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Portofino
Mural artist in Portofino
In Portofino, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, flats, hotels, restaurants and boutiques. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 400 € 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 Portofino
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 400 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 600 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 800 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Portofino, 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 Portofino, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Portofino
Portofino fits into one small square and a few lanes: hotels, luxury boutiques, harbour restaurants and villas hidden in the pines. Facades here are painted by tradition, with false frames and false cornices, so a mural has to match the village palette. Rock, salt and spray: exterior work needs full preparation and a resistant finish. To start, a photo of the wall and its measurements are enough: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it, then comes to paint on site.
What Giulia brings to Portofino. 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.
Giulia also paints live at weddings: she sets up her easel during the cocktail hour and the painting stays with the couple. From 950 €, see live wedding painting in Portofino and Liguria.
Giulia also paints live in Portofino. For a wedding, a private evening or a brand event, she sets up her easel and the painting takes shape in front of your guests, signed and taken home the same evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
Portofino through light, greenery, and open rooms
Here, a mural works when it feels simple, clear, and right for the place.
Houses and villas
Living rooms, bedrooms, entrances, verandas, ceilings and garden walls. Example: a villa veranda wall of 10 sqm in trompe-l’oeil, around 8 000 €.
Hotels, restaurants and shops
Hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, spas, building lobbies and waiting rooms. A hand-painted mural belongs to this place alone, and it is what people remember about it. Example: a harbour restaurant room of 15 sqm in trompe-l’oeil, around 12 000 €.
Facades and exterior walls
Sea air attacks facades. Giulia applies a salt-blocking primer and a UV-resistant finish, so the colours keep their brightness. 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 400 € per sqm, plus scaffolding if needed.
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 Portofino?
Giulia Dal Bon paints by the square metre: 400 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 600 € for a fully painted subject, 800 € 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 Portofino?
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 400 € per sqm in Portofino, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Portofino, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Portofino 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 Portofino?
In Portofino, designs tuned to the village palette, where facades are painted by tradition. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
Does it damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. Dusting it down is usually enough. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia flags it before quoting.
Can I see the design before saying yes?
Always. You get a sketch mounted on the photo of your wall, to scale, with the quote. You confirm whenever you are ready, and she adjusts the design with you.
Can a view of Portofino be painted on a wall?
Yes. Three or four landmarks are enough to recognise it. The piazzetta and its ochre, yellow and red facades already painted in trompe-l’oeil by tradition, the boats in the harbour, the church of San Giorgio on the point and the pines above. Giulia Dal Bon paints it with a brush, on site. The rate follows the technique: 400 € per sqm for a line drawing, 600 € for a fully painted view. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Portofino?
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 Portofino?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. Rock, salt and spray. Facades here are painted by tradition, which calls for preparation and colours tuned to the village.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Portofino?
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.
Can an old painted decoration be restored in Portofino?
Yes. On the harbour the façades are painted and the salt eats them: trompe-l’oeil frames, cornices and shutters lose their tone facing the open-sea wind. Giulia Dal Bon studied restoration at the Brera Academy. She comes to see the decoration on site, reworks a test patch with the brush and shows you the result before carrying on. The rate is the mural rate, with the state of the surface and the height in the quote. The method is described on the page about restoring a mural or a painted decoration. Free quote within 48 hours.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
A mural for your home
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
A mural for your restaurant
Ideas for spaces
Here, light, materials, and the way you enter the space matter most. The mural can stay simple or open up more, always in step with the place.
Homes and villas
Villas and homes where painting can stay very fine, work lightly across the wall, and speak with the sea, fabrics, and natural materials.
Hotels, restaurants, and boutiques
Hotels, boutiques, and restaurants where the mural can become a clear identity that still feels clear and tied to the place.
A mural made for this place
Nearby towns
From Portofino, the mural can open toward these nearby places.
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 Portofino
In Portofino, for a private client, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, she 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 is painted like a wall, working overhead. On the exterior facade and the garden wall, quartz paint takes over from acrylic: it is made for facades. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
In a restaurant, a pizzeria, a café or a bar in Portofino, the painted wall is visible from every table. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the window, the shutter and the back wall. In a hotel and a B&B, the painted wall gives each room its own subject. For a hair salon, a spa and a gym, she paints the cabin, changing-room and reception walls. In a medical practice, a waiting room and a nursery, she paints the wall you face while you wait. In an office and a showroom, she paints the wall you see on the way in, and the one at the far end. A vaulted cellar is painted too, from the wall to the vault.
In The Piazzetta, historic harbour, Paraggi, Castello Brown and San Fruttuoso, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
As for the subject, Giulia draws what you want to see on that particular wall: a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, a painted sky on a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil, figures, animals, lettering or a painted sign. She also reproduces an existing work. Two sketches come to you before the first brushstroke.
Possible subjects in Portofino: the church of San Giorgio on the point and the pines above, the piazzetta and its ochre, yellow and red facades already painted in trompe-l’oeil by tradition, the boats in the harbour. A trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif and a painted sky work just as well.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Portofino, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Portofino fits into one square and a few lanes: hotels, luxury boutiques, harbour restaurants and villas hidden in the pines.
Giulia also travels to Rapallo, Zoagli, Chiavari, Lavagna, Sestri Levante, Moneglia, Deiva Marina and Framura.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a villa, a house or a flat, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance, the staircase, the veranda and the garden wall. From 400 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel, a luxury boutique, a harbour restaurant or a club, Giulia paints the dining room wall, the shop window, the reception and the covered terrace. Free quote within 48h.
- Here, light, materials, and the way you enter the space matter most