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Wallpaper Murals: Traditional and Contemporary

A wallpaper mural can make a big statement, as we've seen in house tours and previous posts. There are a couple of ways you can use them: either in a traditional context where the mural could mimic a European-style fresco, or in a more modern context where a blow-up of a photograph or a contemporary artist's work decorates the room. We've rounded up sources for both styles...

 
 

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8 & 10 both take my breath away... In a good way....

posted by quiltmaster on April 22nd 2009 at 5:09pm
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5 & 7 are amazing, even though I probably wouldn't be brave enough to have them in my own place... and 8 makes my head spin! it really sucks you in.

posted by Offtza on April 22nd 2009 at 7:44pm
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I am strangely drawn to huge murals. Although I for sure like the more traditional styles like 1-4. The photo-realistic murals are just plain cheesy to me though. But the kids' room mural is cute, for obvious reasons.

posted by clampers on April 22nd 2009 at 8:55pm
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I grew up (let's call it the late 60's, early 70's) in a house ith two wall murals. The dining room one was like looking through an open window to an Italian style garden in soft greens and golds; the one in my bedroom was a black and white line drawing of a fantasy landscape with a primary color sun and rainbow. It covered one long wall like a billboard.

posted by ts on April 22nd 2009 at 10:40pm
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Love 1 & 10. The first reminds me of Jane Austen and I would love to sleep in a room with that last mural, feeling encompassed by nature (especially living in a city). But you definitely have to be willing to do the work and take these down if you sell your home; they don't have mass appeal.

posted by TrueTex on April 22nd 2009 at 11:51pm
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The little darlings reminds me too much of a pop art exhibit from Japan - somehow slightly disturbing in an intriguing way.

I'm saddened that the books aren't real!

posted by dn on April 23rd 2009 at 8:35am
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