Explore the U.S. (and Submit Your Home)!Tours
We hope these tours inspire you to see and celebrate the idea of home through someone else's eyes. It's the different perspectives, histories, and personalities that make each one of our house tours so one-of-a-kind. Experiencing someone else's home life is one way to achieve empathy, after all. As you can see in this map, we have a long way to go when it comes to representing all of America's beautiful and diverse array of home styles and people. There are plenty of cities we haven't yet visited! So if you have a home you want to share, please submit it here and explore some cities around the U.S. below.
This Beautiful Home Showcases BIPOC Art and the Power of Buy Nothing GroupsTours
“I have been working hard in finding my style. My home is intentional in showcasing who I am as a Black Latina immigrant from the Dominican Republic,” Anne Hernandez begins. “I collect original art, and it is primarily the art of BIPOC artists. I want to pay homage to my African roots at every corner of my home.”Anne says that when she first moved in, the place needed a total renovation. “It is a place I was fortunate to purchase after renting the apartment below.
See Inside a 400-Square-Foot Boston Studio That Rents for $2050 a MonthTours
See how this renter decorated her small Boston studio apartment with ultra-minimal, calming vibes.
This Graphic Designer’s Boston Apartment Was Designed Around the ArtTours
See inside this graphic designer and painter’s Beacon Hill rental where the furniture and decor was designed around the art, not the other way around.
These Renters Have Painted Every Wall and DIYed It AllTours
When Justine and her spouse, Fen, moved in, they only had a mattress and some hand-me-downs, but over nearly a decade they’ve painted every wall at least once and thrifted, rewired, and DIYed it all.
This 400-Square-Foot Boston Studio Apartment Uses Every Inch WiselyTours
This is Jacqueline’s first time living without roommates, and she’s made her small space bright and cozy with colorful rugs, green plants, and lots of mirrors to reflect sunlight.
A 511-Square-Foot Boston Studio Apartment Is Warm and InvitingTours
Colorful prints pop among the cool-toned modern, rustic furniture in this studio apartment.
A 200-Square-Foot Boston Studio Has Made Distinct "Rooms" Despite a Small LayoutTours
"Be intentional with the pieces you bring into your home, and use online room planning sites to get a feel of which layout works best," says renter Shelby.
This Apartment Is So Creative & Colorful It Doesn't Feel Small at All Tours
Living on her own has given Renata the opportunity to decorate to her heart's content and really explore her style.
This Manhattan 250-Square-Foot Studio Has Hosted 10 People Before (Comfortably!)Tours
Lauren’s cat, Mabel, even has her own little sleeping nook.
This NYC Apartment Proves You Can Do Colorful Maximalism with Twin ToddlersTours
This once-boring new build in East Harlem became a joyful, maximalist home for a family of four, all on a tight budget, too!
This NYC Rental Proves You Can Go Bold Even Without a Major RenoTours
Wall murals, cozy banquettes, and vibrant color steal the show in this family's bold Chelsea rental apartment.
Two Small NYC Studios Merged to Make One Apartment With Cool Lounge VibesTours
There’s not a TV in sight, a Murphy bed turns the living room into a guest room, there’s a skylight over the bathtub, and the kitchen is basically a bar.
This 538-Square-Foot NYC Studio's Private Patio Feels like a Secret GardenTours
A private outdoor patio is an almost a mythical luxury in New York City, but Kate Ruberti's 538-square-foot studio apartment is a gorgeous unicorn, inside and out!
This East Village Apartment Has a Bathtub in the Kitchen — and It Works!Tours
11 people applied for this East Village apartment in one day and Alysse Mazakian still had three months left on her previous lease — but this small rental was so special it was worth the fight.
This Designer's Small NYC Apartment Is Full of Festive Holiday Decor InspoTours
Interior designer Adnan Anwar had to do some rearranging to fit his Christmas tree in his small, maximalist NYC apartment, but it was worth it. His holiday home is personal, layered, and bold, and full of clever holiday decor ideas to steal.
A “Dark, Dirty, and Gross” NYC Studio Apartment Now Has Scandinavian CharmTours
The decor is a testament to the renter’s background.
Two People Are Thriving in 320 Square Feet — See How They Do ItTours
This 320-square-foot apartment in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood is filled with the most brilliant organizing and style ideas of all time.
A 580-Square-Foot NYC Studio Feels like 1,000 (Thanks to Hidden Storage Everywhere)Tours
This raw industrial studio is now a warm, smart home, thanks to a stylish vintage furniture curator turning it into a light-filled, multifunctional home with storage hidden in plain sight. Every piece in this Bushwick studio pulls double duty — proving small spaces can live much larger than they are.
A 450-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Got Reimagined with an Unexpected LayoutTours
"The apartment feels cozy without being cluttered, and grounded in the things we genuinely use and love. It may be under 450 square feet, but the way it lives feels far bigger than the floor plan."
A Creative Renter Turned a Brooklyn Apartment into a Colorfully DIYed Sanctuary Tours
Annika Morgan couldn’t paint the walls of her 875-square-foot Bed-Stuy apartment, so she DIYed color into every corner of this sunny rental home. And Tony the cat really benefits, too.
This 225-Square-Foot Brooklyn Apartment Proves Going Dark Works in Small SpacesTours
When Emily got the keys, the paint was “uneven and patchy, it needed a good cleaning, and there was pee all over the walls from the previous tenant's elderly orange cat.”
This Might Be the Cutest, Coziest Holiday-Decorated Studio Apartment in BrooklynTours
Designer Melody Kim's rental studio apartment in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood is only 350 square feet, but she's made an absolutely stunning and stylish home — and filled it with a ton of holiday cheer despite the small size!
A Blank Brooklyn Apartment Turned into a Cozy, Art-Layered Home — Without a RenoTours
“I love layering art and plants together because it brings so much life and warmth into the space,” writes Rahab Hammad of this one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment from the early 1900s.
A Designer Won This Dreamy Studio in the Coveted NYC Housing LotteryTours
“It’s my creative lab in the morning, a workspace in the afternoon, and a chill spot to unwind with friends at night,” writes designer and founder Tyler Correawhite of her sleek and small Brooklyn studio apartment.
A Pop Art-Inspired Apartment Has a Vibrant Accent Wall & a Warhol-Themed BedroomTours
"We wanted people to walk in and immediately understand who we are as a couple, and we feel like that’s exactly what we’ve accomplished."
A D.C. Home Inspired by Family, Photography and Frida KahloTours
Gina knows *exactly* where everything is in her 870-square-foot apartment; she's custom designed her home to house her treasures perfectly.
This 513-Square-Foot D.C. Condo Is the Very Definition of Lush MinimalismTours
Sarai Reed, April Lawrence, and their dog, Lambo Reed-Lawrence, share this small one-bedroom condo. Their style is equal parts mid-century modern-inspired, uncluttered, and full of plants, which translates very nicely into a style you could call Lush Minimalism.
A 350-Square-Foot Houseboat Is a Cozy, Modern, Gorgeous Floating HomeTours
Designer Jamila Scarlett and her 13-year-old twins have owned this 350-square-foot houseboat, a 1976 Coho Chris Craft with vintage mahogany, for five months.
A 500-Square-Foot Studio Feels Larger Due to Earth Tones, Natural Woods & WhiteTours
There's also an amazing space-saving and functional IKEA product that makes studio living easier!
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.
This 296-Square-Foot Tiny House Has 14 Windows, a Hammock, and a Meditation LoftTours
This tiny house owner pays a THIRD of what he was paying to live in a small studio apartment in the city.
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).