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There are original barrel ceilings, hand-done textured plaster and a giant arch window, arch bookcases, arch doorways, and a fireplace.

Christian Doble and Alicia Gbur have spent the past seven years updating their coastal-inspired Craftsman house.

Built in 1975, it features incredible wallpapers, wooden feature walls, curved corners, modern floral artwork, and neon signs.

Sound musician, artist, teacher and meditation leader Jackie Cantwell is an absolute expert in making small spaces stunning. And she has a meditation space in her rental she calls the "Rip Room."

Alina Abegg's rental apartment's decor style is eclectic, playful, and colorful—just like her jewelry.

Anna Castles' house is designed around an internal courtyard, which means they have natural light flooding their living area all day; they can look out at their beautiful mural and feel connected to outside.

Every room needed to be repainted, the flooring wasn’t great, the color of both fireplaces was not their style, and all of the cabinets had terrible finishes. But the best part about Megann's house glow up is how affordable it's been—no project cost more than a few hundred dollars!

Interior stylist Joyce Wang and her partner Sean took on the renovation of this 200-square-foot 1992 Holiday Mansion houseboat during quarantine.

The cute corner library with ladder is just one of the amazing ways Charlotte and her fiance have packed their UK home full of personality on a budget.

This 1970s bungalow was transformed from top-to-bottom into a special getaway full of unusual details and personal touches, all on a very tight budget, using thrifty alternatives and vintage/salvage elements throughout.

KV Harper, the principal and founder of Kex Design + Build, lives in a renovated 7th Ward double shotgun camelback that's filled with interesting historical objects, but doesn’t feel like a museum thanks to good design and a mix of modern features.

Everything is always changing and moving around in Melanie Raines' remodeled house, it's why she lovingly calls it “the laboratory.”

There was dated '70s decor, a mothball smell, and lots of clutter in this teeny studio apartment, but Michelle and her husband were able to transform it into a cozy and clean one-bedroom!

This apartment's design was inspired by New Orleans. The main bedroom resembles the cozy style of Southern bed and breakfasts. And the kitchen is in the color of boiled crawfish.

As a former assistant to Broadway production designers, here’s how Robbie Ashurst sets the stage for his everyday life in the Midwest.

Lee Alford has done wonders with this once-featureless, bland, modern, open-plan house. It's now an eclectic bohemian maximalist paradise.

Nayana used white marble contact paper on the counters and removable white subway tile backsplash in her dark rental kitchen to brighten up the space.

Melanie and David Raver and their three young daughters travel, live, and homeschool in this 1973 Airstream Argosy.

"When searching for a home, we knew we wanted something with character, a place in which we could manifest our black cat palace style."

And we bet you'll think so, too.

Jawaria and her family—husband Jibin and four children Zayn (almost 17), Sayf (14), Zoya (11), and Sophia (6)—beautifully and successfully share a very small rental apartment.

Filled with crumbling brick walls, an eclectic array of furnishings, and lots of character, the creative couple's home is not only one-of-a-kind, but steeped in history, too.

Budget was a challenge when Samantha Stein first started her interior design business. She had to search through Craigslist, Facebook Marketplaces, estate sales, garage sales to furnish her rental home.

Erin Blank is an ethical, sustainable designer of her own label, and the Brooklyn home she shares with her husband is colorful and patterned thanks to lots of handmade textiles!

This 1985 Dodge van still had the original 1980s fake wood paneling and red velour upholstery everywhere when Evelyn and her daughter bought this home-on-wheels to remodel!

The unit’s arched windows, exposed beams, and rustic brick are charming, and the building’s location can't be beat—just steps away from art galleries, cozy cafes, and the nation’s oldest residential street.

This teeny studio apartment feels like a small indoor jungle where everything fits together well.

Artist Marta Hutt and her husband DIYed a lot in their Victorian, from replacing the "ugly '70s fireplace" to stripping walls and learning how to plaster, to replacing the flooring.

The house she shares with her two kids, two cats, and two dogs was a blank canvas when she began renting it a year ago. Now it's full of life, color, art, and style!

It's also a masterclass in mixing mismatching secondhand finds BEAUTIFULLY.

Sophia Kaplan wrote the book on houseplants. No, really. She and Lauren Camilleri, her business partner at their Sydney-based indoor plant and pot delivery service Leaf Supply, are the authors behind "Plantopedia."

Tyler Moore blogs under the name "Tidy Dad," and tidy is just what you have to be when you're sharing a small NYC third floor walk-up, railroad-style rental apartment with a family.

The winner of the first season of "Interior Design Masters" Cassie Nicholas shares this antique-filled Victorian terrace with her husband Edd and their dog Beecher.

Interior decorator Sarah Montgomery moved into her West Bucktown 800-square-foot rental apartment and wanted to make it her own.

Amazingly, Tim bought nothing new for his condo remodel, opting to visit local secondhand shops and estate sales as well as scouring Craigslist.

"I have found so much joy in sharing my colorful spaces with others and showing how you can make a rental as personal as any home and that a small space doesn’t limit how much fun you can have in your home!"

This family of four (plus dog!) purchased an Airstream just before the pandemic broke in February, and have been traveling, remote working, and homeschooling since.

These renters were given permission to renovate the interior of this apartment AND create a stunning outdoor terrace.

It's not only gorgeous aesthetically, but it's loaded with little luxuries that make it one of the most comfortable vans I've seen. It's definitely a van for homebodies, which we've all (had to) become in 2020.

Cozy decor, great storage ideas, and a motorized drop-down deck in the back make this one inspiring home on wheels.

Budget was a challenge, but most difficult was organizing the space to create an open feel in a 10-foot-wide apartment!

This cozy shotgun apartment has no shortage of architectural delights that date back to 1896.

Lincoln is Black and Queer, originally from a small town in Texas, and Amina is a Pakastani-American woman who grew up abroad in Saudi Arabia. Their small, intentional home is a direct representation of themselves.

Prop stylist and cookbook author Annette Joseph lives in one of the DREAMIEST homes in Atlanta.

Laura and Ashley love the open layout, wood floors, natural light, fireplace, and mint green bathroom tiles of their Uptown New Orleans rental apartment.

This tiny NYC studio has a piano instead of a couch, an expandable table that can seat up to six, and lots of vertical storage solutions for small spaces.

This house was near collapse when a couple bought it, but boy was it a steal! It took them three years to complete the renovation of this 100-year-old house.

Speaker, podcast host, entrepreneur, and Halloween fan Carrie Murray happens to be married to actor Sean Murray, Thackery Binx in "Hocus Pocus." Here's a peek at their home's subtle but spooky Halloween decorations!

This home's style could best be described as Laura Ashley meets Georgia O’Keefe.

Photographer and stylist Erin Miles shares this 600-square-foot, lofted studio apartment with her boyfriend and designed an elegant, beautiful small home... all on a very low budget.

With two loft spaces, a full-size kitchen, a comfortable bathroom, and lots of clever storage that includes a washing machine, Dolly has designed and created a beautiful home!

Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!

In a year where I'm not sure when I'll ever be able to travel again—let alone move to a foreign country—dreaming vicariously through Jewells Chambers' Iceland home is sustaining me.

RV Before: Rotten, dated, gross


RV After: An UNBELIEVABLE transformation!

Monique and Aswan designed and built a STUNNING tiny house... and they were crowned the Teeny Tiny bracket winner in Apartment Therapy's Small/Cool contest.

There are vegetable gardens, fruit trees, sprawling forests, solar energy rainwater collection systems, and a truly STUNNING greenhouse/bathroom made from upcycled wood-frame windows, just to name a few of the amazing structures on this 16-acre homestead.

Bree completely transformed a 1970s Class C RV they nicknamed "Hottie." The before was in ROUGH shape, but Bree immediately knew that this was the perfect home-on-wheels!

Kick off a week-long series of dream home tours with photographer and graphic designer Sheri Kowalski's STUNNING A-frame cabin in the woods of Michigan.

It's pretty amazing how clean, modern, and lovely this small Manhattan apartment is, especially for two adults and two teenagers.

This past year, Robin went through a breakup, and as part of her healing process, she undertook a major redesign frenzy of her rental home.

Artist Melissa Murray created an inspiring home for her whole family.

This tiny house owner pays a THIRD of what he was paying to live in a small studio apartment in the city.

The small house is also proof that minimalism doesn't have to mean boring.

Bold black and white stripes once dominated the kitchen's decor, and the living room used to have a faux-wood wallpaper vibe. You have to see what it looks like today!

Luke Layfield and his dog Chewy Bear live in a shotgun house in the Bayou St. John neighborhood of New Orleans. Luke's style is best described as... "not minimalist."

Take a look at what two decades' worth of Halloween enthusiasm—and decorating—looks Like.

Hidden architectural details like beautiful brick walls were uncovered when Janna began pulling up floors, breaking down walls and ceilings, and renovating this space.

Calling this converted steel Dutch barge a "houseboat" just doesn't seem quite descriptive enough. It's a bold, colorful, and gorgeous floating home in London!

Interior designer Michelle Martel remodeled this 1904 Victorian fixer-upper, and it's gorgeous!

This apartment started as a blank white box with no character to speak of. Lisa Lu not only added a ton of renter-friendly style, but she's also fit a TON of storage in this small home.

Designer Victoria Cho spent all her free time outside of work on this house design and space layout. "There were endless nights of researching, reviewing bids, and placing orders for finishes, hardware, etc."