Extra ordinary apartments

Ordinary readers showing off their extraordinary homes is ­Apartment Therapy's big draw – and it's hard not to become addicted. The blog also features the sort of useful ­advice – how to fill narrow spaces, how to hang frames, how to shop for vintage – you'd expect from its founder, Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, a former interior designer. "In these post-recession times, there is a strong desire for homes that feel ­authentic and ­personal," he says.