Apartment Therapy Editors

The large home might be over 100 years old, but the husband-and-wife team did a beautiful job with the restoration, adding bold personality to the rooms but also respecting the home's history.

When Mary Ann bought this house it was a “blank canvas of builder-grade basics with wall-to-wall carpet, and it lacked character and charm.”

See inside this graphic designer and painter’s Beacon Hill rental where the furniture and decor was designed around the art, not the other way around.

When Sarah bought this home, the charm was undeniable, but “some work was needed to bring it back to life.” She freshly painted, updated window treatments, added plants, and more to make the space her home.

See how an old boat house was transformed into a tiny but cozy and cute backyard tiny home that’s less than 300 square feet in size.

Shaya’s idea of cozy was influenced by his grandparents' homes, one side of which was mid-century American, the other, North African.

The key to this teeny home's success is the long wall of built-ins, which lets the home transform into different rooms throughout the day.

See inside this full-of-life Vancouver rental apartment that brings in character with thrifted furniture.

A former GANNI stylist’s home looks as fun and sophisticated as the fashion brand.

Tour the Philadelphia rowhome of artist and designer Mitch Wiesen, who cleaned, caulked, and painted to update their home.

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

See inside this architect's loft that has been renovated into a warm, unique, rustic, industrial, bohemian home full of sustainable and recycled materials and furniture.

Tour this software engineer's 280-square-foot studio apartment in Crown Heights that rents for $2150 a month.

See inside the colorful and retro home of Estelle Bilson, the 1970s decor expert better known as “'70s House Manchester.”

Tour this rental on LA’s Westside that’s filled with DIY projects, cool vintage decor, and stunning retro architecture.

Tour this sea-front apartment in Hong Kong with large floor-to-ceiling windows and lively, vibrant, whimsical vibes.

See inside interior designer Shuli Tavori’s gorgeous apartment in a 19th-century Catalan-style building in Barcelona.

When Justine and her spouse, Fen, moved in, they only had a mattress and some hand-me-downs, but over nearly a decade they’ve painted every wall at least once and thrifted, rewired, and DIYed it all.

This is Jacqueline’s first time living without roommates, and she’s made her small space bright and cozy with colorful rugs, green plants, and lots of mirrors to reflect sunlight.

Tour this family of five’s Hong Kong home that’s colorful, maximalist, vintage, and located near the sea.

See inside this couple’s 750-square-foot apartment that’s located in Radish, an intentional community in Oakland.

“The city's vibrancy outside my window mirrored my personal journey of reinvention,” Tarah Trammel says.

See inside the home of Danielle Bezalel, the founder of feminist podcast “Sex Ed with DB,” who lives in a one-bedroom rental apartment on the Radish commune in Oakland, California.