Inspiration...Trompe l'oeil

We were visiting some friends in Las Vegas and went to a wine bar at the top of the M Resort. The elevator lobby was designed with a wall of lemon trees behind a glass wall. When the elevator opened, it revealed...

...a mural of a lemon grove. This mural, or trompe l'oeil style, offers a pretty design element. Trompe l'oeil is a term used to describe a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality. This could be a neat design addition to your home.

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Comments (5)

There was an awful lot of really bad trompe l'oeil in the 90's when "sponge painting" and faux finishing was all the DIY rage.

Let's hope we aren't going to have a return of faux Dutch Doors and Geraniums, or Tuscan Villa courtyards...again.

posted by LBhirise on August 19th 2009 at 4:38pm
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I love the wall of lemon trees — and that mural is trompe l'oeil done well.

posted by thehaystackneedle on August 19th 2009 at 5:30pm
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LBhirise-

I am so with you on the ugliness of most DIY trompe l'oeil and faux painting. How many fake plaster walls with a hint of brick peeking through or grape vines twining round the kitchen cabinets can one human deal with? However, I think this trompe l'oeil is rockin' and makes a positive impact.

posted by HCVMama on August 19th 2009 at 9:17pm
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That is just wonderful. One of those extra, not at all necessary things that just makes people happy.

posted by JR in Sweden on August 20th 2009 at 2:05am
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This is great, partly because of the photographic quality and partly because of the humour in it.

posted by idontdobeige on August 20th 2009 at 6:26am
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