House

At first glance, this home might appear to be maximalist, but the style is actually more of a reflection of the family. There’s a fry-themed room, a skateboard bedroom, and plenty of other personal touches.

Interior designer Molly Sellers has always been a bargain hunter, and describes her style as eclectic, but says she works to make her home feel luxurious on a budget.

“Nothing brings me more joy than getting to create in this house. My pets have even been thriving since moving here,” renter Kalianna Carpenter says.

The built-in planter in the entryway was a huge draw for Lauren and Mark, who got a friend to add a vintage mural, too.

For the last three years, this couple has painstakingly renovated every single room in this house “from drywall to entirely rebuilding rooms and spaces to thoroughly reflect our personalities.”

Stuart Eminson; his partner, Steve; and Rollo the dog have only owned this house for 18 months, but they've totally transformed it by drenching rooms with dark and moody paint colors and decorating with vintage finds.

“When you walk into historic buildings, they feel like they have a soul, and ultimately, that's what I want for our home,” homeowner Amber Northcutt says.

Take a tour of Jakob Mizrahi's house that is full of his own furniture designs plus 1980s pieces collected through the years.

The couple completely redid the kitchen, combined two of the bedrooms into one, opened up two main doorways, rehabbed floors, updated lighting and shelving, and added fresh paint.

Following a divorce, Leslie craved a home where she could start a new chapter and put down roots. This house in Portland, Oregon, checked all her boxes and then some.

This house's original hardwood floors and Art Deco chandelier are gorgeous (and so is the rest of the decor!)

This Australian house is ordinary on the outside, but extraordinary (pink, vintage, and retro!) on the inside.

Yvonne and Michael were undaunted by the amount of work needed to renovate this 1940s-era house that came with a bland palette of browns and beiges.

There are street art-inspired murals on walls and furniture, a pink cow print fridge, and more in this interior decorator and artist’s Louisville house.

Lydia and Matt rent this Echo Park house for $3,600 a month and have packed it with color, art, plants, and personality.

New builds can be pretty characterless, but Kate used color and texture to add style to her small UK home. “All you need is a bit of imagination and want to give things a try.”

Guests might have to take their shoes off (depending on how sandy their feet are!).