Hand-painted chinoiserie mural with birds, flowers and lemons on a dark background colour of Farrow and Ball Stiffkey blue
 

HAND-PAINTED BLUE CHINOISERIE MURAL

This Chinoiserie mural was an absolute joy to paint! It was a new experience for me to paint on such a dark background colour - it's Stiffkey Blue by Farrow and Ball, a colour that I am now totally in love with. As it's such a dense, dark hue, all the bright colours that I was using really popped out. I really enjoyed fusing the traditional Chinese style with a more contemporary aesthetic. This mural also looks great by the light of a coal fire and a candle, as the birds seem to glow in the dark, but that proved very tricky to photograph!

Chinese birds, bamboo and lemons hand-painted on navy blue wall, by Rachel Spelling for Studio Spelling
Family lounge with hand-painted mural of Chinese birds, bamboo leaves, flowers and fruit
Close up of painting of blue Chinese bird with pink flowers
Close up of pink and yellow Chinoiserie style bird, painted by hand on Stiffkey Blue wall by Farrow and Ball
Detail of hand-painted mural with green Chinese bird, pink flowers and lemons, by Rachel Spelling
Close up of Chinoiserie mural with birds, flowers and lemons