This Rental Apartment Has a Swan Head, a DIY Cigarette Lamp, and Zero Design Rules
“I moved into this apartment last year after my eight-year relationship ended. I had to move out of a home that we had renovated for four years together and into my first solo/start-over apartment at the age of 32!” begins Jess Good (@itsjessgood on TikTok), an interior stylist and vintage curator based in Minnesota, and the founder of Find Good Studio.
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The most important thing for Jess in her apartment hunt was budget, and she also wanted to find a space big enough to fit all her incredible vintage furniture and decor finds. “I would have loved a place with a little more built-in character, but I knew my collection could speak for itself against the white walls and builder-grade finishes, so I wasn’t too worried!” Jess writes.
“My work is rooted in creating spaces that feel as good as they look: layered, eclectic, and effortlessly cool with a subtle, lived-in edge,” she writes. “I’m drawn to warm neutrals, vintage pieces with character, and interiors that come together in a way that feels personal rather than overly designed. I’m less interested in perfection and more in creating a mood: spaces that feel magnetic, a little unexpected, and genuinely good to be in.”
She’s certainly accomplished that vibe in this 750-square-foot St. Paul apartment, which she says is the first place that’s “100% mine and 100% styled by me — and during a chapter of my life where I was completely starting over, heartbroken, and picking up the pieces, I realized how important that is.”
This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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