Small space but huge impact. See how this tiny kit house feels cozy, open, and totally custom.

Nearly everything in Michaella Becker’s Philadelphia rental is thrifted, DIYed, or trash-picked.

“The aesthetic is a mix of new pieces and antiques that feminize the smokers lounge vibe we associate with masculine spaces in the English stately homes of the early 1900s.”

Brenton and Katie turned a dated former stable in Melbourne into a bright, plant-filled home and ceramics studio.

Christine and Nik have spent the last two years making renter-friendly adjustments to their small Bed-Stuy loft to create an incredibly dreamy, DIY home.

Before designer Eric Drozd’s condo remodel, it had 2006 vibes like maple floors, cherry cabinets, and tan bathrooms. “I wanted my home to feel like a cool speakeasy to more reflect me and my lifestyle.”

Is this the most maximalist home in the world? Step inside this furniture designer’s wildly colorful home that’s an ode to Memphis design, bold hues, and energizing patterns.

Marisa is a floor sitter and prefers the ground over the couch. See the cozy small-space solution she came up with instead!

In just 400 square feet, this renter carved out a sun-drenched, personality-packed home that’s equal parts cozy and stylish.

Jeff built the crib, coffee table, and dining nook in this gorgeous renovated Toronto house, and Miranda gave it a boutique hotel vibe.

Full-time food and lifestyle content creator Gwyneth Yuma’s 695-square-foot Brooklyn rental apartment is warm, cozy, and eclectic, and has a little tropical flair.

This apartment was a blank slate in a 1920s building with plenty of charm, but also plenty of room for Kate to add her own personality.

Alex Hinand moved into this “basic in a good way” Chicago rental apartment “with nothing but a coffee table” and “a promise to myself that I wouldn’t go into credit card debt to furnish this home.”

Candice wanted her home to be a personal expression of her love of color, Parisian interiors, and cats; find small cat stickers sprinkled about and a DIY gallery wall filled with photos of cat poses.

This renovated 1900s apartment in Barcelona is small but sexy and ultra-functional.

Jolene and Mil are the founders of the sleepwear brand Irregular Sleep Pattern, and their Glasgow home is as bold and energetic as their patterned PJs.

Jessica Salem and husband Edward “removed carpets, sanded the floors, painted, installed wardrobes, and changed light fittings and window dressings” to transform this 1970s home.

Katherine and Jess’s rental is like the “apartment of your favorite lesbian aunts who always give you books for your birthday.”

“My home is a direct love note to who I am at my core,” writes renter Morgan Ford, who added yellow, pink, and green colors and patterns to this formerly bland rental apartment.

There are two wolves within the homeowner of this 540-square-foot, 1920s apartment in Charlotte: "One is a minimalist, and one is a maximalist.”

Though built in 2019, this backyard ADU “immediately felt cozy and lived in because everything in it already had a soul.”

Lexy instantly fell in love with this rental’s vintage charm.” When I first toured this apartment, the sun was streaming through all the windows, reflecting off the mirror doors in my living room.”

There’s a matcha latte-colored hallway and a moody wine-colored bathroom.

Bumpy and Aubrey try to “avoid buying retail furniture,” instead furnishing their Chicago loft with vintage originals and a couple of famous pieces, too: The sofa was featured in American Hustle!

After the roller coaster of driving cross country to start their new life in LA., William and Kevan’s goal was to create a “collected, layered, laid back home through blending styles and design periods.”

A couple purchased this home built in 1883, working with an architect and interior designer to update the layout, renovated the kitchen, and added a full bathroom to create this gorgeous home.

"What I am most proud of is that I always come up with beautiful compositions and color combinations for our furniture and accessories," Danielle writes of her home in Haarlem.

Tour this couple’s rental home in Astoria, New York, that was in such rough shape before moving in, everything needed painted (and some things completely redone!).

There’s a must-see small room used as an inspiring home office called the jewel box: “As this room has a pretty small footprint, it was important to me that every piece of furniture was beautiful and well-appropriated.”

The house has original 1930s elements, like old panel doors and stunning stained glass. “When the sun comes in, the light of the stained glass is so beautiful,” writes homeowner Liza.

See inside this two-bedroom apartment in Hyderabad, India that’s packed with Indian textiles, prints, and patterns.

Anna Ladd didn’t want a home with all the history renovated out of it. But she also wanted “something updated enough that I wouldn’t be totally in over my head with first-time-homeowner DIYs.”

“Deep blue for the endless night or sea, terracotta white and brown for the sandy desert, cactus green for a muted botanical touch,” Ze writes about the color influences in her Brooklyn condo.

TikToker Claire Randolph’s rental apartment has a fantastic 90-degree view of Los Angeles.

Emily and Paul saw the potential in the “funky detached garage full of cobwebs” in the yard of their Portland house, and turned this tiny space into a gorgeous ADU they rent out.

This McKinley Park apartment is full of art by BIPOC artists, plants, and lots of earthy and grounded colors.

This second-floor apartment in a grand Victorian has gorgeous bay windows, and that’s where Ashley placed her bed. “I love waking up in my bed nuzzled between all the windows,” she writes. “It’s heaven.”

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“The living room walls, cloaked in black, evoke a sense of a speakeasy from another age — rich, intimate, as though time itself has slowed,” describes renter Javier Riostello.

When interior designer Natasha Landers bought this house 24 years ago, it was dated and had had a lot of the “original features stripped out.” But now it’s full of bold color and hints of quirkiness.

The main feature of this 700-square-foot apartment is a "huge brick wall with a hand-painted advertisement for an old market that used to be in our neighborhood," writes renter Brandon Corcione.

Once a “dark, dusty heap,” every room in this house now bursts with thrifted and family-made furniture and hidden art tucked into the crevices of the pecky cedar walls.