I was blessed to be asked on this specail project with the Make a Wish Foundation. They were redoing a room for a girl named Melissa. They chose pinks, and other colors with a tropical theme. The room was small, so I created a soft pink and blue sky mural. She loved it!
I had the pleasure of painting for little Miss Rose Harvey! She wanted a sky mural in her room with blue, pink, and purple in mind. I added tons of stars, even gold ones…this ceiling came out amazing and really popped against her pale lilac walls. I didn’t get a picture of the final room shot, but her furniture was done by the famous AFK, and with the hardwood floors it looked fab. Tink was added at the end to give it a final touch. The ceiling size was around 14x14’ and came to a peak in the center. Love this room!
This was one of the larger playhouses that I painted on. The Marcus family has a huge built out basement area, which was decorated top notch! it had seperate rooms as well, including a room specific for this adorable playhouse. The designer and the client picked out blue shutters to add that complimented the wall paper and I pulled in other colors as well. It turned out so beautiful and I’m sure Jordan, Sienna, and Tessa are enjoying it. I’m so thankful for this trip and for meeting this family. They were extremly accommodating as well, plus I LOVE NY!
This project really challenged me I have to say. First off, I don’t get many requests for these types of rooms and I’m so thankful that my client chose me for it! They love pool, have a big extended family, and they all enjoy it! So my client was determined to make it fun. They definitely wanted a red background and I chose the perfect color, “Dark Crimson” by Behr in FLAT. The balls I matched to theirs….every single one. It came out so dramatic and bold. Enjoy the pics!
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Marnie V.
Beverly Park is nestled on top of the famous Mulholland Dr. in Beverly Hills. I’ve painted a couple of properties in this prestigious community and it doesn’t disappoint. I mean, even the local park looks like Disneyland with it’s animal shaped boxwood trees. The Harvey’s wanted a beautiful sky mural for their grandchildren to enjoy, so I gave them just that! in the little nursery nook, I added shiny silver stars which I used real silver leaf. The entire room, which was furnished by AFK furniture, was filled with creamy whites, lavender, pale blue, and pinks. It was so lush and cozy, plus the sky really added to it. So happy about this project and Mrs. Harvey was a pleasure to work with.
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Marnie V.
Cool modern dental mural was painted in Midlothian Texas January 2019. I’ve been working with these clients for years, actually they are one of my first clients in Texas. They wanted modern and free flowing white lines with dental images. It came out fantastic and their customers are loving it!
The perfect playhouse for Bryn and Kirby in Philadelphia PA. I can’t say enough about this amazing trip! The Donnell family were such great hosts while I created this dream house for their little girls. They hired a carpenter to create the playhouse, then I came in to give it a special touch. Everything on it is painted including the shutters, flower boxes, awnings, siding, and anything else you see. It’s the sweetest room I’ve ever been in! I also painted the ceiling with a sky mural and added the phrase “Oh the places you’ll go” with a skywriting airplane. With this pretty wallpaper and the hardwood floors, this room came out amazing!
Nestled on a quaint street in the Valley of Los Angeles, this adorable home was nothing but perfect. I LOVE LA so much! I painted this room for the little Harvey brothers Noah and Ezra. The room had a classic eclectic style to it with hardwood floors, crisp white walls, and good furniture by AFK. So I chose a clean crisp soft blue for the blue on the ceiling, then added cream, gray, and white for the clouds. With an A frame ceiling, they had a lot of light coming into the room, so I chose a pretty nautical blue and used my go to white (polar bear) by Behr for the clouds. No better way to top off this ceiling then with Buzz and Woody themselves. So fun and adorable! They loved it and it really added a fun element to the room. One of my favorite rooms and the Harvey’s were incredible hosts!
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Marnie V.
This was a fun project! First off, the house itself was incredible. It was nestled off Benedict Canyon in Beverly Hills Ca, one of my favorite streets. They were still under some renovation with the house, but the kids room was ready for me. A little boy and girl shared this giant room, probably 15x17’ in size. The color pallette for the room were soft whites, pastels, hardwood floors…perfect. I chose a soft pretty blue for the washed sky, then added creams, gray, and white for the clouds. Of course, a signature item in many of my sky murals is the skywriting airplane. And the cutest “We love you” saying. Adding a heart shape gives it something specail also…at least I think so. I even added a dinosaur cloud, can you spot it? I don’t remember the blue color I picked off hand, and I always write in it my black book of murals, but it was spot on! I can tell you that my white that I always choose is called “Polar Bear” by Behr. It’s literally the BEST white out there and my GO TO for sky murals! Everytime I paint for a client, I walk away learning something. Whether it be something with the job itself, a moment shared between me and the client, or even something small like an object. With this trip I became more into making sure I gave myself more self care. I had just finished radiation (had cancer) and the client knew about it. She gave me incredible words that she follows everyday and gave me tips, even products she uses that I started using. I noticed also that even with her schedule, she took care of her first. Don’t get me wrong, I already knew this stuff, but it really stuck with this trip…literally. So for the past year and half, I’ve done just that. I come first everyday when it comes to self care, working out, yoga, etc. I have really been a good patient, according to my doctors orders of making excerise a top priority. So I encourage you all to do the same! Your mental health will thank you for it also!
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Marnie V.
Osbourne Grandkids Mural in Hancock Park Los Angeles CA.
Welcome and Hello! So I’m blogging again and it’s been years. Hopefully I get a following and hopefully I can at least entertain you all as well. My son Ryan, who is a Digital Marketing major at Arizona State has been encouraging me to get this going and he’s been helping me with this new site as well. The goal is to be posting daily…..and I’ll be posting/hosting my murals here also. I’ve created so many murals that a website just can’t hold, so this will be their home. I’m sitting here typing and actually getting excited about this. I’m going to consider this my daily journal, so hope you all enjoy. The purpose of this blog is also to share exactly what I do, people I work, the process, and even business advice! YES!!! I have learned so much about running a business with do’s and don’ts! One thing I’m still working on is socail media. I think my biggest excuse is I’m too busy for it, which I am. I really am, but I put my customers first before anything…except working out:). Ok, so stay tuned for a bunch of mural posts and more!!
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Marnie V.