Lately I have done a number of murals in public kids’ spaces – but it had been a while since I had done a kids’ bedroom mural… at least until I did this constellation mural in Weston, MA!
Collaborating with the fabulous interior designers at Briar Design, the goal was to pick up on the theme of constellation wallpaper in the same room (picture below). The wallpaper is on one accent wall, so the idea was to follow the same theme with the mural, but keep with the light background of the existing wall color (basically making my mural the “negative” of the wallpaper).
The wallpaper on the wall opposite the mural
When putting the design together, I was obviously working with constellations – but I wanted to make sure my colors pulled in tones from the rug, curtains and wallpaper on the opposing wall. When looking at the starts themselves, I wanted it to be fun while also giving a nod to the mid-century modern style in the rest of the house.
After presenting my design concept, my partners at Briar and the client felt I hit the mark – so I was on to painting the final mural!
It was gratifying that my client was happy with the results – but even more fun to experience the joy of their 7 year-old son, who ran in after school every day sharing his enthusiasm with the progress!
Enjoy!
Jason
The final mural!
A close-up with the astronauts Briar Design selected