13 “Before & After” Remodels That Take Loft Design to the Next Level

Raj and Watts extended the fireplace column to the ceiling to highlight the room’s expansive scale, and they coated it in concrete plaster. It was important to retain the wood-burning fireplace—a rarity in the city—but "we wanted to reclad it in a material that also spoke to the industrial past of the building," says Raj.