The Latest: 2019

Name: Melissa Frankenfield, her husband, Jason, and their three children Location: Vicenza, Italy Size: 2,500 square feet Years lived in: 3 years, renting When Melissa first found out she would be moving to Italy, she had fantasies of grandeur about her future home — how it might sit on a vineyard, overlooking a quaint Italian farm, with a vine-covered barn and rustic wood ceilings inside.

Name: Daci, Yoni, Dalia and Ike Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Size: 900 square feet Years lived in: 5 years, owned When Daci and her husband moved across the country to Minnesota, they found themselves in a small house in a neighborhood of other small houses in south Minneapolis. As their family has grown, they’ve managed to keep their 900-square-foot home both functional and fun, even with the usual challenges that accompany small spaces. Daci is a rearranger.

Name: Katie O’Connor Location: West Village, New York City Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: 2 years Katie and her husband have lived in their West Village one-bedroom for the past two years. With an enviable corner unit, the living room is wall-to-wall windows, giving them incredible views of the city and sunsets. Situated right next to the southern entrance to the High Line, they also have a great people-watching spot.

Name: Ceci Gervaso Location: Barcelona — Spain Size: 860 square feet Years lived in: 4 years, renting Originally from Uruguay, famed photographer Ceci Gervaso has called Barcelona home for several years. She misses her home town but this beautiful house she’s been renting for almost four years has a special place in her heart. Gorgeous antique floor tiles and vintage furnishings are the perfect mix for this space.

Name: Eva Medoff, branded content editor at Well+Good, Delaney Rohan, and Scout (the cat) Location: Williamsburg — Brooklyn, New York Size: 450 square feet Years lived in: 6.5 years, renting When Eva moved into her Brooklyn studio apartment seven years ago, the space suited her needs: It’s centrally located in the trendy Williamsburg neighborhood and she has a great landlord. Despite the pros, “It didn’t feel like a real home,” Eva said.

Name: Rob & Evelyn Stewart Location: Washago — Ontario, Canada Size: 1,100 square feet (plus a 350-square-foot bunkie) Years lived in: 9 years, owned Thirty years ago, Rob and Evelyn decided to move from the city to Muskoka, a desirable cottage town in Ontario to raise their kids. Now, they’re semi-retired and their kids are grown up, so they’ve taken advantage of “slower living” in their quiet town.

Name: George Morgan Location: West Loop — Chicago, Illinois Size: 1,150 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, owned George Morgan saw a lot of homes before he finally found his perfect Chicago bachelor pad.

Emily and Grady’s Portland family home is full of antique, heirloom, custom-made, and handmade treasures, as well as select pieces from accessible sources such as CB2, Overstock.com, Crate & Barrel, Target, and IKEA, making it easy for you to shop the style! Wall Paint — Benjamin Moore Rug — Similar: Overstock.

Christine’s Boston apartment is a rental, but it has the polished elegance of a long-established home. She describes it as, “Collected, eclectic and tailored,” and that is certainly apt: all of the elements are sophisticated, but nothing is predictable. Now you can shop the style—though I wasn’t able to find a comparable black velvet painting of ships!

Liz and Brendan’s Washington, D.C. home achieves a near-impossible balance: neat and tidy, yet filled with fascinating objects. The clean-lined furnishings allow the interesting accessories to shine—shop the style and that balance can be yours!

Dana’s Toronto apartment features an intriguing juxtaposition: clean-lined, updated takes on Mid-century modern classics paired with gorgeous, traditional pieces handmade by Jordanian women artisans. Those items can be found in Dana’s shop, Ayadii, and everything else is listed below so you can shop the style.

Dora and Oliver’s Barcelona flat is full of quirky works of art, DIY pieces, and souvenirs from their travels that they use to make ever-changing vignettes around their home. Shop the style, and commence to arranging and rearranging to your heart’s content! Wall Hanging — Similar: West Elm Black and White Pillow — Similar: Overstock.

Ana and Mansour’s North Carolina apartment is full of plants and light, and while the couple claims, “We do not have a particular style,” they’ve somehow managed to create a home that feels cohesive, cozy, and chic.

Spencer’s Austin house reflects his life as a world-traveler, filled as it is with masks from Ghana, fabric from Tanzania (that he sewed into pillow covers), and art from Scandinavia. But before you get too intimidated by his jet-setting shopping style, know that his home also boasts furniture from IKEA, lamps from Target, and $5 pendants from Home Depot, so you can easily shop the style.

The palette of Lauryn and Michael’s LA home is so limited that when I first saw their gallery, I thought the photos were in black and white! With a combination of design classics (Kartell Ghost chairs) and surprising elements (a wall-mounted vintage motorcycle), their home is fascinating, inviting, and totally shoppable.

Timothy’s 1868 house has been painstakingly restored—by Timothy himself—over the last six years, and its historical charm is accentuated by a selection of furniture and art inspired by both the home’s original ornate details and the Industrial Revolution. If you don’t have hand-carved cypress medallions and 13-foot ceilings, don’t worry: you can still shop the style!

Brooks and Matt’s Nashville house features hard-to-get hardwood floors and bay windows, but is furnished in easy-to-find pieces from retailers such as IKEA, West Elm, World Market, and Urban Outfitters, making it super-simple to shop the style.

Maggie and Chuck’s South Carolina house is chock-full of upcycled vintage pieces, DIY upholstery and curtains, and bold design elements. If you’re not in the habit of making valances, nightstands, and pillows yourself, this Shop The Style is for you.

Clara and Allen’s Austin house is enviably airy, inviting, “modern-ish,” and cozy. As a bonus, the majority of the pieces featured in their home are still available from the original retailers, making it exceedingly easy to shop the style.

Eva’s Barcelona apartment has that rare combination of clean, airy, Scandinavian minimalism and quirky, colorful coziness. Her large art collection adds so much personality and life, while the mid-century-inspired furnishings keep things gracefully grounded.

Brittany and Christian’s Washington, D.C., row house is anchored by black, white and gray pieces, allowing their bright art, furnishings and accessories to truly pop. From blue velvet dining chairs and headboard to a red console, this home is full of fun and life.

Nisha and Tim’s London house is full of so many vintage treasures that they’ve acquired from thrift stores, flea markets, boot sales, curbs, family, and world travels. Here are the next best things to all those precious secondhand finds, so don’t fret if there aren’t boot sales in your neck of the woods!

Christa’s Boston home is chock full of treasures that she and her friends have rescued from dumps, out-of-business stores and junk shops, accessorized by lovely works of art they’ve made. Don’t want to dumpster dive? You can totally shop the style. Floor Lamp — West Elm Cushion — IKEA Iron Donkey — Similar: Modish Store Vase — Similar: Overstock.

Alisha and Taylor’s Austin house is perfect for all the entertaining they do, outfitted as it is with ample seating, cozy textiles, a well-stocked bar cart, and a table large enough to accommodate six diners and Taylor’s famous tablescapes. Their furnishings and accessories are highly eclectic, making it oh-so-easy to shop the style! Paint — Benjamin Moore Sofa — Pottery Barn Rug — IKEA Rattan Table — Target Pouf — Similar: Overstock.

Name: Rachael Klieman, husband (Nisar), Dogs (Red & Otis) Location: Champaign, Illinois Size: 2,800 square feet Years lived in: 1.5 years, owned When my husband, Nisar, and I first saw our house, we fell in love with the details from 1880. The carvings on the trim, the pattern of the oak floors, the original patinated brass hardware, the oversized windows. Nevermind that the kitchen, bathrooms, and mudroom were all a disaster. Who needs a working dishwasher when you have quarter-sawn oak trim!?

Project by: Filipe Battazza and Raoni Mariano of Fábrica Arquitetos Location: São Paulo, Brazil This professional project is one of those amazing examples of how you can do so much with so little when you harness the power of design. Engineered by architects, using a lot of sleek materials, this exact renovation might be out of reach for some, but it’s still filled with tons of ideas you can steal to make a small home work (and look) so much better.