This Airy Tribeca Apartment Was Redesigned With Sustainability in Mind
Proof eco-friendly and sustainable design is beautiful.
Sep 19, 2019
This Colorful Bedroom Has the Most Stylish Solution for Mirrored Closet Doors
What do you do when you have mirrored closet doors that you hate? You lean in, and design the whole room around those mirrors. You go full Miami on their ass.
Sep 19, 2019
Before and After: A Bland Bathroom Goes Bold, Thanks to a Beautiful Black and White Remodel
It took about three weeks and cost around $6,400 to complete this bold black and white bathroom renovation.
Sep 18, 2019
An Interior Designer’s Apartment Is Full of Affordable and Stylish (Yet Temporary!) Renter’s Solutions
Along with sharing her beautiful home, Caroline Turner also reveals clever (and often affordable) expert tips on how to make a rental feel like a home and not look like a plain, boring rental.
Sep 13, 2019
Before & After: A Boring, Bland Rental Apartment’s $20 (and Temporary!) Fireplace Fix
Caroline made a small, affordable (only $20!) and gorgeous update that elevates her fireplace, complements the rest of her decor, and adds a touch of elegance to the entire home.
Sep 13, 2019
Before & After: A ‘Crayola-Colored Nightmare’ Victorian House Gets an Incredible Transformation
From the crayon-colored kitchen, to the garishly green dining room and more, this Victorian house needed a lot of work. Dana and her husband Brian were up to the task, turning it into an elegant and unique home.
Sep 11, 2019
The Rug Pattern That Can Work Pretty Much Anywhere (And 10 Rooms That Prove It)
No need to fret or sweat over which kind of rug to get to add a little spice to your ____ room. Go with this bold choice—it's surprisingly classic and these rooms prove it.
Sep 11, 2019
A Studio Becomes a Cool Two-Bedroom in this Clever London Reno
This couple turned a studio's huge rooftop terrace into a second level, creating a two-bedroom home. It's only 620 square feet, but it uses every square inch of space.
Sep 6, 2019
Before & After: A Main Bedroom Is Completely Unrecognizable After a Gorgeous Makeover
A dark and dated back room is now an airy and bright master bedroom with gorgeous exposed ceiling joists.
Sep 5, 2019
9 of the Most Gorgeous Entryways We’ve Ever Seen
These nine homes don't just have good-looking entryways, they have one-of-a-kind spaces that match their home's personality perfectly.
Sep 6, 2019
Before & After: One of the Best Kitchen and Dining Room Remodels of All Time
Cali Gabrielle must be a magician, because she made an ugly old house turn into an absolutely stunning home.
Aug 30, 2019
A Serene Swedish Home Has Mastered a Beautiful, Monochromatic Color Palette
Marléne, an interior influencer living in Sweden, has a real knack for mastering a monochromatic color palette.
Aug 30, 2019
16 Cute Plant Display Ideas to Steal from Super Small Tiny Houses and RVs
These tiny home dwellers managed to add beautiful plant life into their compact abodes in cute and clever ways!
Aug 30, 2019
A Modern German Home Shows How Warm and Cozy Organic Minimalism Can Be
Get a heaping dose of gorgeous and minimal home decor inspiration that exudes Scandinavian grace.
Aug 30, 2019
Every Inch of This Swedish Home Is Full of Scandinavian Design Inspiration
Blogger Janniche shares her Swedish home with her partner and their three kids (plus two cats), and she also runs the popular blog, Blogga i Bagis.
Aug 28, 2019
This Serene Home Is the Perfect Mix of Scandinavian Simplicity and Nordic Craftsmanship
Kine Ask Stenersen and Kristoffer Eng founded Ask og Eng studio, a Norway-based company that produces sustainable furniture, shelving, and kitchens made from bamboo.
Aug 23, 2019
This $20 Item Is the New Classic IKEA Piece
IKEA's GLADOM tray—at only $20—is a strong contender for the newest classic piece to come from the brand.
Aug 22, 2019
This Bookshelf Divider Brilliantly Makes a 450-Square Foot-Studio Feel Like a One Bedroom
Made of simple white oak and plywood materials, it's actually an affordable and potentially DIY-able idea that any studio dweller could get inspiration from.
Aug 20, 2019
A Scandinavian-Inspired London Home Is an Elegantly Simple and Inspiring Space
London-based home interiors writer, stylist, and award-winning blogger Cate St. Hill believes "living simply is about being mindful of the things we put in our home, where they come from, how they’re made and how they make us feel."
Aug 15, 2019
A Beautiful Berlin Home Is One Exceptionally Serene Space
The home Claudia shares with her boyfriend in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood is full of vintage furniture, serene decor, and a lot of light.
Aug 14, 2019
Pull It Off: Beds in Front of Windows
A Before & After last weekend held an important lesson: Sometimes just rearranging the existing furniture in your space can drastically affect the look of a room. But if your bedroom is extraordinarily small, you might have limited options on where you place your bed. To place a bed in front of a window and make it look more awesome than awkward, peruse these 12 rooms doing it right for inspiration. Ideas to remember when you’re thinking about this simple bedroom rearranging tip: 1.
Aug 12, 2019
The Everygirl Co-Founder’s Modern Chicago Home
Danielle Moss is a co-founder of the popular blog, The Everygirl. Not surprisingly, her home is a modern, dreamy space.
Aug 9, 2019
A Colorful Home in Mexico Celebrating “Eclectic Maximalism”
Mexican folk art, plants, feathers, vibrant colors, striking DIY projects and more in this amazing rental in Jalisco, Mexico.
Aug 9, 2019
12 of the Most Unusual, Unique Homes We’ve Toured Around the World
From a former gazebo turned family house, to trams, trains, and mosaic-covered backyards, these are some of the most unique homes we've toured around the world.
Aug 6, 2019
The World at Home: 31 Real House Tours Around the Globe
The World at Home
Every day for the month of August, we’ll be sharing a house tour from someplace around our globe—mostly new tours we’ve never published before, plus a few past favorites worth revisiting.
Aug 1, 2019
A Rental Home’s Made Personal with Color and Culture
Lifestyle blogger and photographer Shehar Bano Rizvi was able to take a fairly beige rental house and turn it into a personal space for her and her family.
Jul 31, 2019
Comedian Nicole Byer’s California Home Is a Marvelous Maximalist Mashup
Comedian Nicole Byer worked with Caitlin Murray, founder and CEO of Black Lacquer Design, to decorate her maximalist Los Angeles home.
Jul 31, 2019
Before & After: A Run-Down House Gets a Total Renovation
It took eight months for couple Catherine and Adam to completely renovate this 1935 Charleston house.
Jul 24, 2019
A Small San Francisco Rental Apartment Is Full of Warmth, Wood, and a Splash of Color
With the multi-colored rug anchoring the living room and the beautiful but still rather neutral blue walls in the bedroom, this is an example of how to add color to a rental without risking not getting your security deposit back.
Jul 22, 2019
13 of the Most Colorful Outdoor Spaces We’ve Seen this Summer
These rainbow outdoor spaces aren't afraid of vibrant hues, and will inspire you to add color to your own home's exteriors.
Jul 18, 2019
A 490-Square-Foot Studio Apartment Feels Much More Spacious Thanks to Its Serene, Minimal Style
This minimalism consultant didn't purchase anything new when she moved into this small space, instead challenging herself to create a home she loves with what she already had.
Jul 11, 2019
Marco & Shanna’s House of Style
Name: Marco Fiorilo and Shanna Eldridge, their 5-year-old son, 4 chickens, 2 dogs and sea monkeysLocation: South — Austin, TexasSize: 1186 square feet Years lived in: Owned 2 and a half yearsIt’s not a requirement that you own a hip furniture store to have a stylish house, but chances are if you do helm one of the hottest and trendiest furniture stores in Austin, you’re probably going to have a cool house to match.
Jul 11, 2019
A Classic Cozy Budapest Apartment
Name: Daisy and Matthias Location: Budapest, Hungary Size: 1700 square feet Years lived in: Owned 5 months Four years ago, Daisy and Matthias got the opportunity to move to Budapest. After falling in love with the city, they decided to find a property they could invest in, and fell in love at first sight with this apartment—despite the fact that each room had been painted a different bold color and that there was pink marble in the bathroom!
Jul 10, 2019
A “Little Bit Bohemian, Little Bit Scandinavian, Little Bit Rock & Roll” Home in Norway
Name: Julianne Rydberg Location: Buskerud, Norway Size: 99 square meters Years lived in: 1 year Welcome to Scandi Week—Apartment Therapy’s seven-day focus on all-things Scandinavia (often defined as the countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway). Sometimes it seems like the whole world is obsessed with trying to copy this corner of the globe, from its timeless style aesthetic to its now-famous coziness rituals.
Jul 10, 2019
“Flea Market Chic” Modern Style in the Philippines
Name: Jar and Kay (and their 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter) Location: Quezon City, Philippines Size: 375 square meters Years lived in: Owned 3 months Jar writes: “This is my wife and I’s first house together. We worked closely with our architect [Denise De Castro of DDC-Vida] to achieve a sustainable structure that would cater to a growing family. We were able to incorporate a lot of natural light and ventilation with a pocket garden in the middle of the home.
Jul 10, 2019
A French-Chic Mix of Old & New in a Gorgeous Budapest Flat
Name: Szilvia Farkas Location: Budapest, Hungary Size: 990 square feet Years lived in: Owned just finished renovation Szilvia, a Hungarian lawyer, designed every single inch of this Budapest flat without any professional assistance. Not bad for a first home project, huh?
Jul 10, 2019
A Photographer’s Scottish Home That’s Like “Stepping into a Rainbow”
Name: Mairi and Richard Location: Edinburgh Years Lived In: 1 year, owned The colors and textures of the Scottish landscape are Mairi’s biggest inspiration. “Often I am found escaping to the outdoors and photographing the enlivening flora and fauna that surrounds us,” she says. Mairi transforms this natural inspiration into dynamic abstract patterns for Mairi Helena, a textile and wallpaper company she runs from this colorful Edinburgh house.
Jul 10, 2019
This Swedish House Is an Art Deco Scandi Dream Home
Name: Ulrika and family Location: Norrköping, Sweden Size: 1,507 square feet Years lived in: 10 years, owned Apartment Therapy’s first Scandi Week might be officially over this year, but that doesn’t mean our love of Scandinavian design has ended. And this lovely, light-filled Swedish home of fashion and interior influencer Ulrika (who Instagrams under the handle, @colorelles) is a beautiful look at colorful, organic modern Scandinavian-inspired design.
Jul 10, 2019
This House’s Pink Door Is Just the Start of Its Color Journey
This incredibly colorful house in Atlanta is a catch-all mix of mid-century modern and contemporary with some Hollywood glam and vintage.
Jul 10, 2019
Apartment Therapy Editors Reveal Their Favorite Most Colorful Rooms of All Time
Do any of their picks match your favorite room?
Jul 9, 2019
Before and After: This Plain Entryway Was Transformed into a Much More Useful Space
This hallway-turned-home office makeover is great inspiration for anyone looking to carve out space to be creative and productive in an unlikely or unconventional spot.
Jul 8, 2019
See How Gardening Newbies and Their Neighbors Transformed a Brooklyn Rooftop into an Outdoor Oasis
Even if you don't have a rooftop to use, you'll find garden inspiration from all the ways this couple and their neighbors made use of their shared outdoor space.
Jun 26, 2019
Misty’s Bright and Colorful Cottage!
Name: Misty Adair, husband John, two young sons and dog, LucyLocation: Allandale, Austin, TXSize: 1375 square feetYears lived in: 6 yearsWhen we spotted some photos of Misty’s home in a few of her previous posts here on Apartment Therapy, we knew we needed to get in there for a house tour! A visit to Misty’s house in the Allandale neighborhood doesn’t disappoint.
Jun 20, 2019
A Design Editor’s Apartment for Her Family of Four Has a Surprising Amount of Affordable Ideas
You bet former House Beautiful magazine editor Sophie Donelson's home is full of clever and affordable design ideas collected from her many years at the helm of top design publications.
Jun 19, 2019
House Tour: Jennifer’s Cool and Kitschy Austin Home!
Name: Jennifer Perkins, owner of the Naughty Secretary Club, and her husband Chris Boehk (also Ella the English Mastiff, Georgie the black cat and Lucy the older pup)Location: Austin, Texas Years lived in: 6 years>> When Jennifer Perkins and her husband Chris moved into this South Austin home six years ago, it was clear it had previously been a rental home for college students, featuring bad paint jobs, gross surfaces and evidence of neon signs.
Jun 19, 2019
Cure Color Shyness: 14 Real-life Fearless Paint Colors to Push Your Style
Feeling daring? Have a paint project planned this weekend and want to find a color that will really get you out of your comfort zone? Painting your walls, architectural elements and furniture bold colors is one of the best ways to add interest and personality in a space, make your home stand out, and make your home look good. We’ve got some gutsy hues from real-life homes to take the fear out of worrying they won’t work (you can see they do!).
Jun 18, 2019
This Instagrammer’s 500-Square-Foot Apartment Has All Kinds of Smart Small Space Ideas
Professional Instagrammer Patrick Janelle's living room is full of smart small space furnishing ideas and inspiration.
Jun 18, 2019
Modern Farmhouse Vibes in a Historic Home in Pennsylvania
An adventurous family remodeled this 115-year-old Victorian house to have comfy, modern farmhouse vibes. And they did most of the work themselves!
Jun 16, 2019