I hate them all except #4.

Quirky, eh? And here I just thought I was too short and lazy...

I don't care so much for these examples, but I think the idea is intriguing.

I really don't think number 3 works. It's just too harsh with the bright blue against white, and doesn't go with the look of the rest of the room. But I'm digging 1, 2 & 4.

I think #1 & #2 work best because they used a pastel palette so the contrast isn't too striking. #3 looks really unfinished and frankly too unnatural, like they tried too hard to do something different... and failed. #5 is too flashy for me.

I love #3 so much. I would looooove to have that room. The second room is really beautifully peaceful-- neutrals aren't usually my bag, but the wabi-sabi treatment of the paint really gives it visual impact and makes it much more attractive for me.

I thinks #1 and #2 work well and look great. It also helps that the room's decor is pretty cool. #3 doesn't seem to work as well - I think because it comes a little too close being complete and looks like the person got lazy and quit.

I like 1 and 2 because they are so relaxing. I've seen a couple of houses like this in real life, but it was only because the people hadn't put up the trim yet.

Ditto on: I kinda like #1 and #2 but the others are just too much.

Love 1&2, Like others.

No, just no.
#4 and #5 are OK.

I had never heard of doing this, at least not on purpose, but much to my surprise, I rather like it, not so much in the living room, but in the two bedroom pictures. I think it lends a kinda' sexy, decadence to the rooms. It would definitely take a certain style of house (and owner) to pull it off. I'll be interested to see if it catches on.

#4 only

I only like #4, which seems to be echoed above.

I think the idea is ok, but the execution is odd. A paint line that softly faded/blurred out would be less harsh of an effect.

I still can't imagine doing this with the bright blue shown in #3. Too much contrast.

this would drive me crazy, making me think i had to finish painting... :)

I like 'em. Especially #4. Yummy.

Yes, yes, no, yes, yes.

I like 1 & 2 - they look intentional to me. #4 looks more like natural aging - like paint that is peeling off an old wall (this is actually a look I like on brick).

Thumbs down on 3 and 5.

as others have said, the blue room (#3) looks terrible! just looks unfinished. but the other ones aren't so bad.

I LOVE 1 and 2 and like 4. I've been going crazy trying to figure out how to put some life into my bedroom walls and I think I finally found the answer! Thanks!

The blue room just looks like they couldn't be bothered to tape or cut in. I also feel like it has a shortening effect.

I love 1 & 2.

I recently painted a grid chalkboard calendar, and loved the in between version where the lines were rough. My engineer husband HATED it until it had straight well aligned blocks. This would drive him insane!

I like the second one. I think it works because the colors are complementary and both in a soft, slightly grayed range. I like that the darker one covers the ceiling and upper walls and seems to be dripping down into the lighter one; somehow that looks less like a painter quit and never returned and more intentional.

I like #2 and #4 as well, #4 looks great as-is, and my conservative design streak makes me want to go blend the line in #2 into a soft, straight line.
I doubt i'd ever pull this off though, my anal-retentive streak will NOT let me break out a roller until every inch of edging is double coated and dry :(

I like 1 & 2--it looks cloudy and foamy, which works in a bedroom meant for sleeping and relaxing. That bright unfinished blue would drive me NUTS. The plaster is something I'd look at here and think, "that's kind of cool" but would never consider doing it, just because upkeep could be a challenge. The mirror just looks unfinished, as in "be back later when I choose which of these colors I'm going with."

Any ideas about where the rug in #4 came from?

I was wondering about the lamp in #4. If that's a Luxo, that's a $9k+ lamp.

I like them all! Each are a little quirky and have a great affect.

I like all but number 3. The first two are my favorite! I love them, absolutely love them!

I think texture plays a vital role here - 4 & 5 topping my list. the watercolor look of 1 & 2 work by achieving a sort of visual "texture"- #3 just totally misses the mark in both texture, style, and hue.

I love #4 but as for the others what were they thinking?

Couldn't live with it, it would always scream "finisih me (you idiot)"! For those it wouldn't bother, enjoy!! (The blue wall, especially, doesn't look deliberate to me -- just literally unfinished.)

2 and 5. That mirror is totally unlike anything I would have or do, but I think it's pretty rad. Number 3 is a disaster, and 4 is...nothing new.

No.

It's quirkey all right.

i painted my old apt. in this style in greens -- because i had to do it myself and only had a two-step stool -- i called it "deckle" -- somedays i loved it, somedays i didn't -- i don't think visitors like it

I saw a similar picture in the latest issue of Style At Home, and I really liked it. Of course, all the colours in the room (well, in the picture, which did not show the entire room) were in perfect harmony.
Personally, I think that it is very easy to achiever perfectly straight lines when painting and my house is an example of that. So I am susprised that, as a stickler for crisp straight lines, I like this effect. But, I think it will work only if you have higher ceilings (which my house does not).

i hate #3. with it taken that close to the ceiling it doesn't look intentional

I like 3 & 4!
I like 3 bc the space is clearly crisp and "perfect" yet the unfinished paint contradicts that. In a very intentional way. Its quite artful and perhaps speaks to the personality or life of the owner.

All but #3 are nice

haha I had never heard of wabi sabi before, but I've apparently been doing it all along. The painting above my fireplace is hung intentionally crooked and the way I painted the furniture in my room kind of looks like these walls. I found that I liked the look more when the spray paint was barely hitting the wood. Now I have a name for decorating style. :)

I just wish I had thought of this when I ran out of steam during a painting job. #3 looks like jaggy crown molding. I love it!

yet another misunderstanding of the wabi-sabi concept.
Like the use of Zen (a philosophy of behavior) as a design adjective.

But I guess if people happily pay for stuff called shabby, painters can now be sloppy and lazy and call it trendy.

"yet another misunderstanding of the wabi-sabi concept.
Like the use of Zen (a philosophy of behavior) as a design adjective."

QFT

i like #1... the white part looks as if clouds are drifting in...

I was going to do this with my bedroom. The walls are a light powdery blue and the ceiling is white and low. Leaving it unfinished really "pulled up" the ceiling, until my mother "helpfully" finished the edges!

This is a concept that works better in photos than it would in an actual room. The lavender room #1 is lovely, but I think that unfinished paint treatment would drive me crazy in realty. Does anyone know that Lavender color, though. I would love it for my bedroom.