DESIGNING & PAINTING ARTWORK FOR A VERY SPECIAL CAROUSEL NURSERY

DESIGNING & PAINTING ARTWORK FOR A VERY SPECIAL CAROUSEL NURSERY

Several years ago, my mom-to-be client asked me to paint artwork in her nursery-to-be.
She decided she wanted a "carousel nursery"
I did a lot of research, looking at the design of different carousels.

She already had this beautiful bed and bedding and a fancy chandelier.

So, I asked her about the artwork she might want me to paint at the top of the carousel.  

Because it was a nursery, I told her some of my ideas.  Since she didn't want to know the sex of her baby, I painted a lot of pink and blue.

(it turned out to be a boy)

Most of this artwork is freehand, but I did use a stencil for the bottom design and a fleur de lis at the top.  Oh, and a rope stencil for the hobby horse pole.

I drew a pattern for the hobby horses, so they would all be the same.

To make them different, I just painted different colors on each one.

It took a lot of measuring for the all around design, especially the ceiling.

Below is my artwork that I painted at the top of the carousel.

Below is the pattern I drew for the hobby horses.  

Keeping the placement of furniture in mind, we decided where each hobby horse would go.

 I taped my pattern to the wall, making sure it was level. Then I traced it on the wall with tracing paper and painted each hobby horse with different colors.

When I found these pictures from the past, I could hardly wait to share them with you.

I love the way this turned out and my client was truly happy!!

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LINK TO:

ANOTHER CAROUSEL NURSERY MURAL THAT I PAINTED