This Plant-Filled Parisian Apartment Is Enviably Bohemian
Janaé, Angela, and Simon are flatmates in an exhuberantly bohemian rental in Paris' 19th Arrondissement.
Jul 19, 2019
A 400-Square Foot Brooklyn Studio Is a Cotton Candy-Colored ‘Mermaid Hideaway’
This visual artist describes her style as "shabby chic meets vintage glam inside a kitschy mermaid grotto."
Jul 19, 2019
Antique Dealers Transformed This House into a Colorful, Quirky Home
This house features bold colors, signs, and other interesting objects... and best of all almost everything in the house is preloved!
Jul 16, 2019
Roommates Decorated This Apartment With Lots of Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace Scores
Apartment Therapy's Instagram Manager Austa Clausen decorated her rental apartment with furniture almost exclusively sourced from Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace.
Jul 12, 2019
This First-Time Studio Dweller Has DIYed an Organized and Beautiful 400-Square-Foot Home
This may be Emily's first studio apartment, but she deftly squeezed in a private bed area, living area AND room for entertaining in only 400 square feet
Jul 12, 2019
This New Orleans Studio Apartment is Located in a 140-Year-Old Bakery Compound
Historic industrial elements like an 1800s oven, original masonry, and porcelain subway bricks blend with this residential contractor's modern decor tastes.
Jul 11, 2019
A Vintage Dealer’s Seattle Home Is a Quirky, Mid-Century, Desert-Inspired Live and Work Loft
Almost everything in this interior designer and vintage furniture dealer's home is from a vintage or thrift store.
Jul 11, 2019
An Airy Oslo Loft Aces Simple, Chic, Classic Style
Name: Kaja Bergerud Location: Grünerløkka — Oslo, Norway Size: 75 square meters (800 square feet) Years lived in: 1 year, owned Welcome to Scandi Week—Apartment Therapy’s seven-day focus on all-things Scandinavia (often defined as the countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway). Sometimes it seems like the whole world is obsessed with trying to copy this corner of the globe, from its timeless style aesthetic to its now-famous coziness rituals.
Jul 10, 2019
Textured, Sunny Scandinavian Style in Sweden
Name: Lesley Pennington and her family (husband, a teenager and a dog) Location: Viggbyholm, Sweden (Just outside of Stockholm) Size: 240 square meters Years lived in: 3 years Before the Pennington family acquired this property three years ago, this was the home of a famous Swedish textile designer.
Jul 10, 2019
A “French meets West Coast” Creative Berlin Apartment
Name: Kassandra Jensen with roommate Ashley Location: Berlin, Germany Size: 72 square meters (775 square feet) Years lived in: 4 months Kassandra’s life is full of travel for work and a constantly changing schedule. So being able to choose her Berlin apartment’s permanent materials—flooring, bathroom subway tiles, custom kitchen countertops, cabinetry and more—has given her something to come home to that is grounded.
Jul 10, 2019
A Classic Cozy Budapest Apartment
Name: Daisy and Matthias Location: Budapest, Hungary Size: 1700 square feet Years lived in: Owned 5 months Four years ago, Daisy and Matthias got the opportunity to move to Budapest. After falling in love with the city, they decided to find a property they could invest in, and fell in love at first sight with this apartment—despite the fact that each room had been painted a different bold color and that there was pink marble in the bathroom!
Jul 10, 2019
A “Little Bit Bohemian, Little Bit Scandinavian, Little Bit Rock & Roll” Home in Norway
Name: Julianne Rydberg Location: Buskerud, Norway Size: 99 square meters Years lived in: 1 year Welcome to Scandi Week—Apartment Therapy’s seven-day focus on all-things Scandinavia (often defined as the countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway). Sometimes it seems like the whole world is obsessed with trying to copy this corner of the globe, from its timeless style aesthetic to its now-famous coziness rituals.
Jul 10, 2019
“Flea Market Chic” Modern Style in the Philippines
Name: Jar and Kay (and their 5-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter) Location: Quezon City, Philippines Size: 375 square meters Years lived in: Owned 3 months Jar writes: “This is my wife and I’s first house together. We worked closely with our architect [Denise De Castro of DDC-Vida] to achieve a sustainable structure that would cater to a growing family. We were able to incorporate a lot of natural light and ventilation with a pocket garden in the middle of the home.
Jul 10, 2019
An Artist’s Lovely, “Less Is More” Lisbon Loft
Name: Antje Weber Location: Alfama — Lisbon, Portugal Size: 700 square feet Years lived in: 3 years This two-bedroom apartment occupies the top two floors of a four-story building in the heart of Lisbon’s historic Alfama district. With views to the Pantheon and — from the bedrooms — across to the river Tejo, the apartment is filled with the beautiful light that Lisbon is so famous for.
Jul 10, 2019
A French-Chic Mix of Old & New in a Gorgeous Budapest Flat
Name: Szilvia Farkas Location: Budapest, Hungary Size: 990 square feet Years lived in: Owned just finished renovation Szilvia, a Hungarian lawyer, designed every single inch of this Budapest flat without any professional assistance. Not bad for a first home project, huh?
Jul 10, 2019
A Photographer’s Scottish Home That’s Like “Stepping into a Rainbow”
Name: Mairi and Richard Location: Edinburgh Years Lived In: 1 year, owned The colors and textures of the Scottish landscape are Mairi’s biggest inspiration. “Often I am found escaping to the outdoors and photographing the enlivening flora and fauna that surrounds us,” she says. Mairi transforms this natural inspiration into dynamic abstract patterns for Mairi Helena, a textile and wallpaper company she runs from this colorful Edinburgh house.
Jul 10, 2019
Organic Forms & Beautiful Light in Switzerland
Name: Nana Sjöblom and Pat Vermeulen Location: Vevey, Switzerland Size: 170 square meters (1,830 square feet) Years lived in: 1 year; Rented Nana and Pat are inspiring artists living with their two sons, Aïto and Oïva, in a beautiful century-old house in Switzerland. Avid collectors and art lovers, curious about everything from design, illustration and photography to snowboard culture, they needed a big house to shelter their huge collection of treasures.
Jul 10, 2019
Jean & Tennessee’s Nest Above the Lake in Switzerland
Name: Jean and Tennessee Macdougall Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Size: 80 square meters (861 square feet) Years lived in: 16 years; Rented Jean is a single mom living with her daughter Tennessee in an amazing apartment overlooking the beautiful Lake Léman in Lausanne, Switzerland. Upon entering their home, you are immediately struck by the different collections and interesting finds they have accumulated over the years.
Jul 10, 2019
A Peaceful, Poetic Natural Home in Switzerland
Name: Isabelle Richard Location: Peseux — Neuchâtel, Switzerland Size: 1,291 square feet Years lived in: 8 years, rented Isabelle welcomed us into her beautiful home perched on a hill above the Lake of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is a delicately decorated apartment—a lovely reflection of her poetic inner world.
Jul 10, 2019
Victoria’s Brazilian Modernism Mix in Switzerland
Name: Victoria Jacquemoud Location: Geneva, Switzerland Size: 180 square meters (1,938 square feet) Years lived in: 2 years Victoria is a Brazilian interior designer living in Geneva, Switzerland with her husband Philippe, a lawyer, and their two young children. Their fantastic home is an expression of Victoria’s unique personality and natural innate style.
Jul 10, 2019
A Decorator’s Organic Modern Apartment in Switzerland
Name: Pedro De Matos Location: Geneva, Switzerland Size: 140 square meters (1,507 square feet) Years lived in: 3 years; Rented Walking into Pedro’s Geneva home feels like entering an airy sanctuary, floating in a symphony of calming grey tones and stunning, century-old architectural details, where textured walls and polished hardwood floors steal the show. In Pedro’s work as an interior decorator, consultant and contractor, he creates simple, beautiful and functional spaces.
Jul 10, 2019
Mahi’s Shared, Thrifted Paradise in Switzerland
Name: Mahi Durel Location: Geneva, Switzerland Size: 70 square meters Years lived in: 13 years Welcome to the home of Mahi, her boyfriend Tristan, Lou and Nino in Geneva, Switzerland. This simple, lovely home is nestled in a typical century-old apartment located in a lively neighborhood right by the lake. Mahi’s style is a beautiful mix of her French Iranian and American heritage and is reflected in her taste and influences.
Jul 10, 2019
A Teeny Tiny Home for a Stylish Small Family in Brazil
Name: Monika Pietrusewicz, Nicolas Bouriette and Lila Location: Ipanema — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Size: 484 square feet Years lived in: 4 years, rented Besides the Pilates equipment, almost nothing in this small home is “new.” Monika and Nicolas buy decor in flea markets, antique stores and second-hand markets. Or they find stuff in the streets.
Jul 10, 2019
A Stylist’s Lush, Tropical Gem in Rio de Janeiro
Name: Simone Raitzik and Ruben Zonenschein, and their sons Paulo and Tom Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Size: 2,368 square feet Years lived in: 21 years, owned After a four-year stay in Europe, Simone and her husband Ruben returned to Brazil and began their search for a spacious house with natural light, hardwood floors, and potential to remodel. When they found their current home in Rio de Janeiro, it was love at first sight, but it was in terrible shape.
Jul 10, 2019
A Warm-Industrial French Home Inspired by Theater Arts
Name: Muriel and Jean-Marc Liévin Location: Bordeaux, France Size: 3,013 square feet Years lived in: 17 years, owned Muriel and Jean-Marc’s home studio is nestled in an antique industrial building in the charming city of Bordeaux, France. Their house remodel project started 17 years ago when they moved into the bare and industrial two-story building with their two small children. The street level was a plumbing workshop with a living area on the first floor.
Jul 10, 2019
A Berlin Apartment Inspired by Queer History
Name: Dean Sameshima Location: Berlin, Germany Size: 1,044 square feet Years lived in: 10 years, renting When Dean Sameshima came to Berlin in 2007 to put on an art show with Peres Project, he didn’t expect to stay put for so long. What started out as a one-month stay quickly became three months, and luckily, he found this gem of an apartment at the end of his trip.
Jul 10, 2019
This Charming Old Copenhagen Home Is Classic Nordic Style
Name: Majken Thrane, husband Andreas, and Hans (4 years old) and Soren (1½ years old) Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Size: 1,658 square feet Years lived in: 3 years, owned Welcome to Scandi Week—Apartment Therapy’s seven-day focus on all-things Scandinavia (often defined as the countries of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway).
Jul 10, 2019
This Swedish House Is an Art Deco Scandi Dream Home
Name: Ulrika and family Location: Norrköping, Sweden Size: 1,507 square feet Years lived in: 10 years, owned Apartment Therapy’s first Scandi Week might be officially over this year, but that doesn’t mean our love of Scandinavian design has ended. And this lovely, light-filled Swedish home of fashion and interior influencer Ulrika (who Instagrams under the handle, @colorelles) is a beautiful look at colorful, organic modern Scandinavian-inspired design.
Jul 10, 2019
A Cozy Rented Amsterdam Houseboat
Name: Charlotte Rozenberg and Marvin Fockens Location: Center — Amsterdam, The Netherlands Size: 750 square feet Years lived in: Less than 1 year, renting Originally from a small town in the north of the Netherlands, Charlotte and her boyfriend Marvin moved onto this small but cozy houseboat in Amsterdam last spring. Charlotte works at a local bar and is considering a career as a sex therapist, while Marvin is a musician.
Jul 10, 2019
This Copenhagen Home’s Light Is So Beautiful, It Looks Like a Danish Painting
Name: Stine Marie Rosenborg and Peter Location: Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: 5 years, owned Architect Stine Marie Rosenborg and her partner Peter live in this simply decorated apartment in Copenhagen, where restrained Danish style emanates from every vignette. Stine has perfected minimal design that still feels warm and cozy, and the soft Nordic light that pours in helps a lot.
Jul 10, 2019
This House’s Pink Door Is Just the Start of Its Color Journey
This incredibly colorful house in Atlanta is a catch-all mix of mid-century modern and contemporary with some Hollywood glam and vintage.
Jul 10, 2019
This Melbourne Rental Home Is Fun and Pastel Colored
Candice and Eddie's colorful and happy apartment is housed in an old warehouse in Melbourne, Australia.
Jul 9, 2019
This Modern Barcelona Apartment’s Color Palette Is Everything
Full of color and modern design, this 721-square-foot apartment definitely has a wow factor!
Jun 30, 2019
An Environmentally Conscious Couple Has Designed an Incredibly Playful and Modern Victorian House
Interior design, decor, and the environment don’t often collide, but in this colorful Victorian remodel, they do so beautifully.
Jul 2, 2019
The Cool California Home of the Founders of Health-Ade Kombucha
They used to make kombucha in their small apartment. The success of the company allowed them to buy this beautiful home.
Jul 2, 2019
A Simple-Chic Small Flat in London
Originally from Hong Kong, Sheyee has owned this 575 square foot flat for three years. Far from family, she's filled her home with sentimental pieces and good memories.
Jul 2, 2019
Snowboarding Sisters Share a Cozy, Cool College Apartment
These snowboarding sisters attend university living in a shared space that is equal parts modern and cool, but also classic and romantic.
Jul 1, 2019
A California Cool Home with Parisian Charm
This expert update is great inspiration for anyone looking to refresh their own home without doing a complete overhaul.
Jul 1, 2019
A 400-Square-Foot Studio Feels Spacious and Serene, Despite the Small Size
This photo editor's studio apartment is full of tips for creating a spacious, serene home in a very busy city.
Jul 1, 2019
This Illustrator’s Colorful, Maximalist Bristol Home Is Extraordinarily Joyful
We dare you NOT to smile while looking through this stunning and stylish home.
Jul 1, 2019
This May Be the Most Stylishly Patriotic Studio Apartment Ever
Stanley's 525-square-foot studio is packed with American handcrafts, folk art, brass candlesticks, baskets and bold red, white and blue color palette.
Jun 30, 2019
An Apartment’s Eclectic Interior Includes a Grape Chandelier and Other Must-See Decor Treasures
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Aviva Falk's Brooklyn apartment filled with one-of-a-kind finds thanks to a unique resource: Her mom owns an estate sale business!
Jun 29, 2019
This Tiny 225-Square-Foot Studio Apartment Is Full of the Most Genius Storage Solutions
The only way to function in a space like this is to get really creative with how and where things are placed.
Jun 27, 2019
A Family of Four Makes Every Inch of This 600-Square-Foot Home Work With Brilliant DIY Built-Ins
Keeping everything in a neutral tone and playing with textures helps the small space feel visually cohesive and less cluttered.
Jun 27, 2019
This New Orleans Backyard Has an Airstream, a Music Stage & Clawfoot Tubs
Tim Sheehan knew he was in for many years of hard work when he bought an abandoned New Orleans property six years ago. The grounds included a two-story 5,500 square-foot Greek Revival home and a ramshackle guest house, both in need of major renovations. The outdoor space started taking shape to become what it is today, a communal quad where Tim gathers regularly with friends, when he started using the yard as a staging ground for his many projects in 2012.
Jun 27, 2019
A Portuguese Rental Home Is Effortlessly Elegant
This bright white rental apartment in Lisbon has textiles, art, and objects that bring in color.
Jun 26, 2019
A Lovely Brooklyn Studio Is a Lesson in Superb Small Space Planning
Oyin Antwi managed to squeeze every possible function a person would need in just 370 square feet.
Jun 26, 2019
This Is What an Off-Grid Passive House Looks Like
Name: Jennie Hoekstra, Luke Hoekstra, Jude (9), Neve (7), Wilder (4), Marmalade (the cat), Miki and Mandu (Australian Zebra Finches), and a flock of semi-retired hens. Location: Kemble — Ontario, Canada Size: 1,665 square feet Years Lived In: 6 months, owned In the spring of 2017 a lovely four-acre lot came up for sale in the rural village where we live. We knew the property well and loved it, but understood that it was on an unmaintained road with no hydro, so building would be tricky.
Jun 26, 2019
The Plant Doctor’s Baltimore Home and Studio Are Absolutely Filled With Gorgeous Green Plants
Plant stylist, interior designer, artist, filmmaker, and author Hilton Carter shows us around his plant-filled industrial jungle loft home in Baltimore.
Jun 25, 2019
This Photographer Has a Knack for Spotting Roadside Decor Gems
This family of six has turned an outdated, 100-year-old house into a beautiful, functional, and fun home.
Jun 25, 2019
This California Home Is Eclectic Preppy Style Epitomized
Nicole Balin's home is a collection of art and collectables that she's found over her lifetime.
Jun 23, 2019
An ER Doctor’s Calming Houston Oasis
ER doctor Pam is a NYC native and when she moved to Houston, Texas, she found this spacious, modern townhouse and turned it into a welcoming, personal space.
Jun 21, 2019
A Designer’s Australian Home Is an Explosion of Pink, Plants, and Quirky Decor
And her home studio is like an explosion of pink and sparkles at the end of the dark hallway.
Jun 20, 2019
A Storied San Francisco Home That Inspires Style and Spirit
You can Instagram every corner of this San Francisco rental apartment, where every element inspires and tantalizes your senses.
Jun 20, 2019
A Design Editor’s Apartment for Her Family of Four Has a Surprising Amount of Affordable Ideas
You bet former House Beautiful magazine editor Sophie Donelson's home is full of clever and affordable design ideas collected from her many years at the helm of top design publications.
Jun 19, 2019
A Minimal and Modern Amsterdam Houseboat Is Dreamy
High ceilings and large windows will make you fall for this floating home hook, line and sinker.
Jun 19, 2019
Get the Look: Travel-inspired & Contemporary
Kristen and Michael’s historic home in Rhode Island is filled with beautiful items featured in Kristen’s shop, as well as treasures they find on their travels. To get this contemporary and travel-inspired look in your home, check out the sources below, which include some of the fabulous items in Kristen’s well-curated shop. charset="utf-8" src="https://d30bopbxapq94k.cloudfront.net/js/curalate-widget-client-all.prod.min.
Jun 18, 2019
A Chicago Condo Is Modernized, But Its Charm Remains
This Lakeview home needed major renovations, but while the couple wanted to modernize the space, they didn't want to change its architectural charm.
Jun 18, 2019
A Light & Bright Eclectic Modern Philadelphia Row Home
After buying the house, this couple had a 30-day remodel marathon putting in all new hardwood flooring, painting just about every surface, replacing light fixtures and more.
Jun 18, 2019
Two Designers Share a Teeny Tiny Scandi-Inspired Barcelona Flat
Veronica and Pol's flat isn't very big, but it is so well organized and decorated with such great taste that when they tell you they work in design, you believe it!
Jun 18, 2019
If ‘Mediterranean Minimalism’ Is a Thing, This Dream House in Spain Is It
If you've ever dreamed of making olive oil from your own olive trees outside of a rustic but breathtakingly beautiful house in the Spanish countryside, well boy is this tour for you.
Jun 18, 2019
This Instagrammer’s 500-Square-Foot Apartment Has All Kinds of Smart Small Space Ideas
Professional Instagrammer Patrick Janelle's living room is full of smart small space furnishing ideas and inspiration.
Jun 18, 2019
A Colorful “Tongue-in-Chic” San Francisco Apartment
The number one rule is there are no rules!
Jun 18, 2019
This Creative Melbourne Home Has the Most Envy-Inducing Collection of Colorful Art
This home is an utter treasure trove of art and objects collected over time.
Jun 17, 2019
A Celebrated New Orleans Chef’s Charming Creole Cottage
Entertaining is in this couple's DNA, and it's what inspired their home's renovation a year ago.
Jun 16, 2019
A Colorful & Eclectic Buenos Aires Rental For Two Art Lovers
Because sticking to just one style can make your home feel inauthentic.
Jun 16, 2019
Modern Farmhouse Vibes in a Historic Home in Pennsylvania
An adventurous family remodeled this 115-year-old Victorian house to have comfy, modern farmhouse vibes. And they did most of the work themselves!
Jun 16, 2019
Cat Lovers Share a “Garage Sale” Comfy Chic Portland Home
These self-proclaimed "crazy cat people" joke that their biggest home challenge is "remembering that we don't actually own it." Click for the DIY kitty porch.
Jun 16, 2019
A 208-Square-Foot Brooklyn Studio Apartment Feels Much Bigger
Alyssa Greenberg lives in this teeny 208-square-foot Crown Heights studio apartment.
Jun 15, 2019
Polka Dots and Hot Pink Help Make This Tiny Studio Quirky Chic
Carrie, a Beauty Editor at POPSUGAR, has had nine addresses in the past eight years. But this teeny studio apartment on the UES is a stylish keeper.
Jun 14, 2019
Writer Ashley C. Ford’s Home is Full of Hulk Paraphernalia, Black Girl Magic, and ‘Cute’ Piles
If anyone is worthy of the line "this person needs no introduction..." it's writer Ashley C. Ford.
Jun 14, 2019
This Brooklyn Loft Has the Most Inventive Use of an IKEA Tabletop
Much of the items in this industrial Brooklyn loft were found on the side of the road, the Craiglist free section, or this building's "freeshelf."
Jun 14, 2019