One of today's latest trends and interior design tricks is to extend a room's depth and/or completely change it's look by adding an exciting new wall mural. Interior decorators have used this trick for years in especially smaller rooms and older homes. Rather than refurnish a room completely many will opt for the complete room design change by adding a “theme” mural. This allows the owner to express their own creativity and imaginative dreams in their office, den, bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom - any room(s) in their home or office.

What makes this type of addition so desirable? First, let's look at an older room. Perhaps the room has gotten stale over the years. A good example of this concept is the very common white or beige four wall room. Interior designers used to teach that by painting all walls in a white or off white color the room(s) would appear bigger then they were. This technique normally did make your room(s) look larger; but in due time this can also become boring, especially if every room in the home is painted this way.

Have a wall with a chip, smaller hole or scar of some sort? You don't want to patch it, sand it and then re-paint the patch? Oh yes - and try to match the original paint?

In my opinion, the quickest and best way to give the older room or home a new beginning is to add an exciting new “theme” wall covering; thus altering the complete interior theme design of the room(s) or home. The result of this simple decorating modification can be astounding.

You will find that manufactured murals normally come in panels and in basic, or fairly close to, these standard sizes: "Full Wall" size (ie. 9 foot by 15inch wide), "Above Chair Rail" size (ie. 6 foot x 10 foot 6 inch wide) , the much smaller "Window" size (various smaller sizes) and wall borders.

The larger “Full” and “Above Chair” wall murals will change a whole room, and in some cases set a decorating trend that will continue throughout your home. For example, a kitchen or dinning room with a wall covering using the “Paris street, wine shop, outside café...” theme automatically transports all family and guests to a place they have been, or want to visit. Or, you can begin to enjoy the unique blue tranquility of the ocean the very day you install one of the many “ocean view” wall murals in your office, livingroom, bedroom or family room. Whether you prefer the trees and an outdoors woodsy view with a covered bridge, the romance of the orient, a misty “good morning” view of a lake... these murals bring tranquility and a breath of relaxed fresh air to your senses.

It is amazing the difference even the smaller and less expensive "Window" wall murals can make in a room. To give a light, open and airy appearance in a room with no windows add one of these smaller “Window size” murals. Included in the “Window” selection is the smaller hutch or “nitch” wall shelving look with various items displayed on the shelving (ie shelving with unique wine bottles for your “grape and wind decor”, or a window ocean view for the beach or lighthouse enthusiast), or a rustic country window with the view of the sunny countryside. These smaller wall coverings make an inexpensive bold statement as to the decorating theme one has chosen for the room(s).

Many of these wall coverings cater to a child’s imagination using colorful re-enactments with their favorite storybook or thrilling comic book characters - perfect for children’s and teens’ bedrooms. All these murals are conversation pieces and a new beginning for your room(s) and home. Be sure and check for “easy” to install instructions.

Copyright 2006 © Chris Williams

About The Author:
Chris Williams is the owner of Globaldiscount.net, an on-line home decor, gifts ideas, home furnishings and garden decor multi-department store. In this Christian owned store you will find a large array of home decorating and home furnishing gift ideas, as well as a wonderful selection of wall murals and wall hangings. http://globaldiscount.net

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