Shared apartment

This is the 10th apartment Kit has lived in (in 10 years!), and with this three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental apartment they share with a dog (and sometimes a roommate) they have put down more permanent roots and really make a space their own.

It is the "quintessential New York studio."

In the past couple years, we all spent an unprecedented amount of time in our homes. So no wonder so many people rolled up their sleeves and decided to either fix things that had been bugging them for too long to remember, or just go into full DIY renovation mode. And truth to be told, not everyone seems to have succeeded, as this previous article we published recently suggests.

Are you struggling to make the most of a small shared bedroom?

A loft bed is the ideal solution for bedrooms that lack square footage but have high ceilings. The bed is suspended several feet above the floor, giving you enough floor space to fit a desk, dresser, or reading nook, all in one room. If you have a modest grasp of how to use a drill and saw, some patience, and a decent amount of ambition, this DIY project is quite achievable. These step-by-step instructions will guide you through building a loft bed in an afternoon.

Ana shares this tiny studio apartment with her boyfriend, and while there's technically only one actual room for the entire home, her simple but successful room-dividing solution helps make the space much more usable.

Discover cozy and cute apartment living room ideas tailored for couples. Whether you're looking to create a relaxing bedroom space or a cozy living area, these small apartment ideas are perfect for couples seeking to enhance their shared living space. Explore inspiring decor concepts that will bring warmth and style into your home. Elevate your apartment with these creative and functional ideas designed specifically for couples' living rooms.

EVERY inch of this studio apartment has been intentionally designed and maximized with DIY ideas and clever storage hacks.

With a room divider in a studio apartment, you turn a one-room apartment into a one-bedroom home. The best room divider for your studio apartment depends on