Tours

Mellissa's apartment balances coziness and vibrancy and is filled with abstract finds that reflect her style as a painter.

Lizzie Gill, a mixed media artist, and her husband remodeled this 1990s-era, run-down barn. It's now their full-time home, a studio apartment and art studio.

Full of DIY projects, Marcel and Ben's house also features a very rad DIY accent wall/headboard idea.

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

It has incredibly tall French doors and a potted cactus that stretches just as high.

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.

Marie-Helene's Quebec City studio apartment may be small, but she fits a ton of style in just 275 square feet.

Denise Bayron's tiny home is like a secret oasis... a personal paradise that's both a home and a creative workspace.

This black and red kitchen got a complete refresh thanks to paint, and now it's Nichol's favorite part of her condo.

Franco Cheng renovated this small Toronto studio apartment, completely upgrading the kitchen and bathroom, and creating a neat bed alcove where a built-in mirrored closet used to be.

When Shar and her husband and kids moved into their forever home in Colorado, she was excited to go BOLD with color. "My personality definitely shines through my decor style," she says. "The boldness and vigor and sauciness."

Interior designer Catherine Armstrong lives in Byron Bay and recently completed an inspiring full renovation of the home she shares with her family.

At 622 square feet, Ariel and Patrick's Prospect Heights apartment has just two rooms, and they set out to make this small home a multi-functional space they can work, relax, and pursue creative endeavors in.

Lily, a fashion designer and Holistic Health Practitioner, and Llew, an illustrator and folk tattoo artist, find inspiration from their collection of antiques and treasures found at flea markets.

Ryan's advice for creating a space you love? "Fill your space only with things you love and things that make you happy. Don’t get everything all at once, instead, collect as things enter your life."

Registered Nurse Lisa Macaya needed a place to escape to during the height of the pandemic. She worked three days a week for a major hospital system and three days a week at the cabin renovating it with her father.

Rachel and Rob Hill's Scotland home used to be a church, but it doesn't look too "churchy" on the inside. It's a collected, travel-inspired, plant-filled, colorful space with an impressive spiral staircase.

Every room in this old Philadelphia house got an affordable upgrade, and the result is a bright, cheery home absolutely PACKED with home makeover inspiration!

With black and white star-patterned tiles, deep gray cabinets, a gorgeous leather ottoman, and natural wood tones throughout, Kailee's 588-square-foot condo has total Joanna Gaines vibes, much of which was achieved just by adding paint.

Johanna's rental came with tall ceilings and windows and a spacious floorplan for one person. But the space needed a lot of work!

Apart from the bathroom, Matt's Auckland pad is all one room, which means you can see the cool wooden shelving, the art-filled living room, and the cozy kitchen (including a must-see emerald Smeg) from any vantage point.

This apartment is a mix of new furniture, family hand-me-downs, and personal artwork.

Check out the cozy but vibrant space.

Taylor is an interior designer and indoor plant shop owner living in Seattle, and her biggest challenge with her rental space was a small budget. But she did nearly everything on her own, from decorating, painting, and more.

Architect Anjari Ganguly (@thatyellowtrunk) has always believed in the saying, "Creativity is intelligence having fun." Her apartment, full of plant-filled colorful workstations, is the perfect playground for content creation and DIYs.

Graphic designer Claire Latchem and her music director partner, Dan Broadley, bought their home in early 2020, have worked to transform it into a home that inspires creativity.

Gabriela's goal was to make her apartment place cozy and welcoming with new and thrifted pieces that bring personality, warmth, and fun to the space while maintaining a relatively neutral palette.

It's not just the entryway (which was turned into a cozy and much more functional spot) that got a refresh... every room was updated without breaking the bank.

The house was built in 1897 and was originally occupied by workers from the local brick factory.

These grand prize winners have a warm, colorful, and cheerful space they DIYed themselves.

The period charm in Danielle's Upper East Side apartment is a dream: original hardwood floors, exposed white brick, a painted tile backsplash in the kitchen, and a wood burning fireplace.

It took over a year of nonstop work to fix up this fixer-upper cabin in an old California mining town, but all the effort was worth it!

One of Khadija Gulzar's talents is finding pieces that look and feel expensive but are actually quite affordable, like the sofa she snagged for much less than a more expensive one she had been eyeing.

Think: Murky, earthy tones, with thoughtful pops of color and a mixing of wood tones and texture layers.

If you imagine that being a furniture designer means you get to be surrounded by your own gorgeous modern work, you'd be right.

Chris wanted a place that felt worn in, like a favorite jeans. "A place with character, sort of the antithesis of a new development made with IKEA furnishings."

Ginger Tayler's home's style is "Old Hollywood and Palm Springs architecture, Jayne Mansfield's house, the Playboy mansion, 1970s decor, log cabins, and old motels. Particularly American ones."

This DIY-infused boho, French coastal Austin home is filled with neutral and monochrome decor and TONS of plants.

Jenny and Cory have rented this small one-bedroom apartment in New York's Upper East Side for 14 years... and it's had to change and adapt with the addition of a 4-year son and 1-year-old twins. 

From shelves to a king-size bed, Leah and her boyfriend used scaffolding boards to DIY furniture in their home.

Lara Jojo had been dreaming of an exposed brick wall apartment for as long as she can remember, and scored the rental of a lifetime with this Seattle space!

There's also bold color, wall murals, a working disco ball, and plenty of other fun, vibrant, warm, and homey decor elements.

Victoria and Zach have tried to curate a space that feels cozy and intentional and filled with items that are sentimental.

Holistic nutritionist Dave Coast shares a 1920s classic Venice bungalow with his partner, George, and their dog, Stanley.

Sure, the shower is in the kitchen, but there's also a sink on top of the toilet, a bed loft with walk-in closet below, and plenty of other smart small space ideas to steal from this ultra cozy and comfy tiny studio apartment.

Leanne didn't have the budget to do a huge renovation on this home, which meant everything has been on a very tight budget. "Upcycling and online hacks have played a big part in finding ways to allow us to inject our personality without breaking the bank."

When it came to decorating this Oakland apartment, interior designer and artist Sophia E. Aguiñaga painted the entire space, and surrounded herself with pieces that inspire and start conversations: like art by Black artists and artists of color, queer artists, and pieces purchased from Black- and woman-owned shops.

Adam worked with Kim White to design this 715-square-foot rental apartment that came with a unique element: a small platform bed area that instead got transformed into a perfect home office.

There are all-white walls, an open concept for the living area, the kitchen was moved to what used to be the entrance, the bathroom was fully renovated, and Sebastian also built a home office from the former bathroom and closet.

Alyse Eisenberg hacked IKEA storage pieces to look more expensive than they are, found items at scrap yards, vintage stores, and second-hand stores, and DIYed art to design this large rental apartment she shares with her husband.

To travel the U.S., spend more time together, and pay down debt, Karen and Sylvester sold their family’s home and bought an RV off Facebook Marketplace to opt for a life on the road.

Artist and content creator Symphony J. loves hidden storage for the less-cute everyday essentials, and shelves for the curated clutter.

Geneve Lau may only live in 350 square feet, but it feels much larger and is very organized and comfortable.

Not only was this homeowner on a tight budget, this apartment's makeover was finished in a week!

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

Laura Dargan is an artist, lover of travel, and a creature of comfort.; all elements that went into creating her art-filled, cozy, coastal home.

This one-bedroom apartment comes with a beautiful canal view, and Busra and Pieter have kept their small rental home's style minimal, with nods to the '90s.

With only 600 square feet, Celeste and Lucas had to get creative to fit as many functions into their small home as possible, employing an interesting furniture arrangement to do so.

Maya Goldfine breathed life into her rental home by embracing a mixture of textures, color, and styles, which was primarily inspired by a trip to Mexico City.

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.

Lots of DIY projects combine with stunning tiles in this Spanish apartment.

Writer Merissa Nathan Gerson is a speaker, spiritual consultant, and sex educator living in this joyful house in New Orleans.

Katie's home is grand millennial in style, with a touch of mid-century, and she kept a lot of original architectural details.

13-foot ceilings give this rental a lofty feel and highlight classic architectural details, from the crown molding to the original wood shutters to the deco fireplace.

This apartment is the "fusion of our life stories coming together and everything we would like our daughter to appreciate as well once she is older."

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

Theodora's rental apartment's style is eclectic, warm, vintage, open, and soft.

Every lamp, light fitting, wall color, floor covering, cushion, chair, switch, and socket has been considered and thought about in this beautiful home in Ireland.

It's a blank canvas for Robbe's collection of vintage furniture gathered throughout the years from vintage collections and thrift shops.

A warm-colored bedroom mural, thrifted parquet flooring repurposed in a fresh way in the kitchen, and absolutely incredible outdoor spaces... this modern farmstead has a little bit of everything.

There's a recently renovated attic bedroom suite, a vintage library card catalog-turned-bathroom vanity, and a basement transformed into a speakeasy/brewery space.

Allie creates one-of-a-kind tile furniture through Stampworthy Goods, and the home she shares with her husband and their dog features a gorgeous array of her custom works.