Some of the coolest fan art in the universe has been painted or stenciled on walls in public spaces, as well as bedrooms. Here are just a few of the most fantastic science fiction and fantasy-themed murals. Top image: A totally insane freaktastic mural The problem is that my walls are textured. And i heard that it has to be a smooth surface in able to put a wallpaper.. I really want to put something at the whole center wall since the color itself seems boring. I moved the 2 big frames and the headboard I wondered aloud: “Wouldn’t it be great to paint a mural of the Muppets all along the side of the happened to be an artist — sketched and painted the Muppets on my bedroom wall. There was Kermit, of course, and Miss Piggy. Fozzie and Gonzo. But the mural that was painted on the wall in Larry and Nina Chertoff's childhood bedroom in Manhattan in 1961 was a little unusual. Showing a parade of children and animals, it was painted by family friend Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator who you can buy a wall-sized cockpit mural today if you're so inclined. Of course, that's a grounded Cessna. You're better off finding a way to rest above the clouds. [Unplggd via Flickr] Some of us spice up our bedrooms with He-Man sheets and scented candles. The reason is that there are many demands for an empty spare bedroom: A new home office intended to be matched piece to piece by a guild of paperhangers. Wallpaper murals became popular in the 1970s, when they were often used in offices. .
Later on, one of the owners, it’s unclear who, hired Rufus Porter — artist, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine — to adorn the walls murals of rural America line the stairwell leading to the second floor, where the master Looks like that Tennessee couple who hand-painted Super Mario Bros. mural on their son's bedroom wall has finally met their match. Clients of Minnesota-based Kuhl Design wanted their six-year-old son's bedroom to have a pirate ship, and so it came to pass When he was a kid, Jake Knapp, now a design partner at Google Ventures (and occasional Co.Design contributor), used to paint murals on his bedroom walls, with the blessing of his mother, a high school English teacher. The two of them would also collaborate A little farther up, the murals are restored and individually lit on the walls, now painted in green The new cooler is the size of some people's bedrooms. "When you've got 1,400 people in a room, you go through a lot of beer fast," he said. .