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Jungle Theme Nursery ~ I’m not Lion

Posted on July 19, 2016August 2, 2016 by Ellen Leigh

Baby number two is on the way for one of my favorite clients. Not due until October, Baby Boy to be will have the sweetest jungle theme nursery. His Dad showed me all of the fun decor that his mom [ . . . ]

Posted in murals, nurseryTagged boys, children, jungle, landscape, mural, nurseryLeave a comment
A fairy tale princess castle mural for a little girls room

A Castle fit for a Princess

Posted on March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

What little princess would not love to have her own castle on her bedroom wall? Sweet little Grace was the lucky little girl to get this fairy tale princess castle mural on her wall. Now ladies- wouldn’t you have loved [ . . . ]

Posted in Children, murals, nurseryTagged boys, castle, children's, girls, mural, nurseryLeave a comment
Fairy Tale Tower girl's room mural by Ellen Leigh

12 Murals for Children’s Rooms Ideas

Posted on February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Looking for some great murals for children’s rooms ideas? There are plenty of them out there, and plenty of them here on the blog. I paint a lot of murals for children’s rooms and the possibilities are only limited by [ . . . ]

Posted in Children, Decor and Design, inspiration, muralsTagged boys, children, children's, girls, ideas, murals3 Comments
Basketball graphic Mural by Ellen Leigh

Basketball Jones ~ basketball graphic mural

Posted on August 11, 2014February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Here’s a simple little project I picked up through Thumbtack. A basketball graphic mural is the feature wall in this boy’s nursery in Northville, Michigan. This design will certainly grow with the child. With a brand new house and a [ . . . ]

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Xander's road construction zone art mural. Cartoonish equipment and road with city in the background. Mural by Ellen Leigh

Construction Zone Art

Posted on February 21, 2014February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

I love when parents have great ideas for their kid’s play spaces! I was called recently to discuss a small back-ground mural for a lower level playroom (I’ll blog about that next week, after it’s done). After we decided what [ . . . ]

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Stylized graphics of bouncing balls to coordinate with boy's bedding. Mural by Ellen Leigh

Follow the bouncing balls

Posted on October 29, 2011February 14, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Graphic Sports Balls Such a simple mural for a little boy, a great shade of blue, and something he won’t soon tire of. I truly enjoyed creating this room for him- the painterly graphic sports balls and dashed lines for [ . . . ]

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teen boys room murals- gymnastics equipment

Flipping Out

Posted on September 16, 2011February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Teen Boy’s Room Murals It seems like every blog post I write starts out with “What a fun project!”, but this one truly was. Along with challenging, creative and great exercise. The young man who will occupy this room is [ . . . ]

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A large mural in a boy's room of boy and dad's favorite hole on their favorite course, clubhouse in the background. Mural by Ellen Leigh

Let’s all go Golfing

Posted on July 25, 2011February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Mural Painting Steps I thought you might enjoy another WIP  post, to show you the mural painting steps I use in executing a fairly large mural (16 by 8). Photos below show how the work progresses from the first base [ . . . ]

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Canvas cutout murals by Ellen Leigh

Ahoy Matey! Canvas Cutout Murals

Posted on June 28, 2006February 20, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

This project was a fun long distance one! Canvas cutout murals: painted on canvas, the portholes and cannonball were then cut out and shipped to another state and applied by the homeowner just like wallpaper. They add so much to  [ . . . ]

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train wall murals by Ellen Leigh

I’ve been working on the Railroad!

Posted on December 9, 2005February 26, 2015 by Ellen Leigh

Little boy’s rooms are so much fun to do! This little boy adores trains, just like his Daddy, so here are some photos of the train wall murals I painted in his room this week. Right across from the door, [ . . . ]

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