Got a Hankering for Painted Wall Murals?

Well-conceived and skillfully done painted wall murals add tremendous character, a special mood and life to a room. I don't yet have a mural painted on any of my walls, but I occasionally go to a Greek restaurant which has a fishing village painted with bright colors on their main wall. It makes eating seafood somehow more special. You don't necessarily want a fishing village on your wall, but other scenes do wonders for your wall.

Who to Paint It?

I would like to fancy myself as a wall mural artist, but I'm not...at least not so far in my lifetime. I wouldn't attempt to paint a mural on any of our walls - not that my wife would let me! So what are your choices if you want a attractive scene painted on your wall? You can free-hand it yourself providing you're braver or more foolhardy than I am. Feeling free but not that free? Take a look at these do it yourself options.

Doing it yourself not your cup of tea in this instance? Do you have a relative or friend that you consider a decent enough artist? You'll be surprised by some skills, talents and interests your friends and relatives have that you are not aware of. Next is to find yourself a good professional artist in your area that does painted wall murals.

Where to Buy

Want to find a mural artist in your area? Try this painted wall murals search replacing "raleigh" and "nc" with your own city and state. If you don't find much, delete your city and spell out your state (i.e., north carolina). You do not have to worry about capitalizing in a Google search. This will expand the search to include artists across the state.

One other good way to locate the right local muralist is through the International Directory of Decorative Painters.

How to Search for Painted Wall Murals

Tried some search engines already? Check out the following searches. Again, you may need to add your city and state to the searches.

Google : Yahoo : MSN : Visimo : IxQuick : DogPile

Open Directory : Yahoo Directory : eBay

Choices, Choices, Choices

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