Cottage

After falling in love with this California mountain cabin during a pandemic getaway, this L.A. creative director made it a no-TV, analog retreat filled with vintage finds, some original 1959 details, and plenty of charm.

In artist Lauren Younis' 800-square-foot North Carolina rental apartment, plants double as privacy, a pallet becomes a headboard, and every thrifted piece fits beautifully.

With almost no storage, uneven floors, and two 7x10-foot bedrooms, this family's 100-year-old cabin required storage solutions, layout updates, and double-duty furniture.

Writer Sarah Ingle used clever DIYs and secondhand finds to transform this tiny and a “little grimy” apartment into a stylish sanctuary.

This renter spent 10 years "stripping away decades' worth of paint that coated woodwork and fixtures” to restore the charm of this 1930s apartment to its original glory and adding her own “French Provincial” style to the space.

After moving into this tiny NYC studio apartment sight-unseen from Charleston, Macey Phillips had to make sure everything served more than one purpose — be small, stylish, and have storage.

Gianne describes her 1100-square-foot rental apartment as a perfect blank canvas. “A charming craftsman home with a storybook cottage feel – white walls and still full of character. It just needed an artist to honor its potential and bring it to life.”

I thought these homes only existed in fairytales.

Marketing agency founder Caroline Lunne has transformed this historic Charleston bungalow, which was built in 1937, and created a warm, cozy, and very charming home.

This Arizona house was once owned by a stone mason who installed stone floors, built-ins, a fireplace, and even a tombstone under the bed! It’s like a “little fairy-tale cottage.”

The couple DIYed the majority of the home.

There have been a few modern updates, though.

There are so many rental-friendly DIY projects, too!

When these renters first moved into this bungalow, it was stuck in the 1980s, with stage red velvet curtains/drapes in the living room, a "tired kitchen" and the original 1980s pink bathroom suite.

Mary Martha Meyer-Hill, a floral designer, filled this historic house in Smithville, Texas, with floral motifs, soft colors, and antiques to highlight the beautiful original features like stained glass, tall ceilings, and hand-carved wooden trim.

Lina has only been renting the space for nine months, but in that time she's managed to take what was an all-white, run-down space and turn it into an incredibly cute and cozy home.