After 15 years of featuring incredible homes on Design*Sponge, it can feel like every cool home we see has been featured here or elsewhere. But when this incredible Philadelphia, PA penthouse came across my desk, I gasped — it had all of the things I’m always scouting for: Color, pattern and a unique setting. The […]

After 15 years of featuring incredible homes on Design*Sponge, it can feel like every cool home we see has been featured here or elsewhere. But when this incredible Philadelphia, PA penthouse came across my desk, I gasped — it had all of the things I’m always scouting for: Color, pattern and a unique setting. The space designed by Michelle Gage Interiors goes against what I typically think of for an industrial loft and to me, that’s really wonderful. No matter how many homes I’ve seen, there’s always a new point-of-view I never would have thought of. I’ve gotten to work with Michelle on Before & Afters of her own home and have appreciated her eye in seeing the potential for beauty in an empty space. That skill made her the perfect designer to work on this 2,000-square-foot loft. The exposed brick and concrete floors are cool, but they didn’t feel like the homeowner’s vintage style. Michelle and her team needed to create connection between the warehouse shell and the collected, luxe aesthetic the client was after. “The loft is amazing, but industrial. We didn’t really want to play ...