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Check Out the Piano-Inspired Kitchen of the Disco Biscuits’ Keyboardist
What do a Kawai piano and this kitchen have in common? The instrument inspired the room’s design. And they’re both owned by Aron Magner, the […]
A Peek Inside the Renovated Penn Boathouse
Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River is a local icon, lit or unlit. And the Penn boathouse, one of the 15 charming 19th-century buildings aligned […]
A 1920s East Passyunk Rowhome Gets a Colorful Makeover
For city dwellers, maximizing space is a must. South Philly-based firm Design Manifest knows all about this challenge and eagerly took on the task of […]
Inside the Hollywood-Glam Home of Nicole Cashman and Nigel Richards
For Nicole Cashman, CEO of her eponymous PR firm, and her husband, world-touring techno DJ turned real estate pro Nigel Richards, relocating from their Northern […]
A World-Traveling Exec’s New-Build Manayunk Townhome Is a Global Sanctuary
When a Campbell’s Soup VP relocated to Philly for work in 2019, she called on Gray Space Interior Design to create a modern haven incorporating […]
How Interior Designer Michelle Gage Totally Remade Her 1927 Villanova Home
When interior designer Michelle Gage and her husband, Alex, bought their Villanova home four years ago, they knew it was a fixer-upper. In fact, that […]
Look Inside the Wild and Wonderful Home of Interior Designer Barette Widell
As co-founder of interior design firm Widell + Boschetti, Barette Widell is used to creating dreamy spaces for people. But when it came to the […]
This Frank Furness-Designed Barn Was Transformed Into a Marvelous Modern Farmhouse
It started as a straightforward job: In late 2018, designer Lisa Furey was tasked with remodeling the kitchen in a Haverford home that a client […]
This Mid-Century Modern Custom-Built House Is the Perfect Lakefront Getaway
This project — a from-the-ground-up house completed in 2019 — was in the works for more than a year before designer Nicole S. O’Dwyer was […]
Instead of Moving, This Family Turned Their Chestnut Hill House into a Stylish Dream Home
The story of this 2019 Chestnut Hill reno is sort of like an episode of HGTV’s Love It or List It. This was the owners’ […]
Take a Peek Inside the Prettiest New Coffee Shop in Philadelphia
When Yulee Park was an attorney in New York City, she would regularly decamp to coffee shops to get work done. Fast-forward 12 years: Park […]
A Center City High-Rise Condo Filled With an Art Collector’s Treasures
The challenge Meg Rodgers faced when working on this Center City condo wasn’t simply designing. It was editing — namely, the homeowner’s extensive collection of […]
This Modern Chestnut Hill House Is a Master Class in Maximalism
Hannah Dee thought she wanted to live in a rancher — until her realtor took her to see a boxy building in Chestnut Hill. “What […]
Inside a Graduate Hospital Church-Turned-Boutique Hotel
You could say the Deacon began with a shoe. A ceramic Air Jordan 11, to be exact. After spotting the quirky bit of decor at […]
The Design Inspiration Behind Brewerytown’s Hot New Beer Hall
When up-and-coming restaurant group Highland Hospitality bought the 4,500-square-foot space that had housed flash-in-the-pan tenants Flying Fish Crafthouse and Brewerytown Taproom, they wanted to change […]