Apartment therapy house tours

Name: Terra Gillespie and cat, PyewacketLocation: Toronto, OntarioType of home: ApartmentSize: 700 square feetYears lived in: 4 years, renting Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: So I actually have been on Apartment Therapy before. It has changed in the three-plus years since, most of which in the last eight months with the pandemic and transition to working from home.

“I feel so damn lucky every time I look around,” homeowner Ann Madden says.

Situated one block off of St. Charles Avenue, Megan and Sam's house is just steps away from the streetcar line and the route where Mardi Gras parades pass.

Nearly everything in Miki's modern, colorful, maximal studio apartment is either second hand, Target, or IKEA.

Name: Mackenzie Schieck and cats Franklin and Louisa.Location: Madrona — Seattle, WashingtonSize: 900 square feetYears lived in: 9 months, renting If there were ever a year to put extra effort into making my home feel special, this has certainly been the one. Being self-employed, I’m used to working from home, and being home, a lot. (I develop food and lifestyle content—writing, photography, and food and prop styling—and I also do digital marketing writing.

Name: Lucy Vernasco and my orange tabby, Finney Location: Phinney Ridge Neighborhood — Seattle, Washington Type of home: Studio ApartmentSize: 600 square feetYears lived in: 5 months, renting Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: I live in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle right across from the Woodland Park Zoo with my small orange tabby cat Finney.

Name: Francina and Joe Baldi Location: Frederick, Maryland Size: 1,800 square feet Years lived in: 34 years; Owned Built around 1900, Francina and Joe Baldi’s townhouse has no doubt been through many transformations over the years. The couple have been through a few renovations themselves, but they have been careful to preserve as many of the original features of the house as they could, from the second stair in the kitchen to the thoughtfully embellished door hardware.

When you see how lovely Melina's West Village studio apartment is, you'll understand why she's willing to live in only 300 square feet and walk up multiple flights up stairs.

Katie has turned her Harlem apartment into a home by adding in her Alaskan roots and finding beauty in small spaces.