Specification.

In addition to the mural installation, the remainder of the room was fully decorated.

The ceiling and decorative cornice was painted in Farrow and Ball All White 2005. All walls, above the picture rail, were painted in Farrow and Ball Strong White 2001, with the wood picture rail receiving an eggshell finish.

The original doorframe and architrave were fully prepared marrying up some rather poor joinery before painting in Little Greene Pearl Colour Mid 168. However all skirting and the door was new and painted in Pearl Colour Mid 168 Intelligent Eggshell.

Unfortunately our building customer did not elect for removing existing wallcovering and install lining paper. This would ensure a very even surface and protect the wallpaper mural for years to come.

We always recommend removing previously painted wallpaper and installing lining paper to give much greater adhesion. This also ensures the newly installed mural does not lift or come away in future while holding onto old wallcovering. There is always a risk that the weight of new adhesive will pull the old adhesive away from the wall.

For best results, install lining paper for your mural especially if the walls are old

To ensure the Sian Zeng Wallpaper Mural looks good, our wallcovering installer painted the mural wall in a white emulsion to conceal the existing dark colour. Specifically, this is to ensure that the dark colour does not bleed through a light-coloured mural wallpaper.

Once the paint had fully dried, our mural installer returned to install the Sian Zeng Hua Trees mural in just a few hours. The customer had requested the mural be ‘lifted’ so that more trees are featured on this old original wall that was only 2.2m high to the picture rail.