... 2016 Summer ...
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Winners!!
But the BIG round of applause goes to our
1ST PLACE WINNER
NANCY BODIFORD - Williston, SC
To the Rescue Wall Mural
Nancy gets $250 or a FREE Custom Mural ($400 value)
"First, let me say I absolutely loved my time spent painting my mural!
My husband wanted our grandsons room to be special for them when they visited. My husband has been a firefighter and now Captain in the fire department for 28 years. So when he saw your fire station mural he knew it was the one for us. He had confidence in my ability to paint a mural. I was willing to try.
I painted the entire fire station mural on one wall in the grandsons room in about 2 weeks. Working a few hours each evening, I would take my time, enjoy my favorite radio station and unwind. I would forget about what time it was and just paint. I customized some, changing the color of the children hair to match my grandsons. The clothes and flowers are my choices as well.
I was so focused on the details that when I backed away each night to review my work I amazed myself. My family and friends are so impressed at the finished artwork. Most important our 2 year old grandson loved it. He pointed at the fire station and said, " Momma Nancy paint, paint wall?" Well, I hope he gets permission before he starts his own mural!
I enjoyed my experience with your company's murals. I just need another wall to paint."
The fire truck rug was purchased from Paradise rugs online. The Paw patrol bedding is from Target.
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Peter Christiansen - Vienna, VA
Peter gets a $75 Elephants on the Wall Gift Certificate
Small Silhouette Safari Wall Mural
"My wife and I painted this silhouette mural on our daughter’s wall as the focal point of her jungle themed nursery. We chose yellow and green as the background colors to simulate the sunshine and greenery of a jungle, and this mural was perfect for the fun, yet somewhat sophisticated décor we wanted. It was really simple to tape, trace and paint, and we are thrilled with the outcome. Even better, our daughter loves it! We point out the animals each night before bed, and she loves to “ooh ooh ahh ahh” at the monkeys and roar at the lions. Some of her first words were “elephant” and “hippo” because of the mural."
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Cara Dempsey - Raleigh, NC
Cara gets a $75 Elephants on the Wall Gift Certificate
Large Silhouette Safari P.2 Wall Mural
"I have done stenciling before but never used a transfer before. Setting it up was easier than expected. With a stencil you have to move as you work and can cause room for error. With the transfer it was great to see what the outcome is going to be before you paint it. It allowed me to not be so precise and I was able soften the lines. You can get as creative as you want with different colors. I decided to keep it clean and simple with white. I love how it turned out!!
The next time I paint a mural I will definitely use Elephants on the Wall!! I have told all my friends and family to check out the site if they even want something fun and exciting in their home."
Trudi Sanchez - Toukley NSW, Australia
"In November 2015, I took a small group of high school students to do some volunteer work in a small village in Thailand. We set up a little preschool in Khao Lak at New light foundation CDC (community development centre).
We painted the Noah's ark mural on the wall and it made such a difference to the small old building. The children loved it.
I also have many images and video of the high school students painting it, they also thoroughly enjoyed the painting project and felt they had made a beautiful difference for this community.
We are heading back to Thailand this November to revamp the kindergarten room!"
Beverly Mulder
Squawk 'N Chalk Chalkboard Mural
"My grandson loves his new room. It's almost complete. But so far it's better than we could have imagined."
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Heather Tarnosky - Pensocola, FL
"This was my third time using an Elephant on the Wall mural and like the rest...I loved it! I painted this on the wall when I was 6 months pregnant and I have always found the murals very easy to do and so much fun! I wanted a "childhood memory" type theme and this just fit the room perfectly!"
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Barbara Ballow - Grace Bible Church - Athens, TX
"When I first purchased this (for the kids wing of our church) I was going to do it as a surprise. But after seeing how easy it looked I decided to ask our teens if they wanted to help paint it. They were very excited and would not stop until it was completely done. Now they are ready to do another one. It really was easy - and only took 5 hrs. The Pastor, skeptical at first, was impressed with the outcome."
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Tina Carlson - Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
Teddy's Wooded Wonderland P. 2 Wall Mural
"Loved doing my two murals for my two little girls rooms. Both are almost full wall murals."
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