This couple sharing a small New York apartment were able to create a functional floor plan that has separate functional areas.

This small London apartment has big windows, hardwood floors, and some smart budget decorating ideas.

This home's quirky, eclectic decor was done on a very limited budget!

Although small, this tiny home on wheels has hookups for everything a normal house has besides a dishwasher.

This rental apartment has Palladian windows, curved ceilings, an ornate mantel and fireplace, and 25+ plant babies!

These renters built a custom storage bed "pod" to hide their past-life remnants and clothing for only $300 and a bit of labor.

Erin combines inherited pieces with found pieces to create a fun story. Throughout her apartment you will see the mix of old and new; thrifted blue velvet wingback chairs with a new MCM gray couch.

The tall ceilings and natural light make this already spacious and gorgeous house seem even bigger.

After a five-month long remodel, this home was completely transformed into a more modern, bright space.

A young family of three has customized a cute tiny house on wheels to be the minimal, functional home of their needs.

This flat is tiny, but it's in the center of London, has lots of windows, and the owner has made lots of smart small space choices.

Name: Audra White, a roommate, and a catLocation: Portland, OregonSize: 1200 square feetYears lived in: 1 year, renting My roommate and I live here with my cat, Baggy. We found the place through a friend of mine that was moving out after living there for years. She’s an interior designer as well and did a lot of work sprucing the place up while she lived there, so we can thank her for our hardwood floors and pastel paint colors.

A dilapidated, detached garage tucked behind a Santa Monica bungalow is now a minimal, modern, and tiny rental house.

Name: Emily SimmonsLocation: Russian Hill neighborhood — San Francisco, California Size: 1100 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, renting I’ve lived in so many variations of tiny spaces, from my earliest dorm rooms, to small attic spaces in college, to cramped studios in Manhattan.

Elizabeth wanted her home to feel like you were walking into an old Irish pub slash cool, dark and tranquil library--but a library you'd want to smoke a cigar and drink a whiskey on the rocks in while reading a book or having a really good conversation.

You have to see the small but AMAZING bathroom reno.

This small and cozy home was renovated almost entirely by the owners themselves.

It's not only affordable but it's also comfortable and beautiful!

The apartment is in a converted 19th-century mansion and has high ceilings, beautiful wood floors, and original crown molding.

Architectural and interior designer Francis Dominguez has designed a 305-square-foot studio apartment beautifully.

Name: Kylie Repasy Location: Harlem — New York, New YorkSize: 310 square feetYears lived in: 9 months, rentingSince 2008 I’ve lived with 27 different roommates in four different cities. From “forced triple” dorm rooms to Tanzanian homestays, these spaces house so many of my most treasured memories and nurtured environments that cultivated some of my strongest friendships.

This artist's Minnesota apartment is a serene, Scandinavian-inspired, organic modern haven.

Mariah's bold rental apartment is filled with one-of-a-kind treasures she found at thrift and antique stores.

Name: Andrea Isabelle Lucas, my partner, and two kids, ages 12 and 19 Location: Boston, MassachusettsSize: 2500 square feetYears lived in: 2 years, ownedOur home is just north of Boston, built in 1880. My favorite original feature is the wide pine plank floors. I have a love of classic rock, mid-century modern style, and also do circus arts in my spare time. I could never feel at home somewhere average or plain-looking.

Name: Atia NaimLocation: Laurel Heights — San Francisco, CaliforniaSize: 400 square feetYears lived in: Almost 2 years, renting My home is a little studio that I’ve inhabited for close to two years now. This is the first time in my life that I’ve been both able to afford a place by myself and decorate it the way I’ve always dreamed of. I wanted to become an interior designer growing up but ended up going into the field of Biotechnology instead.

Name: Lauren Location: Nob Hill — San Francisco, California Size: 375 square feetYears lived in: 1 year, rentingMoving from the Carolinas to San Francisco last year, I knew it was going to be a big change, so I wanted to be able to bring some comforts of home with me. After a fairly traumatic weekend of apartment hunting (hello most expensive city in the country), I found this place right in Nob Hill that was just the right size to fit all my favorite things, plus it had a balcony!

Name: Allison, my girlfriend Laura, and our cat RhiannonLocation: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaSize: About 400 square feetYears Lived In: 8 months, rentingAfter living in a number of rentals over the course of our early twenties, my girlfriend, Laura, and I were looking for a space we could call home for more than a year. Aside from the hassles of moving we were ready to have a space to really make our own without the compromise that comes from college living or sharing with  roommates.

Name: Yumi Murayama, my boyfriend ChrisLocation: Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSize: 1,060 square feetYears lived in: 2 years, owned Chris is an elementary school teacher and has been teaching over 15 years in Vancouver. Yumi was born and raised in Japan up to high school and studied in the United States. She founded her own interior design company—YU+ME Design in May 2018—and helps homeowners design their dream spaces.

Name: Lesley Charris, my husband, our two children (Eva and GQ), my father, and our family dogLocation: Montclair, Virginia – Suburbs outside of Washington, DCSize: 2,600 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, owned A little over a year ago my husband was afforded an incredible work opportunity in Washington, D.C., and we decided to take the leap.

This professional project by Sundling Studio is located in Thousand Oaks, California, and is an example of how splurging on one show-stopping decor element can really make an entire room shine. Occupied by a family of three, this house’s kitchen before featured black cabinets, a plain stone-colored backsplash, and a more closed-in layout.

Name: Florian MarquardtLocation: SoHo, Manhattan, New YorkSize: 700 square feetYears lived in: 2 months, rentingI live right in the middle of SoHo in a four-story walk-up with a fantastic (furnished) rooftop right on top of me. The apartment is technically a loft (one apartment per floor), though it feels like a true one bedroom. It gets tons of natural light and despite its location is super quiet even during the day.

Name: Jose Aparicio, husband Jonathan, and cat Lucia Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaSize: 650 square feetYears lived in: 3 years, rentingI work in cancer prevention at a local university and am a part-time ceramist. I share the apartment with my filmmaker husband Jonathan Wysocki and our cat Lucia. The apartment is a first floor commercial space with a wall of windows on one side, painted bright white with 12-foot ceilings.

Name: Eileen Preston and Mark Cooper and kidsLocation:  Pleasantville, New YorkSize: 3,200 square feetYears Lived In:  Eileen Preston 1 year, Mark Cooper 11 years; ownedOur home is at the end of small wooded road. I love the privacy and land.  This house has lots of windows! As a nature lover, I bring lots of plants and natural elements in. It is sunny and bright and having a lot of green leaves indoors gets me through the winter.

Name: Jolie Dionne, my husband and our four rescue cats, Luna/Sola/Koda/Ella Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Size: 1,000 square feetYears lived in: 6 years, ownedWe bought our first home six years ago in the beautiful city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, which we share with our four adopted cats, Luna, Sola, Koda, and Ella. We both love looking for treasures at flea markets or thrift stores in our spare time, so over the years we’ve filled our home with carefully curated finds.

Name: Morgen Walker Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Size: Approximately 350 square feetYears lived in: 7 months, rentingThis is my first apartment after my recent divorce. I work for HORNE so most of the furniture I have collected has been damaged items that I’ve repaired myself over the years. Other pieces have been in my family for over a hundred years that I’ve collected from family members.

Name: Jennifer Hutter, my husband Bodhi, our 19-month-old son Ryder, and our two dogs Daisy and Summit Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Size: 400 square feetWe spent the past nine months renovating our vintage 1968 Chris Craft Cavalier. Bodhi did all the work inside himself. I did the design work. It was one of the biggest challenges we’ve had together as a couple to really figure everything out one step at a time, but one of the most rewarding.

After a recent divorce, zero-waste advocate Ariana has created a cozy and comforting home in just 400 square feet, using minimal decor and DIY projects.

Joseph brought the space to life with plants and art to make a neutral small space feel dynamic and special.

Lorenzo's studio apartment may only be 320 square feet, but it's fill with his collection of art by black artists.