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House tours — real and unstyled — are an Apartment Therapy staple and we relish the chance to document and share these homes from across the style spectrum and across the globe. Last week we asked readers to weigh in on your favorite rooms from the past year of house tours. They were each beautiful and memorable but, in the end, you did have your favorites. And here they are!

Warning: If winter has you stuck inside, growing increasingly sick of your same four walls (while grateful to have walls, of course), these 10 incredible redesigns might push you into a repainting, redecorating, cabin-fevered frenzy. Whether you’re considering slapping on a coat of paint or are ready to gut the place, there’s at least one project here that’s sure to inspire.

We loved every single one of our Small Cool contest submissions this year, and readers could surely find inspiration in every entry for living with limited square footage. These are some of our favorite rooms and spaces from the contest that made an impression, whether it was through playful, unique decor, beautiful storage solutions, or off-the-grid styles of living. If you’re a fan of smart, small space living, we invite you to catch up with all of the entries.

Be prepared, upon diving into this slideshow, to be uncomfortably jealous of babies, toddlers, and teenagers. These 15 rooms, home to kids of all ages, are utterly delightful: playful yet sophisticated, orderly yet inviting, and lovingly designed without being fussy. The thoughtfulness of the decor means that these nurseries and kids’ rooms will accommodate their young occupants as they grow—and that there are plenty of design ideas to steal for our own grown-up rooms.

We’re always inspired by the teeny-tiny spaces we get to see here on Apartment Therapy. While each one of these spaces has their own distinct style, they all have one thing in common: the people who call them home effectively utilize the space to suit their lifestyle. That’s what creating a home is all about.

Julie’s Northwoods-Meets-Art Deco Apartment in Minneapolis: 700 Square Feet Clean, open spaces in tiny apartments are triumphs of minimalism as a necessity, rather than a mere stylistic choice. Their inhabitants have learned how to edit their belongings to their most imperative and their most treasured, and their homes tend to radiate the message, “Only the best of the best is here.” Here are 25 of our favorite beautiful and inspiring spaces 700 square feet and under.

While it often feels like drudgery, cleaning our homes is a necessity of life. Fortunately, it’s also a nearly free and relatively easy thing that each of us can do to feel instantly better in and about our homes—which isn’t too say we want to spend any more time or effort on the task than we must! Here are 2015’s best bits of advice for making our cleaning time as productive as possible.

much Above: We spend a lot of time decorating the space and we’re really proud of our new home. Our place reflects our personalities and passions. See more → Ana and Fabiano’s Cozy Canadian Home Despite our place being small, we love having friends over. We love grilling lakeside at the complex’s pool and then ending the night in our unit. We’ve squeezed as many as 15 friends in, piled on our sectional sofa and gathering around our small dining room table.

Even after countless House Tours over the years, there are still homes that stop us in our tracks with their unique art, architecture, and… Skeeball machines. Join us in celebrating 30 of the year’s most fascinating features, including a hydraulic bed, copper walls, graffiti, and, of course, a cat bridge! Joey started using Airbnb 5 years ago, when he lived in a much smaller apartment (but in which there was still, of course, room for his Skeeball machine).

As the barrier between the sanctuary of home and the busy world outside, entryways have to work hard to filter out all the junk (mail) and random things that want to work their way inside. And since it’s the first thing you and your guests see when they walk in, it needs to be beautiful and set the tone for the rest of the space. These ten homes from our house tours get it right, with seriously welcoming entry rooms. Come on in and take a look. Love these rooms and want to see more?

Jenn & Hunter’s Historic Landmark Apartment It’s often thought that it’s easier to create a stylish home when you own—you can knock down walls, paint, and swap lighting to your heart’s (if not your bank account’s) content. But it’s 100% possible to create a dream home at any stage in life or whatever your priorities. Check out 10 of 2015’s inspiring House Tours from renters, from starter studios to long-term family homes.

2015 was the year Apartment Therapy really hit its stride with the Fashionable People Style Profiles. As someone who likes checking out people’s closets just as much as I do the rest of their homes (maybe even more—it’s the ex-fashion student in me), I’ve been loving watching these real-life style profiles roll in.

There’s a certain pleasure in knowing you could conquer the world from inside your apartment. For creatives, side-hustlers and work-at-home types, having a lovely and hardworking office is at the top of the list of wants at home. These stellar spaces from this year’s tours have got the home office thing down pat. Love these rooms and want to see more? Click the links below the photos to see the full tour of each house.

Kyle’s Teeny-Tiny City Home Every year, the Small Cool Contest gets cooler and cooler, and this year, we saw some really stellar entries. The competition was steep, and the judges had their work cut out for them, but in the end, it’s like Highlander—there can be only one. (Well, technically, two, since we have an international division as well.

Allie and Travis’ Sunny and Spacious Oakland Home They shed. They romp. They sprawl. They’re in the way. They break things. And yet, they are the most lovable, wonderful additions to a home. Here are our favorite ideas from 2015 for dealing with some of pets’ peskier problems, plus some posts that take the time to revel in the joy that animals can can bring.

Unless you’re lucky enough to live in some of our more temperate regions, this time of year probably isn’t the best one for going outside. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still dream, and plan. Whether they rent or own, live in a teeny apartment or a big freestanding home, all of those folks made the very best of their outdoor spaces. Take a look and be inspired. Love these spaces and want to see more? Click the links below the photos to see the full tour of each house.

Sam, Stephanie & Lorena’s Harmonious Blend of Styles in Oakland As we all know, home is about much more than stuff; it’s about an atmosphere. A healthy home won’t always be quiet, and it won’t always be clean, but it should offer a sense of comfort and ease. Click through to find a year’s worth of ways to ensure that your home offers you all the joy that it possibly can.

From painting floors and covering cushions to deep-cleaning a rug and clearing out a closet, these are 35 of the best weekend projects from 2015. Here’s to many productive weekends—and plenty of fun ones, too—in the coming year!

Furniture DIYs are just right. They’re not as risky as a DIY reno, but they are daunting enough that when they turn out awesomely, you can be really, really proud. Your finished piece is all you—your vision, your aesthetic choices, and your blood, sweat, and tears—and it’ll probably be among your most prized possessions. From beginnings that were humble at best and destined-for-the-trash-heap at worst, here are our favorite furniture makeover beauties of 2015.

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Making a resolution to finally replace your makeshift coffee table, uncomfortable bed, and/or rusty shower organizer? Got a stack of holiday gift cards and coupon codes burning a hole in your pocket? Simply ready for a new look? Apartment Therapy’s got a year’s worth—and a home’s worth—of shopping guides to help you spend your money wisely—and fabulously!

If you take a step back and think long and hard about why your favorite bar is actually your favorite, chances are it’s because of one of three things: 1) It feels homey, 2) You love the ambience, and/or 3) They make a mean ____. To that, we challenge you to make your new favorite bar the one in your living room. With a little planning and styling (and your favorite bottles of booze), your home bar can be just as stylish as the one you travel across town to get to. Need some inspiration?

If you can say one thing about the homeowners from our tours, it’s that they aren’t shrinking violets. Or oranges. Or teals. Or reds, greens, or blues, for that matter! Here are some of the most dashing, daring, and fabulously vibrant interiors from 2015’s House Tours. And just in case you were wondering, I noticed while compiling this roundup that pink seemed to be one of the most popular bold colors this year, followed closely by teal.

Julie and Andrew’s Cozy Home in a Blue Bird School Bus Whether you’re buying, renting, moving, or moving in together, the whole process that goes into switching homes can be daunting and complicated. Stress and headaches are inevitable parts of the process, but there are plenty of ways that you can reduce that stress significantly. Read on to find the year’s best advice for buying homes, switching abodes, and staying positive through all the changes.

From nosy neighbors and noisy kids to angry landlords and naked exhibitionists, Alice has advised readers on a host of tricky situations this year. Read on to find answers to some of the most popular (and problematic) conundrums of 2015. What should you do when an eagle-eyed neighbor won’t keep his “helpful” suggestions to himself? How can you smooth over noise complaints while still living your life?

Raise your hand if you could use a little more money in your life. Yep, that’s what I thought: Every one of us is looking for little ways to save every day. And since maintaining and decorating a home can be a potentially expensive endeavor, it’s likely to be the one area of your life that’s ripe with ways to cut corners and squeeze out a little extra cash. Just check out these budget-boosting tips and posts from the last year.

Matthew’s Magical Woodland Wonderland Bold color in the home isn’t for everyone, but even if it’s not for you, you can admire those who embrace, celebrate and go wild with it. Here are some of the boldest uses of color from reader rooms this past year from just plain loud colors to unexpected color pairings. Enjoy!

For this very last roundup, we’ve combed through all of this year’s Before & After projects (and trust us, there were a lot of good ones) and rounded up the very best ones. The dramatic, inspiring, shocking transformations. The ones where you couldn’t possibly like the before better. Prepare to be amazed — here are 2014’s most dramatic transformations. Click on the slideshow to see the projects.

We’re nearly at the dawn of a new year and you know what that means: time to get organized! We’re here to help you get a jump start on that resolution. We’ve talked a lot about organization in the past year and to celebrate the last day of the year, we’ve gathered it all together.

The dining room is more than just a table and some chairs — it’s a place for family and friends to come together around one of everybody’s favorite things, food. From our 2014 house tours, here are some of our favorite dining rooms. Open the slideshow to see all the spaces. Love these rooms and want to see more? Click the links below the photos in the gallery to see the full tour of each house. → Welcome to Apartment Therapy’s Best of 2014 roundup!

We talked a lot about art in 2014 and no wonder, it’s one of our favorite ways to personalize any space. Here’s our best advice for all things art to get any gallery wall novice well on the way to a stylish 2015.

Get ready to gawk at these stunning spaces. We love browsing pretty pictures and getting inspired to try something new and these homes do it really, really right. Prepare to mop up your drool while you click through this list of our best eye candy.

Renovations can be all-consuming, and nothing ever goes entirely according to plan. But what if you got to do something differently? While currently outside our powers, if we could send our Renovation Diarists back in time, here’s what they’d change about the process: From Mike & Sandie: Taking more time to look at the condition of the stairs or subfloor would have allowed us to mull over our options and make more satisfactory decisions while not under a time restraint (i.e.

Bathroom makeovers are incredibly gratifying. The “before” shots usually show rooms that are outdated at best, and somewhat nasty at their worst. Which makes the “after” photos a total joy to behold.

This year, plenty of our house tours proved that bathrooms don’t have to be boring. From big, dramatic, in-your-dreams spaces to humbler rooms made beautiful with paint and plants and a little tlc, here are some of our favorite bathrooms of 2014. Open the slideshow to see all the spaces. Love these rooms and want to see more? Click the links below the photos in the gallery to see the full tour of each house. → Welcome to Apartment Therapy’s Best of 2014 roundup!

We like to think of ourselves as pretty style savvy, and that even extends to what we wear every day. This year we started telling you about some pretty fashionable people and sharing our most stylish tips to make your body just as well dressed as your bedroom.

Last week we rounded up the most popular girls’ bedrooms of the year and now it’s time to check out which boys’ rooms caught readers’ fancy the most. The top ten range from modern to traditional to un-categorizable. Check out the room →Where is it:Reader comment: Check out the room → Comfort & Simplicity in a Room for Four Brothers Where is it: North of Dallas, Texas Reader comment: “You just inspired me.

We know all you crazy color lovers followed along with our annual Room for Color contest, celebrating the best, the brightest and the most vibrant rooms around. Well, we think these great entries deserve a second look.

Want insight on where you can find the best materials, most useful tools and great DIY deals when planning projects around the house? Or maybe you just need some moral support and/or a swift kick in the booty for motivation? Here’s a quick roundup of our very best DIY resources, tips, pep talks, and supplies from this year!

The kitchen, moreso than any other space in the house, needs to be clean and functional… but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring. These kitchens are some of our favorites of 2014, not least because they managed to pack a whole lot of personality into a very utilitarian space. Take a look. Open the slideshow to see all the spaces. Love these rooms and want to see more? Click the links below the photos in the gallery to see the full tour of each house.

Need to store something in almost any room of your home? We’ve probably covered it ’round these parts. Here are some of our most helpful storage ideas from this year — from shoes to spices — to help you squeeze the most out of any size space.