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"Being an interior enthusiast, I also knew that I wanted a home that I could put my very-own stamp on. I didn’t want anything too turn-key. We instantly fell in love with this 1300-square-foot 1930s row house perched high up on a mountain top," says Anthony.

Gizelle was raised on PBS period dramas, but until she gets to live in a traditional English manor home, she's furnished her industrial modern Chicago loft with antiques to blend in British colonial design inspiration.

This apartment features original hardwood floors, brick fireplace with landscape motifs, and huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

These podcasters and founders of an events company consider the dining room table as the anchor oftheir home... and it's now has become their podcast recording studio, too. "In many ways, this is the space where we can still bring people together and now instead of feeding their mouths, we are feeding their spirit with inspiration."

Actress Bitsie Tulloch had to start from scratch when it came to furnishing the new house she bought with her husband, actor David Giuntoli.

Elizabeth Rees is the co-founder of wallpaper company, Chasing Paper, and her home has a gorgeous color palette, beautiful custom built-ins, and yes... great patterned wallpaper in many rooms.

Designer Adnan Anwar replaced a standard light fixture with a lantern, hung a mirror to emphasize light and ceiling height, employed vintage bowls to corral clutter, and used plenty of other smart small space and renter tricks to decorate this tiny apartment.

Designer Julie Mitchiner didn’t want to take away from the character of this classic Chicago home or its great architectural bones, but still wanted to make it their own. She accomplished this feat with paint, wallpaper, and other DIY design elements.

Hidden among the tree canopy in a historic Baton Rouge neighborhood, is John-Taylor's 800-square-foot rental house that he's DIYed into a personal, warm home.

Christian Doble and Alicia Gbur have spent the past seven years updating their coastal-inspired Craftsman house.

As a former assistant to Broadway production designers, here’s how Robbie Ashurst sets the stage for his everyday life in the Midwest.

Previously a working farm, this house was sold to a flipper and the surrounding land subdivided in 2015. The King family bought it in 2017 and has been trying to add back charm to this antique home.

Even though the ceilings are on the low side, this renovated bedroom and bathroom has color and feels cozy.

This young family lived abroad for a few years, just outside of Munich, Germany, and living in Europe turned them onto German architecture and timeless European home design.

Most of what couple Seth and Ryan had—accessories, artwork, big furnishings—were pieces they bought years ago for previous apartments.

There's stained glass throughout the main level, gorgeous wood trim, rounded walls, a turret, and more!

Interior designer Lindsay Colby took inspiration from high-end interiors and found ways to achieve those looks in a more budget-friendly way.

It's so warm, cute, and cozy inside!

This home is an absolute FEAST of shades of blue.

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 classic four-square house in Charleston was originally built in 1935 and before getting remodeled, needed a more efficient and open layout, and lots of love.

This South Carolina condo looks AMAZING now.

A small half bathroom got a beautiful makeover thanks to some William Morris wallpaper.

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!

This beautiful space also has tons of natural light, high ceilings, and built-in wood elements!

Bought sight-unseen, before the renovation this house was a mix of mid-century and mid-1980s design—with endless knotty pine and old, smelly carpet throughout!

Tyler chose items that fit in the space so as not to overcrowd it, but made sure the home functios in a comfortable manner.

Ceramicist Molly Hatch and her husband have completely renovated this 1948 Cape-style house... and the after is stunning!

This home's style is eclectic, considered, vintage, comfortable, and moody.

Raisa and Henry employ light-colored furniture, mirrors, and other reflective surfaces in their DC rowhome to help add more natural light to the space.

Maggie Clarke decorated this small guest house in a collected, contemporary style mixed with vintage, edgy, and cozy vibes.

Full-time freelance photographer and music enthusiast Ryan Tuttle lives in a small custom designed tiny house on wheels she calls the "Tuttle Shuttle."

It's surrounded by rolling country hills and impeccable winding roads.

Before the makeover, this apartment was loaded down with too many family hand-me-downs and was overcrowded, dark, and disorganized.

The home's history and character were clearly a big selling point.

Originally built in 1885, when renovating this historic house, the homeowners had to change out the electricity, the plumbing, the lights and the flooring.

Before the remodel this house felt cramped. After the remodel, it feels as if it's gained 50 percent more square footage.

Name: Vivian Okwuagwu, Erik Solomonson, and cats Sugar, Neil and Lemon Location: East Flatbush — Brooklyn, New York Size: 1,900 square feet Years lived in: 1.5 years (but owned for 3 years) Vivian Okwuagwu uses the word “survived” to describe the gut renovation of her and her husband Erik’s 119-year-old Brooklyn barrelfront limestone and brick rowhouse.

And they were able to salvage some of the elements of the renovation in the new design.

Name: Holly & JoeLocation: Portland, ORSize: 2,000 square feetYears lived in: 8 months; Owned Three cross country moves in three years is enough to test even the most solid of relationships, but newlyweds Holly and Joe are convinced it just made theirs stronger. They recently decided to put down roots in Portland and plan to let those roots go deep before they consider another move any time soon.

The house still has much of its 100-year-old character including original wood floors, coffered ceilings, and the original windows.

Designer Teeny Morrison's Downtown Charleston home is an art-filled, worldly space.

Almost everything in this townhome's remodel was replaced except kitchen cabinets, which were totally transformed thanks to sage green paint and a new tile backsplash.

Before the renovation this house had yellow and teal walls, wood paneling, and Christmas-colored red and green checkerboard floors.

This home's style is simple, dark, and moody.

The kitchen transformation is great, but the entryway makeover might be one of the best we've ever seen.

The couple painted walls, added new light fixtures, tiled bathrooms, refinished hardwood floors, and installed butcher-block kitchen counters to transform this run-down house into a beautiful family home.

This older house had fallen victim to the destruction of hoarders, water, neglect, and 10 to 12 cats, but the owner saw the potential. Also, the vintage bathroom is a must-see.

The house needed a lot of work when Brooke and her family moved in, but she fell in love with all the historic character!

After years of scribbling and refining floor plans in her mind and on graph paper, Ann Lacouture and her husband finally had the opportunity to build a custom home for their family of six in 2016.

This house hadn't been decorated for at least 25 years, but they saw the potential of this semi-detached Victorian immediately.

This beautiful home in the countryside is full of elements like wood, wool, and aged metals and hints of the classic British look, a shaker kitchen, rustic oak flooring, heritage colors and tones throughout.

This Lakeview home needed major renovations, but while the couple wanted to modernize the space, they didn't want to change its architectural charm.

Name: Katie Riddell, her husband Hamish, 9-year-old daughter Sophie, and Matilda their rescue dog. Location: South Eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia Years lived in: 16 years Katie Riddell is a former lawyer-turned-interior decorator and lives in a three-bedroom, late 1960s renovated brick veneer home with her husband Hamish and daughter Sophie. Their home is filled with treasured items collected on travels, or created by their daughter or Katie.

You have to see the small but AMAZING bathroom reno.

Name: CarolineLocation: Western Addition – San Francisco, California Everything in my home has been discovered on a treasure hunt. Whether I was at a flea market, garage sale, or it is something a wonderful friend gave me, each piece is a little find. Being an artist, I am inspired everywhere I go. Color always stops me in my tracks — hence my latest turquoise and chartreuse obsession.

Note: I’ve redone this great tour from last year to put all the text into the slideshow so that you can cruise through it in one go. I’ve added pics too. Let me know what you think.