Presented with a plain white wall, it can feel a little daunting ... Yep, we’re talking murals – abstract designs in whatever pattern, colour, or theme, painted directly on your walls.

These projects from the ELLE Decoration archives show how a mural can add originality and flare to any room in your home ...

Chelsea Clark, design expert and Head of Brand for I Love Wallpaper states: Wallpaper murals are a great way ... whereas a bright abstract print can infuse a feeling of energy and excitement ...

A bold abstract painting, for example, can make people forget there's even a mural ... with the design or want to redecorate, you can peel it right off without damaging the wall.

Wallpaper murals from Anthropologie and Woodchip & Magnolia can be ordered online for less than $300. Even renters can upgrade their space with a nature-inspired scene: Minted offers abstract ...

A new mural has gone up on a wall in Whanganui's Maria Place. Photo / Bevan Conley It's unusual to have such a sophisticated, modern and abstract design writ so large on a city wall, says artist ...