Apartment

This apartment's main selling points for Joyce were the huge windows and the natural light. "I wanted to create a home that felt equal parts like a warm hug and a peaceful retreat, so the overall decor vibe is purposely minimalistic, earthy, and neutral."

By being intentional with every piece, Rachel and her partner Chris were able to create a home that looks great and is functional.

This small, top-floor, quiet studio has plenty of windows that let in a lot of light and showcase the home's artsy '70s surf-inspired style.

Podcast host Latoya Coleman and violinist Jordan Waré love their LA rental. "Overall this apartment has a very New York City feel, in LA, which is perfect for us two native New Yorkers escaping winter in search of sunshine."

Kina de Cordoba moved in to a new rental apartment during the pandemic, and decorating the space has been their fun COVID project.

Michelle Dain uses fun, beachy, retro colors paired with white for a home that's both fun and relaxing.

As a maximalist, Derek Cooper has had to find specific furniture to help him display his collections in a more organized manner, such as shadowbox side tables, coffee table, and bookshelves.

Thanks to all the natural light, the high ceilings, and how everything is laid out, Hannah's apartment feels much bigger than it is! With the new loft bedroom, it feels even more distinctive.

It's like a "Gay Man’s Modern Victorian Apothecary."

Chad used light colors to make their small space seem larger, open, and airy.

Logan Reulet's monochrome palette of white, beige and sand tones makes his small space feel 10 times larger.

It's eclectic, colorful, vintage, and personal.

This loud and fun family's rental home reflects their joyful personalities!

The charcoal gray concrete floors, white walls, white cabinets, white appliances, and light wood accents are the perfect blank slate for Angel and her wife, Monica, to add personality to their Portland apartment.

"This city is all late-night neon energy, which is fun on a Friday night, but this little place is our reprieve."

Living in 380 square feet required Danielle to ditch her walk-in closet, live minimally, and get creative with DIY projects to make a small home beautiful and functional.

Subletting this apartment from some friends who decided to go home and wait out the lockdown, this is the first time Cydney hasn't had roommates and has been able to decorate in her own style, which is "Dreamy. Pink. Marie Antionette."

Prathima grew up in India, and you see elements of her culture in her apartment, like art by an Indian artist and prints sourced from India.

And it's positively PACKED with clever budget decorating DIY ideas!

All Jacquie's favorite pieces in her Toronto rental apartment were found in garbage piles on the side of the road, but she's styled everything fantastically!

The long, narrow, rectangle-shaped layout of this studio is versatile and there's an abundance of natural light.

There are lots of plants, which bring life into a small space, and a mix of materials, like brick, light wood, and darker wood.

Full-time blogger and content creator Katerina Seigel created a laid-back, natural vibe in her rental by including elements like jute, rattan, and cane, while keeping it modern with velvet and marble accents.

Sylvia's Crown Heights studio apartment proves it's possible to be eco-friendly, buy used, and not get bedbugs in NYC!

Podcast Host Becca Freeman needed to find a creative display and storage solution for her books, and a gorgeous custom bookcase from Soil and Oak was just the right fit.

The apartment is 100-years-old (built in 1921 according to city records) and has a ton of quirky older features that are beautifully preserved and classic old-San Francisco, including an original brass bell buzzer (that still works!), a beautiful built-in cooling cabinet, real wood floors, high ceilings, and gorgeous bay windows.

Over quarantine, actress Taylor Hook transformed her space with touches of antique charm, beautiful ornate details, gold accents, art, and of course, lots of plants! It's like a 'vibrant neo-classical apothecary.'

Like installing pink peel and stick backsplash tiles, replacing fixtures and hardware such as handles, light switches, faucets, and more!

This renovated home has brightly patterned tiles, white walls, earthy ceramics, gold accents, and gorgeous hunks of old wood.

Former Small/Cool Contest winner Pamela Kaupinen's tiny apartment has had to turn into many different things during quarantine, including a home office and gym! See how she fit more functions in her small space with this updated look at her NYC rental apartment.

Hattie Kolp has transformed her childhood home — this stunning prewar brownstone apartment she's lived in since she was 10 years old — by revealing gorgeous original architectural details, like several pocket doors that were covered by sheetrock and shelving.

Sarah and Greg did lots of things to this apartment to make it feel like their own, including painting a big green arch in the living room.

Despite the tiny size, this apartment in Italy feels airy and open, and has lots of clever small space maximizing ideas within it.

Painting was a budget-friendly way for Angie Eng to elevate her studio apartment, helping to keep the "rooms" aesthetically separate, but still fluid.

There are colorful and cool murals, 50+ house plants, cool secondhand furniture finds, and a plant hanging idea that'll make you want to grab a ladder today.

Decorating her home is an outlet for her creative energy and most of the brightly colored paintings scattered throughout the space are her own.

This apartment features original hardwood floors, brick fireplace with landscape motifs, and huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

Actress, podcaster, and writer Julie Klausner's NYC rental apartment features a neon sign, stripes, and fake cakes and flowers in the entryway, wild paint colors in the living room, dessert-themed wallpaper in the kitchen, and more.

Kristin and Joel splashed color on all the walls, added a couple murals, painted the kitchen cabinets, tile-stenciled the cement floors, added molding to doors and swapped all the lighting, faucets, and doorknobs to make this space fully their own.

Stacey O'Brien has personalized her 800-square-foot rental apartment with books, art, and a little bit of driftwood DIY.

Living in a small studio apartment has made Senaida realize you don’t need a lot of space; you just need a little bit of creativity and storage options.

The apartment's building is about 100 years old and has lovely vintage features including tall ceilings, which make the small space feel even larger and luxurious.

This home is COMPLETELY unrecognizable after a gorgeous remodel.

Hildos, an artist, channeled her anxiety of the challenging last year into creativity, taking on some major home decorating projects. "It took a lot of patience, research, building, and injuries."

These podcasters and founders of an events company consider the dining room table as the anchor oftheir home... and it's now has become their podcast recording studio, too. "In many ways, this is the space where we can still bring people together and now instead of feeding their mouths, we are feeding their spirit with inspiration."

For Mitch, going tiny was a way to minimize housing costs. "It also helps encourage me not to buy things I do not need, while being able to curate my space with nice things I really like. I like to call it 'tiny luxury.'"

"Creatively finding a way to accommodate a good work/life balance within 734 square feet took some time and unique design decisions."

Athlete and social media strategist Whitney Mitchell and her roommate share this two-bedroom apartment in New Orleans' Lower Garden District. It has tall ceilings, exposed brick, and lots of colorful art.

Alann says that nearly everything in this apartment was either found, stolen from his parents’ house, or picked up at a flea market or yard sale.

Since being trapped inside because of quarantine, Jessie Ruane found solace in painting (and painting...) all her walls and redefining her style.

Alexa shares this rental apartment with a roommate, and says it's been "the perfect place to hang out with friends and survive a pandemic when there is nowhere to go."

Although the apartment has a mini fridge and no oven, Gina Luisa is able to cook full meals with a toaster convection oven and built-in hot plates on the counter.

Sarah describes her studio apartment as a mini palace. "It has the regal feel of a a kingdom (very much inspired by Palace of Versailles), the allure of a Parisian apartment on a summer afternoon, with a rich and luxurious decadent decor."

Laurel created a layered, romantic vibe in her rental apartment inspired by the psychic shop on the ground floor. She painted each room a deep, textured color, hunted down cheap vintage furniture, and added excessive amounts of rugs, curtains, fairy lights, and incense.

The rental duplex has all the original details, including an arched picture window, hardwood floors, and Spanish tile.

"It’s all about collecting pieces slowly and filling up your home with things that represent you and your personality."

This artist's home is like a colorful play palace.

When Rachel K first took a tour of this place, she knew immediately this was the spot for her. "There is a beautiful garden surrounding the apartments, it has gated security, and is a 10-minute drive to restaurants and shopping centers."

From doubling the shades as a projector screen to a side table that can double as a coffee table, Vivian spent a lot of time taking measurements for this micro condo. "Just inches can make a huge difference for small spaces."

Writer Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson has managed her sanity during quarantine by tackling some home refresh projects that were on her to-do list.

There's also an amazing space-saving and functional IKEA product that makes studio living easier!

This designer's rental apartment is FILLED with gorgeous vintage gems.

When Julian moved into this rental apartment the walls were beige and the terrace was just an empty concrete space. But he got the landlord's permission to repaint the flat and decorated it on a shoestring budget with pieces found online, at local auctions, and on eBay or Gumtree.