Love it. It's beautiful.

nostalgic! It's art!

This is VERY far from my style ( colonial, traditional) but even I think this is awesome! I would keep it!

The decision has been made to keep it....

I am soo Glad that you are going to keep it. I think you can make a beautiful space using this.

What you currently have has generated a lot of activity on here, I think that should tell you something. I had a condo in the original Piggly Warehouse in Memphis. There was graffiti in the basement from 1929. We all loved it. Isn't stuff like this the reason you liked the structure in the first place? You don't see painted brick walls anymore. Plus it's your Easter Egg, you found this hidden gem! You won't be happy telling people about it in the future when it's removed or covered up and they can't see it with their own eyes.

Do you have photos of your graffiti walls?

Unfortunately, I do not think I took any. It was almost more of a beautiful font than graffiti.

This is so cool and unique!

Any updates on how your place has turned out??? You KNOW we would surely love to see?

It doesn't have to be a house warming party, images will do, unless . . .

unless you insist...

I finally created a Houzz project to share some pictures from our renovation. I will ad some more pictures later, but these show what we did with the space surrounding the sign above. Yes, we kept it: http://www.houzz.com/projects/898675

Epic!

TOATS JEALOUS!

Keep. I love it. I can definitely see mixing traditional and loft elements together.

Oh yes, more pics please. Looks like rather than blast color off, you painted back richer colours and added a wall... I'm straining my neck but juuuust can't see enough:) Hope you love it! That's so important and it looks like you do. I imagine it is quite the conversation piece as we all thought it would be. It doesn't take away from your home as in dominates the conversation but rather adds to the.... You know??? You just aren't going to find something this cool any anybody else's designs or homes or anywhere... It is all yours.. That's it. It's one in a million or at least several hundred thousand. Just name your place "Envy, (if only you were me, you'd know how great this is)" Congrats! More photos please! And thanks for sharing.

So glad you kept it. It's fantastic. Love your loft and what you did with it. I particularly like the dining table and chairs together with the fabulous mural. I live in a former industrial building too and would have loved to have a feature like that. I'm well jel! :-)

No question you made the right decision, it's fabulous!

What did you seal it with?

I was just about to say keep it, then saw the comments above and pictures you posted. Nice work. I particularly like the dining room, where the artwork shines. If you get tired of it, you can always build a false wall with furring strips & sheetrock, paint it black and hang an awesome piece of artwork that is meaningful to you.

omg keep it

That is super cool I would absolutely leave it!

It's always nice when people pay attention... :-))

Keep!!!

Thank you and congratulations to Will Weider for not choosing the easy route, and doing what it takes to preserve such an artifact.

Congratulations to McWall for skillfully planning the design to maximize the preservation of the sign taking in all the constraints.

Fireplace wall is awesome...what's it clad with?

Keep it, without a doubt! If anything you can have it refurbished or glazed so that the colors are touched up and pop more. This will save you lots of money that might otherwise have been spent in finding mirrors, pictures, accessories to cover that enormous wall.

Love it, can't wait to see more!

Fabulous! Thank you, Will and mcwall, for saving this.

That looks amazing! I wish I could find a building like this

Really glad to hear you saved this, and like the outcome. If you've got more photos, we're all eyes. :)

I am so happy that you decided to keep this treasure. I wish you much success in create the home of your dreams. I have a few blog posts that I think will help you quite a bit.

www.timothyriversinteriors.com/blog

The fireplace wall is clad in
PORCELANOSA |
Model #:V56217001
17 in. x 26 in. Ferroker Porcelain tile

The wall with the sign was professionally restored. There was no paint added. It was meticulously cleaned and sealed. I am not remembering the sealer used. Perhaps Will can comment on that.

Definitely a keeper.

Thinking the same as Aggies point to cover with glazing, but add lighting to shower the inner cavity. This way you can control how prominently the sign shows up at various times in the day.

If splitting rooms is an issue, use of shaped glass, arch top , French door styles openings etc could frame the segments as well.

you can make the sign work with any kind of design wether you are planning modern or traditional you can make it work I think if you were to cover it you would not be able to look at the wall without thinking maybe you should have kept it. if you really dont like it later there several fairly easy ways to change it.

Keep it! What a fun and interesting find!

They kept it. If you look a bit higher, there is a link to the finished project. It looks amazing

The restoration folks used a polyurethane product. the first few coats needed to be dabbed on because the paint was very flaky. the last 2 coats were rolled on.

Keep it!

Oh geez.....

I wonder if that wall is actually worth money!!!!! That could be considered art????

Thanks so much for coming back with an update on your renos and PHOTOS! It was a stunning find and we're so glad you kept it.
Now we need a detailed HOUZZ story on it....hint, hint....

Keep it.

Well done.

How cool.

I believe I would keep it and get light grey furniture to blend with it.

You are so lucky, KEEP it for sure and design your room around it !

A keeper!