Apartment

Thanks to Murphy Beds, a Small 1-Bedroom Apartment Acts More Like a 2-Bedroom
A neutral color palette, multi-purpose furniture, and prioritizing how the space NEEDS to function are the design tools self-help author Karen Salmansohn used to make her 650-square-foot apartment work for her and her young son.
Adrienne Breaux
May 6, 2020
This Charleston Apartment is 425 Square Feet of Southern Style and Stained Glass
This senior editor at "Garden & Gun" magazine lives in a STUNNING studio apartment with no less than NINE stained glass windows (plus a whole lot of charm).
Minette Hand
May 4, 2020
Plants and DIY Projects Make This Philly Rental Apartment Cool
Chelsea and Warren's home—a two-story apartment in the Olde Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia—is perfectly reflective of the merging of their two lives.
Carina Romano
May 1, 2020
A Rental's Clever IKEA Hacks and Decor Are How You Distract from Beige Carpeting
There are SO many good storage and IKEA hack ideas in this rental apartment!
Jessica Isaac
Apr 27, 2020
This Author’s Cozy San Francisco Apartment Is Bursting With Books, Color and Art
It's definitely maximalist, but not chaotic.
Esteban Cortez
Apr 22, 2020
After a Fire, This Couple Had to Decorate From Scratch
While Nicole and Josh were grateful to make it out of their apartment building's fire alive, they left behind all of their furniture, clothing, electronics, AND had to downsize when they find a new apartment a few weeks later.
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Apr 24, 2020
This CEO's Chelsea Loft Is Chic, Clutter-Free, and Full of Good Organizing Ideas
Sarah Paiji Yoo is the co-founder and CEO of green cleaning supply company, Blueland. Her Chelsea loft Is chic, clutter-Free, and full of good organizing ideas.
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 23, 2020
B&A: This Home's a Reminder That a Refresh Can Be Both Low-Budget & Low-Impact
Green Week
Low-waste design expert Laura Baross helped redesign nonprofit founder Larissa May's small Brooklyn rental apartment.
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 22, 2020
A Light-Filled Barcelona Apartment Strikes the Perfect Balance
This art director's rental flat is filled with great natural light.
Alicia Macias
Apr 17, 2020
This Home Shows How Mirrors & Neutral Colors Can Make a Small Space Feel Bigger
This rental apartment also has over 30 plants, 25 crystals, and a lot of lamps.
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Apr 16, 2020
Fans of Vintage Bathrooms Will Love the Pink One in This Warm Chicago Rental Apartment
This beautiful space also has tons of natural light, high ceilings, and built-in wood elements!
Sarah Crowley
Apr 16, 2020
A Simple Apartment's Kitchen Was Improved Thanks to White Paint and an IKEA Cart
This spacious and delightfully old two-bedroom apartment has wonderful hardwood floors and the most beautiful crown molding ever seen in a rental!
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Apr 16, 2020
Kellie Brown's L.A. Apartment Is as Stylish as She Is
Lifestyle blogger (and founder of And I Get Dressed) Kellie Brown describes this apartment's style as "California meets 'Golden Girls' hideaway."
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 15, 2020
This Gorgeous Dutch Home Has Lots of Light, Color, and Cool Art
Saliha did NOT hold back on color when she decorated her new house in The Hague.
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Apr 9, 2020
This Small Chicago Rental Has Great Art, Removable Wallpaper, and Gorgeous Decor
Each room has a beautiful, different vibe.
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Apr 8, 2020
A Shared 450-Square-Foot Rental Apartment Is Small, But Full of Personality
While small, it has (almost) everything these renters wanted. Hardwood floors, a mostly quiet location, and some architectural elements that make it unique.
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Apr 8, 2020
A Cozy Astoria Apartment Has a Wonderfully Warm and Cheery Color Palette
New York-based artist and illustrator Justin Russo's home's style is: “Secretly Gay WWII Veteran Returning to NY in 1946 to Mourn His Lover Lost in Battle.”
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 7, 2020
A 600-Square-Foot Brooklyn Home's Full of Mood-Boosting Colors and Great Ideas
Health and wellness expert Liz Moody calls her home a "non-toxic, book and plant-filled Mexico City-inspired oasis."
Erin Derby
Apr 6, 2020
A 300-Square-Foot NYC Studio Apartment Is Like a Glam Little Hotel Room
This studio dweller chose pieces with ample storage space so her small home would never feel cluttered.
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Apr 4, 2020
A Small Portuguese Apartment Is an Inspiring Arrangement of Vintage Finds
And the teeny tiny terrace is everything!
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Apr 3, 2020
A 500-Square-Foot London Flat Is Fresh and Fun Thanks to DIYs and Bargain Buys
From the beautiful mural she hand painted in her living room, to the pink dishware featured on her DIYed dining room table, Tola’s home is a symbol of new beginnings.
Sandra Regalado
Apr 3, 2020
Before and After: Being Stuck at Home Inspired Me to Redo My Bathroom—for $400
Spending more time at home was just the inspiration I needed to give my so-so bathroom a refresher.
Emma Gray
Apr 1, 2020
A Horticulturist's Small Home Is as Plant-Filled and Green as You'd Expect
Thomas Denning and his partner live in this small Melbourne apartment absolutely brimming with lush green plant life.
Natalie Jeffcott
Apr 1, 2020
This Barcelona Apartment Masters Effortless, Airy, and Very Affordable Decor
See inside the lovely Barcelona home of one of Apartment Therapy's house tour contributors: Lula Poggi!
Lula Poggi
Mar 31, 2020
This NYC Apartment Has a Delightfully Bold Dining Banquette
The reflective qualities make a small space feel much brighter and larger!
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 30, 2020
Before & After: A Sad Basement Apartment Gets a Budget Refresh
Despite it being small and dark, this renter really made the best of a basement apartment space.
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Mar 26, 2020
An Organized 350-Square-Foot NYC Apartment Will Make You Re-Think Your Storage
Describing their style as "cozy pink pistachio desert oasis," Zach and Libby have used IKEA shoe storage in unconventional ways to help make their tiny rental apartment work.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 24, 2020
A Family of Four Is Living in a Stylish, Extremely Organized 700 Square Feet
Designer Crystal Nielsen designed a beautiful home for her family four... despite the fact that the space is only 700 square feet!
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 20, 2020
This Rental Apartment Wows With a Burgundy Kitchen and Bold Blue Tiled Bathroom
The unit is one of nine residences in a converted former refrigeration factory and features a large open-plan living area with original wall-to-wall factory windows.
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Mar 19, 2020
Before and After: Paint and Elbow Grease Totally Transform These Sad Stairs
These stairs just leveled up—by a lot!
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 18, 2020
The Twist? Comedian Catherine Cohen's Colorful, Art-Filled NYC Home Is Gorgeous
Her home's style is: "Lightly haunted royalty."
Madeline Bilis
Mar 17, 2020
B&A: An Apartment Gets a Refresh After 10 Years of 'Ready-to-Use' Furniture
This apartment was furnished with ready-to-use cane furniture when Urvashi moved in. After almost a decade of living like that, she refreshed the entire space two years ago, adding style and storage to the small-ish space!
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Mar 17, 2020
A Small Rental Apartment's Living Room Doubles as a Jungle
There are floor-to-ceiling windows on two walls and over 50 plants throughout the entire house.
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Mar 16, 2020
Before and After: One Little Change Totally Transforms This Rental Bedroom
So much of this redo uses things that were already in the room—the ultimate budget hack.
Megan Baker Detloff
Mar 15, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Is Filled With Incredible Color and DIYs
If Stevie Nicks, Ram Dass, and Andy Warhol had a child this would be their apartment.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 13, 2020
B&A: This Rental Was Transformed With Contact Paper, Paint, and Thrift Finds
Taylored DIY transformed this rental apartment with elements like faux marble counter covering, paint and supplies for painting cabinets, and thrifted/yard sale furniture finds.
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Mar 12, 2020
Jen & Omar’s Inspired Apartment
Name: Jen & Omar; 2 cats, Dillon & WillLocation: Grandview — Columbus, OhioSize: 650 square feetYears lived in: 3 months — rented It’s hard to believe, but a few short months ago, this apartment in the Columbus suburb of Grandview was a bachelor pad.
Jennifer Wray
Mar 11, 2020
This 1940s Rental Apartment Shows How to Fit A Lot of Function in a Small Space
Photographer Josh Olson says creating a home you love is all about communication. "Your pieces should be in constant communication with each other, be it through their palette, geometry, or narrative."
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Mar 10, 2020
A New York Couple Shares 350 Square Feet
Natasha and Rob somehow make it work in their East Village apartment, despite it being tiny!
Nancy Mitchell
Mar 10, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Gives Truth To The Phrase 'Less Is More'
The New York Times technology reporter Taylor Lorenz's advice for small-space living is to "stick with the basics, and don't be afraid of a little open space."
Madeline Diamond
Mar 10, 2020
Michelle’s Sweet and Eclectic Studio
Name: Michelle Konar Location: Upper West Side — Manhattan, New York Size: 330 square feet Years lived in: 2.5 years; Rent As a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Michelle learned to hone her creativity. As a graduate she has taken those skills and applied them to her work in advertising, as well as in her home. Unafraid to take on a project, she is always looking for ways to improve her space.
Liana Hayles Newton
Mar 10, 2020
Lex, Lynn and Lucy’s Downtown Modern Family Home
Name: Lex, Lynn and LucyLocation: Financial District — Manhattan, New YorkSize: About 800 square feet including terraceYears lived in: 4.5 years — ownWhen Lex and Lynn moved into their one bedroom apartment in lower Manhattan, the view of the New York skyline took center stage. Their style was minimalistic — graphic black and white were favored over color for a look of grown up chic. But enter their daughter Lucy, and everything shifted.
Liana Hayles Newton
Mar 10, 2020
Dark Colors, Cute Patterns, and Secondhand Finds Transform This Brooklyn Home
This home's style is eclectic, considered, vintage, comfortable, and moody.
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Mar 6, 2020
B&A: This Once-Cluttered Paris Apartment's Now an Incredibly Chic, Classic Home
The "after" is so, so gorgeous!
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 4, 2020
A Cozy, Formerly 'Plain' Condo Proves the Power of Small Updates on a Rental
This designer's biggest goal was infusing a plain, contemporary condo with vintage soul.
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Feb 28, 2020
This Restauranteur's Harlem Apartment Masters an Afro-Minimalist Aesthetic
Nigerian-born restauranteur, entrepreneur, and digital collage artist Folasade Adeoso and her fiancé Noah Levine share this large, minimal Harlem apartment.
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 21, 2020
A Compact 560-Square-Foot Condo Is a Cool Mix of Vintage Pieces
This is Ariane's very first own home, so she decided to make it a reflection of who she is, what she's into, and of her favorite memories.
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Feb 22, 2020
B&A: A Buenos Aires Apartment Is Restored to Its Former Beauty, and Then Some
It was in rough shape, but thankfully many of the home's GORGEOUS original architectural details were still intact.
Federico Paul
Feb 20, 2020
This D.C. Rowhouse Tackles Common Rental Woes With Ease
Raisa and Henry employ light-colored furniture, mirrors, and other reflective surfaces in their DC rowhome to help add more natural light to the space.
Amanda Archibald
Feb 20, 2020
A Wellness Brand CEO's Brooklyn Home Is Cozy, Eclectic, and Wonderfully Warm
80% of the elements in Trinity and Issey's apartment were taken out of family’s basements and storage units.
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 19, 2020
Before and After: A Rental Bathroom Redo that Looks Downright Luxurious
The wallpaper will give you serious heart-eyes.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 15, 2020
Before and After: A Light-Filled Refresh for This 1920s Living Room
You'll love the newly added window seat.
Megan Baker Detloff
Feb 11, 2020
Actor Erich Bergen's NYC Apartment Is a Mid-Century Modern Meets Studio 54 Style
Actor Erich Bergen's NYC apartment is like what the inside of his brain looks like.
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 11, 2020
A 500-Square-Foot Guest House Is the Perfect Blend of Vintage and Contemporary
Maggie Clarke decorated this small guest house in a collected, contemporary style mixed with vintage, edgy, and cozy vibes.
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Feb 7, 2020
Cool Art & Cute DIYs Make This 475-Square-Foot NYC Apartment Elegant & Eccentric
Each space has its own cool energy.
Melanie Rieders
Feb 7, 2020
An Interior Designer on a Budget Turned a Dated Apartment Into a Colorful Home
This interior designer on a limited budget turned an apartment with popcorn ceiling into a space that she can proudly call her own.
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Feb 6, 2020
This 560-Square-Foot Studio Apartment Is Full of Gorgeous Renter-Friendly Ideas
Nearly everything in Miki's modern, colorful, maximal studio apartment is either second hand, Target, or IKEA.
Jessica Isaac
Feb 5, 2020
This Barcelona Home Is Mostly Decorated with IKEA Without Looking Like a Catalog
It's a soothing, minimal, comfortable home... decorated on a budget!
Lula Poggi
Jan 30, 2020
This Dark, Moody, Maximalist Apartment Was Inspired by Rihanna
The apartment is also inspired by "extravagantly rich white women."
Esteban Cortez
Jan 23, 2020
This Chef and TV Personality Has a Perfectly Adorable Brooklyn Apartment
This chef has an enviable kitchen, but there's so much more.
Nancy Mitchell
Jan 23, 2020
B&A: A Dated Home Says Goodbye to Wall-to-Wall Carpeting & Mirrored Backsplash
This apartment had '80s vibes in all the wrong ways.
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Jan 24, 2020
Two 'Plantrepreneurs' Have Crafted an Incredibly Covetable Rental Apartment
Yes it's filled with plants, but there are also beautiful built-ins, stunning architecture, and envy-inducing views.
Federico Paul
Jan 23, 2020
This Boho Apartment Shows How to Add Loads of Color to a Standard Rental
From the hot pink sofa to the art, decor, plants and more, this small apartment is proof you don't have to sacrifice color when you rent.
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Jan 22, 2020
A Pro Organizer's Brooklyn Apartment Has Impeccably Neat Closets and Cabinets
Professional organizer Claire DeBoer shares this inspiringly tidy and organized Brooklyn home with her partner.
Erin Derby
Jan 22, 2020
A 550-Square-Foot Studio Proves Life Is Too Short for Boring Apartments
Isabelle Weiss is the founder of NEXT:SPACE, a contemporary art space in Detroit. Her small studio apartment is absolutely filled with great furniture and art.
Diana Paulson
Jan 21, 2020
A Modern, Minimal Spanish Apartment Has the Sleek Black Kitchen of Our Dreams
Though there's a lovely smattering of neutrals and lots of splashes of greenery, black is the central color for Paula Aparicio's home.
Alicia Macias
Jan 21, 2020
A Collector's Colorful Queens Apartment Is Inspired by Hip Hop Culture
Syreeta Gates is a hip hop archivist, art collector, and filmmaker committed to preserving hip hop culture in such a way that it lasts forever.
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Jan 17, 2020
A Pro Organizing Expert's Small Home Shows How to Create a Tidy, Serene Oasis
Professional organizer Jen Robin, of Life In Jeneral, lives in this 650-square-foot Manhattan Beach apartment with her adorable dog Charlie.
Adrienne Breaux
Jan 17, 2020
A Shared San Francisco Apartment Has the Dreamiest Curved Window Seat
Huge windows, bay window, a black and white tiled kitchen floor, three fireplaces, stained glass windows... this apartment is full of architectural details.
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Jan 15, 2020
Before and After: A Rental Bedroom with Luxe, Hotel-Worthy Flair
Vintage furniture and DIY molding give this bedroom that certain "je ne sais quoi."
Megan Baker Detloff
Jan 14, 2020
This Apartment Has an Overflowing Plant Room, a Bold Bedroom Nook, and Much More
This designer has created an utterly gorgeous minimal retreat in Philadelphia.
Carina Romano
Jan 13, 2020
This 600-Square-Foot Home Is Full of Minimal Art and Enviable Organizing Ideas
Mariana's home feels the way she wants her heart to feel: happy, harmonious, calm, whimsical, and adventurous!
Liz Calka
Jan 9, 2020