Old Chicago gives a new look in this classic home
This view of Chicago in the 1800’s comes from some splendid artists. Note the ships of various kinds.
One great idea for a mural is finding an old map of the early days of your city or town.
James Jann, a past customer who had a nautical chart mural in his classical Chris Craft, found an impressive mural in a Chicago museum, and made arrangements to have the image downloaded and sent to us so that he too could have this impressive 19th Century mural in his house.
The iconic Chicago River appears in this section
James just bought a beautiful old home with a gorgeous library in it that he figured would be perfect for his new-to-him classic home.
As for us, this took more work than you might imagine. We had to make sure that the mural divided nicely where to door is located, add a margin to the left and right of the door, and work the math so that it fit perfectly into his home.
Then we needed to intensify the resolution a bit so that it would enlarge well on his wall.
The last step was to work with his paperhanger, to choose the precise areas to put the “rip files” or seams.
Needless to say, this was the intensive kind of work our competition just doesn’t do. Our 17 years of experience in creating custom murals is what enables this kind of excellence to be enjoyed in your home or office.
Incredible detail of Chicago’s streets
Do you want a mural like this? Visit your local college or university. They are likely to have an amazing collection of maps that can be scanned to a jump drive and shared with you. Other possible sites include museums (like James Jann visited) chambers of commerce, public libraries. Also, check with your local newspaper. Often they have a columnist who specializes in the history of your area who can produce some amazing photos or maps that can be made into murals.
Or just give us a call at 801-989-8083 and tell us about your project. There is no obligation and we are always delighted to brainstorm mural ideas with our potential clients.