I wonder if I should try and include this in a bathroom remodel that I'm doing right now. 90% of people in America have a day to day life where their surroundings look no better than this. If you really stop to analyze, most of our surroundings are pretty ugly.
So I wonder if painted/plastered walls with unique patterns will stick around, or if it is just a trend that will look bad in a couple years, and if I should attempt it. Looks a bit more challenging than regular painting. Maybe start with just an accent wall? back of a closet? it's going to be a very modern looking space, since I've got a wall hung toilet, lever door handles, vessel sink, thermostatic shower mixer, square recessed lights, matte black fixtures and hardware. shit that's pretty common in Europe but rare in America.
I think that sort of wall coloration has been pretty timeless for the wealthy or middle class people with fake wallpaper, etc. Especially if you can get it to look like marble or granite, people love that fancy stone aesthetic. I can't recall a time where it wasn't associated with like posh hotels or mansions.
I know Asian homes often feature a lot of natural stone patterns. some have what look like picture frames that is just a big sheet of fake marble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuAa3BO8NDQ
there are a lot of mockups I see that look not like mansions but intentionally very old and slightly rundown flats or cottages, of course will still being very deliberate and expensive. A lot of these have rustic hardwood floor and simple, mismatching furniture.
(https://www.karenbarlowstylist.co.uk/2019/08/rough-plaster-paint-effect-walls-and-products-to-achieve-the-look.html).
(https://atap.co/malaysia/en/advice/expert-tips/7-painting-effects-for-fun-wall-and-furniture-finishes/)
Some of the rooms are sleek or nearly empty, Bourgeoisie style, but others are stuffed with furniture. I've also seen the wall look called "monastic" which neatly describes some of the examples, which seem very relaxing and low visual stimulus. Kind of worried that these might go out of style or look kitschy, compared to the bourgie hotel "one grey distressed accent wall in a room with expensive quartz everywhere and $100+ finishing hardware on everything"
I'd say the second link looks 'painterly', possibly instagrammable so great for more urban middle class folk. The third is a little niche, probably only good if commissioned that way.
The first one definitely has an asian aesthetic feel to it, but add a few european accents and that's an easy sell to your standard suburbanite.