Apartment

Alina Abegg's rental apartment's decor style is eclectic, playful, and colorful—just like her jewelry.

Kelsey has spent the last three years collecting things so that her small space can naturally feel cozy, especially in the Chicago winters.

French expats have made this charming one-bedroom apartment in a pre-war building from 1900 into a lovely, cozy small home.

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!

Lindsay Meyer, the CEO of Batch, and her pup, Ralphie, share this modern and clean San Francisco rental apartment.

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.

Raúl Zea describes his apartment's style as "minimal maximalism."

As a former assistant to Broadway production designers, here’s how Robbie Ashurst sets the stage for his everyday life in the Midwest.

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.

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.

It’s a little studio with a lot of personality.

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.

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.

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.

This nurse and her husband furnished an entire apartment with Craigslist and other online finds when no stores were open during early quarantine.

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!

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.

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.

Interior decorator Sarah Montgomery moved into her West Bucktown 800-square-foot rental apartment and wanted to make it her own.

The furniture, art, and views in this Seattle house are so gorgeous!

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.

Amazingly, Tim bought nothing new for his condo remodel, opting to visit local secondhand shops and estate sales as well as scouring Craigslist.

"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!"

These renters were given permission to renovate the interior of this apartment AND create a stunning outdoor terrace.

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.

Budget was a challenge, but most difficult was organizing the space to create an open feel in a 10-foot-wide apartment!

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.

Laura and Ashley love the open layout, wood floors, natural light, fireplace, and mint green bathroom tiles of their Uptown New Orleans rental apartment.

Every section of my apartment has a different removable wallpaper to accent the room and divide the space.

Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!

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.

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.

Madelyn Somers is an Art Director for Parachute Home, and her small Los Angeles rental apartment is filled with cheery pops of color!

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.

It's pretty amazing how clean, modern, and lovely this small Manhattan apartment is, especially for two adults and two teenagers.

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.

Get inspired by all the little ways in which Emily has found function and storage in her small rental kitchen.

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!

The solutions ISN'T curtains or drapes... but it is something that casts a warm hue and adds color to an otherwise brown kitchen.

Rachelle added more shelving for storage AND plants!

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!

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.

"My partner is Indian and it is common in Indian tradition to name one's home. Ours is named Ekyalya, 'Home of Harmony.'"

Most of what couple Seth and Ryan had—accessories, artwork, big furnishings—were pieces they bought years ago for previous apartments.

"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."

Each square inch of space gained is a win (and a potential home for a new plant).

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.

This apartment has a lot of renter-friendly ideas and inspiration!

It's full of a surprisingly impressive amount of furniture found on the street!

Interior designer Lindsay Colby took inspiration from high-end interiors and found ways to achieve those looks in a more budget-friendly way.

This interior designer traded her small studio apartment for a slightly bigger (but just as beautiful) junior one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco.

Apartment Therapy contributor Alicia Macias photographs beautiful house tours from Spain, and now shows off her own light-filled, airy, and ultra inspiring home.

A full look at this '70s patterned velvet sofa is worth clicking for alone!

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.

The whole unit is a tapestry of elements that keep the renter's senses stimulated every day.

And a ton of other colors in between!

The open layout and concrete floors make it easy to clean.

This gorgeous rental apartment's style is modern vintage meets wabi-sabi.

This architect's home is contemporary, monochromatic, cozy, and graphic.

Joyce Lee's home features an earthy color palette and an array of cozy textures.

These thespians made a cozy home in Harlem dedicated to a love of theatre.

Graphic designer Daphne Pastard's entire home is adorable, but the back porch is absolutely envy-inducing.

Interior designer Peti Lau coined the term “Aristofreak," and her Los Angeles rental apartment is a maximalist wonderland.

Because this apartment is a rental, wallpaper was out of the question, so they painted colorful DIY murals on the walls, instead!

This photographer used temporary wallpaper, a stick-on backsplash, and more decor ideas to turn this rental apartment into her cozy home.