Apartment

Spacious living area featuring a curved sofa, woven chairs, a unique floor lamp, and a playful cat.
A Furniture Designer’s Joyful Mexico City Apartment Is Nothing Short of StunningTours
This furniture designer’s Mexico City live-and-work studio has good bones and tons of sunlight, thanks to huge windows, terrazzo floors, bold colors, playful shapes, and handmade textures.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 3, 2025
This 100-Year-Old Rental Has the Coolest DIY “Cloud” Dining Room Light Fixture Tours
This art-filled apartment is bursting with a colorful, creative spark, thanks to an eclectic collection of paintings, textiles, and photography.
Adrienne Breaux
Dec 2, 2025
A “Bare Box” Space Becomes a Mid-Century Dining Room for Under $500Home Projects
“The room now feels like a warm hug when I walk in,” the DIYer says.
Sarah Everett
Nov 27, 2025
A $431 Big-Box Find Transformed This “Weird Corner” into a Dreamy Dining NookHome Projects
“It was my first time really taking a corner from ‘blank and awkward’ to ‘built-in and intentional,’” the DIYer says.
Abby Monteil
Nov 26, 2025
Every Piece Is a Statement in This Designer's Sunny Toronto LoftTours
Fashion designer turned interior designer Dimitri Chris' Toronto loft is a blend of contemporary new pieces and one-of-a-kind vintage treasures, creating a modern mix that feels fresh and fun.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 24, 2025
This Toy Designer’s Small Apartment Is Filled With Playful, Personal DesignTours
Jeffrey Men is a toy designer and the creator of Fancy Teddy. “My apartment doubles as my home and East Coast studio, where I hand-sew each Fancy Teddy to fill with three different types of crystals for energy and calm.”
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 21, 2025
Delightful Details Transformed This Apartment (It Has the Coolest Balcony!)Tours
The design of this 765-square-foot apartment in Mumbai “revolved around having the sophistication of modern and contemporary styles with a touch of European elements.” There are tropical details in the kitchen, and the balcony is a must-see.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 20, 2025
I Transformed This Blank, Boring Wall with a $200 Faux FireplaceHome Projects
After dreaming of a fireplace for years, I finally made my own in my 10th apartment.
Mackenzie Schieck
Nov 19, 2025
This Family Waited 10 Years for Their Own Home — And Transformed a “Bare Shell” Tours
“From the carved brass-accented seating in the living room that turns even small routines into graceful gestures, to the sunlit yoga nook that begins our mornings in stillness, every detail feels intentional. The handcrafted swing has become the heart of our evenings — a gentle reminder of our roots and the joy of slowing down.”
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 18, 2025
This “Lifelong Maximalist” Transformed a 120-Year-Old Chicago Rental Apartment Tours
Designer Johnny Coleman loves color drenching and period mixing, and he designed his Chicago rental apartment “as a modern take on the east wing of a country house.” He's also been collecting antiques since he was 14 years old!
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 17, 2025
Mixing This One Material Made a London Home Not Feel “Boring and Antiquated"Tours
Creativity flows in this calming home.
Cullen Ormond
Nov 14, 2025
This Dreamy D.C. Rental Is Only 550 Square Feet, But Has the Coziest Nooks Tours
Salli and Sebastian were drawn to the quirky details of this 550-square-foot D.C. rental apartment, including the “angled ceiling upstairs, the exposed pipes, and the little nook under the staircase — all of which make the space feel unique and full of personality.”
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 11, 2025
A Designer Revived a 1950s Mexico City Apartment — And Kept the Wood PanelingTours
Rather than rip out all the retro charm of this apartment that’s been owned by his family for three generations, Octavio honored the home’s 1950s roots and added his own touches of contemporary style.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 10, 2025
A 134-Year-Old “Worn” NYC Brownstone Was Revived With Smart Renter-Friendly TipsTours
Jake and August’s landlord “wasn’t exactly open to renovations,” so the couple got creative with upgrading their rental by swapping outdated overhead light fixtures and “adding smart storage wherever we could.”
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 7, 2025
A “Little Chaos” Is What Makes This Japan Rental Apartment So CharmingTours
There are so many plants in this home, it almost feels like you're outdoors.
Cullen Ormond
Nov 6, 2025
IKEA Finds Play a Surprisingly Stylish Role in This Small Paris ApartmentTours
Every object in this 646-square-foot Paris apartment was chosen with care, and the vibe is "nonconformist, bold, and full of character." There's an impressive mix of vintage gems, but some solid IKEA finds blended in beautifully, as well.
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 4, 2025
A “Cold” Rental Kitchen Gets a $428 Glow-Up That Exudes WarmthHome Projects
And it’s renter-friendly!
Sarah Everett
Nov 1, 2025
Nearly Every Detail Was Cleverly DIYed in This Former Bachelor Pad in BrooklynTours
Lindsey Swedick’s vision for this 1920s rental apartment in Brooklyn was organic modern, Parisian, Art Nouveau, and mid-century modern, and she accomplished it with lots of DIYs.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 30, 2025
Old Wood Cabinets in This NYC Kitchen Got a Colorful Makeover — Without PaintHome Projects
It was all DIY, and it cost about $800.
Cullen Ormond
Oct 29, 2025
This French Home Proves You Don’t Need to Follow the "3-Color Rule" Tours
“I hear all the time that there’s a three-color-maximum rule,” Brat Magdalena writes. “I don’t follow it. For me, decorating is first and foremost a feeling, a sense of well-being, and a state of mind. I like to change things according to my moods and I don’t listen to certain dictates.”
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 28, 2025
This Actor’s Brooklyn Apartment Proves Paint Can Completely Transform a RentalTours
Rosaline Elbay has added paint to nearly every inch of her Boerum Hill apartment; she describes the home’s style as “lapsed archaeologist.”
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 22, 2025
This Historic Oslo Apartment Has a Remarkably Narrow but Incredibly Cozy BedroomTours
This apartment built in 1894 was outdated, worn, and lacking in personality. But now it’s a mix of old charm and modern touches, with bold colors, vintage details, and art.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 21, 2025
A “Cold and Gray” Living Room Transforms with the Coolest DIY FireplaceHome Projects
The project cost $700.
Sarah Everett
Oct 20, 2025
This Small Kyiv Apartment Feels Much Bigger than It Is — Thanks to Giant MirrorsTours
In just 484 square feet, designer Nataliia Lymar created a space that feels calm, spacious, and deeply personal — complete with mirrors that multiply natural light and a dining table made from a tree that once grew in her family’s yard in Uman.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 20, 2025
This Apartment Bathroom Got a Luxe Makeover That Makes It Feel 2x the SizeHome Projects
This bathroom got a top-to-bottom redo.
Sarah Everett
Oct 18, 2025
A “Lifeless” Lockdown Apartment Is Now Colorful, Cozy, and 95% Thrifted GemsTours
There’s a viral blue couch in the living room, and in the bedroom there’s the most envy-inducing vintage IKEA furniture gem I’ve ever seen.

Adrienne Breaux
Oct 17, 2025
This LA Apartment’s Lighting Is So Good, You’ll Want to Keep the Big Light OnTours
This 675-square-foot Los Angeles apartment is warm and moody, and proves even renters can have designer-level lighting.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 16, 2025
An “Old-Fashioned” Paris Flat Is Supercool After This '70s-Inspired RedesignTours
The colorful and retro-modern bathroom is honestly the hippest space to shower I've ever seen.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 15, 2025
Once Rumored to Be a Brothel, This 100-Year-Old Studio’s Now a Maximalist Dream Tours
When Heather Pardieu first saw this small Hollywood studio apartment 14 years ago, it was under construction and covered in debris. But she was able to see the small space's potential.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 13, 2025
She Turned a Post-Breakup NYC Apartment into a Parisian-Chic Bachelorette Pad Tours
After a long-term breakup, Emily Sermons rented this 130-year-old apartment near Central Park and designed it just for herself, filling it with velvet, vintage finds, and an utterly fantastic marble mantel.
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 10, 2025
This Bedroom Makeover Makes Brilliant Use of Every Square InchHome Projects
The closet makeover is totally copyable.
Sarah Everett
Oct 5, 2025
This 100-Year-Old Bathroom Got a Makeover with Design Details It “Deserved”Home Projects
The makeover boasts three kinds of peel-and-stick.
Sarah Everett
Sep 29, 2025
A NYC Home Has a Viral $300 Credenza, a King-Size Bed, and a Never-Used KitchenTours
Designer Hollis Loudon’s New York City home is just as patterned, energetic, gorgeous, and bold as you’d imagine!
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 29, 2025
This Living Room Makeover Uses a Daring Paint Color for “Old Library” VibesHome Projects
“I really like the feel of an old library, but I also love some elements of more modern style,” the apartment owner says.
Sarah Everett
Sep 28, 2025
This Retiree Downsized to a Small Rental — And Every Inch Is Moody and BoldTours
Every inch of Brian’s Vancouver rental was designed by Jennifer Bassett, cofounder of Twobytwo Architecture Studio, to have tons of personality with an all-blue bedroom, floral wallpaper, and killer built-ins holding a vintage record collection.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 26, 2025
After an IKEA BILLY Hack, This Room “Immediately Looks Much Cozier”Home Projects
The paint color is perfect.
Sarah Everett
Sep 23, 2025
This $4,000-a-Month San Francisco Rental Bursts With Art, Plants, and BooksTours
The vibe of the place is giving plantsy! Artsy! Booksy!
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 23, 2025
See Why This Stunning Paris Apartment Has No Rugs — But Double the Coffee TablesTours
Audrey Rogers is an American fashion designer living and designing in this gorgeous Paris apartment. "My priority was to not buy anything new. I love vintage clothing, I collect vintage clothing, why would I ever go and buy brand new furniture?”
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 22, 2025
A “Very Muted and Outdated” Kitchen Goes from “Dentist’s Office” to Darling for $350Home Projects
“Everything had to be renter-friendly,” the DIYer says.
Sarah Everett
Sep 21, 2025
A $750 Kitchen Makeover Keeps the 2000s Cabinets But Looks SO GoodHome Projects
Even though you might not live in a rental home forever, that doesn’t mean you have to grin and bear it if you’re not loving the look and feel. There are plenty of smart ways you can update a space in a reversible, temporary way. Renter Sarah Bryant (@sarahlouwho) knows this well. After moving into a charming 1901 apartment in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Sarah decided to make some changes to what she guessed was an “early 2000s” kitchen.
Cullen Ormond
Sep 20, 2025
2 Paint Projects Transform This Apartment Bathroom (but the Art Deco Tile Stays!)Home Projects
Leaning into color — not away from it — will make a space feel calm, according to this DIYer.
Sarah Everett
Sep 19, 2025
An Apartment in an 18th-Century Swiss Farmhouse Is Aspirationally CozyTours
Despite being built in the 18th century, this rental apartment feels fresh thanks to clean lines, art, light, plants, and vibrant statement pieces.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 18, 2025
An $80 Hack Totally Transformed the “Flat and Uninspired” Walls in This RentalTours
“Renter-friendly” doesn’t have to mean boring! This family of six’s apartment went from “cookie-cutter” to absolutely unforgettable — and on a budget, too!
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 17, 2025
This San Francisco Rental Has the Dreamiest Window Seat Overlooking the CityTours
In this 550-square-foot Nob Hill rental a cute window seat offers jaw-dropping city views, and the rest of the apartment is a plant-filled, maximalist wonderland.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 16, 2025
7 Brilliant Storage Hacks Are Hiding in This Small Closet-Free NYC ApartmentTours
Jennelle Mendes' 450-square-foot Brooklyn rental apartment came with absolutely zero closets — so she had to get creative with storage solutions in her small space. And she created an incredibly cozy bed cocoon, too!
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 15, 2025
A Renter Transformed a 375-Square-Foot NYC Rental into an Incredibly Cozy HomeTours
Gail pays $2,700 a month for this gorgeous 375-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in New York City.
Adrienne Breaux
May 19, 2025
A Basic Amazon Bench Got a Makeover That Looks Designer (for $20!)Home Projects
A basic big-box find becomes stylish shoe storage with striking stripes.
Sarah Everett
Sep 13, 2025
A 100-Year-Old Rental Has an Accent Wall in Every Single RoomTours
"When I first toured this apartment it was absolutely disgusting. A hoarder was living here. Every inch of the unit was covered in furniture and clutter. It smelled bad. But at 23 it was the only apartment I could afford to rent in the city that was in my price range," writes Joyce Caldwell.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 11, 2025
Custom Plywood Furniture Transformed This Tiny “Typical New Build” in Oslo
This builder-grade new build in Oslo had white walls, a gray kitchen, and 0 character, but the owners added warmth and personality to the 475-square-foot apartment with incredibly cool custom plywood furniture.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 8, 2025
Bright Colors Meet Dinosaurs in This Absolutely Bold Manhattan Apartment
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“When I first walked into this apartment, I felt like I was stepping into a version of myself I had only seen in my dreams,” Sofiyat says.
Cullen Ormond
Jul 1, 2025
This Renter Turned a Gray Apartment into a Colorful, Wes Anderson-Inspired Home
The all-pink living room feels straight out of “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 5, 2025
The Goal for This Bedroom Makeover? The Opposite of a “White Box”
Plus, the homeowner wanted to create a “boudoir” vibe!
Sarah Everett
Sep 4, 2025
This Groovy Secondhand Sofa Got a Makeover That Feels Like Pure Sunshine
“I love curvy furniture,” the apartment dweller says. “I like things that are kind of playful.”
Sarah Everett
Sep 3, 2025
A “Voracious" Reader’s Quirky NYC Apartment Has Multiple Magical Reading Nooks
“I think social media is great, but I often see different iterations of the same home over and over on there (and lots of white and beige!), and I wanted my space to stand out,” writes Amanda Mactas.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 3, 2025
A 1970s Kitchen Looks 2x as Bright After a Minimalist Makeover
It's so much brighter.
Sarah Everett
Sep 2, 2025
Renter-Friendly DIYs and Color Drenching Transformed an All-White Loft
After getting divorced, selling her house, and moving across the country, Elle was pretty much starting from scratch when it came to furniture, decor, and her "whole outlook on life! So I leaned into everything that makes me happy and feels like me."
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 29, 2025
DIY Storage Solutions Solve a 105-Year-Old Rental Apartment's No-Closet Problem
Breaker Novogratz's small Lower East Side rental apartment has no closets. Like, zero. So he had to use the space wisely.
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 28, 2025
A 1950s Rental Kitchen with Chipped Cabinets Gets a $1,200 Makeover
Paint for the win!
Sarah Everett
Aug 27, 2025
This Moroccan Rug Seller’s Marrakech Home Is Stunning
Mario and Maxime’s apartment is an airy and joyful space surrounded with plants and is filled with rugs, textiles, tables, and a couch all handmade by local artisans or vintage.
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 27, 2025
See How This Design Pro Decorated a “Generic” New York City Rental
Dan Trumble and his wife wanted a clean, cozy, art-filled oasis when they moved into this blank Upper East Side rental apartment. With a small budget, they had to get creative.
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 26, 2025
Hand-Painted Murals Line the Walls of This Over-100-Year-Old NYC Home
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Design rules went out the window in this gorgeous home.
Cullen Ormond
May 21, 2025
Say Goodbye to Dated ’80s Cabinets in This 56-Square-Foot Kitchen Makeover
This homeowner loves her little galley kitchen — she’s totally over open-concept.
Sarah Everett
Aug 22, 2025
This Artist Transformed a “Typical Empty” NYC Rental in Just Two Months
Before moving in, says children’s book illustrator and art director Steph Stilwell, this 800-square-foot, 100-year-old apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens was a “typical empty New York apartment,” with “[w]hite walls, lots of hardwood flooring, and some interesting design choices made by the owners.”A mere two months later, after putting her stamp on the space, Steph describes the apartment now as very colorful.
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 22, 2025
A Stager Transformed a Blank-Slate Bedroom into a Dreamy Blue Oasis
I want to move in.
Barbara Bellesi Zito
Aug 22, 2025
17 Closet Makeovers That Are So Good, You'll Wish You Were a Jacket
These jaw-dropping makeovers start at just $100.
Megan Baker Detloff
Aug 21, 2025
Everyone Gushes Over the New Tile in This Bathroom Makeover
“It caught my eye in the store, and no one could talk me out of it,” the homeowner says of her tile. “Now, it’s the talking point.”
Sarah Everett
Aug 21, 2025
This Cute, Cozy Brooklyn Railroad Apartment Rents for $2475 a Month
This Brooklyn rental apartment is a maximalist dream filled with color, cats, and a lot of coziness.
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 21, 2025
This Grayish-White Bedroom Got a “Serene, Ethereal, and Romantic” Makeover
“The transformation reads bright and airy in the day, and deep and moody after twilight hours,” the DIYer says.
Sarah Everett
Aug 20, 2025
This Gorgeous DIYed Vancouver Condo Has an Unexpected Design Choice
The bedroom is giving serious magazine vibes, thanks to green limewashed walls and a six-foot-tall DIY mirror. And the owners made a design choice that everyone (even the painters!) was skeptical about at first.
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 20, 2025
A Boring Bedroom Corner Gets a Butter Yellow IKEA Makeover
“This was very cost-friendly and fun,” the DIYer says.
Abby Monteil
Aug 19, 2025
This 1910 Brownstone Bedroom Got a Makeover That Enhances Its Historic Charm
It came with great bones, like a fireplace and original woodwork.
Sarah Everett
Aug 17, 2025
This 500-Square-Foot Apartment’s Style Is “Maximalist Whimsigoth Wine Aunt”
Emily decorated her rental with a maximalist, light academic slant, with touches of whimsy. (She also made pineapples, skulls, and disco balls work together in one small space.)
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 14, 2025