I absolutely loathe any burst, fade, or crap like that, probably more than the ubiquitous wine red or solid black wrap. I also personally am not a fan of drum sets looking like fine furniture, but that probably is because I gigged a ton and know that kits like that get dinged and damaged when they are actually gigged. (Having a nice kit with some exotic finish that sits in the basement makes no sense to me.)
I also hate any hardware that is painted or powder coated. Look, leave the friggin' hardware chrome and move on.
Personally I love sparkle finishes, oyster finishes, and maybe some of the strata finishes.