This 425-Square-Foot Brooklyn Studio Apartment Feels Much Larger
Thanks to the studio apartment's high ceilings and huge windows, as well as Leecy's brilliant small-space styling and organizing skills, her home feels much larger than it actually is.
Adrienne Breaux
May 9, 2023
A Clever IKEA Hack Helps with This NYC Rental's Odd Living Room Layout
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Fashion consultant and merchandiser Jasmine Hart worked with interior designer and set decorator Kendra Cusic to decorate this Brooklyn rental apartment.
Adrienne Breaux
May 8, 2023
A Renovated Long Beach Bungalow Is Perfect Eclectic Minimalism
"We were inspired by Australia and the American Southwest when designing and decorating. The area feels like a mix of Byron Bay and Tucson, so we wanted the home to reflect that.," explains designer Travis Wayne.
Adrienne Breaux
May 5, 2023
A Small NYC Rental Stylishly Divides an Open Plan Layout
Photographer and interior designer Natalie Bird shares this 1000-square-foot, open-plan rental apartment in New York City's TriBeCa neighborhood with her husband.
Adrienne Breaux
May 4, 2023
This Dutch Couple Converted an Old Barn into a Pretty Cool Home
Evelyne Klerx and her husband, Matthijs, have converted and renovated this old 969-square-foot barn into a home for themselves, their twin 20-year-old boys, two cats, and two pigs (that live outside in their own barn).
Adrienne Breaux
May 3, 2023
A Renter Added Storage and Style to This 275-Square-Foot NYC Studio
Rachael Harvey, Assistant Membership Director for a synagogue in Manhattan, moved to this 275-square-foot, $1,800-per-month Upper East Side studio apartment eight months ago.
Adrienne Breaux
May 2, 2023
Real Life Design Solutions: TV Camouflage Ideas that Actually Work
For some, the appearance of a television in a living room doesn’t offend. For others, it is essentially a giant black maw that upsets a room’s perfectly designed look. Thankfully, the act of disguising a television is a happy medium that can allow it to quietly visually recede into the background when not in use. These eight rooms are proof that camouflaging a TV can work.
Adrienne Breaux
May 1, 2023
This Bold Designer's Maximalist Style Is the Antidote to Boring, Basic Homes
Interior designer and E-designer Carissa Henderson is the founder and owner of A Bold New Hue, LLC., and has covered every inch of her home with her signature style of bold, patterned, maximalist style.
Adrienne Breaux
May 1, 2023
This Art Collector's 800-Square-Foot West Village Rental Maximizes Every Inch
Alex Bass is more than just an art collector, she's the founder of Salon 21, an art advisory and design firm. And the small home she shares with her boyfriend not only shows off her art curating skills, but also plenty of renter-friendly ideas.
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 28, 2023
Before and After: A Poorly Laid Out Apartment's Colorful, Clever Reno Is Amazing
"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."
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 14, 2023
A Small-Space Pro Transformed Her Rental into Laid-Back Luxe with Brilliant DIYs
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Designer Kim White has transformed her cozy Brooklyn rental apartment with smart DIY projects, like using banquette seating to build a custom sectional sofa, using mirrors to make the space feel larger, and more.
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 13, 2023
Reasons to Go Rugless (And Proof Your Room Could Be Better For It)
Considering bare floors? Think every room NEEDS a rug? Here's inspiration for leaving the ground unadorned!
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 7, 2023
Get a Peek at This Body-Positive Influencer’s Small South Carolina Loft
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Model and body-positive influencer Kelvin Davis has over 50 plants in this 789-square-foot rental apartment.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 31, 2023
The Common Art-Hanging Mistakes We Keep Seeing Over and Over
Let's these GIFs show you how NOT to make these art-hanging mistakes. They can make the whole room feel "off."
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 31, 2023
8 Tips for Taking Better Photos of Your Home
If you'd like to share your home style with Apartment Therapy readers, read on for some tips for taking better photos of your home so you can stand out and get featured.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 30, 2023
Etsy’s Head of Product Design's NYC Condo Has Custom Storage Solutions All Over
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Christina Goldschmidt, Head of Product Design at Etsy, lives in an 859-square-foot condo in New York’s Battery Park City.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 30, 2023
Art-Hanging Mistakes This Expert Sees Over & Over Again
An art adviser shares tips for avoiding art-hanging mistakes as well as product recommendations for hanging art correctly.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 30, 2023
19 Creative Ways of Hanging Art Above Your Bed
These rooms get it right when it comes to nailing the perfect placement of art hung above the bed.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 29, 2023
This 410-Square-Foot Apartment Uses Glass Block in a Smart and Stylish Way
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Inspired by the fashion of the '80s and '90s, mid-century designs, and cool movies, interior designer Serafima Gavrilenko took this two-bedroom apartment with no bathroom and turned it into a stylish two-level studio with an incredible walk-in closet.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 24, 2023
This NYT Bestselling Author's Brooklyn Condo Is 'Funky Mid-Century Modern'
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New York Times bestselling author Sarah Knight’s husband, musician Judd Harris, used to say that she wants to live in an opium den and that he wants to live in a spaceship. “Eventually we settled on what we call ‘funky mid-century modern,’ which gives him a lot of clean lines and me the ability to accessorize with color and texture.”
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 23, 2023
Before and After: Originally Lacking in Character, This House Is Now Full of It
Emily and Sean worked with designer Shelby Adamson at Little Black Fox to refresh their Georgia house that, at purchase, was clean and freshly painted but lacking in character. After a refresh, one room is now a deep monochromatic blue from floor to ceiling, and the rest of the house is full of personality.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 21, 2023
This Colorful Chicago Condo Mixes Playful Colors and Patterns
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The incredible custom wallpaper in this colorful Chicago condo was designed before the owner ever moved in.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 14, 2023
After a DIY Reno and Smart Space Planning, This Studio is Now Four Rooms in One
It was small, the kitchen was basically nonexistent, and the bathroom wasn't pretty, but Irene Shamas saw the potential in this studio unit. She worked with Luki Anderson of Studio Officina and EDR Construction to transform this small one-room apartment into a space that can be a living room, dining room, bedroom, office, and more.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 10, 2023
13 Homes That Prove This Classic Wood Trend Is Back
Not covering your wood with paint can let the wood's texture and pattern shine. These 13 stunning homes below let natural wood finishes be the star of the show.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 10, 2023
Smart Small-Space Ideas Make a One-Bedroom Apartment Work for a Mother and Son
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Photographer Breeana Dunbar has shaped this 560-square-foot one-bedroom apartment into the perfect home, including turning part of the living room into a bedroom for her son.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 2, 2023
This Travel YouTuber's 420-Square-Foot Studio Apartment in Paris Is Perfect
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Travel YouTuber and author Damon Dominique rents this small studio/loft apartment in Paris that he describes as "Sex and the City cocktail hour meets Parisian museum."
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 22, 2023
This Charlotte Ranch-Style House Got an Update With Bold Colors and Patterns
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When Brandon started working with designer Amber on his North Carolina home, he didn't let any traditional decorating "rules" get in his way. They worked together to create a space that is clean and modern but lets his personality shine.
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 10, 2023
A 528-Square-Foot NYC Studio Uses Art & Wallpaper to Create Distinct Zones
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Because Jung Hi Han's rental is just a large rectangle, she had to figure out how to arrange the furniture to make different areas. "I used an IKEA bookcase to separate my 'bedroom' from the entry, along with wallpaper to visually create a bedroom. I used the gallery wall in my 'living room' to separate that space, and the two Tara McPherson prints to section off my 'dining room,'" Jung Hi explains.
Erin Derby
Feb 7, 2023
This Designer's Sacramento Home Is Full of Cool Vintage Finds
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LaToya Skinner, the owner and creative director of Lola Earl, a Sacramento-based interior design firm and retail home decor store selling sustainable, handmade, and vintage home decor and furniture, describes her home's style as cozy and soulful.
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 3, 2023
This Couple Effectively Fit Their 'Big' Furniture in a Small NYC Studio
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Chandler and Lucy were living in California when they decided to move to NYC for the first time. Though they initially were looking for one-bedrooms, when their friend saw a great studio on the Upper West Side, they submitted their application and trusted that it would work!
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 25, 2023
This TikToker's Ingenious DIY Created Incredibly Cool, Custom Knobs
The incredibly adorable DIY shaped door pulls by Kaitlin of Room in Bloom NYC are the perfect example of how to extend your personality into your home AND create a one-of-a-kind-space.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 24, 2023
This Gorgeous Dutch Home Makes the Case for Adding Walls
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Linda and Marc painted rich colors on a few accent walls, incorporated a collection of fantastic furniture finds, and even added walls to some rooms, all to create personality and functionality to this new build house in The Netherlands.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 24, 2023
A 355-Square-Foot Polish Apartment's Custom Kitchen and Partition Are Very Cool
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Civil engineer, ceramicist, and design and art lover Katarzyna Kowalska worked with architects Kalina and Robert Juchnevic, founders of blok585m2, to maximize the space of her 355-square-foot apartment, located in a four-story apartment block designed by a famous Polish architect couple in the 1960s.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 23, 2023
20 Things You Learn from Living in a 100-Year-Old House
Architectural designer Nick Waldman and cookbook author Sarah Waldman learned a lot of lessons when they renovated a house built in the 1920s on Martha's Vineyard.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 2, 2023
This 290-Square-Foot NYC Studio Uses Every Small Space Storage Trick in the Book
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Lucy was about to sign the lease on a Brooklyn apartment when she found her dream home in Manhattan. She switched gears and moved into this small studio during the pandemic, getting a big discount. She has thrifted and stooped many of her apartment treasures to create a stunning New York City home.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 2, 2023
This Rental Has a Vintage '70s Pink Kitchen and Surprising Storage Mini Fridge
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Rachel and Ethan are a Texas couple living together for the first time in this duplex. With rent prices going up in Austin, Rachel and Ethan have saved money by scouring local vintage stores and Facebook Marketplace to make their home as unique and stylish as they are.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 21, 2022
This Minimal & Modern 538-Square-Foot Ukraine Studio Apartment Feels Much Larger
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After working with designer Natalie Dubrovska from Dubrovska Studios, Bogdan and Mariia were able to hone in on what they love about design. Natural materials add small touches of peace and fulfillment to a home that blends industrial with coziness.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 16, 2022
This Gorgeous Dutch Home Uses Cheese Boards in a Way You've Never Seen Before
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Ruth sells vintage goods on Instagram, and that love for thrift shopping carries over to her home in The Netherlands where she reuses items she finds in secondhand stores to bring a unique look to her home.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 14, 2022
Fanciful Trompe-l'œil Murals Make This 500-Square-Foot NYC Studio One-of-a-Kind
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When Calvin moved into his Manhattan apartment, he recruited the help of his friend Colton Ackerman to bring his home to life. Calvin's home now is covered in fun murals that make every inch of the place a work of art.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 12, 2022
11 of the Smartest Work-From-Home Solutions We Saw This Year
These small-space dwellers turned closets into miniature home offices, installed fold-down desks, designed custom solutions, and worked with what they already had to create highly efficient work zones... that also looked great, too.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 8, 2022
This 'DIY Queen's' San Fran Home Got Even More Colorful and Creative
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Tay BeepBoop is a designer and DIY-er on social media. When she accidentally bought five gallons of paint in different colors, she gave herself the challenge of adding tons of color to her San Francisco Victorian, turning it into a one-of-a-kind home.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 5, 2022
A 525-Square-Foot Studio's Redesign Is Inspired by Refreshing an Outdated Bed
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At first, designer Linda Cava only meant to replace her 10-year-old bedframe. But then she swapped out a bedside table to fit the new bed's style, next decided to trade the old sofa for a larger sectional... and then a mix of paint updates, vintage furniture elements, and more made her small home feel completely refreshed.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 1, 2022
A Vintage Furniture Store Owner's Own Apartment Is as Stunning as a Showroom
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Fiona's Downtown Toronto apartment isn't afraid to break every rule. With a shower featured prominently in the kitchen and cool vintage furniture and accessories everywhere, this home highlights its unique quirks.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 28, 2022
The 8 Biggest Small Space Design Mistakes (& How You Can Stop Making Them)
From studio apartments to tiny, odd-shaped bedrooms to every other small space in between, tiny homes require a gentle touch, lots of planning and a willingness to learn from your mistakes. And we’ve got eight you might be making in designing your small space. But don’t worry — we’ve also got suggestions on how to change! We’re looking at you, vertical space, under-the-bed space, over-the-door space and more.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 14, 2022
Your Best Week Ever Sunday Checklist: Do These 7 Things in Your Home Today
How does one craft the kind of work week that soothes the soul, flows smoothly and leaves you energized by the time the weekend rolls around again? By taking advantage of a built-in good mood and tackling a few key home to-dos on Sunday. It’s not about aiming for perfection or scrubbing every surface — it’s about setting yourself up to win starting on Monday morning to stay strong through all the conference calls, traffic commutes and PTA meetings.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 14, 2022
How To Clean Your Bedroom Thoroughly and Efficiently: A Quick & Easy Guide
The key to cleaning a room quickly is an understanding of which tasks to tackle first and knowing which tools you need before you start (so you don’t have to walk back and forth through your house a million times), as well as possessing a simple list of instructions in the order you need to go in to ensure that not much thinking is required. Below is everything to know in order to quickly clean your bedroom!
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 7, 2022
Renters of This Loft Share Secrets of Budget Buys & Keeping Giant Plants Alive
In the past five years since AT toured Puno and Daniel's home, the loft has maintained many of its enviable qualities like gorgeous light and super cool vibes. But there have been lots of updates, too.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 4, 2022
GIF Magic: Think Pink-ish
There's a reason blush is the new neutral. And these GIFs show how this color works well with any decor style!
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 3, 2022