My First Place

A Philadelphia veterinarian leaves her noisy rental home to purchase a row house of her own, and interior designer Betty Kim turns her new living and dining room into an entertaining space.

A couple left high-power jobs in NYC for more giving careers in Denver, and now they're ready to move into a suburban high-rise of their own. Designer Carriann Arkowski helps create a new living room with an urban-chic vibe.

A motorsports racer gave up his passion to afford his first place, and now interior designer Carriann Arkowski helps give him a vintage racing-inspired living room.

A Philadelphia couple puts every penny into buying a century-old row home, and designer Tom Zemon helps give them a bedroom full of old Hollywood charm.

A Colorado graduate goes from college dump to classy condo, and interior designer Carriann Arkowski steps in to give this emerging adult a Caribbean-inspired living room.

A Detroit bachelor saved up enough money to buy a suburban bungalow of his own, and designer Gary Kelly gives this recent graduate's living room a more sophisticated, grown-up motif.

After losing his furniture in a fire, a mechanical engineer moves out of his parents' home and into a lakehouse of his own, and designer Carriann Arkowski gives him a rustic, grown-up master bedroom.

A Detroit PhD student moves out of her sister's house and into a condo of her own, and designer Carriann Arkowski transforms the dreary living room into a chic French oasis.

A young couple moves out of her parents' duplex and into a north Philadelphia home of their own, and designer Tom Zemon infuses their dining room and kitchen with Japanese flavor.

A Philadelphia woman worked two jobs to afford a rowhouse of her own, and designer Carey Evans gives her a new stylish bedroom where she can kick off her shoes and relax.

After Michigan newlyweds lost everything in an apartment fire, they start over in a new suburban bungalow of their own and designer Rebecca King helps give them a hard-earned artists' sanctuary.

A young Philadelphia family ditches their tight quarters for a spacious new home, and designer Carey Evans creates a historical jazz haven in their new living room.

A Philadelphia couple worked night and day to save for a rowhome of their own, and designer Barry Wood adds Art-Nouveau to their bland dining room.