Is exposed brick a good look?

No.

personal taste issue...

i hate it personally but my wife loves it.

if the brick is in very bad shape tho, then i would say not a better look for sure tho..ie if very patchy/blotchy/holes all over, crumbling etc.

There's a line from the movie, Wall Street, and it's not very favorable to exposed brick; it insinuated bad taste. Of courser doesn't mean it is. It was just a funny line.

i think i've posted this space before, but here it is again (i like it).
http://janekimdesign.com/index.php?/works/franklin/

the brick obviously works well here

also lovely here: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/julianne-moores-west-village-t-92115

see kitchen photo. i remember nyc10023 posting this kitchen.

Assuming brick is in good shape, a loft with exposed brick is a huge plus to your loft buyer who is looking for something other than cookie-cutter.

golden, do you want exposed brick? It's your renovation on your apartment.

From a resale perspective, it's certainly a feature. However, tough to say how exactly much more a buyer will pay for your exposed brick vs. the same apartment with ordinary drywall. Since you're already renovating, the incremental cost of removing the sheetrock should be low, but as Snuffles points out, the expensive part may be getting the brick to look presentable.

Maybe it makes sense to cut an easily-repaired hole into the wall to gauge the cleanliness of the brick.

I love exposed brick. If it's not in the best shape, you can paint it or perhaps whitewash it, leaving some of the original brick color.

One thing I would NOT do (that is done in some of the linked photos) is have exposed brick on an exterior wall. Your apartment will be freezing in winter and an oven in summer. Keep exposed brick to party/shared walls only.

Agree on personal taste and also depends on the place in general, size , dimensions, if it has a fireplace. etc

It's a good luck, but that is my personal taste.

uwsmom, those are great examples. Thanks for sharing those.

anyone know an interior brick specialist?

the worst thing about exposed brick is that, once they got damaged, it's total!

you need one more layer on the exposed brick

the so call "taste" is mainly originated from cheap and lazy rental grade renovation

I thought it originated with the industrial artist loft look renovation

lucille, have you googled the term "caonima"?

it really just depends on the over all feel of the apt. Some units it looks great....some not so much....

Lad makes a good suggestion about whitewashing the brick wall. This can look very clean and sharp and add great texture to the space. Personally, I'm not crazy about exposed red brick--it can look very closed-in and cluttery somehow... But painting it white I think could look terrific.

Don't like the look of exposed brick. The reno shows on HGTV love to paint it white.