New York And Tours

The biggest challenge was mastering the layout of a studio apartment and figuring out my storage situation. Using underbed storage for cameras, photo supplies, and out-of-season clothing saved the day!

Former Small/Cool Contest winner Pamela Kaupinen's tiny apartment has had to turn into many different things during quarantine, including a home office and gym! See how she fit more functions in her small space with this updated look at her NYC rental apartment.

Hattie Kolp has transformed her childhood home — this stunning prewar brownstone apartment she's lived in since she was 10 years old — by revealing gorgeous original architectural details, like several pocket doors that were covered by sheetrock and shelving.

Painting was a budget-friendly way for Angie Eng to elevate her studio apartment, helping to keep the "rooms" aesthetically separate, but still fluid.

Actress, podcaster, and writer Julie Klausner's NYC rental apartment features a neon sign, stripes, and fake cakes and flowers in the entryway, wild paint colors in the living room, dessert-themed wallpaper in the kitchen, and more.

"Dedicating time and attention to designing spaces that are happy, healthy, and supportive is the ultimate form of wellness and self-care we can give ourselves and our family. There is a lot of power in good, intentional design."

Writer Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson has managed her sanity during quarantine by tackling some home refresh projects that were on her to-do list.

Clay Crider and his husband, Julian Kline didn't plan on having a monochromatic living room, but they "fell in love with the paint color and then the two blue couches, and it all started to fall into place."

Architect Samantha Stein and her fiancé moved from a studio apartment to a slightly larger apartment in the middle of a pandemic (and while on a budget) but the result is quite dreamy despite the challenges.

Pia Thompson is the founder of Sweet Digs, where she teaches clients how to get their homes in order. The Brooklyn rental home she shares with her young daughter is spacious, tidy, and yes, incredibly organized.

Esi Agbemenu is drawn to fun, bold colors, big patterns, and glam accents.

Author and New York Times journalist Jessica Bennett explains that while it's useless in terms of noise or light, her loft's open wall/bookshelf makes for a lovely zoom background.

Both uncluttered AND colorful, Faith Roberson's small studio apartment has brilliant storage ideas in the kitchen, bathroom, cabinets, drawers, and even the shower. She also has an amazing DIY art piece in her kitchen that may inspire your own project.

Fashion stylist and editor Audree Kate Lopez used storage furniture to turn a small one-bedroom apartment into a home with a living room, separate office, bedroom, and walk-in closet.

KC Cibran's TINY 280-square-foot Manhattan studio apartment won the Tiny Bracket in 2020's Small/Cool competition, and really that's no surprise to anyone who's seen inside her "Tropical Boho and Cuban Abuela" style space.

Sound musician, artist, teacher and meditation leader Jackie Cantwell is an absolute expert in making small spaces stunning. And she has a meditation space in her rental she calls the "Rip Room."

Erin Blank is an ethical, sustainable designer of her own label, and the Brooklyn home she shares with her husband is colorful and patterned thanks to lots of handmade textiles!

This teeny studio apartment feels like a small indoor jungle where everything fits together well.

Tyler Moore blogs under the name "Tidy Dad," and tidy is just what you have to be when you're sharing a small NYC third floor walk-up, railroad-style rental apartment with a family.

Budget was a challenge, but most difficult was organizing the space to create an open feel in a 10-foot-wide apartment!

This tiny NYC studio has a piano instead of a couch, an expandable table that can seat up to six, and lots of vertical storage solutions for small spaces.

It's pretty amazing how clean, modern, and lovely this small Manhattan apartment is, especially for two adults and two teenagers.

Artist Melissa Murray created an inspiring home for her whole family.

Bold black and white stripes once dominated the kitchen's decor, and the living room used to have a faux-wood wallpaper vibe. You have to see what it looks like today!

Take a look at what two decades' worth of Halloween enthusiasm—and decorating—looks Like.

Hidden architectural details like beautiful brick walls were uncovered when Janna began pulling up floors, breaking down walls and ceilings, and renovating this space.

This apartment started as a blank white box with no character to speak of. Lisa Lu not only added a ton of renter-friendly style, but she's also fit a TON of storage in this small home.

This couple's rental needed to serve not just as a home, but as a wellness center, office, favorite restaurant, and refuge. They did it by making sure every single item in the apartment is multifunctional.

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

Take a video tour of Apartment Therapy CEO's GORGEOUS house.

Joyce Lee's home features an earthy color palette and an array of cozy textures.

These thespians made a cozy home in Harlem dedicated to a love of theatre.

From a table skirt in the entryway to a pile of pillows in the living room corner, this apartment has storage ideas for any size home.

And they designed it on a limited budget! The result is a sophisticated yet affordable and very livable apartment.

"This is one of those neighborhoods where if you want to have a peacock, you have a peacock."

Artist Lani Kennefick made this small apartment her own by painting all of the walls—and most of the floors.

Interior designer Gunnar Larson (one of the participating designers for Apartment Therapy's Small/Cool Experience) and his equally stylish wife Sara Larson share this small Brooklyn apartment with their kids, Ihlen and Royal.

Rana Argenio is the founder of direct-to-consumer linens brand 10 Grove and lives in this industrial Tribeca apartment with her husband.

This home's old kitchen was a sore thumb before its budget refresh: the backsplash was mismatched tile, the floors were dingy linoleum, and the entire space was dim.

The apartment is just 600 square feet, but the 13-foot ceilings and white wooden floors make it appear much larger. And there are exposed beams, soaking tub, and working fireplace in this remodeled space.

Robyn Blair Davidson's small NYC apartment has one of the cheeriest work-from-home spaces we've ever seen.

New York-based makeup artist Kim White completely transformed her teeny Brooklyn studio apartment with IKEA hacks, contact paper, and smart storage ideas.

See why this apartment was nicknamed the "The Lavender Palace."

A neutral color palette, multi-purpose furniture, and prioritizing how the space NEEDS to function are the design tools self-help author Karen Salmansohn used to make her 650-square-foot apartment work for her and her young son.

It's only 330 square feet big, but this New York City studio apartment is INCREDIBLE.

Sarah Paiji Yoo is the co-founder and CEO of green cleaning supply company, Blueland. Her Chelsea loft Is chic, clutter-Free, and full of good organizing ideas.

Low-waste design expert Laura Baross helped redesign nonprofit founder Larissa May's small Brooklyn rental apartment.

New York-based artist and illustrator Justin Russo's home's style is: “Secretly Gay WWII Veteran Returning to NY in 1946 to Mourn His Lover Lost in Battle.”

Health and wellness expert Liz Moody calls her home a "non-toxic, book and plant-filled Mexico City-inspired oasis."

The reflective qualities make a small space feel much brighter and larger!

Molly Prentiss, a novelist, and Forrest Lewinger, a ceramicist for Workaday Handmade, live in and work from this airy, modernized Victorian house in Brooklyn.

Describing their style as "cozy pink pistachio desert oasis," Zach and Libby have used IKEA shoe storage in unconventional ways to help make their tiny rental apartment work.

Designer Crystal Nielsen designed a beautiful home for her family four... despite the fact that the space is only 700 square feet!

Her home's style is: "Lightly haunted royalty."

If Stevie Nicks, Ram Dass, and Andy Warhol had a child this would be their apartment.

Natasha and Rob somehow make it work in their East Village apartment, despite it being tiny!

The New York Times technology reporter Taylor Lorenz's advice for small-space living is to "stick with the basics, and don't be afraid of a little open space."

Nigerian-born restauranteur, entrepreneur, and digital collage artist Folasade Adeoso and her fiancé Noah Levine share this large, minimal Harlem apartment.

80% of the elements in Trinity and Issey's apartment were taken out of family’s basements and storage units.

Actor Erich Bergen's NYC apartment is like what the inside of his brain looks like.

Each space has its own cool energy.

It's inspired by Brutalism, has an incredibly neat room divider idea, and has a beautiful green plant display in the kitchen!

This chef has an enviable kitchen, but there's so much more.

This apartment had '80s vibes in all the wrong ways.

This might be the most beautiful Murphy bed of all time.

Amelia's 490-square-foot studio features storage solutions and clever DIYs... and it's an absolutely cozy, festive space for the holidays.

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

Despite the beige walls, pink bathroom, and yellow kitchen, Jenna and her husband saw potential in this 1930s home.

This mindset coach has called the same Manhattan apartment home for more than a decade... and as she has evolved, so has her apartment's style.

Roar + Rabbit co-founder Mitzie Wong shares this newly Brooklyn apartment with her partner Jenifer Herrmann.

Ericka Hart shares this beautiful and bright Brooklyn rental apartment with her partner Ebony Donnley, and their adorable dog, Baguette X.