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Fire Station Mural

July 25, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 19 Comments

Fire Station Mural

When you think of firemen and a firehouse, what images come to mind? The alarm rings and the firemen all jump into their suits and slide down the pole, right? Ah, but what if it’s a one-story firehouse?

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One of my clients had a decorative painting solution – paint a fake hole. The station had already installed the brass pole, but it looked funny just attached to the blank ceiling. He called and wanted to know if I could paint a mural on the ceiling that looked like a hole. Since I’m always up for a challenge, I said ‘sure’.

 

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Since children are the frequent visitors to the firehouse, they wanted kids looking down the hole.

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Notice anything strange about these pictures? Look at the bottom of each one – see the green & white stuff? It’s my oilcloth drop.

This mural was painted on canvas in my studio. Then we Hubby applied it to the ceiling of the firehouse with wallpaper paste. Of course, that meant it had to be slit and the edges joined, but it worked and no one was the wiser.

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That’s him pretending to slide down the pole. (I don’t think that pole would actually hold him, but don’t tell him that.)

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Oh, I just have to put a close up in of ‘Roxie’, my client’s dog.

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I mean, what fire station is complete without a dalmation?

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And the station chief.

Fun stuff, huh?

Colleen

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Filed Under: murals, my paintings, My Stuff

Comments

  1. Jamee says

    February 25, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    love it – that is just awesome!!

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  2. Lou Cinda says

    February 25, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    AWESOME!

    Lou Cinda

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  3. fawnda says

    February 25, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    That is so cool! I love that you put the dog in too! Excellent job!

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  4. Gloria says

    February 25, 2010 at 6:44 pm

    Wow, that is incredible. What an amazing job you did. Such talent!

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  5. kim says

    February 25, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    You are very good and that is just too cute.

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  6. andrea says

    February 26, 2010 at 12:11 am

    Beautiful job! However, the first thing I thought of is a stripper pole with kids watching, lol.

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  7. Jane says

    February 26, 2010 at 12:15 am

    You amaze me! This is so terrific! This might be my favorite yet. I am a sucker for kids and dogs!

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  8. Debbie says

    February 26, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    That is so great! I love this idea and how creative you were.

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  9. Andy Porter says

    February 26, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    Ha ha ha! I LOVE it! That is so fantastic! Thanks for linking to Creative Cats this morning!

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  10. "And so our stories go..." says

    February 26, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    What a beautiful mural. I’ve never seen anything like that. I’m impressed.
    Mary

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  11. Young Wife says

    February 26, 2010 at 7:29 pm

    How cute! A close relative of mine is a fire fighter, and he thinks it’s hilarious that so many people want to see the pole when they tour the station. He’s in a one story building, too! Stopping by from SITS.

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  12. Teresa @ ♥ TOO MANY HEARTBEATS ♥ says

    February 26, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    OH, WOW! That is SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL!! What a fabulous idea! I am very impressed!

    I’ve worked at many different fire stations but only one of them ever actually had a pole to slide down. However, visitors, especially children, are always looking for the pole! :0) This is really neat and it brings back a lot of wonderful memories.

    I’ve enjoyed visiting your blog and I’ll definitely be back. I’d love for you to drop by my blog, too. My post today is about the time my husband was on Rescue 911!

    Have a great weekend!

    Teresa <>< http://toomanyheartbeats.blogspot.com/2010/02/as-many-of-you-know-my-husband-david.html

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  13. Carole says

    February 26, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    Wow! This is great! Love it.

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  14. Kim @ Everything Etsy says

    February 26, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    You’re so talented. I love murals! We had a rainforest room done for our son once…fun stuff. Thanks for joining us with your beautiful work!

    ~Kim

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  15. Lori says

    February 27, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Ilove this.. You are so great with your art… I love this…

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thurs. Please join me again next week for another great party.
    Lori

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  16. Magic Brush says

    February 27, 2010 at 4:51 am

    That is so cute! Even tho I paint for a living, I am so NOT good at murals. Wish I was! That truly is an art!!!! Stop by my blog sometime!

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  17. Holly says

    June 23, 2010 at 11:30 pm

    Wow! That is the most CLEVER thing I think I’ve ever seen! Great job!!

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  18. Jenn Erickson says

    July 23, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    It’s so magical and wonderful! Wow! Some people are good at painting landscapes, or people, or animals, but you’re good at everything! Incredible!

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  19. Steph @ The Silly Pearl says

    April 11, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    I remember this post, Colleen! Such a cute idea, and as always, you did a beautiful job.

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