H&D Mural — Preview & Painter Reference

Toms River back-counter wall · updated 2026-05-25

Wall Dimensions measured

Width
231"  (19' 3"  |  19.25 ft)
Height
31"  (2' 7"  |  2.58 ft)
Aspect ratio
7.45 : 1
Paintable area
~49.7 sq ft

True-to-scale outline of the paintable strip:

231" × 31"  (7.45 : 1)

What the Painter Should Follow read this first

Three consistent references — all built for the real 231" × 31" wall:

  1. v2 Mockup — the "this is what the wall will look like when done" picture
  2. Wall Blueprint — exact X/Y inch positions for chalking outlines
  3. 12 Painter Icons — one per element, with sizing + colors + acrylic instructions

These three agree with each other on layout, dimensions, and element positions. The v1 reference at the bottom is OLD — pre-measurement, taller wall assumed — kept only for archive. Don't paint from v1.

Wall Layout Blueprint for the painter

True-scale wall map showing exactly where each element goes — chalk these outlines onto the wall first, verify spacing, then paint inside the boxes.

Tap to open
📐 Open the Wall Blueprint
12 element boxes · positions in inches · chalk-grid order · layout tips

Surface Prep read before painting

Raw shiplap in a working kitchen — can't just paint over it as-is. But the mockups show the wood grain showing through, so the prep is lighter than a normal billboard mural: ~2 hours + ~$23 supplies (no full white primer). Two-option doc inside.

Tap to open
🪵 Surface Prep Guide
Option A: wood-show-through (matches mockups) · Option B: clean billboard

v2 Mockup — Scaled to Real Wall new

Re-rendered at the true 7.45 : 1 aspect ratio. Single horizontal row, no vertical stacking. This is what the actual wall will look like.

v2 mural mockup scaled to real wall dimensions

Painter Reference Icons new

Every element rendered separately as a clean head-on view — for the painter to use as reference for each piece of the mural.

Tap any tile for that element's full painter page — size on the wall, colors with paint-store matches, and acrylic painting instructions.

v1 Mockup — DEPRECATED do not paint from this

Why this is wrong now: v1 was designed before we measured the wall. It assumed a much taller wall (~43" instead of the real 31"), so the bowl could stretch to the bottom edge, the knife sat under the lettering, and elements stacked vertically. On the actual 31"-tall wall, none of that fits.

Painter: ignore the v1 images below. Paint from v2 + the blueprint + the 12 icon pages. v1 stays here only so we have a record of what changed and why.

v1 on-wall (deprecated):

v1 mural mockup (deprecated)

v1 flat (deprecated):

v1 flat design (deprecated)

Original Wall Photo

The reference photo we paint onto.

Wall photo before mural