The Latest

Name: Elle Collins, husband John, son Hudson, and British Shorthair cat Mia Location: Knowle — Solihull, United Kingdom Size: 1,264 square feet Years lived in: 4 years, owned Myself, my husband John, our 2-year-old son Hudson, and our British Shorthair “Blue” cat Mia have loved every second of the last four years in our home. This home was our first purchased together as a couple; we got married and had our first child while having this home so it’s full of memories.

Name: Rebecque Asher, husband, dog, and cat Location: Columbia neighborhood — Bellingham, Washington Size: Less than 1,000 square feet Years lived in: 7 years, owned We are first-time home owners in Bellingham, Washington. We live a five-minute drive away from the ocean. We were able to buy our small, historic house (built in 1904) through a local organization called Kulshan Community Land Trust. They help low-income families achieve the dream of home ownership in our community.

Name: Nicole Stankus Location: Lower East Side — New York, New York Size: 207-ish square feet Years lived in: 4 months, renting I’m a designer in New York, and I have moved A LOT. I had lived in 12 apartments in the five years prior to May of 2018. Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I pride myself on making wherever I am feel like home as quickly as possible.

Name: Brigid Andrews Location: Clinton Hill — Brooklyn, New York Size: 1,300 square feet Years lived in: 4.5 years, renting My Apartment is in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, on the third floor of a pre-war brownstone. At 1,300 square feet it’s big, has exposed brick walls, and the light that comes in is pretty amazing.

Name: George Banks-Weston, my husband, Mark, and our dog, Hilde Location: South Kensington, Philadelphia Size: 1,550 square feet Years lived in: 1 year, renting Our loft is in a building that used to be a sewing factory. My husband, Mark, is a collage artist from Port Antonio, Jamaica and I am a food blogger from a small town in Pennsylvania.

Name: Louise Lechat, husband Guillaume Lechat, and 11-month-old daughter Location: Paris, France Size: 580 square feet Years lived in: 2 years, owned My husband and I bought the apartment in 2016 and use it as our base when we are in Paris. We are both photographers. It’s in a really vibrant area of Paris called Pigalle, which is just below Montmartre. It’s on the sixth floor (without an elevator) but there is a window on the roof, which we replaced with a Velux window.

Name: Sophie Leger, hubby Laurent, daughters Charlie and Olive, baby boy Louie, and bad dog Willis the miniature dachshund Location: Moncton — NB Canada Size: 2000 square feet Years lived in: 3 years, owned After moving out of our last home, which was very cookie cutter/traditional/boxy/closed off, we knew what we didn’t want. So when we stepped foot in this house, we both instantly fell in love. It was just so bright, open, and airy with the skylights and vaulted ceilings.