Apartment

The most challenging thing about this home was making it functional with so little space, but this couple was able to fit two desks, a ton of shelving, and smart under-bed storage.

These two siblings own a start-up interior design studio and homeware shop and live together in this chic London space. And they weren't shy with color!

Vintage fashion and home decor seller Barbie Roadkill says her Chicago condo's style is: "Golden Girls' meets Lydia’s house in 'Beetlejuice' meets a box of crayons."

Haley Boyko, a footwear designer and freelance illustrator, shares this three-bedroom apartment with her partner, Nick Sylvester, and their three dogs, Maya, Emma, and Penny.

Mallory was immediately drawn to this apartment for its unique features and history as a classroom — it retains its original hardwood floors and has large, paned glass windows.

Emma Jane Palin and her partner, Joshua John Parker, ripped out floors, sanded back floorboards, laid vinyl tiles, painted walls, removed textured wallpaper and much more to transform this rented coach house.

Stacey Appel has adored '60s-'70s fashion and interiors since she was a teen, and it shows in the way she's painted and decorated her small rental apartment!

AT readers went absolutely WILD for the floor-to-ceiling bookcase in this Oslo loft; it's our most-liked photo of all time on Instagram!

This apartment is one of three located in a house built in 1900, and many original charming historic details like exposed brick, a built-in bookshelf, and original doors were preserved.

Logan West says he's a maximalist who values minimalism.

Courtyards, curved staircases, and stunning balcony views... this French Quarter rental apartment is a dreamy New Orleans home for a family of four.

This food blogger's home features DIY ideas like a divider wall, a unique furniture layout to, and an attractive way to hide an ugly shower rod.

Name: Kayleigh Kahn and my partner and all our plants!Location: Inner Sunset — San Francisco, CaliforniaType of home: ApartmentSize: 600 square feetYears lived in: 1 year, renting Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: My partner and I both work for a local grocery company (which is how we met!), so this year has been quite the whirlwind for us.

When it came to decorating this 800-square-foot rental apartment, photographer Nesrin Danan chose a mix of mid-century modern meets Scandinavian vibes to create a soothing sanctuary.

This cozy, scandiboho, cheerful, and DIY-packed home is full of great crafty ideas for small spaces.

Designer Antonio Deloatch describes his rental apartment's style as "curated relaxed luxury."

When Carley first moved into this small studio apartment, the "backyard" only had a picnic table and a chain link fence. After a trip to Lowe's and a few hundred bucks' worth of lumber, she built a fence and crafted the perfect outdoor living space.

Alexx and Rob joke that they styled their living room so that their cat, Meoweh, would look good anywhere in it.

For the past 10 years, Abbe Wright's small rental apartment has been her sanctuary during a hurricane, breakup, a death in the family, and job changes. But it's also been where she's celebrated new jobs, gathered travel collectibles and family heirlooms, and found love.

Angelo and his boyfriend's strongest ability to decorate their small apartment is refurbishing old furniture to fit a more modern style (like their kitchen table, coffee table trunk, kitchen chairs) and they love creating art and furniture from scratch.

Katelan Foisy painted all the backdrops in her rental apartment, which mixes theatricality with luxury hotel vibes. "I always wanted to live in a theater and this is the way I bring that dream to life."

Sarah's been in their apartment for only a year, and shares it with cat, Margo, and a "seasoned collection of flora. While small in size, it fits us perfectly."

Inspired by the beauty of tropical nature and the vibrancy of Mexican culture.

Sarai Reed, April Lawrence, and their dog, Lambo Reed-Lawrence, share this small one-bedroom condo. Their style is equal parts mid-century modern-inspired, uncluttered, and full of plants, which translates very nicely into a style you could call Lush Minimalism.

"I believe walking into my home is like entering an experience," renter Candice Sing says.

Jeremy, our dogs, and Meghan moved to this Spanish-style bungalow apartment in Los Angeles five years ago from Louisville, Kentucky bringing only two vintage pieces of furniture and a large collection of art, records, and books.

Paul — better known as @plantmepaul on Instagram — shares this small rental apartment with a roommate, beautiful brick walls, natural light, and tons of plants!

A lot of the objects in Emily and Jay's home reflect a combination of science and art — you'll find an abacus or a model of a T-Rex head next to one of Emily's sculptures or a musical instrument.

Salomé identifies as a maximalist who loves pink and mixing and matching prints, patterns, and textures.

There are eclectic art piece from local contemporary artists mixed with exquisite New Orleans antiques and family treasures.

Faith moved here with no furniture, and it was both overwhelming and exciting for her to design an apartment with DIYs and fun furniture finds.

Noah's home features shades of saturated gorgeous greens.

This apartment is located in a charming building from the 1940s centered around a large courtyard and features original hardwood floors and windows, but an updated kitchen.

Jesse and Alastair love the bones of this apartment in a beautiful old Art Deco building and have filled it with an eclectic mix of antiques, vintage furniture, and modern art.

Drew Scott of Lone Fox HATED this apartment when he first saw it. Thick popcorn ceilings, mirror-covered walls, and too pricey. But the landlord gave Drew and his roommate the go-ahead to paint and really make the apartment their own!

EVERY room in this Spanish apartment is gorgeous, but the studio has a spectacular original ceiling from the 19th century, with moldings, painting, and details in gold leaf.

Savannah's favorite room in this Fort Greene apartment is the bedroom because the corn sculpture is in it. "I often just stare at it and marvel at its beauty. It's a sculpture, but it's also a stool, and I love it so much."

Rachele's living room doesn't get a lot of natural light, but she embraced the darkness and chose a dark blue to make it even cozier.

This studio in a 100-year-old converted factory has high ceilings and exposed brick, making it feel larger than its 450 square feet.

Anyone who's been captivated by the current checkerboard trend will fall head over heels for this Toronto rental apartment's original black and white checkered kitchen floor.

This home's remodel goal was to be well-designed but whimsical and fun... and there are over 1,000 books!

When longtime New York City resident and Francophile Meghan Donovan moved to her new apartment last August, she knew right off the bat that she wanted to create her own slice of Paris in Brooklyn.

Geraldine initially thought she'd go with a neutral color palette in her small SF apartment, but decided to instead embrace bold colors, cute characters, and even a few plushies!

Through creative layouts and careful decor selection, Kelsey and Luke were able to create a home that's the perfect combination of function and beauty despite the super small size.

The only furniture pieces Katie started with when she moved into this small apartment were a large gold mirror, a blue velvet sofa, and a mattress. On a very tight budget, she had to get creative and make what she wanted or shop from local antique and thrift stores to furnish the rest of the rental.

Sheta Chatterjee, who works in user experience design at a tech company, shares this 823-square-foot condo in San Francisco with her cute pup, Stanley.

This is the first ever apartment Vicki has lived in and decorated totally by herself and she had so much fun making the space her own.

Jono Fleming and Ryan McGregor's Australian apartment also features curvy modern furniture, great light, and a dreamy outdoor balcony.

Claire loves beautiful things, in particular art, ceramics, textiles, and flowers, and she has tried to fill her small rental apartment with all of these.

This floor-to-ceiling theatrical and artistic space includes a formerly 1980s kitchen turned 1920s Parisian style, murals on the walls and ceilings, gobs of gold leaf, and three hairless cats.

Sourya has completely transformed the 600-square-foot Philadelphia rental apartment she shares with her husband, DIYing everything from the renter-friendly kitchen refresh to furniture that looks much more expensive that it actually is.

Annabelle purposefully chose white furniture pieces, accented with gold and light wood tones, to maximize space and evoke a sense of airiness in her small rental studio apartment.

Artist Danielle Lindsey's raised rental shotgun is adorable inside and out.

It is the "quintessential New York studio."

90% of the furniture and decor elements in this small Barcelona rental apartment are vintage or secondhand, and the stained glass transom windows and beautiful bedroom bay window are a must-see!

Tisha's Toronto rental apartment is small, but she's got room for a cozy couch, a kitchen island, and a workout pole, and the apartment even came with a cute clawfoot tub!

New Orleans homes always have the dreamiest architectural details, and interior decorator Blair Price's rental apartment in a Victorian mansion serves up plenty of enviable design elements.

Anlan Yao's home is filled with pieces that bring her happiness, light, and laugher, and is surrounded by greenery (lots and lots of greenery) and pieces found and repurposed.

Olivia and Andres' rental home is filled with pieces new and old and some bold colors, some neutrals, and lots of plants and personal art on the walls.

This home already had tons of charm, like lots of windows, great molding, and cute built-ins. The designer and homeowners worked to allow those elements to shine when they refreshed this condo.

Coralys Guzman's space truly reflects what she believes a home is all about: "a sanctuary where its habitants can be and express themselves as they will."

Antonio Monserrat, the founder of Monserrat Studio, has totally transformed this Brooklyn loft with his own modern style, adding arches, opening up the space, and even building custom furniture (for humans AND a cat!).

Alexandra sourced art from local Etsy artists, purchased furniture through Facebook Marketplace to cut down on waste, and chose lots of calming plants and soft rugs to keep the space cozy and inviting.

Stefany and her husband took this new apartment as a way to "really invest in some quality pieces and truly make it a home that reflected where we were at this stage in our lives."

Nisha and her husband, Jason, decided to invest in their space last year since during quarantine. "We bought several pieces secondhand and added family heirlooms from the homes that we grew up in."

Jenn moved into this place with nothing more than a mattress on the floor, and then one by one only bought things she genuinely loved to fill it up.

To create her wheelchair accessible home, Marina had three key words in mind: "autonomy, safety, and practicality so that I could live in the most serene way."