Bespoke wall murals · Belfast & Northern Ireland
Hand-Painted Wall Murals in Belfast & Northern Ireland
Translucent, dreamy interior murals — painted by hand for nurseries, family homes, and characterful commercial spaces across Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Hand-painted, not printed
Every mural is original artwork, designed for your space and painted on your wall — no wallpaper, no decals.
Bespoke to your space
Colours, scale and subject built around your room, your light and the way you'll actually use it.
Belfast-based, NI-wide
Studio in Belfast, working across Northern Ireland — homes, nurseries, schools, and indoor commercial spaces. Interior walls only.
What I paint
Translucent, dreamy, intuitive.
Nurseries & children's murals
Underwater worlds, soft forests, secret gardens, and starlit fairytale skies — painted directly on the nursery wall in translucent, dreamy layers.
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Botanical, forest & cottage garden
Botanical scenes, forest interiors, climbing florals, cottage-garden walls. For living rooms, hallways and feature walls in a calm, hand-finished style.
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Magical & fairytale
Magical scenes and fairytale themes — your choice of palette, painted intuitively on indoor walls. No logos, no brand artwork, no realistic portraiture — Vera's style is painterly and dreamy.
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Recent work
A few favourites
About
Meet Vera
Vera Hylands started painting murals in Sri Lanka, where she built a small reputation for translucent, dreamy interior work — botanical, forest, and magical-fairytale scenes painted intuitively on smooth interior walls.
Life moved her to Belfast, and she's now restarting in Northern Ireland with more experience, more confidence, and the same painterly, hand-finished style. Every project starts with a conversation, your colour palette, and a theme — the rest is painted by feel.
Read more about Vera →How it works
From first message to finished wall
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Get in touch
Tell us about your space, rough dimensions, what you've got in mind, and your rough timeline.
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Concept & quote
You choose a theme and rough colour palette. Vera responds with a written quote and a feel for the direction — but the artwork itself is painted intuitively, so the finished mural is always a small surprise. No two are the same.
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Painting
Most murals are painted on-site over 2–5 days, working around your home. Vera paints on smooth walls already base-coated in white or beige — if your wall needs plastering or prep first, she can recommend someone (priced separately).
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Finish & care
You get a sealed, durable mural and a short care guide. Touch-ups available if life happens.
Kind words
From recent clients
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"She turned a blank wall into the room our daughter never wants to leave. We’re obsessed."
Client name · Belfast
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"Vera understood exactly what we wanted before we did. The café feels completely different."
Client name · Lisburn
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"Professional, calm, and the mural is genuinely beautiful. Worth every penny."
Client name · Bangor
See works in progress on Instagram
Follow @vera.murals for behind-the-scenes timelapses, sketches and finished commissions.
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Common questions
Frequently asked
How much does a hand-painted wall mural cost?
Vera prices per square foot, depending on the size of the wall, level of detail, and surface preparation. The best way to get an accurate figure is a short message describing your space, dimensions, and theme — she'll come back with a written quote within a week.
How long does a mural take to paint?
Most residential murals take 2–5 days on site. Larger commissions, commercial pieces, or murals with very fine detail can take a week or more. Vera will give you a firm timeline with your quote.
Do you travel outside Belfast?
Yes — Vera works across Northern Ireland, including Lisburn, Bangor, Newtownards, Newry, Derry/Londonderry and the surrounding areas. Travel beyond a 30-minute radius from Belfast is quoted as a small addition.
Is a hand-painted mural better than wallpaper?
A hand-painted mural is one-of-a-kind, designed to your exact space, and finished by hand with no seams. Wallpaper is faster and cheaper for standard sizes, but it's printed, repeatable, and limited to rectangular walls. For nurseries and feature walls where the room is the focal point, hand-painted murals last longer and feel completely different.
Can murals be painted over later?
Yes. Vera uses standard, paintable wall paints, so the mural can be painted over with two coats of emulsion when you're ready. Many clients keep them for years.
Do you do commercial work — cafés, restaurants, hotels?
Yes, for decorative interior murals — botanical, forest, magical-fairytale scenes for cafés, restaurants and hotels are all welcome. Vera doesn't paint logos, brand artwork, or anything corporate — her style is intuitive and painterly, not commercial graphic design.
How do I book?
Send a message via the contact form or DM @vera.murals on Instagram with a short description of your space and what you’re imagining.
Do you paint outdoors or on exterior walls?
No — Vera paints interior walls only. The painterly, translucent style needs the controlled conditions of an indoor space.
Does my wall need any preparation?
Yes. Vera paints on smooth interior walls already base-coated in white or beige. If your wall needs plastering, sanding or a base coat first, that's not part of the mural commission — but Vera can recommend a decorator who'll handle it (priced separately).
What does your style look like?
Translucent, dreamy, painterly. Not photorealistic, not cartoon. Vera works in soft layers — themes like underwater worlds, botanical scenes, forests, cottage gardens, and magical-fairytale palettes. The exact composition is intuitive, painted as she goes.
Ready to start your mural?
Tell Vera about your space — most quotes come back within a week.