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Como
Mural artist in Como
In Como, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, holiday homes, hotels and restaurants. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Como
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Como, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Como, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
A mural approach shaped by this place
Como brings together the silk town and the lake: the Setificio school has trained weavers since 1869, the Silk Museum has told the whole story of the trade since 1990, and the Duomo, begun in 1396, is the last of Lombardy’s Gothic cathedrals. Giulia paints in Como for textile showrooms, town-centre flats, and lakeside hotels and villas. The lake keeps humidity high all year: an exterior wall needs treatment first and quartz paint, made for facades. Giulia works around the whole lake. A photo of the wall and its measurements are all it takes to begin: Giulia draws the sketch on it, then comes to paint on site.
In Como, the subjects are right there: the Duomo begun in 1396, Terragni’s Casa del Fascio and its half-cube of glass, the silk looms, the quays and jetties, the mountains that close the lake. Drawn in line they are 150 € per sqm; painted in colour and volume, 250 €.
What Giulia brings to Como. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work, and her mural of more than twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci stands in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
What Giulia brings to Como
Giuseppe Terragni’s Casa del Fascio was built between 1932 and 1936 on Piazza del Popolo: a square plan 33.2 metres on each side, with a height equal to half the side, which makes it exactly half a cube. It is the manifesto of Italian rationalism, and it made Como a city where twentieth-century architecture is studied at full scale, with its flat surfaces, full light and calculated voids.
On smooth, well-lit walls like these, a brush-painted picture reads from a distance and calls for tones chosen carefully, in step with the geometry. That is how Giulia Dal Bon works in Como, in the flats of the centre, in offices, hotels and lakeside restaurants: odourless acrylic colours indoors, quartz paint outdoors. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
In Como, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a wedding in a lakeside villa, a reception or a birthday. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Como?
Giulia Dal Bon’s price is per square metre: 150 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 250 € for a fully painted subject, 350 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Como?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Como, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Como, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Como include the materials?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
What kind of mural works well in Como?
In Como, botanical designs and lake landscapes, and trompe-l’oeil for the town-centre flats. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
Does it damage the wall?
Giulia paints on the existing plaster after a simple clean. If the wall is cracked or damp, she says so before the quote and explains what needs fixing. An acrylic mural can be painted over later like any wall paint.
Can I see the design before saying yes?
Yes, always. Giulia sends a digital sketch laid over the photo of your wall, with a detailed quote. The first two sketches are free, and she adjusts them with you.
Can a view of Como be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. The Duomo and its dome at the water’s edge, the facades along the lakefront, the boats and the mountain falling straight into the lake. Giulia Dal Bon draws them, then paints them, by hand. The line alone falls under 150 € per sqm, the painted version under 250 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Como?
The most requested subjects: floral and botanical work for bedrooms and living rooms, landscapes for living spaces and terraces, trompe l’oeil for facades and ceilings. Everything is drawn to measure: Giulia offers two free sketches from your idea, and you refine it together until the subject is yours.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Como?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. The lake keeps humidity high all year. An exterior wall needs treatment first and quartz paint.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Como?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you usually need the owner’s or the building association’s approval, and a notice to the town hall if the building is in a protected area. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural by Giulia Dal Bon lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Murals for homes and villas
Custom murals for homes, villas, apartments, living rooms, bedrooms, stairwells, and ceilings.
A mural for your home
Murals for hotels and boutiques
Giulia Dal Bon paints murals for hotels, boutiques, showrooms, and hospitality spaces.
Hotel and boutique murals
Murals for children’s bedrooms
Murals for bedrooms, children’s rooms and smaller spaces: a landscape at the foot of the bed, a botanical motif around a window, a painted sky on the ceiling.
Children’s bedroom muralsIdeas for spaces
Depending on the space in Como, the mural sits on a single panel of wall or covers the whole room: a simple or floral motif for a bedroom, a figurative scene for a living room, painted decor that follows the mouldings, or all four walls in one piece. Giulia draws from the wall she has seen.
Houses and villas
Bedrooms, living rooms, stairwells, entrances, hallways and ceilings. Example: a living room wall of 10 sqm fully painted, around 2 500 €.
Hotels, restaurants and shops
Restaurant rooms, hotel bedroom walls, shop windows, shutters, lobbies and offices. A hand-painted mural belongs to this place alone, and it is what people remember about it. Example: a textile showroom wall of 15 sqm fully painted, around 3 750 €.
Facades and exterior walls
Lake humidity is constant. The wall is treated first, then Giulia paints in quartz paint, made for outdoor walls. For a facade visible from the street, the owner’s or the building association’s approval is usually enough, plus a notice to the town hall in a protected zone. From 150 € per sqm, plus scaffolding if needed.
The mural of over 20 metres for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Como
In Como, for a private client, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. The same work applies to the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the stairwell. A ceiling asks for more work, and she paints it gladly. Outside, on the exterior facade and the garden wall, she works in quartz paint. In a rented place, she paints on a mobile panel that you take with you.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a café or a bar in Como, the room stays open while she paints: the acrylic is odourless. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the shop window and the shutter, a front you recognise from down the street. In a hotel and a B&B, the painted wall gives each room its own subject. In a hair salon, a spa and a gym, she paints the wall you look at while you wait. In a medical practice, a waiting room and a nursery, she paints the reception wall and the corridor. In an office and a showroom, she paints the reception wall and the meeting rooms. A vaulted cellar is painted too, from the wall to the vault.
In the Città Murata, in Borgovico or in Sant’Agostino, a photo of the wall and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it.
Possible subjects in Como: the Duomo begun in 1396, Terragni’s Casa del Fascio and its half-cube of glass, the silk looms, the quays and jetties, the mountains that close the lake. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.
A mural is also called a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall, a wall decoration. People say mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe-l’oeil, hand-painted wall, drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall: in every case someone paints the wall by hand, layer after layer. In Como, the craft is called mural artist, muralist, wall artist or decorative painter, and it is Giulia Dal Bon’s.
Como mixes the silk town and the lake: textile showrooms, town-centre flats, hotels and lakeside villas.
Giulia also travels to Lecco, Sondrio, Cantù, Erba, Merate, Vigevano, Voghera and Crema.
Where it can live well
- In a flat, a house or a villa, she paints the living room, the bedroom, the kitchen, the entrance, the staircase, the veranda and the ceiling. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In a showroom, a hotel, a restaurant, a shop or an office, she paints the reception wall, the dining room, the shop window and the shutter. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Bellagio, Varenna, Milan, Monza and Bergamo.
- Garden walls, verandas and sheltered outdoor surfaces, prepared against lake humidity. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.