Phoebe Cornog - Wonder Walls: How to Transform Your Space with Colorful Geometrics, Graphic Lettering, and Other Fabulous Paint Techniques

This book is dedicated to everyone who has ever wanted to paint a mural but has never had the courage. You can do it!

Our names are Phoebe Cornog and Roxy Prima, and we are graphic designers-turned-muralists, and now authors. Our collective story began in 2015, when Phoebe slid into Roxys DMs on Instagram with the hope of meeting up for wine and a chat about design. From there the story turns totally clich about starting a meetup, quitting our jobs, painting murals professionally, and then writing a book. Youve heard it a thousand times before.

At our very first meeting, we were immediately inspired and brought out so many ideas in one another. We created a meetup for letterers and hosted monthly events around San Diego. We held free events on such wide-ranging topics as making letters out of food for Thanksgiving, making signs before a Padres game (and of course getting on the jumbotron), and painting a mural as a groupwhich was the first time either of us had painted on a wall. From planning those events, curating the social media, and branding the club, we found that we worked really well together. Phoebes social charm and ability to talk to anyone and Roxys independent spirit and ideas, mixed together with creativity from each of us, proved a great combination.

At the time, we both had full-time day jobs as graphic designers. Phoebes job was creative and she got to have a lot of fun, but after a year she realized it offered her no upward mobility. Roxys job was not creative at all, but it was easy and gave her lots of time to work on freelance projects.

We didnt know wed become professional muralists. All we knew is that we both craved something more hands-on and were sick of sitting behind computer screens for 40 hours a week. Running our meetup initially gave us a creative outlet to make something of our own, but it didnt take long until we wanted more. We started talking about our goals and our dream projects, and one of those (for both of us) was to paint a mural as a freelance project. We just wanted to paint one mural. Little did we know there were hundreds of murals in our future.

We are big fans of putting our goals out there, so we promptly started telling people and posting on social media about wanting to paint a mural for a business. And what do you know? Someone responded and said their business needed a mural. If we have one piece of advice to give you, it would be to tell everyone about your dreams and goals. Tell everyone, and they will happen! Anyway, we got the job. We painted the mural, totally undercharged for it, learned a lot, didnt mess up the wall, and fell in love with the process.

We posted that first mural on Instagram and got some engagement. Soon afterward, someone else reached out about us painting a mural for their business, which spiraled into requests for more. We quit our day jobs and founded Pandr Design Co.

Weve now painted more than 250 murals, and theres no stopping us! We are officially obsessed. Over the past few years, weve gotten to travel all over the country and even to a few places in other parts of the world to paint murals. Shout-out to Tasmania! Yes, thats right, we got hired to paint a mural in Tasmania. Weve worked with Target; Lululemon; Major League Baseball, National Football League, and National Basketball Association teams; Visa; Red Bull; and many other dream clients.

Aside from running Pandr full-time, we also have a nonprofit called Ladies Who Paint. We like to keep busy!

Ladies Who Paint is the first all-female mural festival, which we hosted for the first time in 2019. We brought 10 female muralists to San Diego, and each painted a large-scale mural. Our mission is to empower female artists, give them the recognition they deserve, and beautify our hometown. If youd like to follow along and check out some amazing artfrom ladies all over the world, make sure to follow @ladieswhopaint on Instagram.

As you go through the projects in this book, assess your space, and inevitably decide to paint your wall, make sure to share. Its okay to snap some pics and brag about your accomplishments on social media.

And we want to see what youre up to! Use the hashtag #paintlikePandr and tag us, @pandrdesignco, on your posts and stories so we can take a look. We might even feature youas one of our star students!

Also, make sure to follow us on Instagram (@pandrdesignco) and TikTok (@phoebecornog and @roxyprima), and check out our website for more resources: www.pandrdesignco.com .

This easy-to-follow guide is your key to customizing your space. After all, you have to look at that space every day, so it might as well be something that you love. Even if you have no painting experience at all, we know youll find something that speaks to you in this books 26 projects.

Painting a wall can seem like an intimidating process, but you got this! You can turn your space into your own personal zen den that makes you feel at peace after a long day of work. Or maybe you want to make a bright, colorful space that feels like your own little haven of happiness. Lets do it! Perhaps youre more of a neutral person; thats cool, we got you! Maybe youre looking for a way to make a small space feel bigger and more inviting. We can show you how to do that, too.

With your own paint color choices, you can customize any of our step-by-step guides to create something that is 100percent you. Whatever your space, whatever the room, you will find tips and tricks in this book that will help you create something as beautiful and unique as you are. Once you start considering the possibilities, you will never look at a blank wall the same.

Dont get us wrong; painting a mural can get messy, but well be walking you through step-by-step processes for lots of different styles that you can easily execute yourself. And we wont have you buy a bunch of fancy supplies either... just the basics to get you on your way without breaking the bank. Feel free to follow the steps exactly *cough*perfectionist*cough* or make it your own. Have no fear: This isnt like getting a tattoo that lasts forever. Worst-case scenario? You can wait for the wall to dry and paint over it!

Painting murals can be a very wasteful activity if youre not conscious of your supplies. In the projects throughout the book, we used leftover paints from previous projects and, whenever possible, reused supplies.