• You choose an artist and commission him/her to paint the child's mural directly onto the wall.
• Hand-painted murals can be as grand or as modest as you and your budget decide.
• They could cover a whole room or a small image above a bed and are only restricted by your imagination.
• Hand painted murals are usually painted in acrylic paints and are normally protected with an appropriate varnish.
• Acrylic paints are very durable and non toxic. They can be wiped clean with a soft cloth and warm soapy water when necessary.
• Hand-painted murals are likely to be the more expensive than an equivalent wall paper murals. Click here for a list of mural artists

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• Murals on canvas are hand painted on canvas, cambric cloth, muslin and similar fabrics.
• They are painted off site thus reducing the inconvenience of having work done in your home it also means you can choose an artist anywhere in the world as they can ship the work to you.
• Murals on canvas can be specially commissioned.
• They can be as grand or as modest as you or your budget allows.
• They are applied to a wall much like wall paper.
• Murals on canvas can be removed if necessary. Ask the artist to supply information on removing the mural without damage.
• Some canvas mural artists also have a range of ready to go stock murals to buy.
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• Murals on canvas are usually painted in acrylic paints and are normally protected with an appropriate varnish. Acrylic paints are very durable and non toxic can be wiped clean with a soft cloth and warm soapy water when necessary
• If you are not great at DIY, I would advise you to find a professional wallpaper hanger to install the artwork.
• Depending on size they can be the more expensive than wall paper, but then they are original paintings and not reproductions. Click here for a list of muralists who paint murals on canvas

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