Trompe l’oeil is a centuries-old art form, using painting techniques and visual devices to “fool the eye.” True trompe l’oeil is the painted illusion of a three dimensional object on a flat, two-dimensional surface. It is a style of painting that gives an illusion of photographic reality. Most often it was used to represent classical forms in architecture, such as moldings, bas-relief, columns and capitals.

A necessary ingredient of successful interior decoration is the element of surprise. Mural work provides the means to transform vast quarters into dramatic and inviting places, or turn the small and dank into enchanted spaces. Awkward rooms can be enlivened, and dark, shadowy corners brought to life.

“From palace to cottage there is always a place for mural decoration: it can transform darkness into light, the humdrum into the exotic; it can lift the spirits of the meanest room and visually transport the occupants into another world.” Author Graham Rust, “The Painted House”

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