Tours

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.

Ceramic artist Cecilia Nigro's work is a beautiful blend of organic shapes, soft colors inspired by nature, and vibrant movement. Her home — which of course is filled with her ceramic wares like art, lamps, vessels and more — also reflects those elements. It's impossible to choose a favorite.

Marita McCausland, the owner of interiors and indoor plant store Into the Wild, shares this renovated 1940s weatherboard home with her husband Stuart, two young daughters, and two pet spoodles.

Blogger and fashion stylist Hayley Hughes describes her Australian rental home's style as "Think modern 'Golden Girls,' heavily pink with lots of vintage and quirky pieces and lots and lots of art!"

Professional photographer Eric Garcia has worked from home for five years and knows a thing or two about designing a home that you both have to live AND work in.

Katrina, the owner of home organizing company Badass Homelife, is big believer in minimalism, sustainability, DIYing projects, and incorporating her design and organization philosophies in this home she shares with her husband and their two dogs.

When COVID hit and ruined Mike Han's restaurant dream before it could open, he pivoted from sushi to art, transforming his small apartment into an art gallery.

Julia is the painter behind Summer Svenson, a colorful collection of creations ranging from canvas, to baubles, to plant pots featuring energetic abstract patterns and an array of adorable motifs, like tigers, fish, cats, dogs, faces, and much, much more.

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.

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.

Through her business Maximizing Tiny, Shamika helps clients with practical and creative solutions—like what size furniture to purchase for a small home and how to maximize storage space. And she's also designed a smart, functional, and ultra stylish home in just 750 square feet for her and her family.

Mika and Ryen spent many nights brainstorming and designing the layout of this van to make it a cozy and functional home for their family of six!

Amarachi Ukachu's tropical bohemian New Orleans rental cottage has copper contact paper on the cabinets, a peel-and-stick tile backsplash, and an ingenious lounge sectional made from affordable floor pillows.

Lj and her partner Nick have converted this former bungalow into an airy and light family home thanks to lots of fun ideas, like DIY wood wall paneling, creative wall paint jobs, and even making a lightshade inspired by a higher-end item.

Battling beige wall-to-wall carpeting and plain wall paint colors isn't easy when you're renting, but Dominique Fluker played around with intentional use of shapes and colors to create a fresh look that matches her and her partner's style.

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.

A fully off-grid home sleeps six comfortably, has a full kitchen, a custom six-foot foldable dining table, an office space, a bathroom with a shower, and more.

Jessamyn Stanley is an author, wellness advocate, and co-founder of The Underbelly and We Go High. She shares a tour of her poly family's four-bedroom, two-bathroom rental house as well as a peek into her family's extra meaningful holiday celebrations this year.

Sandra and Carlos made this home their own by tearing down walls to create an open concept space, updating the floors and windows, and blending personal touches throughout.

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.

Artist Paula Mills' home is filled with vintage furniture and decor, cool collections, and her own beautiful artwork by Paula.

Sue Eggen is an artist and creative director at Urban Jungle, shares this Philadelphia home with and writer and librarian Nathaniel Eddy.

There are original barrel ceilings, hand-done textured plaster and a giant arch window, arch bookcases, arch doorways, and a fireplace.

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

Built in 1975, it features incredible wallpapers, wooden feature walls, curved corners, modern floral artwork, and neon signs.

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."

Alina Abegg's rental apartment's decor style is eclectic, playful, and colorful—just like her jewelry.

Anna Castles' house is designed around an internal courtyard, which means they have natural light flooding their living area all day; they can look out at their beautiful mural and feel connected to outside.

Every room needed to be repainted, the flooring wasn’t great, the color of both fireplaces was not their style, and all of the cabinets had terrible finishes. But the best part about Megann's house glow up is how affordable it's been—no project cost more than a few hundred dollars!

Interior stylist Joyce Wang and her partner Sean took on the renovation of this 200-square-foot 1992 Holiday Mansion houseboat during quarantine.

The cute corner library with ladder is just one of the amazing ways Charlotte and her fiance have packed their UK home full of personality on a budget.

This 1970s bungalow was transformed from top-to-bottom into a special getaway full of unusual details and personal touches, all on a very tight budget, using thrifty alternatives and vintage/salvage elements throughout.

KV Harper, the principal and founder of Kex Design + Build, lives in a renovated 7th Ward double shotgun camelback that's filled with interesting historical objects, but doesn’t feel like a museum thanks to good design and a mix of modern features.

Everything is always changing and moving around in Melanie Raines' remodeled house, it's why she lovingly calls it “the laboratory.”

There was dated '70s decor, a mothball smell, and lots of clutter in this teeny studio apartment, but Michelle and her husband were able to transform it into a cozy and clean one-bedroom!

This apartment's design was inspired by New Orleans. The main bedroom resembles the cozy style of Southern bed and breakfasts. And the kitchen is in the color of boiled crawfish.

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

Lee Alford has done wonders with this once-featureless, bland, modern, open-plan house. It's now an eclectic bohemian maximalist paradise.

Nayana used white marble contact paper on the counters and removable white subway tile backsplash in her dark rental kitchen to brighten up the space.

Melanie and David Raver and their three young daughters travel, live, and homeschool in this 1973 Airstream Argosy.

"When searching for a home, we knew we wanted something with character, a place in which we could manifest our black cat palace style."

And we bet you'll think so, too.

Jawaria and her family—husband Jibin and four children Zayn (almost 17), Sayf (14), Zoya (11), and Sophia (6)—beautifully and successfully share a very small rental apartment.

Filled with crumbling brick walls, an eclectic array of furnishings, and lots of character, the creative couple's home is not only one-of-a-kind, but steeped in history, too.

Budget was a challenge when Samantha Stein first started her interior design business. She had to search through Craigslist, Facebook Marketplaces, estate sales, garage sales to furnish her rental home.

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 1985 Dodge van still had the original 1980s fake wood paneling and red velour upholstery everywhere when Evelyn and her daughter bought this home-on-wheels to remodel!

The unit’s arched windows, exposed beams, and rustic brick are charming, and the building’s location can't be beat—just steps away from art galleries, cozy cafes, and the nation’s oldest residential street.

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

Artist Marta Hutt and her husband DIYed a lot in their Victorian, from replacing the "ugly '70s fireplace" to stripping walls and learning how to plaster, to replacing the flooring.

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!

It's also a masterclass in mixing mismatching secondhand finds BEAUTIFULLY.

Sophia Kaplan wrote the book on houseplants. No, really. She and Lauren Camilleri, her business partner at their Sydney-based indoor plant and pot delivery service Leaf Supply, are the authors behind "Plantopedia."

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.

The winner of the first season of "Interior Design Masters" Cassie Nicholas shares this antique-filled Victorian terrace with her husband Edd and their dog Beecher.

Interior decorator Sarah Montgomery moved into her West Bucktown 800-square-foot rental apartment and wanted to make it her own.

Amazingly, Tim bought nothing new for his condo remodel, opting to visit local secondhand shops and estate sales as well as scouring Craigslist.

"I have found so much joy in sharing my colorful spaces with others and showing how you can make a rental as personal as any home and that a small space doesn’t limit how much fun you can have in your home!"

This family of four (plus dog!) purchased an Airstream just before the pandemic broke in February, and have been traveling, remote working, and homeschooling since.

These renters were given permission to renovate the interior of this apartment AND create a stunning outdoor terrace.

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.

Cozy decor, great storage ideas, and a motorized drop-down deck in the back make this one inspiring home on wheels.

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

This cozy shotgun apartment has no shortage of architectural delights that date back to 1896.

Lincoln is Black and Queer, originally from a small town in Texas, and Amina is a Pakastani-American woman who grew up abroad in Saudi Arabia. Their small, intentional home is a direct representation of themselves.

Prop stylist and cookbook author Annette Joseph lives in one of the DREAMIEST homes in Atlanta.

Laura and Ashley love the open layout, wood floors, natural light, fireplace, and mint green bathroom tiles of their Uptown New Orleans rental 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.

This house was near collapse when a couple bought it, but boy was it a steal! It took them three years to complete the renovation of this 100-year-old house.

Speaker, podcast host, entrepreneur, and Halloween fan Carrie Murray happens to be married to actor Sean Murray, Thackery Binx in "Hocus Pocus." Here's a peek at their home's subtle but spooky Halloween decorations!