Apartment Life

With micro-apartments on the rise, micro-decorating is following right behind.

Build your hues around your decor, stick with similar tones, factor in lighting and be bold, but don’t overdo it. Most of all, have fun.

With stick-on paneling such as Stikwood, and a little ingenuity to make it more removable, an apartment can gain a warm focal point.

When a studio apartment runs out of obvious room for a desk, interior designer Kyle Schuneman converts a closet into a work space.

Type “washi tape” into Google and you’ll see just how popular this stuff has become for the DIYers everywhere.

Sliding or magnetized covers incorporated into shelving or a credenza can hide the ugly, but indispensable, appliances.

The Apt. Life: Great lighting doesn’t have to be so tricky for renters, just get to know its three distinct layers.

Dorothy said, “There’s no place like home.” I disagree. Every place can be home.