Essential Trend: Graffiti in Interior Design
Have a look at this room at Hotel Au Vieux Panier in Marseille, France:
Striking, no?
As you probably guessed, this post will be about the use of graffiti in interior design. Many people associate it only with a street art, however graffiti can be used indoors too, converting the ordinary room into a provocative, bold and unconventional space.
The important advantage of graffiti is its versatility. The colours can be bright and bold or rigorous and low-key. The plot can be funny and childish or serious and meaningful.
The most popular rooms where graffiti are used are nurseries and teen rooms. The first ones can be decorated with images of their favourite cartoon or book heroes, the second ones will require something more street-like and grown-up: themes depicting extreme sports, hip-hop phrases and their favourite singers.
Graffiti looks stunning on a feature wall or sprayed to highlight interesting detail, like for example, splash back in a modern kitchen below:
Many people consider that graffiti can be used mostly in industrial or modern style rooms, combined with exposed brick walls, metallic surfaces and contemporary furniture. Generally, I agree, but having stumbled upon this interior below I am about to change my opinion:
Graffiti creates great possibilities in interior design: from hiding architectural flaws, visually changing dimensions of the room to decorating walls that look too “empty”. Airflow easily transfers the ink in hard to reach places, including embossed surfaces. Thus, it will be very easy to paint pipes, vents, batteries and other unattractive features.
The difficulty in applying graffiti in the interior is that details less than a centimeter in size would be impossible to draw with spray paint. That’s why many artists working indoors don’t limit themselves only with graffiti cans, but work with markers, brushes, and airbrushes too.
Graffiti can be applied on almost any surface and material. Thanks to these properties, it is a popular tool today in furniture design. For example, Toronto based artist Dudeman creates one-of-a-kind furniture pieces, that will bring an utmost urban feel to any house.
Graffiti can be a fun DIY project, if it was one of your favourite pastimes during the childhood. Perhaps it is time to remember old skills and free your artistic spirit. You can bring some vintage furniture pieces back to life by covering them with striking and beautiful patterns or paint one of the walls in your house.
In the conclusion, I would like to mention that graffiti paints are durable, strong and do not require priming before application. The painting is resistant to fading and mechanical damage. It is environmentally friendly and doesn’t emit toxic substances in the air. The painted surface is very easy to maintain and is possible to wash with soap and brush.
