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A Creative Director's Colorful LA Home Has Envy Inducing Inside/Outside LivingTours
Emily's house, built in 1938 on a hillside in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood, is like living in a vibrant 1980s tropical treehouse. Emily and her husband remodeled and designed the home themselves, creating a "colorful family home with daily vacay vibes."
Diana Paulson
Oct 13, 2022
B&A: A Bland Buenos Aires Apartment's Refresh Includes a Ping Pong Dining TableTours
Not only was this homeowner on a tight budget, this apartment's makeover was finished in a week!
Adrienne Breaux
Aug 5, 2021
A NYC Apartment Is Small, But This Renter Has Optimized Every InchTours
Maggie has made her small apartment look and feel like a fantastic home without a huge price tag, optimizing every area for storage and adding shelving.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Aug 5, 2021
This LA Rental Apartment Has Bold Murals, a Wall of Shoes, and More
Video House Tour
It's like Lisa Frank meets Hot Topic with a sprinkling of theater kid, rhinestone cowboy, and disco daddy.
Marisa Vitale
Jul 28, 2021
B&A: This Blah Brownstone's Joyful Update Has Wallpaper that Made Us GaspTours
Architect Jill Porter says her Brooklyn apartment had zero original details when she bought it 16 years ago. But after a makeover it now has color, pattern, and most of all joy and charm!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 15, 2021
A Colorful London Apartment Has the Cutest Pink and Green KitchenTours
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!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 9, 2021
A 500-Square-Foot NYC Apartment Shows How to Wow With Wallpaper in a Small SpaceTours
Logan West says he's a maximalist who values minimalism.
Chinasa Cooper
Jun 25, 2021
A Designer's Los Angeles Apartment Is a Gorgeous Mix of High and LowTours
Designer Antonio Deloatch describes his rental apartment's style as "curated relaxed luxury."
Adrienne Breaux
Jun 15, 2021
A Stylist's Chic Australian Apartment Has an Epic & Inspiring Gallery WallTours
Jono Fleming and Ryan McGregor's Australian apartment also features curvy modern furniture, great light, and a dreamy outdoor balcony.
Adrienne Breaux
May 13, 2021
A 678-Square-Foot Paris Apartment Is Cozy, Accessible, and StylishTours
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."
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 23, 2021
Before and After: A 1963 Mobile Home Gets a Fresh, Fun FaceliftTours
After a breakup, Kat purchased this 1963 mobile home that needed a lot of TLC, remodeling it to add her own personality while keeping some charming original details like cute built-ins.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 21, 2021
This Artist's Memphis House Has Hand-Painted Patterned WallsTours
Artist Meredith Olinger has used her Memphis house as a gorgeous canvas for her colorful and patterned style.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 1, 2021
This Modern LA Home Is an Incredibly Dreamy Indoor Jungle SanctuaryTours
Trinity Shi of Cube House Jungle lives in a bright modern LA home that's full of bold bursts of colors on a crisp white background, surrounded with lots and lots of leafy green plant life.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 15, 2021
This Adorable Pair of Tiny Houses Makes Small Living Look StylishTours
Tim Davidson owns and lives in 270-square-foot Tiffany the Tiny House, but also owns another tiny house on the property that he rents out on Airbnb that he calls Shellmate Island Octagon Tiny Home, which is 320 square feet large.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 3, 2021
This Rental Has a Luscious Velvet Sofa & Incredible Vintage Brass ChandelierTours
This designer's rental apartment is FILLED with gorgeous vintage gems.
Sylvie Li
Feb 2, 2021
This Jewelry Designer’s House Features Color and Shapes in Fresh and Fun WaysTours
Bobbi, the creator behind earring brand Bobbi Made This, makes work that spreads joy "one ear at a time." And the colorful and fun home she shares with her family spreads joy one room, paint color, and art piece at a time!
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 1, 2021
This Apartment's Monochromatic Living Room Has Bold Blue Walls, Sofas, and RugTours
Clay Crider and his husband, Julian Kline didn't plan on having a monochromatic living room, but they "fell in love with the paint color and then the two blue couches, and it all started to fall into place."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 29, 2021
Gorgeous Paint, Art, and Tiles Turned This Old Bungalow into a Cheerful AbodeTours
Lj and her partner Nick have converted this former bungalow into an airy and light family home thanks to lots of fun ideas, like DIY wood wall paneling, creative wall paint jobs, and even making a lightshade inspired by a higher-end item.
Viv Yapp
Jan 1, 2021
Actress Diane Gaeta's Rental Has Bold Color, Wild Wallpaper, & 'Birdcage' PatioTours
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!
Adrienne Breaux
Nov 16, 2020
This Small Apartment Is a Master Class in Adding Color & Personality to a RentalTours
"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!"
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 6, 2020
Roommates Planned, Painted, & Organized a Small Rental into a Colorful HomeTours
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.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Nov 2, 2020
This “Hocus Pocus” Actor & His Family Observe Halloween With Subtly Spooky DecorTours
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!
Lydia Mack
Oct 27, 2020
See a Colorful 460-Square-Foot Rental Apartment That YOU Chose as a Dream Home
Dream Week
Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 23, 2020
A 513-Square-Foot DC Condo Is Full of Smart Small Space Hacks Tours
Each square inch of space gained is a win (and a potential home for a new plant).
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Sep 25, 2020
A Swedish Mid-Century House Has the Cutest Retro Kitchen Tours
This stone house built in 1957 is situated just outside the center of Stockholm.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Sep 17, 2020
It's Impossible to Pick a Favorite Element in This Colorful Australian HouseTours
It's literally impossible to pick a favorite element in this colorful Australian house... from the fun furniture, the plywood kitchen, the STUNNING Art Deco bathtub, and the open floor plan.
Natalie Jeffcott
Sep 9, 2020
This Modern Mumbai Apartment Has Bold Black and White Flooring in Every RoomTours
This architect's home is contemporary, monochromatic, cozy, and graphic.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Aug 29, 2020
A Happy Melbourne Home Features a Hot Pink Drum Room and Lightning Bolt and Rainbow Headboards
The World at Home
Kate Forsyth and Dave Bunting are co-founders of Good Day Club, their home has cool art, bold colors, fun patterns, and even a hanging ceiling garden.
Natalie Jeffcott
Jul 31, 2020
A Cute and Colorful Home Has the Most Amazing DIY Outdoor CinemaTours
Kel Harmer of the blog Oh So Kel has transformed her family's UK home into a pastel and Palm Springs-inspired design wonderland.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 30, 2020
An Incredibly Colorful Victorian Has the Dreamiest Custom Curved Bookcases Tours
This interior Stylist and DIY blogger is is a self-proclaimed "color splasher and pattern clasher!"
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 29, 2020
This Gorgeous Los Angeles House Has the Most Colorful Collection of Furniture Tours
And the backyard mural is must-see!
Adrienne Breaux
Jul 27, 2020
This House is What Happens When a DIY’er With a Paintbrush Learns to Love ColorTours
If you're in the market for DIY colorful shape painting inspiration, this house is for you!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 24, 2020
This Rental Apartment Proves You Can Have a Colorful Home Despite White WallsTours
This small apartment fits a fun family of five.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 24, 2020
A Rental House Was Completely Transformed Without Any Major RenovationsTours
And all the changes were easy, budget-friendly, and landlord-approved!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 23, 2020
A Beautiful Belfast Home's Original Details Get a Boost from Bold ColorTours
Tall ceilings, original architectural details, and an incredibly bold & colorful palette... this recently renovated home is stunning!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 21, 2020
This Artist's Colorful House Is filled with Light, Books, Sofas & TONS of ArtTours
Julia Gorman Ioves anything with intense color or pattern, and she loves to throw them all together without any careful placement. It makes for a messy beautiful space!
Natalie Jeffcott
Jul 16, 2020
A Gorgeous UK Victorian Features Colorful Paint on the Walls and FurnitureTours
Practically all the furniture in this home is secondhand and painted or illustrated on—including the fireplace!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 16, 2020
Light Love: 15 of Our Favorite Modern ChandeliersDesign Ideas
Chandeliers and pendants are the jewelry of a home: Without them, you have a totally passable ensemble, but with them, you have pizazz…a chance to further show your aesthetic point of view to the world (or, in this case, visitors). If you’re bucking traditional crystal chandeliers in place of more contemporary lighting, scroll through for 15 of our favorite modern ceiling fixtures. Part alien space ship, part lamp, this transforming piece from IKEA is a certified showstopper.
Arlyn Hernandez
Jul 16, 2020
A Brooklyn Home's Blush and Black Kitchen Isn't Even Its Boldest ElementTours
"This is one of those neighborhoods where if you want to have a peacock, you have a peacock."
Minette Hand
Jul 9, 2020
A Cute Rental Apartment's Affordable Style Is 'Vintage Modern Hodge-Podge'Tours
This student and photographer finds antique furniture from flea markets and estate sales to fix up and furnish her small rental home with.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 26, 2020
A 450-Square-Foot NYC Studio Shows How to Add Lots of Color to a Small SpaceTours
This product designer specializing in home goods (like furniture, lighting, home accessories) took the time to only add very loved pieces to this small studio apartment.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 23, 2020
A 630-Square-Foot D.C. Loft Shows How to Add Warm Color to an Industrial SpaceTours
Erin didn't have a color scheme in mind when she first began renting this apartment, she just kind of let everything flow in.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 11, 2020
A 150-Year-Old Victorian House Is a Playground of Primary Colors and DIYsTours
The small peek of this renovated UK home is worth seeing thanks to the homeowners' DIY ingenuity, refreshing modern style, and their fun use of primary colors throughout.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
May 28, 2020
This Renovated Montréal Home Has the Most Stunning Modern Pink Kitchen Tours
Honestly the whole home is pretty gorgeous.
Sylvie Li
May 25, 2020
This LA Loft Was Transformed into a Cool Home With Color and Custom StorageTours
Everything in the apartment was built by Jack and his roommates—like the walls, rooms, even the kitchen island—all to precisely fit their needs.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
May 20, 2020
This California Home Is Bursting With Bold Color and Pattern InspirationTours
Neha and her husband have transformed almost every corner of this house in some way or the other.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
May 17, 2020
A Colorful Chicago Home Is an Eclectic Jungle Thanks to 90 HouseplantsTours
This small Chicago bungalow is quite literally bursting with life.
Sarah Crowley
May 13, 2020
Before & After: A Completely Dilapidated Mexico House Got an Amazing RenovationTours
The house was an unkempt labyrinth.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
May 13, 2020
A Cheery Mid-Century Modern House Is Bursting With Color InspirationTours
What a kitchen island!
Diana Paulson
May 1, 2020
Get the Look: Molded Plastic Shell RockerProjects & Improvements
The molded plastic rocker, whether the authentic Eames variety or one of the many replicas, is a definite design classic. Originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1948, we still see these stylish rockers in a lot of house tours and kids rooms today. To get the look in your own home, check out our resource list for this iconic rocker after the jump…Authentic Eames Rockers Authenic Eames Rockers are made in the USA by Herman Miller. Their shells are made from recyclable polypropylene.
Jason Loper
Apr 14, 2020
This Gorgeous Dutch Home Has Lots of Light, Color, and Cool ArtTours
Saliha did NOT hold back on color when she decorated her new house in The Hague.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 9, 2020
A 500-Square-Foot London Flat Is Fresh and Fun Thanks to DIYs and Bargain BuysTours
From the beautiful mural she hand painted in her living room, to the pink dishware featured on her DIYed dining room table, Tola’s home is a symbol of new beginnings.
Sandra Regalado
Apr 3, 2020
This NYC Apartment Has a Delightfully Bold Dining BanquetteTours
The reflective qualities make a small space feel much brighter and larger!
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 30, 2020
An Artist's Australian Home Shows How to Blend Color and Pattern Like a ProTours
Maria Flores of SAY HOLA describes her Australian home's style as "color-bomb transitional."
Natalie Jeffcott
Mar 26, 2020
B&A: An Apartment Gets a Refresh After 10 Years of 'Ready-to-Use' FurnitureTours
This apartment was furnished with ready-to-use cane furniture when Urvashi moved in. After almost a decade of living like that, she refreshed the entire space two years ago, adding style and storage to the small-ish space!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 17, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Is Filled With Incredible Color and DIYsTours
If Stevie Nicks, Ram Dass, and Andy Warhol had a child this would be their apartment.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 13, 2020
This Once-Sad San Francisco Home is Now a Wallpaper WonderlandTours
CW Stockwell CEO Katy Polsby reinvigorated her apartment in this San Francisco house with lots of patterned wallpaper and color!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 13, 2020
Actress Janina Gavankar’s Los Angeles Home Is Bold, Artful—and Has Swings!Tours
A lot of the art in the house was created by Janina herself, and she even tackled furniture DIY projects, too.
Adrienne Breaux
Mar 12, 2020
10 Sources for a Happy Modern StyleDesign Ideas
• Jonathan Adler — The first name that comes to mind when I think happy modern is Jonathan Adler. What started as whimsical pottery back in the late 90s has expanded to colorful furnishings for the entire home. Shown here: Templeton Queen Bed.• Dwell Studio — From furniture, like this Sven Dining Chair and Axel Dining Table, to rugs, fabric and wall decor, Dwell Studio is a great resource for decorating and DIYing.
Jason Loper
Mar 11, 2020
A 450-Square-Foot Bronx Studio Apartment Is Cozy But ColorfulTours
"We can see ourselves spending the next couple of years making this our home."
Elaine Musiwa
Mar 3, 2020
This Modern Australian House Will Give You a New Appreciation for Concrete BlocksTours
Originally built in the late 1970s, this house features a design with an open kitchen, huge walls of glass, and concrete block walls.
Natalie Jeffcott
Feb 21, 2020