Los Angeles

Ariana Govan has been renting this ADU in Los Angeles' Cheviot Hills neighborhood for six months. Originally from New York, she knew she was crafty enough to make the small space work.

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.

It’s a maximalist space with a “generous sprinkling of bohemian influences.”

Because Lili Pillet and her husband have moved so much, every single piece of furniture in their LA house has to be "affordable, practical, and possibly customizable (so I can change the color or the configuration to meet my needs)."

See inside the stunning home of Katie and Cody, the duo behind popular IG account Highboy LA. They share oodles of interior inspiration with their vintage-filled 750-square-foot rental apartment.

Brooke Abcarian is the the principal designer of Carian Design, and shares this 1200-square-foot house in Redondo Beach with her husband, Scott, and their two kids.

Rory Rockmore, celebrity jewelry designer by night, lives in this Los Angeles loft that’s “dedicated to any early ‘90s movie or sitcom with a ‘cool’ character who lived in a 'downtown' loft.”

Dorshelle Guillaume is a Haitian American fashion designer and says aesthetics, style, and ambiance are really important. "My home is very cozy, clean, and elevated and I love how everything works well together."

As a designer, collector, and artist, Darien Stokes was captivated by the unique architectural characteristics of this one-bedroom loft nestled off the bustling streets of West Hollywood, California.

The best decorating advice artist Ben Cuevas ever received came from Amy Sedaris. "...[S]he says that she viewed her rental deposit as her design fee — which I think is just brilliant. If you’re renting, but plan to stay put for a while and want to really make your space your own, consider your deposit the fee you pay for being able to live in a space you truly love and can call your own."

In the past five years since AT toured Puno and Daniel's home, the loft has maintained many of its enviable qualities like gorgeous light and super cool vibes. But there have been lots of updates, too.

Amanda's apartment in the Arts District of Los Angeles sits above an old factory. Her Japanese-inspired home is filled with a neutral palette that gives the space a clean and homey feel to allow conversations between friends to flow.

Asia's studio apartment in Culver City feels much bigger thanks to her backyard patio. She has curated art from her travels plus art of her own making to brighten her home. And her backyard is filled with beautiful tropical plants that thrive in the Los Angeles heat.

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."

Yuka, partner Daniel, and two fur babies, Bear and Penguin, share this colorful 700-square-foot Echo Park rental apartment.

Mural artist and content creator Champagne shares this large rental home with two roommates, a cat named Pony, and a dog named Ted. She loves mixing modern pieces with vintage elements. "I’d call it a colorful eclectic mix of happiness."

TV writer, actress, author, and producer Franchesca Ramsey moved to Los Angeles fall of 2020, decorating this rental apartment with DIY murals, color, and more.

Francesca owns Francesca Grace Home, a home staging and interior designer company, and her California Craftsman in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood is full of vintage furnishings, modern lines, bold colors, and energetic patterns.

Meg Quinn, author of "THE CHEESE BOARD DECK" and the popular website, "Ain't Too Proud to Meg," rented this LA apartment for 10 years.

Actress Hayley Orrantia, who is also a singer and songwriter, loves interior design, and also buys, flips, and renovates homes alongside her father in Nashville, Tennessee.

A dated and dark house is now a warm, modern, tranquil home with a beautiful color palette.

Interior designer Ryan Black incorporated family heirlooms and antique pieces from Asia and Europe along with a mix of modern design elements to create an eclectic, worldly feel in Jean-Francois Alix's newly purchased condo.

Dani Dazey, the owner and founder of the clothing line, Dazey LA, and the interior design studio, Dazey Den, and her partner, Phillip Butler, live in this colorful, patterned house in Los Angeles with their dogs, Franklin and Yuki.

Peter Quinn and Caitlin Dawson bought this house in Mount Washington three years ago, and recently finished a remodel that modernized the small home, while retaining a lot of the original history and charm

Because Natalie Wong's condo in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood was built in the 1930s, her interiors were heavily inspired by the Hollywood Regency era.

Los Angeles-based interior designer Kara Thomas' small LA apartment is full of ideas on how to make your rental apartment look good.

The Historic Wallsworth House is DRIPPING with original details, like untouched hardwood floors, windows with diamond-shaped panes, an original fireplace, stained glass built-ins, majestic woodwork, cabinetry, tile, hardware, and an astounding collection of vintage light fixtures.

It's like Lisa Frank meets Hot Topic with a sprinkling of theater kid, rhinestone cowboy, and disco daddy.

If you're the kind of person who likes to fill your Instagram feed with useful information, you may already know of Jessica Malaty Rivera, an infectious disease epidemiologist and the science communication lead at the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic.

Creative director Willow Rothbart's style in her small Los Angeles studio apartment's style is a mix of industrial, minimalist, and a touch of transitional.

When it came to decorating this 800-square-foot rental apartment, photographer Nesrin Danan chose a mix of mid-century modern meets Scandinavian vibes to create a soothing sanctuary.

Amanda Montell is a language scholar and the writer and author of the books "Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language" and the just-released "Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism."

Designer Antonio Deloatch describes his rental apartment's style as "curated relaxed luxury."

Drew Scott of Lone Fox HATED this apartment when he first saw it. Thick popcorn ceilings, mirror-covered walls, and too pricey. But the landlord gave Drew and his roommate the go-ahead to paint and really make the apartment their own!

Podcast host Latoya Coleman and violinist Jordan Waré love their LA rental. "Overall this apartment has a very New York City feel, in LA, which is perfect for us two native New Yorkers escaping winter in search of sunshine."

This total fixer upper was dark, dingy, and closed off, so interior designer Isabelle Dahlin opened up the ceilings to expose original beams and put in skylight windows to brighten the space.

Conceptual art house designer and consultant Shawn Button's home in Los Angeles' Echo Park area is a delightful 1950s-era cabin surrounded by lush vegetation and filled with dreamy bohemian details.

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.

Alann says that nearly everything in this apartment was either found, stolen from his parents’ house, or picked up at a flea market or yard sale.

Brendan used a bookshelf to divide his narrow studio apartment, carving out a cozy little cocoon of a living room, and a bright little "millennial jungle" bedroom nook.

Actors Jessica Parker Kennedy and Ronen Rubinstein loved the layout and high ceilings of their Los Angeles house when they bought it two and a half years ago. Only about 1000 square feet, the couple's biggest challenge was storage, so they hired designer Mandy Cheng to help.

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!

This "bachelor apartment" is essentially a studio apartment without a kitchen, so Bailey turned a TINY closet into a fully functioning food-making area.

It's not only gorgeous aesthetically, but it's loaded with little luxuries that make it one of the most comfortable vans I've seen. It's definitely a van for homebodies, which we've all (had to) become in 2020.

Alexandra is a maximalist at heart and needs to surround herself with things she loves... and has done so in her small studio apartment in a tidy and organized way.