This Used to Be the Ex-Lax Factory

A whitewashed box inside an industrial building in Boerum Hill gets a deep-plane face-lift.

- WENDY GOODMAN

The Living Room

The custom Moroccan rug in David Finch’s apartment is from Mellah. The lounge chair and ottoman are by Jeffrey Bernett for B&B Italia. The artwork above the sofa is by Ruth Mulvie. The custom coffee table is by Stephen Kenn Studio. The floors are new, and the ceiling has been stripped to reveal layers of paint.

DAVID FINCH WAS not up for a major renovation. Then the North Carolina native found a two-bedroom apartment in the converted Ex-Lax factory on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill. “There were high ceilings and cement columns, and I liked how sturdy the building felt,” Finch says. He debated making an offer because the space had only one large, awkward bathroom, but interior designer Danielle Fennoy assured him it could be split into two. “One of the great things about Danielle is that she can see the end result, and that is not my skill set,” he says.