House Calls

This small apartment fits a fun family of five.

Designer Danielle Chiprut was able to make hand-me-down pieces work in fresh new ways—something that's on everyone’s mind right now.

This apartment in Portugal is a mix of design styles as well as an urban jungle with lots of tropical plants!

Clare fills her home with every avenue of creativity she can think of: Books on architecture, a typewriter for poetry, a piano, empty canvases for painting, and lots of color.

The house kind of has an art gallery feeling.

The secret to creating a home you love is filling it with things you love--objects, people, pets, experiences... it’s as simple as that.

David, a NYC theater set designer, has lived in this rental apartment for 10 years.

Name: Anissa Location: Meridian Hills — Indianapolis, Indiana Anissa’s home is a lovely mix of warm woods, bright whites and pops of greenery. Renovating a home is never easy, especially a unique and older one, where striking a balance between maintaining the character of the home and keeping it fresh is key. After dreaming of living in this neighborhood for about a decade, Anissa and her family made their dream come true.

Practically all the furniture in this home is secondhand and painted or illustrated on—including the fireplace!

What inspired this young couple to downsize and move into a tiny home was the exhausting lifestyle of working to pay rent each month.

This 400-square-foot L.A. studio apartment's style is: "Bohemian geometric prioritizing space efficiency."

Paulina's biggest passion is interior design, and she's often refreshing the apartment she's lived in for 10 years.

Decorating this home was a milestone for Stephanie because prior to this, she had never had a space beyond a bedroom to freely design as she pleased.

There's also a gorgeous rainbow goblet collection!

There's a reason the renters who live here have dubbed it the "Micro Casa."

When Jazmine and Jordan first got married nearly three years ago, they experienced a clash-turned-fusion of home decor styles.

This interior stylist and decorator calls her call her apartment "the treasure that people's trash built."

This maximalist condo is proof that thrift stores and estate sales are great places to find cool pieces for your home.

John and Maryana transformed their rental apartment by creating abstract, modern murals using affordable Washi tape!

Most of the art on the walls are from their grandparents and parents and have special meaning to the couple.

This student and photographer finds antique furniture from flea markets and estate sales to fix up and furnish her small rental home with.

This creative couple was able to carve out small sections of their 580-square-foot open-concept apartment to make it feel more cozy and inviting.

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.

There may only be just one "room," but Katie has done an amazing job creating very distinct zones in her studio apartment.

"I love the coziness that the small space provides (plus it's so easy to clean!)."

This couple's historic home was built in 1851, and the master bedroom is the first room they finished in this fixer upper.

Lori's building was constructed in the late 1920s, so she thought it would be fun to give her small studio apartment a disco-meets-deco flavor.

These two pathologists like big books, plants, natural light, Harry Potter, and more, and their home is like a museum--but the fun, "please touch" kind of museum.

It's small but mighty!

There's also a gorgeous collection of plants!

This artist's philosophy is more is better and there are no rules about what you can and can't hang on a wall!

Abigail's specialty is turning a small living space into a home on a budget... and her teeny studio apartment is a great example!

Erin didn't have a color scheme in mind when she first began renting this apartment, she just kind of let everything flow in.

It's like an intimate jewel box that overlooks a quintessential West Village street.

This apartment is one of hundreds in this building, which used to be a huge wood working mill many years ago.

They call their style "down to earth" because it embodies the colors and textures of earth and sky.

Lowe Saddler and many statues call this L.A. rental apartment home. The style is semi-maximalist with equal parts fresh and eclectic.

From the bold pinks and oranges to family vintage items and a lot of hidden brass cats, this rental apartment is a little magical paradise.

Each area of this small rental apartment is filled with stories and memories, and this interior design loves living here.

Tim needed to create definition for his apartment and no area could go unused, so his timber mezzanine (‘the mezz’) defines the apartment entry, provides storage, and triples as a glorified coat and hat rack. It can even be used as a sleeping loft.

This rental apartment's kitchen is also SO TEENY but pretty adorable.

It's a modern Moroccan boho oasis in New York City.

The largest renovation on this Australian home was 10 years ago when they converted the prior veranda to an enormous glassed-in kitchen and added some moody, dark wall colors.

Katy shares this apartment with her tween daughter; her daughter gets the bedroom and Katy turned the living room into her own studio apartment (and home office).

Even though this studio apartment is an open space, thanks to good space planning, it feels like it has different nooks.

Tons of light pour in to the bedroom and living room of this small NYC apartment, and the two owners have filled those rooms with plants. But the bathroom had no window and they had to get creative!

Neha and her husband have transformed almost every corner of this house in some way or the other.

It includes an eclectic mix of modern, mid-century, traditional, and bohemian pieces that represent the couple and fits their needs perfectly.

The previous owner had a very country/farmhouse aesthetic and the loft was decorated in varying tones of white. The new owner couldn’t wait to get in and inject some life and color... and she did!

This creative couple fell in love with this Chicago rental apartment because of its older design and closed concept.

"New England nautical vintage cottage" is the soothing style we all need right now.

Name: Diana Farberov, my husband, and our poodle puppy CleoLocation: Brooklyn — New York City, New YorkType of home: ApartmentSize: 750 square feetYears lived in: 5 years, owned Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: My husband and I share our one-bedroom home in South Brooklyn. He was lucky enough to grow up in the neighborhood and purchased this corner apartment five years back.

Buffalo check print, peel 'n' stick backsplash tiles, and more great small space ideas are stuffed into this very adorable home away from home.

This Brooklyn studio apartment may be bite-sized, but it's also big on function and style.

The home is small on square footage but large on love!

"Each room is a puzzle and each piece in it a treasure."

This remodeled Canadian home's style is: eclectic, whimsical, youthful, and fun.

While Nicole and Josh were grateful to make it out of their apartment building's fire alive, they left behind all of their furniture, clothing, electronics, AND had to downsize when they find a new apartment a few weeks later.

When Cass first moved in two years ago, it was brown EVERYWHERE. But thanks to the archways and chunky crown molding, she could see the potential!

Diane Keaton in any Nancy Meyers movie would be very comfortable in this cozy house.

This rental apartment also has over 30 plants, 25 crystals, and a lot of lamps.

This spacious and delightfully old two-bedroom apartment has wonderful hardwood floors and the most beautiful crown molding ever seen in a rental!

This house is full of color and pattern and things that bring a smile to your face; it is really hard to be sad here!

Believe it or not, this couple bought this 1875 colonial house sight unseen four months ago.

Hattie Kolp has lived in this rental apartment her whole life; when her parents retired and moved out of the city, the home became hers to redecorate!

Eloise and her partner have been re-decorating and renovating it for the past two years, introducing color and mid-century style to complement the natural stone textures and original features of the house.

While small, it has (almost) everything these renters wanted. Hardwood floors, a mostly quiet location, and some architectural elements that make it unique.

The Tiny Garage House was built on a budget and with eco-friendly principles in mind.

"Don't be afraid to use your space in non-conventional ways."

Located in the suburb of Ferndale, this house is full of unique, colorful projects that add a ton of personality to a small space.

This studio dweller chose pieces with ample storage space so her small home would never feel cluttered.