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Sofia Rivera

Associate Lifestyle Editor

I cover wellness, money, career, small-space living, mental health, and all the items, habits, hacks, and pro tips that can help you level up your life at home.New York, NY

About Me

The first thing I ever said I wanted to be when I was young was an interior designer. But, after years of waiting by the mailbox for my favorite magazines and seizing every opportunity to write, I decided to pursue journalism. I started my career at Boston magazine, before pivoting into strategic communications, and coming back to journalism when I joined Apartment Therapy in 2022 — the perfect union of my childhood dream and adulthood passion.

I edit the Life section, covering wellness, money, career, small-space living, mental health, and all the items, habits, hacks, and pro tips that can help you level up your life at home. I love peeling back the curtain on the myriad fascinating ways people live at home, and relish writing and editing narrative essays, special content packages, and stories that answer that question you’ve always had.

When I’m not editing a feature or chasing a hot tip about how to live your best life at home, you can find me rearranging my furniture, perusing a local bookstore (even though I’ve run out of shelf space), writing a newsletter about overthinking pop culture, or taking a veryyy long walk around the city.

My pronouns

she/her/hers

My education

Simmons University (BA in Journalism)

My Big Projects


Latest Stories

The $12 Michaels Holiday Gem I’m Buying 2 of at a Time (It Makes Every Room So Cozy!)
I’ve been looking all over for just this thing.
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“Kaffepause” Is the Relaxing Norwegian Habit You Need to Try Tomorrow (I Feel So Much Better!)
Here’s how to have a slightly more European summer.
Jun 22, 2024
The Transformer Table That Makes Hosting a Breeze in My Small Apartment
It’s a small-space miracle worker.
Jun 15, 2024
I’ll Be Doing This TikTok Trick for All My Dinner Parties from Now On
Bridge that awkward gap between when guests arrive and when the food is completely ready.
Sep 27, 2022
Flower-Arranging Is the Colorful, Meditative Hobby You’ve Been Looking For
The entire process of putting them together felt so creative, hands-on, and fun.
Aug 3, 2022
Your Next Party Should Be a Rainbow-Hued Party — Here’s How to Throw One
If you’ve been on TikTok in the last several months, chances are you’ve scrolled upon a color party: A gathering either centered around one color or where each guest claims a color to represent, wears that hue, and brings a food or snack themed in that color.
Jul 21, 2022
The 5 Biggest Complaints Real Estate Agents Have About the Layout of Your Kitchen
Tips from The Kitchn
It might actually be too big ...
Sep 10, 2021