Mural Artist Spotlight – Robin Weiss (Paint Your World)

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We always enjoy meeting fellow artists who share in the passion of painting baby nurseries and children’s rooms.  Robin Weiss is a mural painter out of Forest Hills, New York.  Her company is called Paint Your World.
Here are a few questions that we have asked Robin so that you can get to know her a [...]

Black in a Baby Nursery?

I would never think to include any form of black in a baby nursery except for maybe the furniture.  But I came across these awesome and creative nursery designs that I just HAVE to share!
This first one is pretty wild right?  Black and white stripes in a babies room – wow!  I found this one [...]

Which Nursery Design Would You Choose?

Helen over at Creative Baby Nursery Rooms has once again asked me to be one of the judges for a nursery design contest that she is hosting on her site.  There were lots of great entries, but there were 8 finalists that I have to choose from.  Here are a few pictures of my favorites:
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How to Pick the Right Nursery Mural Theme

Planning and designing a nursery can be one of the most exciting and creative preparatory steps that you can take while waiting for your baby to arrive. After all, the nursery is the where your baby will mostly be in throughout the day, and as much as possible, it should be something that is warm, [...]

Hospital Murals – Under the Sea Theme

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I have yet to paint a mural in a hospital, but have always wanted to.  I have seen lots of murals done in hospitals that I have gone to and I especially love to see murals in the pediatric departments or children’s hospitals.  I think a hand painted wall mural in a children’s hospital is [...]

Mural Artist Spotlight – Leigh Watson (Watson Design)

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Primarily self-taught, Leigh Watson has been an artist nearly all her life.  She finally embraced her passion and talent as a full time profession in 2004 at the urging of her family, friends and clients who had enjoyed the fruits of her artistic “hobby”.
Today, as the founder and owner of Watson Design, Leigh happily wields [...]

How to Plan for Painting a Nursery Mural

It is very important, for those of you DARING Do It Yourselfers out there who are going to attempt to paint a mural on your own, to properly PLAN first before you start.

The first step in planning is to gather the appropriate materials. You will need:

Paint – acrylic for smaller areas, latex for larger [...]

Nursery Designer Spotlight – Julissa Arias of iBaby Interiors

This week, I had the wonderful opportunity of communicating with a very talented designer named Julissa Arias.  The neat thing is that she started an online interior design studio which allows anyone to afford custom interior design services! She specialize in Nurseries, Play rooms, Children and Teen Rooms.

She sends a detailed Questionnaire which allows you [...]

African Safari Mural Theme Ideas

I am working on some research for a baby nursery mural that I will be doing with an African Safari Theme.  The homeowners love Africa.  They have been there several times and they really want this mural to be special.  We are working together on brainstorming ideas and I am very excited about coming up [...]

Do It Yourself! Painting a Tree Mural is Easier Than You Think!

I am back in business! It has been quite a while since I have been able to paint a nursery mural. Business has been slow for me here in NY. I have not minded too much though, because I run 2 other small businesses – DPK Virtual Assistant Services and DPK Graphic [...]

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