28 Unique Places to Install a Home Mural

Powder room with sgraffitoed walls (private residence); R. Williamson

In early February I was contacted out of the blue by Ryan Castillo at RedFin, to contribute a short blurb to an article that he was putting together about custom murals in the home. I was part of group of west coast muralists that he invited to be part of the posting that sought to spur the imagination of home owners. The lions share of my mural work is still in the hospitality sector but I love entertaining home interior projects.

The possibilities are certainly many, and I’ve done a fair share of residential murals. Using a small powder room was one of the first things that occurred to me. Murals in a house can sometimes be overpowering, and hard to escape from; they’ve got to be so tailored to the client and the space. By doing a powder room, the artwork becomes tightly contained, although it can be enjoyed from without by just having an open door. A powder room is often experienced by guests when they visit for dinner or party, so it can be used as a show piece of sorts without monopolizing a much larger chunk of living space.

I’m showing here a couple of powder rooms that I did about 10 years ago, one with south facing window (above) and one lit only by ceilings fixtures and scones (bottom). Both focus on creating a colored environment that surrounds when you enter the room. As an additional illustration, the photo immediately below is of a windowless basement room that a client made as a wine tasting room. I painted all three of these directly to the wall, although you might consider going to a printed mural as an alternative approach.

Here’s a link to the well illustrated article by Ryan: https://www.redfin.com/blog/install-a-home-mural/

Wine Cellar mural walls (private residence), R Williamson; Williamson Studio Seattle

Powder room with painted walls using horse motif (private residence); R. Williamson