I want to paint a mural...
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Anonymous
I want to paint a mural in my dining room that looks something like this:
DH's reaction to this is abject and total horror (drama queen, but that's for another forum). He does not want to get roped in to being my assistant and/or ruining the wall. What do you think? I don't think it's a big deal. I like painting, and I am going to do a small-scale version of the mural on a board first so that I know I can actually paint what I am thinking of. And if whoever buys the house does not like it, they can paint right over it. Right? |
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I think customers demanding murals are interior designers' worst nightmare. There are quite kitschy.
But yes, they can be painted over, thankfully. Even your husband can do it. Not just the next owner of your house. So, go ahead and do it. Don't insist that your husbands helps you. Promise him he can paint it over if he does not like it. Have fun! |
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I wouldn't be comfortable moving forward with a decorating scheme that my partner hates.
Is there a secondary room that DH doesn't use, maybe a guest bathroom, where you could paint a mural instead? |
Anonymous
I would love one too, but I think the one you picked out is kinda ugly personally 
I want something like this: http://enchantedhome.com/2014/03/murals-chinoiserie-magnificent-wall-treatments/ or something like Ivanka Trump's mural in her foyer. Google it; It's so pretty. I thought about paying an art student to do it.. |
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No, DH doesn't hate the look of the mural, he thinks that I am going to do something catastrophic to the wall and then he'll have to paint it again. In other words, he has no faith in me!
I know it is kitschy, but I just can't help what I love. When I was 13 my parents bought a house with a wallpaper in the dining room in that style and I have loved the look ever since (even though my furniture is not country). I tried looking for a wallpaper but could not find one, and I actually think a mural is easier for whoever may buy the house next because removing wallpaper is a big pain in the butt. |
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No, I like the ones in the naive art style for several reasons. I like their simplicity, because the look is easier for a non-professional artist (like myself) to do *well.* I am a perfectionist and would rather do something simple well than something elaborate badly. I also think some of the more elaborate murals you linked to overwhelm the space, and would certainly overwhelm my smallish dining room. This style of art was also traditionally done in colonial style houses (like mine) in the 19th century by itinerant artists like Rufus Porter. So I like that little historic connection. Also, I don't want to spend 15 years painting this wall. I like the chinoserie ones though, they're lovely. I thought about doing one of those and might do it in a bathroom later. I've thought about this a lot. |
Anonymous
If he is on the same page (as you say), then by all means do it. He does not have to help you. And yes, it can be painted over. But I would strongly advise to paint it over before you put your house on the market. |
Anonymous
If you paint it and he doesn't like it will he feel free to tell you that? What if you put in all that work and then he wants to paint over it? |
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OP,
If you like to paint, know that painting a mural is hard work. But the painting can be done in a weekend. Research the type of paint you should use as well as what paint to buy in case you hate it and want to paint over. Get everything ready b/f hand--paints, brushes, drop cloths, painters tape, whatever supplies you need. I wouldn't expect help from your DH other than to help move furniture out. So make sure he's out and about doing something fun. Lastly, I would rent, buy, or borrow an old-fashioned projector, e.g.,: http://www.amazon.com/3M-Projector-There-projectors-1880/dp/B000067O73/ref=lp_300335_1_12/184-1261946-3378267?s=office-electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1444060622&sr=1-12 Draw out what you want to paint and project it on the wall. You can use a light pencil to trace b/f you paint which will make it easier to paint. It will make it a zillion times easier to paint accurately to scale. |
Anonymous
DH is not the type to have strong feelings about decor, fortunately. But he knows that I'm my own harshest critic, and that if I hate the mural I will probably cry and feel sad and then he will feel sorry for me and help me re-paint the room. He wants to prevent this darkest timeline from happening by not painting the wall to begin with. But I think that I can do it! |
Anonymous
Wrong. You have to commit to painting over it before you put the house on the market. |
Anonymous
This is no problem, as DH and I painted the room when we bought the house in 1 night (which is why he is being super dramatic at his horror that he may have to paint it again if I fail). If the mural is AWESOME, I might put a sign in the room for sellers that says that I can paint it. I also think I may put up some plain peelable wallpaper and paint on that, then peel it when it is time to sell. I am still researching that, I can't find any plain ones without some texture to them. |
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| Go for it. It's no better or worse than dark or boldly painted "feature walls" that HGTV consumers seem so gaga over. |
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Omg people are so dramatic! Just paint it already! I think the one you picked is very charming. The Ivanka Trump one looks a bit like a cheap decal from etsy to me.
We put up an Anthropologie mural and it came out awesome. So happy we did it. |
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Oh pp I like the anthropologie murals! That is a nice idea. And thank you, I do like the mural I picked out. I knew it was kind of country but I did not imagine people would find it ugly- that is not encouraging! I don't really intend to move for a long while, but no one wants to put something in their home that most people will find ugly.
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