Residential Murals

Speaking to clients recently about a proposed living-room mural for their home, I suggested that we use a subtle colour scheme. In other words, I would keep the colouring simple, no vivid reds, blues etc, which would be overpowering in an average sized area. The wall colour is a mid cream, so my proposal would use this as the mid tone of the mural, with a couple of tones lighter, and a couple of shades darker as the colour scheme. This is referred to as a monochromatic colour scheme, and it simply means that the mural will sit nicely in the area, and blend in with it’s surroundings. This approach works very well, and when done properly, can ‘unfold’ gradually to  an onlooker. Different colour approaches vary from mural to mural. Normally, commercial murals go for vivid colouring as the primary aim is to get attention, and impress the viewer in a very immediate way. There are no hard and fast rules either way, as everyboby has different tastes, and a subtle approach can sometimes be just the thing for some people.