- the wall was painted with non-toxic paint in a light-green before I applied the mural.
lI I did the panda bears for a twins nursery in La Canada on 2 walls.
Panda Bear Mural – Let the Children play
Do you know how to decorate a kids room? Tips for a Mural
Article: How to decorate a kid’s room
Every mom or dad likes to have a wonderful room for their beloved ones. Some start already before the child is born and others when they start to walk. There are many possibilities what you can do. I want to give you some useful information about murals and other decorative art for kid’s rooms.
How to mix colors – A blue room experiment
Do you know who invented the color wheel? It was Isaac Newton in 1704 and a basic understanding of the color wheel is helpful when mixing colors.
The 3 primary colors are red, yellow and blue. In theory, using these colors in their purest form, any color can be produced.
Things You’ll Need:
- color wheel
- paint
- hair dryer
- card board
Color Mix
If you need more of one particular color mix more than you need and keep it in a separate container with a lid to prevent drying out. Mixing exactly the same shade is almost impossible. You can mix up a tester shade of the color you need, paint some on a piece of card board and take it to a paint store to get as close a match as possible.
Mixing Dark Colors
When mixing very dark colors, like Paynes Grey or Cobalt Blue, into a lighter color, put some dark color in a separate pot and gradually mix in about 3-4 parts water. Gradually add this to the lighter color in another pot, mixing the paint as you go, until you get the desired color.
Testing colors on the wall
If you do test colors on the he wall keep in mind that the color will alter slightly as the paint dries. and will be slightly darker when wet. Use a hair dryer if you don’t want to wait until the paint is dry.
Matching colors
If you need matching colors on the wall, cut a square hole in the center of a small piece of white card board. Mix the color you think will fit and paint over the card board. When the paint is dry, hold the card up to the wall and look at the 2 shades. This should give you an idea of how close your color match is.
How to decorate a Baby Nursery with a mural
Article: How to decorate a nursery
Baby rooms always need some special decoration. Isn’t a newborn the most important happening in a family? If you have space for a nursery, you should take your time and check out the variety of decorating ideas. There are many ways of how to decorate your baby room. Let me just show you some great ideas.
This is New York – Mural for Kids
I had the chance to do this whimsical mural in Los Angeles for a lady who was originally from New York.
The mural for her nursery features New York from the Fifties.
Here you can see kids in a very long taxi.
On the main wall – right picture – I did Times Square but with contemporary advertisments!
The left picture shows a typical fire hydrant from NY.
A whimsical NY tree is surrounding the baby bed. Do you like it? If so go to http://www.boysandgirlsmurals.com/ and send me an email.
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This is London – Mural
In the 50s Miroslav Sasek created awesome books with illustrations about big cities like London or NewYork. His books became very popular because they are easy to read and the pictures are just cute. Nowadays the books are attracting more interest then ever. they have become again very popular for moms or becoming moms.
In 2007 I was asked to do the first mural for a nursery after one of his books “This is London”. My client wanted certain pictures from the book and one feature was to do a window mural with the view on Big Ben and Westminster.
Another feature of the nursery mural was a border above the bed. I took the most out of the book and added some different looks like the Harrods bag or the punk with the guitar.
On the opposite side of the bed I painted a red bus which is so typical of London adn it is a MUST to have one. The girls in the line are wearing a school uniform as it was common (and it still is).
If you want to see more of these kind of murals and other themes go to http://www.boysandgirlsmurals.com/
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