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Where Artistry Begins
Hand painted murals designed for one wall, from chinoiserie blossom to large florals, for Glasgow tenements, villas, bars and restaurants.
Murals in Glasgow have a proud history, because the city is known for big painted walls out of doors. Zavoré brings that spirit indoors, painting hand painted murals straight onto your wall and designing each one for that space alone. Our nearest showroom and training centre in Manchester is open by appointment, and our own artists work across the UK. Start by sending a photo of the wall and the ideas you have.
The rooms in a Glasgow tenement are generous in height, with long walls broken by tall windows, bay windows and alcoves either side of a fireplace. A printed wallpaper repeats off a roll and meets those awkward corners with seams. A hand painted mural is drawn to your exact wall instead, around the doors, windows, alcoves and ceiling line.
In the Victorian terraces of the West End and the villas of Pollokshields, a dining room or a staircase is the natural home for something grand. Blossom and birds in the chinoiserie tradition, a large scale flower, a sky over a landing, or a scene that means something to you can turn a plain wall into the thing people remember.
Flats in the Merchant City and along the river often have good light and very little character on the walls. A mural can supply it, and unlike a framed picture it fits the room permanently.
The styles on our main murals page include chinoiserie, floral and botanical work, and scenes and figures. Chinoiserie can be painted straight onto the wall or onto gold leaf, silver leaf or grasscloth, which is one of the most striking ways to finish an alcove or a feature wall.
At home, think of dining rooms, hallways, stairwells, ceilings and children's rooms. For business, think of restaurants, bars, hotels, gyms, offices and shops, with logos and lettering worked into the scene. Glasgow has plenty of all of them, and a painted wall gives a space its own identity.
Where a wall takes heavy wear, such as a busy hallway or a commercial room, the finished mural is sealed so it can be wiped clean. A mural on a sound, properly prepared wall lasts for years.
Send a photo of the wall, its size and the colours or images you have in mind. A sketch, a mood board or a photograph is all we need. We sketch the mural to the scale of your wall and agree the colours with you before any paint goes on.
Because the painting is done on site, we survey the wall first and say plainly if it needs work. Glasgow is some way from our centres, so the painting is planned in blocks of days and the artist stays with the job. Dates are agreed once the design and price are signed off. You can read more on our hand painted murals page.
If you are also planning a plastered wall, a mural painted over limewash or marmorino picks up the soft movement of the plaster and gains an aged, fresco like depth. We can do both.
Everything we install, we teach, and the courses at Birmingham, London and Manchester are listed on the training page. For ideas on how a painted wall sits with other finishes, see our decorative work.
A mural that you can feel with your hand is a different craft, found at bas relief in Glasgow. Gilded backgrounds for blossom and branches are described under gilding in Glasgow, and framed panels in plaster under sculptural plaster in Glasgow. A gloss finish for the walls around the picture sits under lacquered walls in Glasgow, and a cornice above it under cornice and coving in Glasgow. Others in the group include mosaics in Glasgow, artificial rock in Glasgow and travertino in Glasgow. Our decorative finishes specialist in Glasgow page gathers it together, and the soft plaster walls are at Venetian plastering in Glasgow.
Yes. Every mural is designed for the client. Bring a photograph, a mood board, a sketch or just a feeling you want the room to have, and we turn it into a design for your wall.
Yes. A print comes off a roll in set widths with seams and a repeat. A hand painted mural is drawn to your exact wall, with depth and brushwork a print cannot copy, and it is one of a kind.
Yes. A gilded background in gold or silver leaf, with blossom, branches and birds painted over it, is one of the most striking ways to finish a feature wall or an alcove.
Yes. Restaurants, bars, hotels, offices and shops can all have a mural, including logos and lettering worked into the design.
Send photos of the wall and your ideas, and we will talk it through. The quickest way in is a call to 07592 929191 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm), or an email to sales@zavore.co.uk with photos, rough measurements and your postcode. You can also begin with the sample board.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in Glasgow and we will come back to you with the right finish and a clear quote.
For a quote, email photos and measurements of your walls to sales@zavore.co.uk or call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm.
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Our main services: Venetian plaster installation, limewash installation, every decorative installation, Venetian plastering courses, the limewash course and our decorative finishes.
We also supply the trade by post, wherever you are. The shop ships tracked across the UK, and the Academy teaches the finishes in Birmingham, London and Manchester.
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