Painted Walls and City Energy
I ended up looking into mural painting after my small Brooklyn apartment started feeling smaller every year, even though nothing actually changed. Same furniture, same layout, but the walls felt dead, especially during winter when light barely comes in.
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My experience was pretty close to that, especially renovating an office space downtown where everything echoed and felt cold at first. Instead of filling it with more furniture, I focused on the surfaces that were already there. I looked at a lot of references and talked with people who actually paint in the city, because New York walls are never perfect or predictable. One thing I kept using as a reference point was mural painters nyc, not as an ad but as something practical to understand how artists approach different neighborhoods and buildings. Watching how local NYC mural artists work around old brick, uneven plaster, and tricky lighting helped me set realistic expectations. My main advice is to talk through wear and tear, because high-traffic spaces need finishes that can handle real life. Also, don’t expect the first sketch to be the final one, the best results usually come after a few honest revisions and conversations.