Wall Art Project - Entryway Wall Before and After
I saw a bare wall in my living room/entryway that was bare, spotted with paint colors, and just looking blahh because we are currently working on our entryways staircase floors and lighting it's a little "under construction" so I decided I was going to paint it and that I did. I got my creative juices flowing...The weather was beautiful, it's spring break, almost summer, life is good so I got inspired to paint a abstract landscape of somewhere beautiful I traveled to recently. You can see the before on my blog.
Here is the after and at first I was skeptical, like all my art work my self doubt kicks in and I start to over think. For some murals in a home may be weird, not "designer" and maybe even tacky. However, I love color, I love paint, and I love putting it on walls to create art. I'm an artist therefor my home should reflect what I love, what I appreciate, and have personality. If I wanted a Pottery barn home I'd shop the catalog but I like quirks and even a "wow" factor. As I was painting my daughter says to me " mom, I love our house, it's so cool and not like anybody else's" that right there gave me satisfaction in what I was creating.
Here is the before...
here is the after and at first I was skeptical, like all my art work my self doubt kicks in and I start to over think. For some murals in a home may be weird, not "designer" and maybe even tacky. However, I love color, I love paint, and I love putting it on walls to create art. I'm an artist therefor my home should reflect what I love, what I appreciate, and have personality. If I wanted a Pottery barn home I'd shop the catalog but I like quirks and even a "wow" factor. As I was painting my daughter says to me " mom, I love our house, it's so cool and not like anybody else's" that right there gave me satisfaction in what I was creating.
Excuse the ugly gold door, we have been in the middle of working on this area down to the entryway for the last few weeks it's being removed and a white door is being put in. I can't wait to share that project with you all soon!
Here is a closer look. I free handed it, it took about 8 hours to complete and I couldn't be more happy with it. It looks so beautiful with the rest of my home and flows nicely, it even makes that area feel larger.
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I like that your mural has more of a folk art feeling to it. So cute and love the colors
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Very Nice !
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