Learn how to create a variety of pretty wall murals, decorative borders and wall treatments that are so easy most can be painted in a day! Donna Dewberry provides all the information readers need-everything from getting started and choosing supplies to mastering basic techniques. Starting with six colorful borders, including vining ivy, rosebuds, hydrangeas, a daisy chain, ferns and more, Donna then demonstrates how to paint four charming wall murals, step-by-step: An old world scene with faux-marble columns, stone floor, arched doorway and tree- lined vista A welcome sign with white picket fence, birdhouse, flowers and leafy tree A formal topiary in an old mossy urn in front of a breakaway brick wall A birdbath under a white garden trellis covered with a pink-rose vine
Readers can take any one, or several, of the design elements in these murals and incorporate them into designs of their own, or they can just copy the complete mural out of the book. Donna also includes guidelines for creating two beautiful and sophisticated wall treatments.
A final chapter provides valuable insights on making a business out of muraling, including pricing your work and finding customers.
Donna Dewberry is the author of Painting Garden Decor with Donna Dewberry, Donna Dewberry's Complete Book of One-Stroke Painting, Decorative Murals with Donna Dewberry and Decorative Furniture with Donna Dewberry. She is one of the top-selling presenters of QVC's shopping network and has appeared on the Carol Duvall show. She paints designers for many well-known home decorating enterprises, including Better Homes & Gardens and Longaberger baskets. She also teaches one-stroke certification classes all over the country Donna lives in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
