Nursery Mural
Karyssa’s bed is surrounded by many roses and butterflies – this romantic nursery mural is located in Granada Hills and I did it for a young couple who expected their first baby.
The name sign is hand painted; the roses are rather old fashioned and would also fit as well into a French country styled home.
The alternative to wall paper: Hand painted wall paper with roses, if you like floral art and want to add something special to your home.
French Design on a Ceiling
This Design is so French as it can get. My client’s home was throughout decorated in French style and when the dining area was remodelled they installed a sort of cathedral ceiling.Â
Without the faux finished background and the design the four parts of the ceiling were not visible at all.Â
I choose gold and copper for the ornamental painting and a very subtle faux finish in the brownish tone of the adjacent walls. It looks awesome with the crystal chandelier in the middle.
Circus Mural
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This happy circus mural used to be in the Burbank mall in a child day center before the Army made a recruiting office out of the space.
Of course they did not keep the mural but the walls are not camoflashed either…
I created this mural in the evenings after the business hours when all the kids where gone.Â
Well, it is gone and many kids and parents could enjoy it.
Do you like the Asian style of interior design? I did this Bamboo Mural for a dining room and it made such a big difference. My client had many Asian accents in her home and the Bamboo wall made the dining room look perfect. Such a mural can be in a hallway or living room as well as in a bathroom. In fact it looks like hand painted wall paper and such a look adds some sophisticated touch to the space.
Wall before I did the mural
Asian Bamboo Mural
Step 2
Make the draft (design)
You can do a little drawing or use your painting computer programs such as Photoshop. I always take a picture of the blank wall and copy and paste the mural elements into the photograph. For the tropical mural I took some elements of the photo and combined them with other ideas like hibiscus flowers, tropical plants and so on.
I will show you a detailled draft in my next article.
Step 3
Paint the mural
If the mural needs a light coating you would do this first. For the tropical landscape I used a white surface because of the different colors (sky and forest)
Then you do the outlines; I use charcoal – I would not recommend pencil or any other paint.
Fill in hte background colors for the sky and forest, so a foliage green and sky blue which I . Use light colors and systematically add the details. You can do them freehand or project them. For this mural I used the projector only for the plant named bird of paradise in the right corner.
Step 4
The mural’s details would be added at the end, some highlights, deeper tones and little lines here and there. It has to come alive.
After it was finished I sealed the mural with a matt finish to protect it from moisture.
This bord is painted on a wooden serving tray in oil.Â
- Chinese -Asian style
-Â Can be painted on any wall, furniture or canvas.
lI I did the panda bears for a twins nursery in La Canada on 2 walls.
Beautiful Old World style Mural for an entryway in private residence of Pacific Palisades.
First I did a faux finish, then added the pomegranate tree and finally the vines with two humming birds.
