The good news: Real estate agents say you only have to take on one particular project if you want your space to immediately feel bigger. Recessed lighting is the best way to make a space feel larger than it is, says Kseniya Korolova, a Toronto-based real estate agent and sales representative with RE/MAX Metropolis Realty … Read more
Maxwell Ryan CEO Maxwell left teaching in 2001 to start Apartment Therapy as a design business helping people to make their homes more beautiful, organized AND healthy. The website started up in 2004 with the help of his brother, Oliver. Since then he has grown ApartmentTherapy.com, added TheKitchn.com, our home cooking site, and has authored … Read more
Name: Kailee, Kyle, and our Frenchie Charlene Location: Gorham, Maine Type of Home: 1924 DuplexSize: 1,378 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, owned Kailee and her fiancé, Kyle, feel lucky to call this whole 1924 duplex home; they bought it from a family friend and live on one side while renting out the other. … Read more
Painting kitchen cabinets has been one of the most executed DIYs over the last year. And it’s not hard to see why: with everyone staying at home more, there’s a desire to breathe new life into the most used spaces. And when it comes to easy ways to brighten up the kitchen, painting your cabinets … Read more
HGTV star and fan favorite David Bromstad is done with your boring brown kitchens. He’s also over your white cabinets. Instead, he wants you to paint your cabinets whatever color makes you feel happy — and that means giving pink a whirl. In a recent interview with Apartment Therapy, Bromstad expressed that he wishes more … Read more
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. When you are faced with renovating an apartment on a tight budget and only have about a week to do it, you ask your family for help, especially when they’re a designer! Musician Panda Elliot’s apartment was pretty … Read more
Shifrah Combiths Contributor With five children, Shifrah is learning a thing or two about how to keep a fairly organized and pretty clean house with a grateful heart in a way that leaves plenty of time for the people who matter most. Shifrah grew up in San Francisco, but has come to appreciate smaller town … Read more
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. If there’s one lesson to take from people living in small spaces, it’s that even the tiniest rooms can be stylish and look far from cramped. One-wall kitchens are a perfect example of how to make the most … Read more
Leah Groth Contributor I am a Philadelphia based writer, editor and mother of two. My work has appeared in/on Glamour, Prevention, Upworthy, mindbodygreen, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Woman’s World, Livestrong, Ravishly, Fit Pregnancy, Oprah, Fatherly, Woman’s World, xoJane, Babble, and LivingHealthy. Follow Leah
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Tiffany Lucke, my husband Matt, and two cats (Gully and Golly)Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New YorkType of home: Railroad ApartmentSize: 800 square feet Years lived in: 5 years, renting Tell us a little (or a lot) about your … Read more