Black and White Graphic Murals and Wallpaper

April 8, 2020

Black and White Graphic Murals and Wallpaper

Post script: this has been one of my most popular posts of all time. If you’re interested in the space this post inspired, check out my post about my graphic black and white dining room with a pool table.

Lately I’ve been dreaming of adding a graphic, sketchy mural to the walls of my dining room. Below is some inspiration with their sources. This is definitely one of those projects that requires a lot of chutzpah, so please let me know if you like the look!

black graphic brushstroke circle mural wallpaper

Ferreira Design
This is one of my very favorites, I love the brushwork, the curves, and the ease in which it seems it was created. Though this is a popular pin on Pinterest, it was difficult to find the source and I know nothing of the technique used.

graphic black and white handpainted squiggle mural wallpaper

ONDECORstore’s etsy
This one has quick, confident looking swirls, but the scale isn’t what I’m going for. its also a wallpaper, which is good if you’re wanting to buy the look, but I’m not wanting to buy anything right now.

black and white brushstroke mural wall megbiram — Meg Biram

I LOVE this one. If I dont do a black and white curved mural, I might just emulate this one exactly. I like that it’s a little more masculine.

murals wallpaper black brushtroke white wall — murals wallpaper

Another black brushstroke wallpaper that acheives a similar look.

black white hnd drawn faces wallpaper bexmarie — @bexmarie, wallpaper by drop it modern

This black and white wallpaper is to die for! Perfect for a powder room, foyer, or hallway. I think it would probably creep out my kids, though.

porter teleo black white graphic wallpaper — porter teleo wallpaper by Kelly Porter via niche interiors

I love the scale of this black and white graphic wallpaper print. It definitely looks like a mural and is reminiscent of Kelly Wearstler’s old foyer, but theres something I don’t like at all about the shape.

keith haring inspired black and white graphic brushstroke mural — design by Taylor DeBartola of TD Interiors as seen in apartment therapy. Photo by Margaret Wright

This black and white doodle mural is amazing!! Unfortunately I already have a Keith Haring-inspired painting in my house, and I dont want it to look like a Haring museum in here.

ashley mary black white brushtroke mural — mural by ashley mary

This one is also a favorite, especially on the wall next to the stairs, as there’s a lower concentration of black. I think this black and white squiggle mural will be easier to acheive because it doesnt have brushstrokes like other favorites. brushstrokes are harder to emulate.

abstract-faces-painting-mural-black white artistic — removable mural by eazywallz

Too cool. Literally, this is too cool of a mural for me to have in my formal dining room. Moving on…

black white brushstroke wallpaper lines — aztec wallpaper by Drop it Modern

black white squiggle handpainted style wallpaper — Room design by Alexandra Loew

I searched high and low and couldnt find information about this bathroom, other than the name of the designer. I think it’s wallpaper, because the repeat is just right. Either way, the scale is smaller than I’d like. I can’t imagine how long it would take to mimic that in my banquet-size dining room!

So bold! Love it paired with the black bead board. I have wainscoting in the room, but no windows so it’d be too dark with that much black paint.

This is definitely a fav! She hand painted this one, just as I’m hoping to do,

What do you think? Do you like the look? Has quarantine gotten to me? Too bold? Or just daring enough for your taste?

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I’m an artist. Sometimes I paint impressionist townscapes in oils, other times I sketch out what I’d rather be painting in pencil. I design intentional environments in my home, and sometimes I get around to projects that the design consists of. I flip thrifted clothes, or I let ideas pile up like used fabrics overflowing from a box in my basement. This is a metaphor, but also a fact.
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