DIY Easy Foliage Mural Idea

DIY Easy Foliage Mural Idea

Hi! If you’ve been around for awhile then you know that I loveeee painting murals in my house. I painted three murals in our last home – a flower one, an abstract one, and painted wallpaper.

We moved into a new home a couple months ago and I *finally* painted the first mural in this new home! After a lot of brainstorming I decided on a simple mural of a leaf, and I LOVE how it turned out! It takes up this giant wall that was hard to decorate and was so cheap!

I love how neutral this mural is too – it’s a big statement, but not super in your face either. I love to make one color murals, because I don’t want to mural to overpower the room, or look cheesy. This one is PERFECT!

In short – I projected this design onto the wall, traced it and then painted it. If you want to download that design, just scroll to the bottom of the page!

DIRECTIONS:

Download the leaf design (at the bottom of this page)
Project it onto your wall – I plug my projector into my laptop to do this. You can get an inexpensive projector HERE!
Trace your projected design out in pencil. Then turn your projector off.
Get to painting! I like to use a brush that’s the exact size of the line thickness I want – this makes it a lot easier. Simply trace your pencil lines with paint. A sample size of wall paint from the hardware store will be enough paint (usually under $6).
I did two coats, but it really depends on your paint color and the color you’re painting on.
That’s it!! Enjoy your beautiful mural!!

I will forever think that murals are the easiest, most inexpensive, unique and fun ways to fill a big wall AND add some personality to your space!!

See you the next time I paint a mural – probably soon 😉