Homestead - Painted Wall Graphics

Homestead; A detail of the entry sign on the shiplap paneling.

This project ended up being a straight-up sign painting project. Not really my thing, in fact I hesitated to even put it on the blog. But it does stand as an interesting example of old school wall graphics executed in an old school manner.

The client is a prominent tech company, expanding their footprint in Bellevue, Washington. I knew that this would be mostly a chore, but thought naively that perhaps as a result I would be able to meet some of the design/art curator people associated with said prominent tech company. … but no, nothing of the sort.

If you think that the look here is way more mechanical that my typical, you’d be right. This is a rare moment when I merely executed someone else’s design. In this case, the graphics/branding firm was Stout, based in the Bay Area. They came up with a very clean graphic look, a sort of retro-grannie, which is effective in the space, (which happens to be cavernous). Their refreshingly minimalist website is here.

Technique here involved extensive use of masking tape, vinyl stencils, and patience. All paints are zero VOC house paint, except for the work on window glass (not shown here).

Homestead: Blue gingham plaid that wraps a corner; This is all hand painted.

Homestead: The old-fashioned lettering painted directly to white shiplap paneling

Homestead: …. and of course, the barnyard.