Room by Room

Room-by-room guides for apartments — kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and living room, all designed for renters.

How to Style Open Shelving in a Small Kitchen (Without It Looking Cluttered) Room by Room

How to Style Open Shelving in a Small Kitchen (Without It Looking Cluttered)

Open shelves either look like a design magazine or a chaotic nightmare. Here's how to get the first one.

April 21, 20267 min read
How I Styled My Tiny Brooklyn Bathroom to Feel Like a Boutique Hotel Room by Room

How I Styled My Tiny Brooklyn Bathroom to Feel Like a Boutique Hotel

My bathroom is the size of a large closet. It now looks like a hotel I can't afford to stay in.

March 24, 20266 min read
My Kitchen Counter Lighting Setup (And Why It Changed Everything) Room by Room

My Kitchen Counter Lighting Setup (And Why It Changed Everything)

Good counter lighting turns a kitchen from a place you cook into a place you actually want to be.

February 17, 20265 min read
The Apartment Bathroom Upgrade That Cost $40 Room by Room

The Apartment Bathroom Upgrade That Cost $40

Forty dollars. Fifteen minutes. A bathroom that finally doesn't embarrass me.

January 13, 20264 min read
Kitchen Lighting for Renters Who Actually Cook Room by Room

Kitchen Lighting for Renters Who Actually Cook

I actually cook. Which means I actually need to see what I'm doing. This is how I solved it without an electrician.

December 9, 20256 min read