This outdoor wall mural was painted on the wall of a guesthouse.
Painting an exterior wall can add color and create ambiance.
My client wanted to make the patio area of her backyard more colorful and inviting. She also liked Moroccan doorways a lot.
She had some fun ideas for a mural and called me to see what was possible.
What client wanted:
- I want my backyard patio to have a colorful Moroccan look and a peaceful relaxing feeling.
- The entry to my guesthouse has a boring door. So I’d like a Moroccan style painted door frame around it.
- I want to name the guesthouse and to have that name painted above the door.
(She decided on Casita de la Paz which means Little House of Peace.) - Since there are beautiful bougainvillea plants in planters next to the guesthouse, I would love to have some hand-painted bougainvillea on the wall.
- I want some blue on the wall – maybe rubbed on so it looks random and sun-bleached.
Here is a picture of the exterior guesthouse wall before I painted.
I did a little research on Moroccan doors and colorful Moroccan exteriors and came up with a plan.
Here is the rough sketch.
We set up a painting day.
Here I am sketching the mural layout.
I measured around the door to get the door frame arch layout, just right.
Then I centered the text, “Casita de la Paz” above the doorway.
(I had printed it out to scale, in a font we both liked, and taped it above the door so I could get it perfectly centered)
…Then I began color washing the wall blue.
Next, I painted the Morocco-inspired door frame, brown.
…and I painted in the words “Casita de la Paz”
Finally, I painted pretty bougainvillea plants and some other details around the door.
Here is the finished exterior wall mural with bougainvillea plants.
(This mural was painted in Sherman Oaks, CA)
My Client was happy. This mural added just what she wanted to her backyard.
And when her real bougainvillea plants are in full bloom, the painted bougainvillea looks like an extension of the real plants.
If you have been thinking about having an outdoor mural painted on a wall, fence, or gate, start collecting images of things you like.
This will help your mural painter envision what you are imaging.
If you live nearby, I would love to brainstorm ideas with you in your space.
Just give me a call. I live in the Los Angeles area.
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