London

This family of four wanted their London house to "spark dopamine and joy, but also feel incredibly calm," and hired talented designer Justine Guillermou to transform their home with color.

This couple turned a bland 120-year-old London flat into a warm, vintage-filled home that feels personal and is layered with color and art.

A stained-glass front door inspired the entire look of this color-soaked London townhouse that a blended family turned from dated to gorgeous.

The designers’ favorite room is at the very top of the house.

Designer Rodney Alday’s vision was to “restore elegance and grandeur” to his apartment, highlighting architectural features such as high ceilings, sash windows, wall paneling, and an original fireplace.

This Victorian turned rental apartment has classic traditional London townhome elements like a cornice, wainscoting, tall baseboards, and reclaimed wood flooring, but also has been “blessed with a modern kitchen and bathroom."

Rosalind and her family undertook a “tip to toe renovation, reconfiguring many of the rooms and adding a kitchen/diner extension” in this London house.

Interior designer and stylist Justin Coakley and his partner, Zunaid, renovated this 1930s property, creating a more open-plan feel by taking down walls and converting a loft into a bedroom with incredible walk-in wardrobe.

Tour writer William Rayfet Hunter’s London home with a gorgeous bay window and soothing wall paint colors.

This family of four’s home is small, and their goal was "to fit in the different areas that our family needs without making it very cluttered.”

Although they’ve never designed anything before, Andrew and Natasha designed their entire kitchen and living room themselves.

Explore this tailor’s home, a ground-floor conversion apartment in a grand Victorian house in Lexham Gardens.

The family’s favorite room is their “sweet, hardworking kitchen” that’s designed with functionality in mind.

Tour the cozy, creative, thrifted, clean, and urban style of this small, rented studio apartment.

See inside textile designer Tamasyn Gambell’s colorful U.K. home, full of graphic prints and fun wallpapers.

Radhika Parashar's moved 17 times in the last 14 years — but her current rental apartment feels like somewhere she should stay.

Homeowner Janine Genower shares her tips on deciding if a paint color is right for your space.

Sophie Donnelly and her partner, Mark, have owned this 702-square-foot London flat for two years.

Lusanda and Victor Kula-Szilagyi have decorated their 800-square-foot London apartment using color to create warmth and comfort in every room.

Lifestyle and food blogger Camilla Hughes lives alone in this small London rental studio apartment, so she has the "freedom to make my home exactly how I like it."

"As soon as my husband and I got the keys, we began the hard work," begins Justine Guillermou, the founder of Rainbow Shaker, who specializes in "playful, offbeat," and "anti-gloom" designs. "We did everything ourselves from A to Z, except for the plumbing and electricity."

Coming from Italy, white walls don't scare Anatolia. She loves to add bright pops of color to her neutral backgrounds to enhance her space.

When Noor moved in with her partner, they had to learn to combine styles. By blending pops of color with classy neutrals, they created a beautiful blend of their interests, which thankfully includes rainbow-colored stairs!

When Francesca got the chance to make her East London home anything she wanted it to be, she knew where to start — pink! She painted the walls pink and took inspiration from movies like "Clueless," "But I'm A Cheerleader," and "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" to create a colorful paradise.

When Hannah first moved into her London apartment, it was beige everywhere. Using wall paint, hacking IKEA pieces and thrifted furniture finds, and even painting the boring beige tiles in the bathroom, she was able to create a truly colorful, one-of-a-kind home... on a budget!

Clare, who is the founder of POP Bakery, describes her home's style as colorful and eclectic, with lots of vintage, pattern, and art on the walls!

Sophie made it her mission to make her flat stand out from other London flats. "Flats in London are often just that: flat… a big box with little boxes inside. But not my flat, and that’s why I love it," she writes.

Simon is the founder and director of FLOOR_STORY and Emma is the founder and creative director of trifle*. So when it came to designing and filling up the Victorian house in Walthamstow Village they purchased 13 years ago, there was no chance these two incredibly creative people would end up with a boring home.

Ky Ismet and James Burrow, founders of A House Like This, a London-based aromatherapy and candle company, transformed their Victorian house with dark colors and lots of plants, achieving a look that feels bold, botanical, and bohemian.

Home and DIY enthusiast Sophie totally transformed a dated Victorian terrace by infusing color, fringe, plants, and lots of repeated eyeball patterns.

Deniz is the founder and principal interior designer at Studio Kaya, and she lives in this home with her husband, son, and dog.

Emily Brinkley is an illustrator/designer working for a small company that designs games, toys, books, greeting cards, stationery, and gift wrap. She describes her London flat as being a totally beige, blank canvas when she first moved in.

Casting assistant Rosie Dart loves old and antique things, and her 390-square-foot, one-bedroom flat in London's Notting Hill neighborhood is colorful and maximalist despite the small size.

Laura describes her home's style as "modern Edwardian styling… a celebration of original period features mixed with chic hotel vibes."

This building has all the authentic features of a traditional Georgian house: huge windows, tiny rooms, wooden floors, and fireplaces in all rooms.

Ms. Pink and Mr. Black share this three-bedroom flat set over three levels in a Victorian house conversion with three sons, and their cats, Coco and Tommy.

These two siblings own a start-up interior design studio and homeware shop and live together in this chic London space. And they weren't shy with color!

Ola Zwolenik doesn't believe in boundaries, design-wise. No room in her Edwardian terraced house limits itself to one style or color palette.

Dr. Geraldine Tan is a medical doctor by day and an interior and lifestyle blogger by night, and her big Victorian terrace house in London is beautiful and colorful!

Claire loves beautiful things, in particular art, ceramics, textiles, and flowers, and she has tried to fill her small rental apartment with all of these.

This flat is naturally beautiful with large windows, lots of natural light, and exposed brick, but renter Sruthi Ramesh made the space infinitely more lovely and cozy by adding light textiles, a mirror for light to bounce off of, and nice lighting.

This top-to-toe renovation is now a contemporary, colourful, and eclectic family home that is both functional and fabulous for modern family life.

Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!

Calling this converted steel Dutch barge a "houseboat" just doesn't seem quite descriptive enough. It's a bold, colorful, and gorgeous floating home in London!

When Daisy's boyfriend Ben moved into her small apartment, she rearranged a lot of the furniture (including the bed, tables, and plants) so that they could each have their own spaces.

This renter made the best out of a very small space.

Lily Sawyer has transformed this original Victorian property built in 1896 into colorful patterned design playground.

Hand-painted wallpaper, colorful art, and a rainbow array of cute home decor... Anna Jacobs' UK home is STUNNING.

Tiara utilizes mirrors, tall ceilings, a lofted bedroom, and other smart decor choices to make her small studio apartment feel much larger than it actually is.

From the beautiful mural she hand painted in her living room, to the pink dishware featured on her DIYed dining room table, Tola’s home is a symbol of new beginnings.

“We did everything; rewiring, plumbing, plastering, we even replaced the staircase,” says Claire. They then redecorated, bit by bit, over the next five years,

Interior designer Anna Monich didn't let living in just one room keep her from turning her small London studio apartment into a stylish home.

The whole home is full of warm calm coziness coupled with an elegant aesthetic charm.

Name: Catherine Ashton Location: Northwest London, England Size: 832 square feet Years lived in: 14 years, owned Though Catherine and her partner Ali have owned this London flat for 14 years, it wasn’t until about two years ago that the space made a dramatic transformation. It was then that Catherine painted the generic white walls a sensational black from floor to ceiling. This simple but dramatic choice has been a gorgeous experiment in interior design!

This renovated house is a dreamy showcase of vintage finds, Scandinavian-inspired decor, and budget-friendly ideas.

Smart storage and sleek style make this small houseboat the perfect home AND office for a designing couple.

Writer Damian Dibben has really added his own quirky personality in his home and created something that is truly one of a kind.

Over the past four years this flat has been lovingly renovated into a colorful, patterned home.