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 went shopping for furniture and rugs recently and all the furniture and rugs are “distressed” now. I actually think it’s because things are made way more cheaply than they used to be (the quality of even pricey shit was not good) and the fact that people can’t afford what they used to so companies make crapola and sell it for whatever prices knowing it’s not worth that and sell them predistressed so it doesn’t look like complete shit in 2 weeks. But I think it’s a late stage capitalism thing.
Those white walled boxes everyone lives in now make me extremely depressed. This would be a massive improvement. Maybe people wouldn't act so crazy if they didn't live in sterile-looking sensory deprivation tanks.
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.
It’s time to bring back stone houses. I want my house to last 2000 years
Even after I'm die, I want my bungalow to last for a while. 10 years at least!
venetian plaster is beautiful looking, but as others have said, plaster work has become a bit of a lost art with the advent of drywall/mud.
however, years ago I was considering aesthetic choices for a multigenerational home I was mentally designing for a future and I was thinking of how I would want it to feel. and I stumbled across the YouTube world of faux finishes that can be achieved with modern primers, paint, and wax products and considerably less talent than is required for plaster work. I am now of the opinion that you really can make drywall look like anything using faux finish techniques.
but for a bathroom, I would probably go with floor to ceiling porcelain tile, large format for less grout. though I have heard of these like waterproof wall panel systems that are super easy to clean and can look like anything. like this https://fibosystemusa.com/
I want to be able to clean up the place easily using a pressure washer after having an explosive diarrhea attack during a backflip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub
Bring this back. I want an antimicrobial house made out of the things around me.
