While they were first built to store raw materials and manufactured goods, old warehouses have since gained popularity thanks to their grand potential of being revamped into stylish, modern homes. Whether designed with new walls to create a division of spaces, or left open for a loftier, more voluminous feel, these industrial gems can provide a superb blank canvas for homeowners, architects and designers looking to create unique, hardworking spaces in structures with fascinating pasts. Scroll ahead to see 20 of our favorite warehouse-to-home conversions.

1. A Former Soap Warehouse in Tribeca

2. A Modern Addition to an Antebellum Charleston Warehouse

3. Preserving the Architectural Past of a Melbourne Neighborhood

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4. Warehouse-Turned-Loft in Poland

5. Family-Friendly Renovation of a Brick Warehouse in Alabama

6. 19th-Century Factory in Geneva, New York

7. Flower Bulb Factory Becomes an Entertainment Hub

8. Historic Brick Baptist Church

9. Onetime Warehouse for Midcentury Lighting Fixtures

10. Former Warehouse and Auto Repair Shop

11. New Jersey Propeller Factory

12. Old Spanish Cement Factory

13. An Award-Winning Gin Distillery Home

14. A Copenhagen Pencil Factory

15. A London Warehouse with a Mezzanine Bedroom

16. An Australian Warehouse That Was Once Home to a Famous Artist

17. An Old Grain Warehouse on the River Thames

18. A Revamped French Polishing Factory

19. A Renovated Warehouse in an Old Schoolhouse Property

20. An Antwerp Warehouse Conversion Home and Gallery

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