We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Katie Walker and Greg KrolikowskiLocation: Fishtown — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Size: 1,800 square feet Type of Home: Row Home (built in the 1870s)Years lived in: 1 year, owned In the early months of Covid, I was living in … Read more
Lauren Wellbank Contributor Lauren Wellbank is a freelance writer with more than a decade of experience in the mortgage industry. Her writing has also appeared on HuffPost, Washington Post, Martha Stewart Living, and more. When she’s not writing she can be found spending time with her growing family in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. … Read more
Guest bathrooms often get pushed down the renovation to-do list since they are, after all, meant for guests and not for your own everyday use. But even though they might not get a ton of day-to-day action, these spaces provide the perfect opportunity to wow family and friends with a little bit of luxury. Homeowner … Read more
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Old homes have an irresistible allure about them. They are just begging to be restored to their former glory, and home designers, contractors, and renovators often love them for that final wow factor they offer. Often it’s a … 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
Sarah Everett Editorial Assistant Sarah is Apartment Therapy’s editorial assistant. She recently 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.
Name: Karen Akpan, husband Sylvester Akpan, and son, Aiden Akpan Location: We are full-time digital nomads and live around the US in our RV. Size: 260 square feetType of Home: Class C RV Years lived in: 1 year, owned At the start of the pandemic in February 2020, my family and I decided to make a … Read more
Like many others, Ash Appleton fell in love with the awesome location of her two-bedroom apartment in Nairobi, Kenya — but not so much the inside. “The interiors were done very cheaply, by the developer, and hadn’t aged well,” Ash says of the space. A prime example: the bathroom, not updated since the apartment was built … Read more
Kitchen renovations often become a paint-speckled love story on how the transformation came to be, punctuated with delightful twists — ideal countertops found by mistake, downtrodden appliances that got a second chance, or hardware that sparkled like fine jewelry — to make the final reveal seem entirely worth it. But much like a fairy tale, … Read more
We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. Name: Jennifer Robyn Laskey, fiancé, Hunter Grantham Hall, Kingsley the Puppyman (Husky/Pomeranian/ Samoyed rescue ploof), Mr. Muffin (silver shaded Persian cat), and Kitty Capone (Himalayan cat that has lived with me in my past four historic apartments and … Read more