A Cool, Colorful Berlin Rental Apartment Is a Jewelry Designer's Home & Studio
Alina Abegg's rental apartment's decor style is eclectic, playful, and colorful—just like her jewelry.
Dec 8, 2020
A 500-Square-Foot Chicago Apartment Features All Kinds of Rental-Improving Ideas
Kelsey has spent the last three years collecting things so that her small space can naturally feel cozy, especially in the Chicago winters.
Dec 8, 2020
A 600-Square-Foot New York City Apartment Has a Ton of Small Space Decor Inspo
French expats have made this charming one-bedroom apartment in a pre-war building from 1900 into a lovely, cozy small home.
Nov 24, 2020
B&A: This 323-Square-Foot Studio Was Transformed into a Cozy One-Bedroom
There was dated '70s decor, a mothball smell, and lots of clutter in this teeny studio apartment, but Michelle and her husband were able to transform it into a cozy and clean one-bedroom!
Nov 27, 2020
This SF Rental Features a Blush-Toned Bedroom and Rainbow-Hued Bathroom
Lindsay Meyer, the CEO of Batch, and her pup, Ralphie, share this modern and clean San Francisco rental apartment.
Nov 27, 2020
A 550-Square-Foot Moscow Home Shows How to Use Decor to Make a Space Feel Larger
This apartment's design was inspired by New Orleans. The main bedroom resembles the cozy style of Southern bed and breakfasts. And the kitchen is in the color of boiled crawfish.
Nov 26, 2020
This Apartment Fits a Stunning Amount of Vintage Electronics in 350 Square Feet
Raúl Zea describes his apartment's style as "minimal maximalism."
Nov 26, 2020
This Transitional Style Missouri Rental Apartment Was Furnished on a Budget
As a former assistant to Broadway production designers, here’s how Robbie Ashurst sets the stage for his everyday life in the Midwest.
Nov 25, 2020
A Small Condo Has Clever Renter's Solutions and a Gorgeous Mini Patio
Nayana used white marble contact paper on the counters and removable white subway tile backsplash in her dark rental kitchen to brighten up the space.
Nov 24, 2020
A Small Toronto Apartment Transformed During Quarantine
You don't have to spend a lot of money to make your house a home; you can rework what you already have to work for you.
Nov 24, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot Loft Looks Way Bigger Than It Is
It’s a little studio with a lot of personality.
Nov 23, 2020
A Happy Family of Six Shares a Colorful and Organized 675-Square-Foot Apartment
Jawaria and her family—husband Jibin and four children Zayn (almost 17), Sayf (14), Zoya (11), and Sophia (6)—beautifully and successfully share a very small rental apartment.
Nov 21, 2020
A Rental's Pink Paint Job & Gold Fixtures Are Giving 'Millennial Luxury' Vibes
Crystal Reed and her husband created a relaxed atmosphere with bohemian decor but also included a dash of millennial luxury with pink and gold decor on the walls and fixtures.
Nov 20, 2020
This Interior Designer's Blank Rental Was Decorated Beautifully on a Budget
Budget was a challenge when Samantha Stein first started her interior design business. She had to search through Craigslist, Facebook Marketplaces, estate sales, garage sales to furnish her rental home.
Nov 19, 2020
These Renters Had to Get Creative to Furnish Their Apartment
This nurse and her husband furnished an entire apartment with Craigslist and other online finds when no stores were open during early quarantine.
Nov 19, 2020
This Home Shows How to Add Color and Pattern to a Rental With Textiles
Erin Blank is an ethical, sustainable designer of her own label, and the Brooklyn home she shares with her husband is colorful and patterned thanks to lots of handmade textiles!
Nov 18, 2020
This Rental Has Rustic Brick, Vintage Finds, Tons of Plants, and One Cute Cat
The unit’s arched windows, exposed beams, and rustic brick are charming, and the building’s location can't be beat—just steps away from art galleries, cozy cafes, and the nation’s oldest residential street.
Nov 17, 2020
Before and After: $1,000 Transforms a Bare Balcony into a Cozy Lounge Space
This chic redo only required a drill and an Allen wrench to get the job done.
Nov 13, 2020
This Family of 5's Tidy 750-Square-Foot Rental Is Packed With Organizing Ideas
Tyler Moore blogs under the name "Tidy Dad," and tidy is just what you have to be when you're sharing a small NYC third floor walk-up, railroad-style rental apartment with a family.
Nov 11, 2020
This Lived-In Rental Features a Gorgeous Mural & Expert Textile Layering
Interior decorator Sarah Montgomery moved into her West Bucktown 800-square-foot rental apartment and wanted to make it her own.
Nov 10, 2020
A Sunny Seattle Home Has an Enviable Pink Sofa and Over 60 Plant Babies
The furniture, art, and views in this Seattle house are so gorgeous!
Nov 10, 2020
A 527-Square-Foot Condo Was Decorated Beautifully on a Budget
Adrienn and her father designed many of this condo's key elements together, like the TV stand, dining table, white cabinets with the wooden door handles, coffee table, and more.
Nov 9, 2020
B&A: A Tiny, Dated Condo Transformation Is Unbelievable
Amazingly, Tim bought nothing new for his condo remodel, opting to visit local secondhand shops and estate sales as well as scouring Craigslist.
Nov 6, 2020
This Small Apartment Is a Master Class in Adding Color & Personality to a Rental
"I have found so much joy in sharing my colorful spaces with others and showing how you can make a rental as personal as any home and that a small space doesn’t limit how much fun you can have in your home!"
Nov 6, 2020
B&A: This 450-Square-Foot Apartment's Renovation Reveals an Open and Airy Home
These renters were given permission to renovate the interior of this apartment AND create a stunning outdoor terrace.
Nov 5, 2020
With a Little Design Magic, a Photographer Turned a One-Bedroom Rental into Two
She replaced some furniture with smaller, more functional pieces and created a "cubby house bed" to turn this one-bedroom rental apartment into essentially a two-bedroom apartment.
Nov 5, 2020
B&A: Small, Dated NYC Railroad Apartment Got a Gorgeous, Rental-Friendly Refresh
Budget was a challenge, but most difficult was organizing the space to create an open feel in a 10-foot-wide apartment!
Nov 3, 2020
Roommates Planned, Painted, & Organized a Small Rental into a Colorful Home
Lincoln is Black and Queer, originally from a small town in Texas, and Amina is a Pakastani-American woman who grew up abroad in Saudi Arabia. Their small, intentional home is a direct representation of themselves.
Nov 2, 2020
Before and After: This $700 Vintage-Style Kitchen Redo Brings All the Drama
All the upgrades are renter-friendly, to boot.
Nov 1, 2020
A Light-Filled New Orleans Apartment Features Rental-Friendly Decor Ideas
Laura and Ashley love the open layout, wood floors, natural light, fireplace, and mint green bathroom tiles of their Uptown New Orleans rental apartment.
Oct 29, 2020
A Small NYC Rental Apartment Was Furnished for Around $500
Every section of my apartment has a different removable wallpaper to accent the room and divide the space.
Oct 23, 2020
Before and After: A $20 Afternoon Project Makes This Living Room Pop
This project brings the sunshine inside.
Oct 23, 2020
See a Colorful 460-Square-Foot Rental Apartment That YOU Chose as a Dream Home
Dream Week
Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!
Oct 23, 2020
This Rental's Vintage Mint Green Kitchen Is Only One of the Amazing Finishes
Quelcy ripped out carpets and ceiling tiles, chipped away layers of paint to reveal original wood and tile, painted every other surface to make this “handyman special" rental her own.
Oct 23, 2020
A Small, Chic Icelandic Apartment Is an Absolutely Dreamy Minimal, Modern Home
Dream Week
In a year where I'm not sure when I'll ever be able to travel again—let alone move to a foreign country—dreaming vicariously through Jewells Chambers' Iceland home is sustaining me.
Oct 22, 2020
Before and After: This Plain Patio Transforms into a Gorgeous Plant-Filled Oasis
When in doubt, add more plants.
Oct 19, 2020
This Art Director Has the Cutest Minimal, Modern, and Colorful Rental Apartment
Madelyn Somers is an Art Director for Parachute Home, and her small Los Angeles rental apartment is filled with cheery pops of color!
Oct 19, 2020
A 375-Square-Foot French Flat Is a Sumptuously Sunny Small Space
This flat was in a decrepit state, but the ceilings are 11-feet high and the walk to the beach is just six minutes... after a renovation it's a small but gorgeous French Riviera pied-a-terre.
Oct 15, 2020
This Remodeled 650-Square-Foot NYC Apartment Beautifully Fits a Family of Four
It's pretty amazing how clean, modern, and lovely this small Manhattan apartment is, especially for two adults and two teenagers.
Oct 16, 2020
B&A: This Rental's Refresh Includes a Custom Walk-In Closet & Enviable Backyard
This past year, Robin went through a breakup, and as part of her healing process, she undertook a major redesign frenzy of her rental home.
Oct 15, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot Apartment Shows How to Organize Your Small Kitchen
Get inspired by all the little ways in which Emily has found function and storage in her small rental kitchen.
Oct 13, 2020
Before & After: A Tiny NYC Apartment Gets a Sophisticated DIY Budget Refresh
Bold black and white stripes once dominated the kitchen's decor, and the living room used to have a faux-wood wallpaper vibe. You have to see what it looks like today!
Oct 12, 2020
This Renter Came Up with a Clever Solution for Custom Window Covering
The solutions ISN'T curtains or drapes... but it is something that casts a warm hue and adds color to an otherwise brown kitchen.
Oct 7, 2020
A Small Portland Apartment Has Seriously Good Open Shelving Inspiration
Rachelle added more shelving for storage AND plants!
Oct 5, 2020
A Small Seattle Apartment Shows How to Fit a "Study" in a Living Room Corner
Shilpa and her husband rent and can't do much changing of fixtures, but they've added plants and cute accents to warm this industrial apartment up!
Oct 3, 2020
A 180-Square-Foot NYC Studio Proves the Power of Flexible Furniture
The tiny studio apartment was furnished entirely from Amazon orders, street-side finds, and local Chinatown treasures from the shops of East Broadway and Grand Street.
Oct 2, 2020
This Apartment's Small Balcony Has a Cute Mini Herb Garden Thanks to IKEA
"My partner is Indian and it is common in Indian tradition to name one's home. Ours is named Ekyalya, 'Home of Harmony.'"
Oct 1, 2020
Before and After: A Closet-Turned-Office Makes Use of Every Inch—for Under $1000
This redo proves that you can squeeze a work space in anywhere.
Sep 29, 2020
A 650-Square-Foot Condo Has a Gorgeous Tiny Plant-Filled Balcony
Most of what couple Seth and Ryan had—accessories, artwork, big furnishings—were pieces they bought years ago for previous apartments.
Sep 28, 2020
A 600-Square-Foot Oakland Apartment Has the Cutest Meditation Corner
"I’ve had so much for fun taking my time and truly figuring how to make 600 square feet feel like a realm of tranquility."
Sep 26, 2020
A 513-Square-Foot DC Condo Is Full of Smart Small Space Hacks
Each square inch of space gained is a win (and a potential home for a new plant).
Sep 25, 2020
This Small/Cool Winner's Buenos Aires Condo Feels So Much Larger Than It Is
Video House Tour
When Manuel and Javier first bought this small Bueno Aires condo, it DID NOT look like the lovely and airy space that it is today.
Sep 23, 2020
A Small Boston Apartment Has a Cute Renter-Friendly DIY Headboard Wall
This apartment has a lot of renter-friendly ideas and inspiration!
Sep 21, 2020
An Illustrator and a Sculptor Turned a Barcelona Apartment into a Creative Home
It's full of a surprisingly impressive amount of furniture found on the street!
Sep 17, 2020
Before and After: This "Hottest of Messes" Bathroom Gets a $257 Refresh
Small changes make a huge impact here.
Sep 16, 2020
A 600-Square-Foot NYC Rental Has a High-End Look on a Low-End Budget
Interior designer Lindsay Colby took inspiration from high-end interiors and found ways to achieve those looks in a more budget-friendly way.
Sep 16, 2020
A 500-Square-Foot Rental Is Gorgeous, But the Patio is Downright Enviable
This interior designer traded her small studio apartment for a slightly bigger (but just as beautiful) junior one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco.
Sep 14, 2020
A Spanish Space Shows How to Craft a Warm, Interesting Home While Being Minimal
Apartment Therapy contributor Alicia Macias photographs beautiful house tours from Spain, and now shows off her own light-filled, airy, and ultra inspiring home.
Sep 10, 2020
If You Love Color and Drama, You'll Love This UK Home's Retro Vintage Vibes
A full look at this '70s patterned velvet sofa is worth clicking for alone!
Sep 9, 2020
A Small Rental Apartment Is a Great Example of Styling Vintage Finds
Ryan and Emily (plus cute dog Eve) are a creative couple that have created a vintage-style home in their two-bedroom rental, which is situated in a quiet pocket of inner-city Melbourne above a business.
Sep 8, 2020
This Renter Uses Removable Wallpaper in the Kitchen in a Fresh Way
The whole unit is a tapestry of elements that keep the renter's senses stimulated every day.
Sep 5, 2020
A Small Barcelona Apartment Has a Modern Red Kitchen and Vintage Pink Bathroom
And a ton of other colors in between!
Sep 4, 2020
This 665-Square-Foot Apartment Makes Gray, Industrial Concrete Walls Look Cool
The open layout and concrete floors make it easy to clean.
Sep 4, 2020
500 Books and 200 Prints Fill a Lovely San Francisco Victorian Flat
This gorgeous rental apartment's style is modern vintage meets wabi-sabi.
Aug 31, 2020
This Modern Mumbai Apartment Has Bold Black and White Flooring in Every Room
This architect's home is contemporary, monochromatic, cozy, and graphic.
Aug 29, 2020
Madewell's Head of Design Lives in This Earthy, Textured Brooklyn Apartment
Joyce Lee's home features an earthy color palette and an array of cozy textures.
Aug 27, 2020
'Brownstone of Dreams' Is the Name 2 Thespians Gave Their Colorful NYC Apartment
These thespians made a cozy home in Harlem dedicated to a love of theatre.
Aug 25, 2020
A Cozy New Orleans Rental Feels Like a Private Tropical Tree House
Graphic designer Daphne Pastard's entire home is adorable, but the back porch is absolutely envy-inducing.
Aug 24, 2020
This Los Angeles Rental Apartment Is a Master Class in Maximalism
Interior designer Peti Lau coined the term “Aristofreak," and her Los Angeles rental apartment is a maximalist wonderland.
Aug 21, 2020
A Photographer's Rental Has Some of the Best DIY Painted Walls We've Ever Seen
Because this apartment is a rental, wallpaper was out of the question, so they painted colorful DIY murals on the walls, instead!
Aug 20, 2020
A Seattle Apartment Shows How to Make a Rental a Personality-Packed Home
This photographer used temporary wallpaper, a stick-on backsplash, and more decor ideas to turn this rental apartment into her cozy home.
Aug 18, 2020