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Name: Hopie Stockman and David Branson Smith and Otto the pup Location: Venice Beach -- Los Angeles, California Size: 800 square feet Years lived in: 2 years; renting These California transplants have had to get resource...

Summer is officially here! That means that everyone you know is going to start throwing a BBQ every weekend. There is something about grilled food on summer days that makes it taste so much better than during the spring,...

Name: Thomas Dobrowolski and Ben Ezrick Location: West Village, New York Size: 400 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, owned When you only have 400 square feet to work with, every inch of your home has to be considered ...

As the baby boomers often like to point out, millennials aren't buying homes, we're renting. If you are already renting an apartment, townhouse, or renting in a single-family home, what else can you "rent" instead of buy...

"You're born messy and you die messy, but someplace in between you get bullied into believing that you should be neat and organized," says writer Jennifer McCartney in her hilarious book, The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All...

Moving is a lot of work. Well in advance, you create checklists and gather resources for the big day. At the top of most lists is collecting moving boxes. Cardboard boxes are one moving expense that can be had for free--...

It's a tale as old as time (well, as long as leasing agreements have been around): You find a rental apartment or house you LOVE...but you're not allowed to paint the walls. Perhaps the walls are white or beige and you f...

As a young girl, and budding design enthusiast, one of my favorite things was to go to the Parade of Homes with my mother. I was in awe of all the over-the-top early '90s design we saw, and particularly in awe of the eno...

So you want to have fun this summer, but you're not exactly swimming in money or willing to blow your budget. (Relatable.) Or maybe you've already blown your budget on a big trip and looking for frugal things to do the r...