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This once-boring new build in East Harlem became a joyful, maximalist home for a family of four, all on a tight budget, too!

With glimpses of both the Hollywood Sign and Griffith Observatory, this Melrose Hill rental apartment was the ultimate canvas for interior designer Lauren Talio.

This couple turned a bland 120-year-old London flat into a warm, vintage-filled home that feels personal and is layered with color and art.

Soft neutrals, natural textures, and vintage touches come together to create a serene, lived-in space that’s "warm, timeless, and effortlessly modern."

"The apartment feels cozy without being cluttered, and grounded in the things we genuinely use and love. It may be under 450 square feet, but the way it lives feels far bigger than the floor plan."

Wall murals, cozy banquettes, and vibrant color steal the show in this family's bold Chelsea rental apartment.

This creative couple turned their first apartment into a warm and custom home, all without adding any square footage to the 710 square feet.

Gianne describes her 1100-square-foot rental apartment as a perfect blank canvas. “A charming craftsman home with a storybook cottage feel – white walls and still full of character. It just needed an artist to honor its potential and bring it to life.”

Original (and stunning) plaster moldings, delightful Facebook Marketplace finds, and one very joyful kitchen make this Montreal home truly unforgettable.

There’s not a TV in sight, a Murphy bed turns the living room into a guest room, there’s a skylight over the bathtub, and the kitchen is basically a bar.

Annika Morgan couldn’t paint the walls of her 875-square-foot Bed-Stuy apartment, so she DIYed color into every corner of this sunny rental home. And Tony the cat really benefits, too.

The cellar of this building erected in 1897 was converted into a living space in the 1970s, neglected for many years, and then brilliantly renovated by this creative couple in 2024.

A stained-glass front door inspired the entire look of this color-soaked London townhouse that a blended family turned from dated to gorgeous.

Alexander and Bobby ignored “resale value” rules when it came to renovating their 1900s townhouse in Pittsburgh. Instead, they filled the space with bold, joyful colors and painted every single wall.

Inside a Nashville home designed for real life: tween sleepovers, bold color, and zero beige.

Caroline Dupuy visited at least 20 apartments before finding this utterly adorable 269-square-foot rental in the seventh arrondissement.

Natalia Flórez is an interior designer and knew exactly which small, renter-friendly changes would make the biggest impact in her 430-square-foot rental apartment in Cali, Colombia.

Despite being teeny, the layout of this dreamy apartment in Montmartre is perfect for one person and packed with color. You can even hear the bells of Sacré-Cœur every day!

A private outdoor patio is an almost a mythical luxury in New York City, but Kate Ruberti's 538-square-foot studio apartment is a gorgeous unicorn, inside and out!

When Emily got the keys, the paint was “uneven and patchy, it needed a good cleaning, and there was pee all over the walls from the previous tenant's elderly orange cat.”

11 people applied for this East Village apartment in one day and Alysse Mazakian still had three months left on her previous lease — but this small rental was so special it was worth the fight.

It’s not a style for everyone, but for two introverts who work from home (and three bunnies), this beautifully minimal and meticulously organized condo in Richmond, VA, “feels like a giant exhale.”

You’ve probably seen glimpses of this artist's Edwardian home online, but here's a deliciously full look at all of the painted walls, doors, ceilings, and stories behind the internet-famous home, which is now on sale (and could be yours!)

I thought these homes only existed in fairytales.