Wall Murals: Unique Holiday Gifts for the Elderly
Posted by: photomural on: November 13, 2009
It can be very difficult to find unique holiday gifts for elderly parents or relatives, particularly if they are housebound. Wallpaper murals provide a thoughtful and affordable solution.
The world for shut ins becomes very small compared to the life they lived when they were younger and more healthy. My favorite uncle recently passed from kidney failure, and was house bound for the last three years of his life. He was confined to his bed and had a small television to look at. He didn’t even have a view of a window.
Sadly as I look back, I remember the large off white walls of his bedroom. I never thought of it at the time, but he would have really loved a beautiful horse mural. In his healthy life, he owned race horses and was passionate about them.
A bright and colorful photo wall mural is a great gift, and can provide years of viewing pleasure. Murals not only brighten the room where your loved one resides, they can even lift their spirits.
Hospitals have long known the benefits of therapeutic visual imagery, and are frequently employ wall murals in corridors and therapy rooms. Here is a mural we did for a hospital wing:
So if your holiday shopping includes an aging or infirm relative or friend, consider giving them the gift of a mural this Christmas. This gift will bring a special warmth and happiness to their world. This is one gift you can really feel great about giving. 
Shirakawa Village wall mural
Posted by: photomural on: November 11, 2009
Embellish your room with this picturesque photo wall mural of manicured fields and traditional peeked roofs of Shirakawa Village houses.
Located in the northwest part of Ōno District, Gifu, in Gifu prefecture, Japan. Shirakawa Village is best known for it’s style of buildings known as gasshō-zukuri, or praying hands.
This mountain village is located at the highest peak on Mount Haku, so the practical reason behind the sharply sloped, prayer hands rooftops are to withstand the heavy snowfall.
From an aesthetic standpoint, the gasshō-zukuri juxtaposed with several shades of rich green is very pleasing to the eye. It makes a warm and interesting wall mural, and works nicely with Asian decor.
This image is from our Great Outdoors Murals collection.
Prague Architechture Wall Mural
Posted by: photomural on: November 9, 2009
The sepia toned early morning light washed over the architectural design of the buildings are the hallmarks of Street Scene Prague photo wall mural.
Shadowed in black is an ornately detailed iron lamppost. Your eye is persuaded to the right, where you see a lady dressed for work, quickly walking down the street.
A delightfully simple scene, capturing details of the architecture of downtown Prague.
You can showcase this scene as a wall mural or wall banner for your home or office. Contact us for details.
Gdansk photo wall mural
Posted by: photomural on: November 6, 2009
This mural is a view of Old Town waterfront at night on Gdansk Bay, Poland.
The golden street light reflections on the water draw the eye. Historical buildings, granaries, and church steeples are in silhouette against the evening sky. This decorative wall mural makes an elegant statement in your home or office.
Custom sizing is available on this image as wallpaper mural or wall banner–with no set up fees. Please click on our convenient Contact Form to enter the size you need and wall covering choice and we will provide you with a free price quote.
Christ the Redeemer Wall Mural
Posted by: photomural on: November 4, 2009
Aerial view of winding road to Christ the Redeemer statue, with cityscape and water below. Located in Corcovado Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Custom sizing is available on this image as a wallpaper mural or wall banner. Please click on our convenient Contact Form to enter the size and wallcovering of your choice–regular wallpaper, embossed wallpaper, peel and stick wallpaper, or decorative vinyl wall banner– and we will provide you with a free price quote.
Contrast Your Room Colors with a Wall Mural
Posted by: photomural on: November 2, 2009
Adding a wall mural is a neat way to contrast your room colors. A fresh coat of paint will indeed freshen up your living space, but why not take it a step further with a scenic wall mural?
Color contrasts liven up even the humblest of rooms. Here’s a suggestion that would look great with any muted or pale color scheme– Black Beach.
In this image, the sun has just set, giving the illusion of purpleish-black sand. The jutting rock formations, with trees in silhouette, mirror the color of the sand. The sky above is pale violet to white at the horizon line. The pale light is reflected off the ocean water, completing the scene.
Custom sizing is available on Black Beach as a wallpaper mural or wall banner. Please click on our convenient Contact Form to enter your size and materials choices and we will provide you with free pricing.
If your room is freshly painted and you’re still staring at a blank wall, wondering what to do, you need look no further. Nice!
Sun Rays Photo Wall Mural Brightens Your Room
Posted by: photomural on: October 30, 2009
Room a little lacking in the awesome department? Add some brilliance and brightness with our Sunset Sunbeams photo wall mural. This is a vibrant sunset mural featuring clouds with sun rays fanning out in a most heavenly fashion. Earthly shadows provide a nice contrast.
Custom sizing is available as a wallpaper mural or wall banner. Please click on our convenient Contact Form to enter your size requirement information and we will provide you with a free price quote.
Have a great weekend and a fun and safe Halloween!
Abalone Shell photo wall mural
Posted by: photomural on: October 28, 2009
An iridescent wall mural is a clever concept. This is a close up of an Abalone Shell, with subtle greens and pinks. The shiny whites and smooth surface really make it pop.
I have a client who commissioned this image for her living room wall which is 20 feet wide by 9 feet high. We flipped the image and did a little cropping, and the result is sublime.
Our client is excited to marry this image with her room decor, which is mid-century modern furniture. What a great idea, kudos to a very cool lady!
Available at our Natural Patterns Photo Murals collection.
Wall Murals for Pink Home Decor
Posted by: photomural on: October 26, 2009
I have to admit, when I think of pink home decor, I get flashbacks to the house we bought in 1995. It had a huge living room with all this lovely original crown molding–all sadly covered in garish 1950-esque pink (as was the master bedroom, master bathroom, and the basement.). The previous owners were definitely pink-aholics. I was pregnant and constantly puking at the time and so allowed my apparently colorblind husband to choose our first home and surprise me. It was a surprise all right!
So it is a bit ironic that when I decided to sell wall murals online, this was one of the first batch of murals that I chose. It remains one of my personal favorites:
This is the shore of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland.
Pink is definitely not just for girls’ bedrooms anymore. Done right, and in combination with the browns and lime greens of today, or with classic neutrals, pink wall murals are warm and welcoming.
Here is another mural that I absolutely adore and has lovely pink overtones:
This is a cityscape mural of old world Riddarf Jarden waterfront in Stockholm Sweden.
I found a great blog post on using pink in living rooms at Apartment Therapy, it has great pictures for inspiration too. Check it out: Pink Living Rooms.
So, if like me, you have a pink horror story in your past, don’t despair. You can easily replace the memory with something quite wonderful– a sophisticated pink wall mural.
Dolphin Therapy Room
Posted by: photomural on: October 23, 2009
A recent client needed some soothing underwater scene murals for her Dolphin Therapy Room. She chose our Bottle Nosed Dolphins wall mural as the focal point for the room. She loved the happy dolphin faces and playful feeling the mural invoked.
I can’t claim to know much about Dolphin Therapy, but I know that people have a loving affinity for these beautiful, intelligent creatures. We are so pleased with her Therapy room and know it will be warm and comforting to her patients.
Nature is so very gentle and healing to us. Animal and sea life murals are wonderful choices for a soothing environment. Take it from our Dolphin Therapist friend–there is scientific research to prove it!
If you were to choose a soothing wall mural just for you, what animal would you pick, and why? Please feel free to share!
