05.08.2012: What’s your definition of beauty?

As the guys were putting up the last of the drywall,  we were lamenting covering up the existing plaster wall in the studio apartment kitchen.  It’s this faded, mottled sea of blues and grays that is actually quite beautiful.  In any other context it would be considered a work of art.  Well, to some of us anyway.

We then had this crazy idea… what if we just keep it?  Now that everything else in the apartment is drywalled up, it feels like it needs some sort of character and this could be perfect.  We could seal up the plaster and leave the wall more or less as it is.  While this is definitely an idea to which your parents would say “you’re doing what!?,” it seems that most people who have been interested in this apartment would be the type who would appreciate a move like this.

To refresh your memory, above is the layout we went with (Option B)  The microwave and cabinet are not on that wall anymore- I moved them to go above the stove.  The brick chimney is also not exposed.  The wall we’re talking about here is the one on the far right, between the window and door (where the microwave is shown)  I think the contrast between the brand new everything else and the old plaster would be quite striking…

Possible problems:  the plaster doesn’t seal well,  difficulty attaching shelving to that wall, a little too much “character” for your typical palette?  The current plan is to plaster over it.  As a happy medium we could just have the whole wall be exposed brick.

So, what do you guys think?  Cool idea or have I just been working for Hollywood too long?