets, Craig's worked hard to make this home an extension of himself.

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Name: Jarrett Mason - Music Supervisor at TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Location: Echo Park - Los Angeles, California
Size: 550 square feet, one bed one bath
Years lived in: 8 months

We're so excited that Jarrett has opened up his house to us again (his place was recently in the Small Cool contest). He lives in a duplex owned by an architect, so even though his home is small, the floor plan is carefully laid out and packed with modern elements. Keep reading to see more of Jarrett's place and a video of him grooving to his records (yes really)!

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Name: Patricia & Daniel
Location: Sausalito, California
Size: 3,500 square feet
Years lived in: 5 1/2 years; owned

There are certainly many originals in the eclectic Sausalito Houseboat community, but Patricia and Daniel's home is truly one-of-a-kind. Built in the 1970s by Japanese architect Kiddo and his team of craftsmen, the entirety of this floating masterpiece was done in the traditional Japanese method of Joinery, using no nails in the process.

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Name: Lora (of LoMotionLA & Button Events) + Frank Banzali
Location: Hollywood Hills — Los Angeles, CA
Size: 2,416 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year 2 months — own

Lora and Frank have the quintessential Mid Century Modern home. Everything, from the open floor plan to the expansive windows to the location in the hills, is reminiscent of the famed Case Study homes they admire. Taking a fun modern approach to collectibles and design, this house is the perfect home for the couple to grow into.

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Name: Holly & Joe
Location: Portland, OR
Size: 2,000 square feet
Years lived in: 8 months; Owned

Three cross country moves in three years is enough to test even the most solid of relationships, but newlyweds Holly and Joe are convinced it just made theirs stronger. They recently decided to put down roots in Portland and plan to let those roots go deep before they consider another move any time soon.

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Name: Kimber Cavendish, co-owner of the Kimber Modern Hotel
Location: South Congress, Austin, Texas
Size: 3,000 square feet
Years lived in: 13 years, remodeled twice

As part owner of Kimber Modern, a modern boutique hotel in Austin, Kimber knows how to make a space feel like an escape. We tour her remodeled residence, where one house was turned into two separate properties to create the elegant multi-level space that serves as her daily retreat.

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Name: Jacqueline (pictured with daughter Pereen)
Location: Mortlake, London, United Kingdom
Size: 2,500 square feet
Years lived in: 29 years; owned

I was tipped off to Jacqueline's beautiful riverside home by a mutual friend of her daughter (and architect, but we'll get to that) Pereen. I'd been told of the lovely location and relaxed ambiance of the home, as well as the marvelous art collection within, but nothing quite prepared me for the many layers of history and design which I discovered here.

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Name: Chelsea Matthews (Co-founder of (No Subject) and blogger behind All Of The Above) and Alex Matthews (Sales Manager of G-Star)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Size: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Years lived in: 4 months

You can see the influence of both Chelsea and Alex's personal style in their home. It's a given that Chelsea, a founder of a marketing & events firm, has strong decorating sensibilities. Alex works for a fashion company and is quite stylish himself. Both contributed to the design effort and the result is a blended overall aesthetic that makes everyone happy.

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