Why choose a wall mural over vinyl stickers?

It's understandable, given the price, that many people consider wall stickers instead of having a painted mural in their home, and for some scenarios, this may be the best option. So what makes a painted mural worth the price?

Wall murals are made to suite your room. Specifically your room. They account for the space you have, the shape of the room and the furniture you have that may cover certain parts of the design. When you have a mural designed for your room, you are getting the expertise of the artist. The room colour can be considered and your mural designed to match. You may have more muted colours in your home, or perhaps you love big, bold colour? Whatever your theme is, your mural can be designed to match your home. With stickers, they are pre-made and designed to be used over and over again for different customers. They can vary in size, but it's rare to find a sticker that can be printed to precise measurements for your space.

Wall stickers can be great! If your looking for a motif mural to fill an empty space, or just want to give your kids something fun to look at in their bedroom, they really can serve their purpose, particularly for those on a budget. Having a mural painted, is often far more immersive. You can create whole environments with your mural so you feel like you are sitting in an old library, or looking out at a warm sunset over a vineyard. Whatever you can imagine, can become your reality.

Let's look at some samples below. The wall stickers can be placed in a way that frames the environment. You could place these stickers on either side of the room, having a cot or child bed in the centre. This works well and creates a friendly environment for your child. So how can this be improved with a mural? In the Disney example, you can see that the trees have been painted to fit the room size, giving nice long branches for each character to sit on and still leaving a space for the bed/cot underneath the quote. In the fairytale mural, the whole four walls of the room have been painted to match the theme of the mural with the large castle and beanstalk being the main features. You have the option to place the bed anywhere in the room, but the main features have purposefully been placed out of the way of the bottom and centre of the wall, so that any furniture doesn't block the main focus of the mural.

Wall stickers framing the desk of a child's bedroom. Photo Credit: Mano Mano

In this example, the space in the centre bottom is left empty for the baby's cot, allowing the characters to surround the newborn.

This fairytale mural works with the wall shape. It's custom design bends around the usually shaped corner, which would have been a challenge for a wall sticker based on its design.

So really, the main question to ask yourself is whether you'd like a bespoke design, made for your room and to match your style:? Or would you prefer something smaller and within a smaller badger, to brighten up your space? When you pay for a bespoke mural, you are receiving:

• The artists expertise in colour theory and design.

• Custom wall mural designs, taking in to account the specific shape of your space.

• Long lasting materials that can withstand the rough and tumble of child's play.

• Something completely unique, that nobody else in the world has; on their wall.

Why not take a browse through the different murals created by Murals By Judy over the years and see how the artwork connects to you and the project you have in mind?!