This fun exterior mural tells a story. The story of color with a hint of whimsy is apparent – but do you get the feeling of an old private courtyard secluded from the noisy street beyond?
If you are the creative type… you will want to know what type of exterior mural paint and varnish I used. If you don’t to try painting anything so elaborate… you may just want to incorporate a few of these details into your own private space.
Exterior Mural Paint and Varnish
I’ve never used any special paints for exterior murals. I used a combination of normal exterior latex house paint and regular acrylic craft paints.
The mural you see here is never exposed to direct sunlight or snow/rain does not touch the surface. I did protect the surface with a Dead-Flat Varnish. It works especially well and the flat finish is perfect for exterior walls.
Exterior Mural Details
Looking closer you can see that I added a mirror for depth and the feeling of looking through a wall to an exterior street scape.
The Peach – Fushia vines drape over the mirror… and the fillagree iron on either end of the mirror is layered over another painted landscape. All these painted details are used to give depth and create a sense of reality – even it’s only for an instant.
The old wood frame and iron cross are layed over a sky colored square… all in attempt to create another view or window to look through.
The hanging plant is entirely fake. Even the nail and iron hanger is all paint.
Amazing things can be accomplished with exterior mural paint ideas. This frothy exterior mural would also be perfect in an indoor sun-room.
Protect your work with Dead-Flat Varnish – Quart
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All of your ideas are great and I love to read about what you are doing, however, it’s hard to relate your decor with that of the midwest. We rarely use bright colors as well as southwest decor. But, it’s fun to try to adapt some of your ideas to what we prefer here in the midwest. It would be nice to see something a little more subtle and toned down. Thanks for sharing! CB
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Okay Cheryl… I’ll work on finding more “subtle” ideas! LOL…
I’m from philadephia and I think that is pretty subtle compared to some of the finishes I’ve done and seen.I think it looks great.
I am painting a beach scene on the side of the garage by the pool. I wanted some advice on the type of paint, primer, sealer to use. Can you please help me?
Hi there. Your work looks beautiful. I was wondering if you might be able to offer some advice on an outside mural I’ve been asked to do.
My brother asked me to paint a fake window scene on the exterior wall of his workshop. He wanted something with a silhouette of him working inside. I’m having a hard time doing this without making the fake interior a combination of grays, which seems really drab against the blue of the workshop wall. I’ve toyed with the idea of doing some curtains across the window and them putting the silhouette behind that, but it seems odd to have curtains in a workshop. Any thoughts on another way to create the silhouette that he wants?