A Trick of the Light If you’ve done a lot of painting in your interiors, you may have found that your favorite color doesn’t work for every project. Or maybe a color that looked amazing when you put it up in June is feeling bland in November. What’s going on? The color didn’t change, but …
Murals That Say Welcome Home The seasons are changing and for a lot of us that means a lot more indoor time, get-togethers, and food-centric activities. And if you tend to host the parties, you know that your guests’ first steps inside the door are met with hugs and greetings—the …
A Very Brief History of Decorative Wallpaper From as early as the 1500s, middle-class Europeans were looking for cheap ways to decorate their home interiors. The ornate woven tapestries adorning the walls of castles and palaces at that time didn’t quite fit your average Frenchman’s modest budget. Paper, however, was quite cheap. A group of …
How to Choose A TIMELESS MURAL Sometimes people worry, “Won’t murals go out of style?” I’m always tempted to answer, “Not until people go out of style!” Though murals have definitely been having a moment on Pinterest and Instagram, murals themselves have always been “in style.” The urge to decorate our walls seems hard-wired into …
A Tour Of Hedsor House If you know my artwork, you’ve probably noticed that I’m a total Anglophile. I was delighted when the lovely owners of Hedsor House –an exquisite stately home just outside of London, near Cliveden– called tot ell me that Susan Harter Muralpapers was just the thing they’d been searching for for …
Our Murals In Modern Spaces A few folks have asked me –with, I’ll be honest, a dash of skepticism– exactly how one of my murals would work in contemporary interiors. I adore this question because I get to show them just how splendid the results can be. Fear not, my friends, you don’t need a …
Nancy Brock took on a public project at the Samford University in Alabama, and she absolutely knocked it out of the park. Her fresh take on a classic aesthetic revived the rotunda in this historic building. Our Aldsworth Natural mural emerges from between icy blue archways, creating a soft yet uplifting backdrop for various vignettes …
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Paint Palettes For Our Muralpapers When you’re out and about in the world, are you able to notice the subtle changes in your psyche as you enter a space? You might suddenly feel relaxed and at home, you may feel a gentle increase in confidence, or maybe you’ll end up anxious and antisocial… But why? …
Scenic Landscape Wallpaper: Hallway & Foyer Murals With parades of loved ones marching through many a home this holiday season, a Susan Harter scenic greets each person like a breath of fresh air. Below, you’ll find some welcoming ways in which our clients enliven their entrances and hallways with mural wallpaper, plus a sneak peek of …
Welome The Change of Seasons With Fireplace Murals As much as we don’t want to admit it, summer is coming to an end… but what better time to beautify your coziest quarters? Our ever-summery murals will keep you cheerful no matter what the weather brings! We know we’re always gushing about our clients, Carter & …
Introducing Our New Colorway Delft Jade We’re thrilled to add this luscious, oceanic colorway to the Delft family! Along with the brand new Delft Jade, take a look below at our other vibrant monochrome murals of the Delft Collection, and how our clients have used them! Delft – Jade See the full mural here, or order …
How to Paint Your Own Chinoiserie Mural If you’ve got a love for Chinoiserie wallpaper and a DIY mindset, we’ve got a great project idea for you. With a bit of effort, you can use paint and stencils to create your own Chinoiserie designs and save yourself the expense of traditional imports. Here’s how: Tools …
Luxurious Living Room Murals A Look Inside at Client Photos Your living room can –and should– be your favorite place to entertain your favorite people, or your sanctuary for a quiet night in. Enter Susan harter Muralpapers. Fans of the long-running CBS soap opera, The Young and the Restless, took to Twitter to express their …
Your Murals, Your Colors Your unique design project calls for a unique palette. You have a specific color scheme in mind. You want something tailored perfectly to your space. Let us create a custom color mural for your project! See the custom colorways we created for our clients! Alexander Butler Designs loved our Calmsden Grisaille mural, so we …
Impress Your Guests With Our Dining Room Murals See how these 9 Decorative Dining Rooms became the most enchanting & enviable gathering places! Warning: Your friends may start asking you to host the next event. · ONE · Why not make your dining room a place to linger, like this luxuriant, glowing space by Carter & …
Glorious Greys Used 3 Ways Searching for a way to create interest and elegance in your room? Whether you have color commitment issues, or you simply prefer a more muted milieu, one of our netural muralpapers may be the ideal backdrop for your room. The soft, harmonious hues–greys, blues, browns, & blacks–are the perfect way …
“These works of art create the highly-sought after look of imported exotic papers that we have all come to love and envy, but with a fresh, painterly twist. Susan’s muralpapers have graced the pages of Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, and the Washington Post, to name a few.” Susan Harter, Marcus Design Q …
3 Pretty Powder Room Murals Clients sometimes ask, “Can you put a mural in a powder room?” Why yes, you can! Perhaps it’s counter-intuitive, but our murals work really well in small spaces. The loose brushwork softens the wall edges, and the distant vistas make the room seem larger. Here are 3 murals and the …
3 Murals, 9 Great Looks Landscape Murals Go Traditional, Transitional, & Modern Wondering if murals can work in your room? Whether your style is traditional, modern, or transitional, murals can tie your decorating schemes together beautifully. Here are three murals, each styled three different ways. We’ve even suggested paint colors to make your design job …
Susan’s All Things Mural- The Best of the Old-Guard Scenic Papers A Tiny Bit of History: Designers wanting gorgeous mural wallpaper have never had so many options — or at least, they haven’t since the since the late 1700s to early 1800s, which were perhaps the glory days of both French block-printed scenic wallpapers…. (If you …
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