Name: Maura & Katarina Location: Financial District, NYC Twenty-one floors above it all, our home is our daily respite from NYC cacophony. Cheerful yet serene, and never without fresh flowers – it is my favorite place to recharge, host friends, work, eat, sleep, you name it! The style of our apartment – our first shared space as a couple – was born of the merging of two very, very disparate tastes.

Name: Sallie Location: Tulsa, OK I’m Sallie, and I live in a updated 1950s home in Tulsa, OK, with my husband, Andrew, our puppy Lola, cat Fitz, and 6 backyard chickens. Our home is right around 1,000q ft, which is perfect for our family! We live in the heart of our town, which makes traveling to our favorite hang out spots a breeze.

Name: Aki & Chris Location: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn My husband and I live on the second floor of a pre-war brownstone in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Our apt is a 1.5 bedroom, 950 sq ft, cozy space with an open floor plan. We’ve lived in the building for almost 11 years but have only been in our current unit for under two years.

Name: Laura Location: London, Ontario – Canada Our apartment is in an old bankers mansion that was built in the late 1800’s. The house is split into 7 units. The main living space of our unit used to be the formal dining room of the home and has very unique and beautiful hardwood floors that were installed at the beginning of the twentieth century (which are still in amazing shape for their age).

Name: Claire Location: Brentwood neighborhood of Washington, DC At 700 square feet, this apartment feels casual and playful. My boyfriend and I wanted both of our personalities to be visible so we mixed masculine elements (midcentury seating and angular, clean lines on foundation tables) with feminine touches (nesting tables, accessories, lighting) in our layout. We wanted a whimsical factor that referenced both our love of pop culture and our dachshund (he’s everywhere!

Name: Whitney Location: New Orleans I live in a one bedroom apartment that’s about 625sqft. My style is definitely eclectic, as I like to blend several different styles. It was very important to me that my apartment reflect the personality of my fiance and I, which is fun and very carefree. We spend most of our time here, so our living room had to be both stylish and comfortable. I love color and bold artwork. My entire room was designed around this large cow canvas art.

Name: Hannah Location: Salt Lake City, Utah I fell in love with my small Victorian house in Salt Lake City the first time I laid eyes on it. Since I made it my home 4 years ago I’ve tried to make it my little piece of England in a foreign land. My style is some kind of mix up of bohemian clutter and Scandinavian minimalism, is that possible?

Name: Alexis Location: Victoria, British Columbia About a year ago, I found a space advertised on Craigslist- I made an appointment to see it with little information and virtually no pictures. As cliche as it sounds, I just had a really good feeling about it… The moment I pulled up to the home, I instantly fell in love. I’m one of nine apartments in a designated heritage house, which sits on over an acre of land.

Name: Sarah Location: Petersham, England I am a Fashion Editor and live with my boyfriend and five year old twins in a little three bedroomed cottage in Petersham, Richmond, just outside London. It’s small, but super-cosy and homely. We have a little front garden, and a tiny courtyard garden at the back (one of the smallest gardens I’ve ever seen!). I love cushions, rugs, lamps, pictures and generally lots of ‘cosy clutter’. My style is a bit mix and match I suppose.

Name: Stanley Location: Washington, DC I live in a new studio apartment in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC. The apartment is 525 square feet in a modern design building that I have furnished with a mixture of Shaker furniture pieces and American folk art. I love the juxtaposition of the sleek architecture of the building with the colorful handcrafted art and furniture.

Name: Allison & Matt Location: Alphabet City – Manhattan, NY Hello! My fiance Matt and I (along with our rescue dingo and cat) live in a one-bedroom rental apartment in Alphabet City. I’m a partner in a boutique interior design firm, and my fiance is a freelance creative director in advertising. I designed our apartment to reflect our southern (him, TN) and west coast (me, Seattle) roots, along with our shared love of travel.

Name: Jackie Location: Brooklyn, NY About 8 months ago, I moved from Los Angeles to New York City for a new job. In Los Angeles I was accustomed to having my own space — my own studio apartment, my own car, my own private little bubble of space on the sidewalk — so New York City was a bit of a shock for me. Everyone is so crowded together on the subway all the time, and even though my two roommates are absolutely amazing, there are still times when I crave 5 minutes by myself.

Name: Maryann Location: Bellevue neighborhood of Richmond Virginia We purchased a 1926 Craftsman Bungalow – a 1 ½ story home that had not been renovated or updated in any substantial way. We did not do a period restoration; however, there are many period details that were integrated into the renovations. The triangle of windows in the master bedroom face due east & it is so beautiful in the morning to see the prisms from the chandelier dance on the wall as the sun rises.

Name: Tracey and Ruben Location: Atlanta, GA We live in a 1600 square foot apartment just outside of Atlanta. Our apartment is pretty basic in terms of architecture, but we’ve done our best to make it our own and to make it feel like a home. My husband and I chose this apartment because of the square footage and the fact that it really didn’t feel like an apartment when we first saw it. It really felt more like a home. Our favorite room is the sunroom.

Name: Logan Location: Los Feliz – Los Angeles, CA My building was built in the 1923 and has a lot of great period details- brass doorknobs, the original icebox and a built in vanity- that I find really charming. I like living in a building that has some much history and character. I also really enjoy the neighborhood and being able to walk to a movie theater, restaurants and a coffee shop. It’s a luxury in Los Angeles!

Name: Eric Location: Baltimore I recently relocated to Baltimore for a position at Under Armour. Baltimore is fantastic about honoring its history (homes in former cigar factories, for instance), and I happened to find a former convent that has been converted into apartments. Each of the ten apartments in the building is unique, but I happen to think mine is the most spectacular: high tin ceilings and white painted floors (due to a previous contractor’s mistake).

Name: Maria Location: Seattle, WA We moved into our home in October and have been ‘DIYing’ and ‘Craigslisting’ ever since! We live in Seattle and have been delighted by the amount of mid century modern furniture and artifacts we have found. We’ve found (and bought!) all sorts of things – from an Eames leg splint, a Spacelander bicycle to a Bertoia bird chair – on Craigslist.

Name: Eric Location: Los Angeles, CA Where do I even begin!? I once dreamed of living in a small flat, next to a hill with a giant tree outside front and the sidewalk, city streets below me. My home is the perfect example of putting that energy out into the universe and creating it. Gramercy Gardens is the name of my building that was constructed in the 1920’s. Its a four floor walk up, with accordion elevator doors and a New York style fire escape out front, with a brick edifice.

Name: Yasmin Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada My apartment is a 590 square foot attic suite in a Victorian Townhome. After living abroad I returned to Toronto for graduate studies, bringing with me a collection of textiles from my travels. Most of the textiles pictured are from Turkey and Estonia, my living room carpet is a 1930 Baltic design handwoven by a relative of mine. The art work scattered throughout are mostly gifts from friends and artists, I work for a contemporary art gallery.

Name: Winston Location: Boyle Heights – Los Angeles, CA Winston is an architecture student who recently made the move from NYC to Los Angeles for school. Take a peek inside his bright apartment, done up in (almost) all-white for a blast of monochromatic minimalist style… Simple, smart and sleek semi-minimalism – a great way to make student digs special! Thanks, Winston and good luck in your studies! • Interested in sharing your home with Apartment Therapy?

Name: Halle and Jeff Location: East Village, New York, NY Size: 1,250 square feet Years lived in: 1 The talented guest photographer for this tour, Emily Johnston, gave us the background scoop on this newly redesigned apartment: “Halle and her husband Jeff recently moved to NYC from San Francisco. They were looking for that rare city home with outdoor space when they found and fell in love with this East Village apartment.

Name: Clare (Broadcast Producer) & Mike (Advertising Creative Director) Location: Leaside – Toronto, Ontario, Canada We both lived in Leaside when we started dating. Mike has 3 children and I have 2. They range in age from 12 to 17. Mike was living in a small apartment and I was living in a small 3 bedroom house. We got married in September of 2014 and needed to find a new house that was big enough to fit all 7 of us.

Name: Beata & Gerrit Location: Almere, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands We love the modern Bauhaus-type square block of our non-traditional Dutch row-house in Almere, right near Amsterdam. It’s a two-bedroom bungalow with a small enclosed patio. Gerrit grew up near here and my original home is Duesseldorf, Germany, which is only a 2-hour drive away. After having lived in the U.S.

Name: Sarah Location: Lakeview – Chicago, IL After graduating from the University of Michigan with a B.F.A. in Art & Design, I risked a move to the bustling city of Chicago to begin my pursuit towards a career in fashion. I only planned on staying a few short years, but, five years on, I’m still a happy resident of the ever chic and fashion-forward Windy City.

Name: Taylor Location: Upper West Side – Manhattan, NYC I moved into a studio apartment in August. It was a very nice space with good fixtures and great floors, BUT small for someone who works from home and needs the space to have clients come in (yoga & massage) as well as a home office to run my graphic design business. Not to mention.. actually live here and feel at home.

Name: Brooke (of Fresh Bib) & Adam (of Fish Fotography) Location: Dallas, Texas In an effort to work from home (photographer and designer) we moved to a small mid-century modern home that had one owner and zero updates since it was built in 1957. Over a long summer, we added a second floor to house our photography and sewing studios, while gutting the kitchen and 2.5 baths. My husband demolished our kitchen on our 9th wedding anniversary. I cried.

Name: Darrin Location: Changi, Singapore When it was time to get myself a bachelor pad, I opted for a 495 sq ft apartment in the eastern part of Singapore. When I received the keys to my place, what separated the living room and the sole bedroom were three sliding glass panels. Working with my interior designers, I conveyed my ideal, which was to have a centerpiece console that could accommodate and display my 400-plus vinyl collection.

Name: Michelle Location: Los Angeles, CA I’ve lived in my rental apartment for almost 5 years (I’m the building manager) and hadn’t changed much of the hand-me-down furniture that i scrapped together when i moved in. I recently turned 30 and took a look around and realized the place didn’t fit me anymore- I had grown out of the look and style of the entire place. I then started on a mission to re-design the entire place!

Name: Jack Location: Chicago, IL My apartment is in an amazing vintage building in Lakeview that used to be owned by the Roosevelt family. There is no lack of character, which is one of the best parts aside from great lakeside location. Although it’s a smaller unit (roughly 450 sf) as a result of the chopped up floor plans when it was converted to a rental building, it’s very efficient.

Name: Lisa Location: Maryland Welcome to my fresh, comfy and magical mid century home! Built in 1961, this home has been through many updates over the years, including my own recent enhancements since purchasing the home in July 2014. I love the central location in the wonderful waterfront community of Olde Severna Park which allows my daughters and I and our dogs Mojo and FJ, quick walking access to restaurants, our community walking trail and our beautiful beach on the Severna River.

Name: Lee Location: Carroll Gardens – Brooklyn, NY When I moved to Degraw Street seven years ago, it was my first time living in Brooklyn and also my first “full-size” (meaning it had a bedroom door) apartment in New York. A 700 sq ft, 1.

My husband and I are photographers and we had a wedding to photograph in Rosendal, Norway. The first thing we did after booking the wedding was go to Airbnb to look for a place to stay. That’s when we found Signe’s amazing house. There isn’t a single spot in this beautiful home that hasn’t been cared for. Signe is an interior designer, and has been working on a television program in Norway that focuses on interior design.

Name: Sofia Location: Waltham, Massachusetts I bought my house about a year ago, on my own. It’s a 1910 New England colonial, which had been rented out for decades. Because of this, the previous owners had neglected to paint over the original wood trim, mess with the steam heat, or do any renovations whatsoever (including the decision not to put something as frivolous as a sink in the main room of the kitchen!).

Name: Christine & Tom of Solares Architecture Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Our home is in Toronto’s Roncesvalles Village near Dundas and Sorauren. We recently did a major renovation of it ourselves – we’re architects! We intentionally bought this house because it fit our criteria for a fully detached major fixer-upper in a family-friendly neighborhood. We love our little street!

Name: Kristine & Bradley of the Playground Agency Location: San Diego, CA We wanted to share our tiny little slice of life with you. we’re a pair of architects/interior designers living in a teeny tiny apartment in the bustling urban neighborhood of East Village in San Diego, California and absolutely adore our home. It’s filled with love, many items we’ve crafted ourselves, as well as the cutest little dachshund in the whole world.

Name: Suzanna Location: Santa Monica, CA Our home is a 800Sqft , 1940’s apartment nestled in the back garden of a house in Santa Monica. I love everything about my place! It’s got beautiful, original thin wood floors, old pane windows that let the light stream in and a lovely secluded balcony to sit out on at any time of the year. My interior design aesthetic fits perfectly with the style of the home.

Name: Brigitte Location: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY I moved into this space in 2008, so I’ve had a solid 6 years to settle in and make it my own. The look was initially far more minimal, but over time became increasingly dense and layered. I attribute this less to my design sensibility and more to my lack of self-control. Whenever I come across a unique piece of art or an interesting object I think, “I can find a spot for that!”.

Name: Jessica & Milo Location: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY My boyfriend and I moved into this space less than a year ago from two separate (much larger) apartments. We knew it was going to be time to downsize when our existing sofa couldn’t even fit through the door! Our new space is around 400 square feet and is technically a studio, though we’ve designed a curtain divider that splits up the space nicely.

Name: Theresa & Marjo Location: Atwater Village, CA The house was built in 1928 and there are so many parts that we want to gently tear down and rebuild. We did, however, decided to renovate the kitchen and that was a 6 week journey partly due to our committing to the idea of an all-white kitchen. It’s the first room in our house that we renovated and has become our proudest home project.

Name: Karie & Rob of Shelter Collective Location: West Asheville, NC My husband and I moved into our home about three years ago. We love the location because we are only 2 blocks from a bustling street with coffee shops, restaurants and music venues, 4 blocks from our design studio, Shelter Collective, but it still has a quiet, rural feel because there is a large field and community garden behind our house.

Name: Jessica & Zak Location: Brooklyn, New York My husband Zak and I have a 1200 square foot home in Brooklyn, New York. We are both creative people (I am a designer and art director, he is a cinematographer). We love industrial, modern and traditional styles and our home is an eclectic mix of these things. Thanks, Jessica & Zak! • Interested in sharing your home with Apartment Therapy? Contact the editors through our House Tour & House Call Submission Form.

Name: Ajenda Location: Houston, Texas My husband and I moved into our 700 square foot apartment 6 months ago. We both were used to having space, in the home and out, but we were determined to have a wonderful experience. We love our little apartment and always refer to it as our home not apartment. I strongly believe in thrifting and haven’t paid over $100 for almost anything in our apartment, there is just one exception.

Name: Emily Location: Kettering, Ohio I live in a one bedroom in building with four apartments, an older building on the outskirts of an expensive area in the Dayton, Ohio area. It’s a quiet and nice area, within walking distance of Dorothy Lane Market, a classy 24/7 grocery, a Starbucks and other small shops. Its close proximity to my work, church and friends enticed me, and the affordable rent sold me.

Name: Jeremy & David Location: San Rafael, CA David and I (Jeremy) are a couple who recently purchased a 954 square foot, two bed – two bath condo in beautiful Marin County (twenty minutes North of “quirky” San Francisco) to be closer to our families.

Name: Jaimie & James Location: Evanston, IL Our house is a Sears kit home called The Fairy in the old Sears “Modern Homes” catalog. It started out as a two bedroom, however we made the living room into a large dining room, and made the bedroom in the front a small sitting room. We are located in Evanston, IL the first suburb north of Chicago. It is less than 600 Sq. feet, which is perfect for my husband and myself.

Name: Archana Location: San Diego, CA I’ve lived in this one-bedroom, 600 square foot Hillcrest apartment with my boyfriend and our golden retriever, Teddy, for the last two years. In 2011, my boyfriend and I quit our NYC jobs — he in finance, me in magazine writing — to backpack around the world for 13 months. We kept our final destination open but chose San Diego for its weather, quality of life, and smaller city size.