Before and After: Spinningscreen's Hallway

before

Back in August, AT:SF reader Spinningscreen wrote in to ask for suggestions of what to do with a long hallway. Jump below to see the results...

before

after

Hi AT! I have since completed (well almost!) the artwork project for our bowling alley hallway which I posted a few months ago. With a little leftover paint and a roll of painters tape I ended up with this. It is a skyline silhouette of downtown Toronto which I replicated from an image I found on the internet...

11-10-spinning skyline.jpg

after

...Still need to remove my registration grid marks with one of those ‘magic erasers’ as I cannot paint them out (it’s the landlords paint job). It worked out well layout wise as the CN Tower is directly across from the bedroom door, and the towers which make up the financial district are across from the office door. Still contemplating adding a moon or perhaps a few airplanes buzzing around as this is the view from the Toronto Island Airport.

Thanks for the update, Spinningscreen!

Comments (22)

Really cool. Nice work!

posted by PhillyLass on November 10th 2008 at 10:19am
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Super cool.

posted by Seaside on November 10th 2008 at 10:20am
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very cool.

posted by beng on November 10th 2008 at 10:21am
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Very cool! I wonder why the "after" was photographed with the light off. Would the glare make it hard to see the mural? It would be nice to see it lit up.

posted by oakland on November 10th 2008 at 10:22am
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Love it! A couple planes would look nice I think.

what about some glow-in-the-dark stars???

(just kidding!)

posted by Enamorada on November 10th 2008 at 10:26am
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I prefer the before, maybe it's because the after looks so dark. Wish I could see it with light.

posted by click212 on November 10th 2008 at 10:31am
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Not my cut of tea, but if it turns you on... I'd love to see a sunset colored blue " sky" above the buildings mostly to take advantage of the amazing curved corners where the wall meets the ceiling and give the sense of a glowing blue tunnel through the space.

posted by mskk on November 10th 2008 at 10:40am
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Love the concept - can we see the "after" with lights on?

posted by moptop on November 10th 2008 at 10:43am
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ha ha ha ha... love it!

posted by whytephoenix on November 10th 2008 at 10:50am
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What a great idea! I would love to see some detail shots of the building. How long did it take you?

posted by souk1501 on November 10th 2008 at 10:51am
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love it...

posted by maude on November 10th 2008 at 11:00am
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Love it. Would love to read a "how to" on how this was done....

posted by mh330 on November 10th 2008 at 11:23am
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never would have guessed this would be the result! lol!

posted by mschatelaine on November 10th 2008 at 11:30am
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I can see my apartment building on that mural. Ha!

posted by sarcasticone on November 10th 2008 at 11:38am
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yay toronto!

posted by suewanda on November 10th 2008 at 11:59am
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That's fun and very cool. I'd choose to add a few airplanes instead of the moon. Great job!

posted by hollandstudio on November 10th 2008 at 12:19pm
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Why Toronto?

posted by Novabass on November 10th 2008 at 1:51pm
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Wow, looks great!

posted by suzy8track on November 10th 2008 at 2:42pm
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This is great. If it were mine I'd put a little King Kong on the CN Tower. It'd add a touch of humour to the work.

posted by Blandwagon on November 10th 2008 at 4:27pm
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Wow, the first time I looked, I totally saw this wrong...it looked like an unfinished wall in the process of being painted lol. This is such a good idea though. I love it.

posted by idiotdogbrain on November 10th 2008 at 10:19pm
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love it.

posted by reb on November 12th 2008 at 7:48am
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Too cool!

posted by Lisa from VA/lsaspacey on November 16th 2008 at 11:52pm
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