Wall Murals
The hallway that leads to the treatment room can be a long, cold journey when that wall is blank. However, when that same wall has appropriate artwork in the way of a wall mural, it is now a calming journey down a nature filled path.
Nature is one of the most successful sources of positive distraction. Simply viewing a mural of a water scene has been shown to alter electrical activity in the brain, reduce levels of stress hormones and ease muscle tension.(Roger Ulrich, 1984)
Today’s patient care areas can be enhanced with clear, colorful, photographs of scenes familiar and soothing. Even rooms and hallways with no exterior windows can be given a view of the outdoors. Patients can “lose themselves” as they focus on realistic scenes of beautiful views. Photographic art provides a true image of calm, welcoming environments that invite the viewer to relax, even daydream into a sense of ease.
Wall mural art can also help to make the environment a more welcoming place for family and visitors and a more comfortable place for employees to work.