Sarah Everett Staff Writer Sarah is a staff writer at Apartment Therapy. She completed her MA in journalism at the University of Missouri and has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Belmont University. Past writing and editing stops include HGTV Magazine, Nashville Arts Magazine, and several outlets local to her hometown, Columbia, Missouri.
While Anita and Andre’s home in River Forest, IL was already up-to-date in the main living area, the two doctors wanted nothing more than a modern sanctuary in their outdated basement. The busy parents of two hoped for an adults-only sanctuary that they could relax in after a long day. In the latest episode of … Read more
Megan Baker Home Projects Editor Megan is a writer and editor who specializes in home upgrades, DIY projects, hacks, and design. Before Apartment Therapy, she was an editor at HGTV Magazine and This Old House Magazine. Megan has a degree in Magazine Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is a self-taught weighted … Read more
Some basements are suitable only for storage and laundry. Others can be finished and provide valuable added living space to a home. Still other basements are worthy of being homes on their own. But to fit in that latter category as a legal apartment, your subterranean space has to meet some very important minimum requirements … Read more
I have two questions for you. First, are you lucky enough to have a lower level offering extra multi-functional living space? Second, are you making the most of it to impress buyers? Probably not, home experts say. If you’re not thoughtful about your basement layout and its uses, it won’t actually add much value to … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many facets of daily life, including people’s relationship to their homes. Rooms that once served a single purpose might now do double or even triple duty as spaces for work, play, and rest. For Lindsey Mahoney of Building Bluebird, that room was the basement of her family’s house. “It wasn’t … Read more
Name: Katsia Augustin Location: Stamford, Connecticut Type of home: Basement ApartmentSize: 417 square feetYears lived in: Renting the apartment 1 year, but lived in the main house with parents for all my life Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: I decided to renovate and convert … Read more
It’s often necessary for homebuyers to make compromises based on their budgets. You might start out with a wish list of features you want your new home to have, but as you learn just how much those things actually cost, things get crossed off one by one. Compromise too much, though, and you might find … Read more
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Karen Johnson; my son and son-in-law live in separate area of homeLocation: Briarcliffe Neighborhood — Atlanta, GeorgiaType of home: Studio apartment in my son’s homeSize: 400 square footYears lived in: 2 years, owned Tell us a little … Read more
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. When you think about furniture, the biggest buys typically include seating, rugs, and tables. But sometimes, it’s the smaller pieces that you can truly get creative with and raise to new decorative heights. Take the home of Sara … Read more