Except for a few pieces of cookware, all of the furniture, wall art, linens, trinkets, rugs, and even plants have been found secondhand in this stylish rental apartment.
Nicole and her family downsized when they moved from a major city to a small city, and every square inch of their home had to be designed for form and function.
Ariana Govan has been renting this ADU in Los Angeles' Cheviot Hills neighborhood for six months. Originally from New York, she knew she was crafty enough to make the small space work.
With two people sharing 535 square feet, storage space gets used in unique ways. Case in point: Emily and Trei’s kitchen cupboards “hold books, holiday decor, and other non-kitchen items.”
Stuart Eminson; his partner, Steve; and Rollo the dog have only owned this house for 18 months, but they've totally transformed it by drenching rooms with dark and moody paint colors and decorating with vintage finds.
“When you walk into historic buildings, they feel like they have a soul, and ultimately, that's what I want for our home,” homeowner Amber Northcutt says.
The couple completely redid the kitchen, combined two of the bedrooms into one, opened up two main doorways, rehabbed floors, updated lighting and shelving, and added fresh paint.
“The day I toured the place, I made a mental note that this little alcove would be perfect for built-in shelves to showcase my book collection, and the rest is history!” the renter says.
This house came with all-white walls and no landscaping, but it’s now moody and has an incredible backyard after the couple “landscaped the crap out of the whole property.”
When they first bought this apartment, it was full of old pastel hues. Now, interior stylist Melanie Porthun’s Hamburg apartment absolutely revolves around rich, vibrant colors.
Celebrity interior designer Francesca Grace describes her own home’s style as a “maximalist treasure trove,” an “antique lover’s dream,” and like “if a hotel was a home.”
After an MS diagnosis, Katy moved back home to Michigan. She and her husband settled into this East Lansing house, where they're slowly updating the rooms to match their personalities.