In our Not Boring Leases collection, we highlight L.A. leases with fashion. From excellent gallery partitions to short-term decor hacks, these renters get artistic, even in small areas. And Angelenos want the inspiration: Most are renters.

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In our Not Boring Leases collection, we highlight L.A. leases with fashion. From excellent gallery partitions to short-term decor hacks, these renters get artistic, even in small areas. And Angelenos want the inspiration: Most are renters.

Know somebody we should always profile? Inform us their story!

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 20: Mary Kenny posing for a portrait amongst her living room wall art Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brittany Brooks / For The Times)

Artwork director Mary Kenny remodeled her 600-square-foot condo in L.A. with budget-friendly DIY tasks and thrift retailer finds.

Dec. 4, 2024 LONG BEACH CA - FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - - Abraham and Cecilia Beltran sit in the living room in their one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach on February 7, 2025. They both love Midcentury design and color and have decorated the apartment with lots of colorful accents and personal mementos, including family photos and collectables from their travels. The living room is surrounded in family photographs and keepsakes the couple have collected for years. It's an 800-square foot post-war apartment typical in this Long Beach neighborhood. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

With its colourful allure, Abraham and Cecilia Beltran’s Lengthy Seaside condo is a welcoming hub for his or her household.

April 2, 2025 Caitlin Villarreal, her cat Zuse, and their Hollywood penthouse in the Whitley Heights.

A magical Mediterranean-style penthouse, rumored to have been rented by Stevie Nicks in 1971, provides a secure place to land for entrepreneur Caitlin Villarreal.

April 22, 2025 A cottage core apartment rental.

For a lover of historic fiction and basic literature, Catie Brown creates a cottagecore aesthetic that brings heat and character to her 1963 condo.

March 4, 2025 CULVER CITY, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: clockwise from left: Portrait of Sally Montana, Faith Blakeney and her daughter Noa Plank on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 in Culver City, CA. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

With Southern California dwelling costs at an all-time excessive, it’s no shock most Angelenos lease. Present us your rental and inform us the way you’ve made it particular.

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