Posts from Apartment

Name: Stephanie and Ryan Sievert
Location: Wicker Park; Chicago, Illinois
Size: approx. 900 square feet
Years lived in: 2 years, Rented

Walking into Ryan and Stephanie’s top floor Chicago apartment, you are immediately greeted with a wealth of light and music. The stylish, tidily arranged furniture and decor is a direct result of the superb taste shared by the couple. For two years they have inhabited this artful space with their two cats, Meatloaf and Vom.

Ryan is an accomplished and hardworking graphic designer. Stephanie is a prolific photographer of people. The two have created a relaxing space that reflects their creative and warm spirits.

Name: Amanda Gluck
Location: Flatiron, New York
Size: 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 1,800 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year; Rented

It might be easy to feel a tinge of jealousy entering a 3-bedroom apartment overlooking 5th Avenue in Manhattan, but Amanda's personality will squash that immediately. As someone who makes her living by being hospitable as a Fashionable Hostess, visitors are comfortable and well taken care of in her beautiful abode.

Name: Olivia Smartt
Location: Adam’s Point; Oakland, California
Size: 700 square feet
Years lived in: 3 years; Rented

As a Bay Area photographer, Olivia likes her walls to remain mostly clear so that she can relax in her home after a long day, as her professional life is very busy and visual. Though bare in some areas, it's clear that she has put much thought into which art, furniture and decor pieces takes up space in her elegant and minimal Oakland apartment.

Name: Laura
Location: Heritage Hill; Grand Rapids, Michigan
Size: 768 square feet
Years lived in: 8.5 years; Rented

Laura lives in a 102-unit apartment complex in Heritage Hill, the historic district east of Downtown Grand Rapids. Her two-bedroom rental is filled with plants, colors and animals. Guests will discover tiny deer in a winter-themed wreath, wall-mounted heads of a rhino and giraffe, lots of pugs and even a miniature Brachiosaurus roaming among succulents.

Name: Gabrielle
Location: Little Italy; Montreal, Canada
Size: 575 square feet
Years lived in: 3 months; Owned

A few months ago, Gabrielle was looking for a condo that was fairly renovated but that still left place for improvisation. She was looking for something with a lot of character and charm, and a place with a lot of natural light.

Name: Michelle Lin Greenip
Location: West Village, New York
Size: 1,100 square feet
Years lived in: 6 years; Rented

Out the window, there's a tumble of rooftops and a church steeple or two. Inside, a palette plucked from Ladurée, lavender fields, Hermés boxes and champagne labels, with a bit of gilding for good measure. While it’s one part atelier, including an artist’s garret of sorts, it’s the West Village, not the Left Bank. Life is good, and life is trés chic, in the fashionable home of interior designer Michelle Lin Greenip.

Name: Duffy Stone, owner and designer at Studio Duffy + Cat, Gummo
Location: East Austin; Austin, Texas
Years lived in: 1.5 years; Rented

After seeing her House Call from a few months back, I knew this home needed a full tour. Known for her work around town, Duffy Stone has a knack for creating eye-catching environments. Her home was certainly no exception.

Name: Kelley Bozarth, an environmental graphic designer, + Matthew Deal, a digital marketer
Location: Downtown Salisbury, North Carolina
Size: 1250 square feet
Years lived in: 1.5 years; rented

Living with a significant other for the first time, Kelley and Matt were pleasantly surprised to see how well their thrifted finds and hand-me-downs blended together. With their wedding on the horizon, Kelley and Matt have made this downtown rental into a home. Their favorite feature is the brick walls — always a topic of conversation and many times a photo backdrop.

Name: Bronwyn Burnett
Location: Nob Hill; San Francisco, California
Size: 546 square feet
Years lived in: 12 years; Rented

Blogger Bronwyn Burnett has created a bright and calm space to contrast the bustling street scene just outside her doorstep in San Francisco's touristy Nob Hill neighborhood. Having lived there for more than 12 years, her space reflects her background as an artist, and her love for DIY and estate sales. And if you recall her house call post from last year, you'll see that her home is always changing.

Name: Dan, resident engineer at Vancouver's The Space Studios; Tegan, co-creator of Treasures and Travels
Location: Mount Pleasant; Vancouver, British Columbia
Size: 800 square feet
Years lived in: 2 years; Rented

Located in the heart of Mount Pleasant, Tegan and Dan stumbled upon this tucked away corner unit in one of Vancouver's finest heritage buildings. With creative eyes, some DIY home renos and a bit of elbow grease, these two were able to bring life back into this character apartment and truly make it a home.