Hi, I'm new here:) I'm redoing my 2nd floor Bathroom and this is my first major project. when the plumber redid the plumbing in the wall (coming from 3rd floor and joining waste from 2nd floor bath and down to drain) he put the pipe sticking out so that I cant put on the Sheetrock. [ATTACH]63186[/ATTACH] I only removed the old tiles on the lower half of the wall and Don't want to remove the lath and plaster. [ATTACH]63187[/ATTACH] I don't want to bring the plumber back and I don't want to add another layer to the entire wall. What can I do? I'm new to this so any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

My husband went to see a home and the kitchen has brick walls and in the photos it looks almost fake, but he said it was all real. Why does it look kind of "perfect"? I prefer a more distressed look, or just painted another color. Any ideas on why it looks the way it does and what I could do with it? Thank you! [ATTACH]63505[/ATTACH]