Wall Design Ideas For Senior Living Communities

By working with Murals Your Way, you'll benefit from tailored solutions to match the needs of your senior living community, commercial quality materials and advanced printing techniques, expert support throughout the design and installation process, and competitive pricing with flexible options to accommodate your budget requirements. From lobbies and hallways to dining areas and fitness spaces, we are here to help you create a unique and memorable experience for those who both live and work in your community.

Entryways And Lounges

Inviting wall murals in entrances, lobbies, and reception areas are the perfect way to make senior residents feel right at home. Promote social connection and comfort with a calming country landscape mural or peaceful abstract art. Create a great first impression for visitors and prospective residents with custom murals that represent your unique community.

Waves On Seven Mile Beach In Cayman Islands Wallpaper Mural

Pont Neuf Paris Wall Mural

Fresh Pink Roses Mural

Wet Grasses Mural Wallpaper

Custom Landscape Painting Reception Lobby Wall Mural

Yellow Autumn Forest Wall Mural Lobby

Rock Waterfall Lobby Wallpaper Mural

Louisiana Heron Audubon Wall Mural

Roseate Spoonbill Audubon Wall Mural

Restaurants And Cafes

Provide an enjoyable setting for eating and gathering with restaurant and cafe wall murals. Wall murals of beautiful locations can make residents feel as if they’re dining in picturesque destinations, from Italian vineyards to tropical beaches. A 1950’s inspired retro diner mural can be the perfect way to help seniors relive the good ol’ days.

Afternoon Chat Venice Gondola Wallpaper Mural

Palmenstrand Ocean Boardwalk Island Beach Wall Mural in Cafeteria

Coconut Palms Bora Bora Beach Cafe Wall Mural

Custom Vintage Photo Black and White Collage Wall Mural Dining Room

Retro 1950s Diner Wall Mural

Tuscan Villa Panoramic Wall Mural Restaurant

Bridge at Pranzo Tuscan Painting Wall Mural Dining Room

Fitness Spaces

Invest in the long-term health and happiness of your senior residents with uplifting gym and fitness spaces. Inspire seniors to stay active with a word cloud wallpaper mural of motivating phrases, or create a sense of peace and calm with a zen mural in a yoga studio. Adding a scenic landscape mural to a gym is a great way to promote a sense of wellness and connection to nature.

Stone Balance Sunset Wall Mural in Yoga Studio

Eucalyptus Leaf Wallpaper Mural in Fitness Studio

Texture of Natural Stone Cut Wallpaper Mural in Yoga Studio

Custom Leaf Pattern Wallpaper Mural in Fitness Room

Ombre Pastel Stronger Than Yesterday Word Mural in Fitness Room

Feeling Blue Abstract Paint Drip Wallpaper in Gym

Dancing Waters Waterfall Wall Mural in Gym

Hallways

Transform hallways into inviting passageways with immersive scenic wall murals. Residents will feel joyfully transported as they stroll past the charming book shops and cafes of a storefront mural, or gathering with friends around a garden landscape mural. Use distinctive imagery to mark different floors and common areas to make navigation easier for residents and visitors.

Spring Serenity Forest Stream Painting Wall Mural in Senior Living Hallway

Book Shop and Antique Store Storefront Wall Mural

Bridge at Pranzo Tuscany Italy Landscape Wall Mural in Hallway

Beautiful Blossoms Garden Bench Wall Mural

Green Field Blue Sky Wall Mural in a Senior Living Hallway

Earthly delight tree landscape wall mural stairway

Cloud sky ceiling mural and hill tree landscape wall mural

Use Mural To Hide Rooms Or Doorways

Keep residents on the right path with discreet wall murals that disguise off-limit spaces. Camouflage exit doors, passageway doors, or employee rooms to prevent residents from accidentally entering restricted areas or leaving the facility, especially in memory care units.

Indian Peaks Wilderness stream landscape mural in medical room

Black and white aspen tree forest mural covering a wall with a door

Foggy forest tree mural covering a wall and door

Panoramic jacksonville pier beach mural covering a wall and door

Black and white vintage portraits door murals of man with books and woman at typewriter

Movie Theater And Game Rooms

Set the stage for fun in senior recreation rooms with activity and leisure wall murals. A movie wall mural can make a community theater room feel just like a night at the cinema, and a playing card mural will provide the perfect backdrop for blackjack games. Choose murals that reflect the favorite past-times of retirement-age residents with a golf course mural or sandy beach mural.

Tuscan Villa Wall Mural in game room

Mineral agate texture wall mural in game room lounge

King of clubs playing card wall mural in senior living game room

Movie theater room with three hollywood film red carpet themed wall murals

Tropical sandy palm tree beach wall mural in game room

Bay caribe tropical beach house watercolor mural in game room

Country club golf course wall mural behind indoor putting green

Employee Areas & Back Office Space

Show appreciation for your hardworking staff with inspiring wall murals in employee cafeterias and break rooms. Choose uplifting word cloud wall murals, food and drink murals, or serene landscapes to create a relaxing and energizing environment.

Cafeteria break room with island beach boardwalk mural

Coffee and relaxation themed word cloud mural in employee break room

Close up of fern leaves wall mural in cafeteria dining area

Produce vegetables wall mural in kitchen

Break room cafeteria with fluffy cloud blue sky and grass field landscape mural

Wayfinding Ideas

Help residents navigate your senior living community with ease using visually distinct wayfinding wall murals. Murals with floor numbers and memorable imagery can serve as clear landmarks, making it easier for residents to find their way around, especially those with memory-related challenges.

Mountain lake landscape wayfinding mural on elevator wall

Mountain forest deer silhouette wayfinding mural on elevator wall

Grass and blue sky landscape wayfinding wall mural with number three on elevator wall

Elevators

Elevators are an often overlooked opportunity to create a unique experience in a senior living building. Surrounding hallways, elevator doors, and elevator interiors can be transformed with engaging imagery that sparks conversation and aids navigation.

Mark Twain National Forest elevator door murals

Hunting party vintage landscape painting wall mural inside elevator

Sistine chapel painting mural of adam and god touching fingers on ceiling above elevators

Florence italy duomo cathedral and eiffel tower murals on elevator doors

black and white palm tree island mural wrapping elevator interior

Libraries

Libraries are a wonderful source of learning and leisure for senior living residents. Create an enriching atmosphere for reading and with library wall murals. A world map mural can provide a way for seniors to reminisce about past travels or to keep their geography skills sharp. Set an immersive tone for a reading space with book wall murals, or make a unique statement with a custom word mural of book quotes and passages.

Ancient geographic map of the world wall mural in library

Book spines on rows of shelves illustration wall mural in living room

Custom wall mural of text from a book in an office library room

Custom Murals

Craft environments that feel personal and familiar for senior residents with custom senior living wall decor. Build a nostalgic atmosphere with local landscape and landmark murals for a comforting local connection. From historic photographs to culturally significant themes, wall murals can be customized to suit the unique character of your senior living community and its residents. Our design team is ready to collaborate with you to bring your vision for your senior living community to life.

Lake Minnetonka aerial map wall mural in mail room

Library office with vintage landmark photos murals on built in cabinets

Hallway with historic train yard buildings vintage photo wall mural

Historic bristol landmark vintage photo collage mural above partial brick wall

Mail room with black and white local landmark photo collage wall mural

Recommended Materials

The following three commercial wallcovering materials are recommended for senior living communities and facilities.

Vinyl HD Texture

This durable wallcovering is ideal for high traffic commercial applications. Its textured surface provides excellent print quality.

Type II 20 oz. commercial grade vinyl wall covering
Class A Fire Rating
Features a textured surface – ideal for smooth, orange peel or knockdown textured walls
11% post consumer content
Low VOC, Phthalate-free
Installs with heavy duty paste

EnviroPro - Texture:

Commercial grade, vinyl alternative wallcovering that brings together style and durability. Ideal for high traffic areas. Light texture with a matte finish. For smooth and lightly textured walls.

Type II, 20 oz. commercial grade material
Class A Fire Rating
PVC free wallcovering, Olefin based vinyl alternative
Ultra-white Polyolefin face
PVC Free, No Plasticizers, No Phthalates, No Formaldehyde, No Chlorine, No Halogen, No Heavy Metals (such as Cadmium, Mercury, Lead, or Zinc), and No Ozone Depleting Chemicals. Prop 65 compliant, No harmful off gassing, Low VOC emitting
Installs with heavy duty paste

SmartStick Peel & Stick Wallpaper:

Smartstick® removable wallcovering is an excellent choice for trade show applications, corporate sales promotions, and for frequent decor changes. Smartstick is best on primed and painted drywall. Installation is very easy — just peel, position and stick.

Type I 15 oz. commercial wallcovering (20.5 oz. with liner)
11 mil vinyl
Class A Fire Rating
Features a smooth texture and matte finish - ideal for smooth or lightly textured orange peel walls
Sustainable - 31% post consumer content
Phthalate-free
Adhesive backed with paper liner. Does not required paste

Installation Information

Whether you decide to install the mural yourself or hire an installer, installation is easy and straightforward. Murals Your Way provides detailed instructions for Vinyl HD - Texture, EnviroPro - Texture and SmartStick installation.

Hiring An Installer

As a rough rule of thumb, the cost to hire a wallpaper hanger is typically about the same as the cost of the wallpaper. To find installers near you, please visit the Wallcovering Installers Association. On the WIA, you can enter your zip code and set your distance to see installers near you.

These installers have no connection to Murals Your Way, rather they are documented as accredited installers through WIA. For more installation information, you can share the installation video below with your installer as Vinyl HD Texture is installed exactly the same as the material shown in the video.

The following videos demonstrate the installation process for any pasted mural material and for SmartStick.

Measuring Your Wall

Multi-panel murals (murals exceeding 52”), will be printed with an additional inch to the top, bottom, left and right sides to account for walls not being perfectly plumb or level. This additional material is included at no extra charge.

Be sure to let us know if there are windows, doors or other features on the wall that will need to be accommodated.

Ready to Transform Senior Community with Wall Murals?

With thousands of artwork choices and a wide array of customization options, Murals Your Way can create the perfect commercial wall covering for any facility and location. Our graphics capabilities include adding logos to a mural, creating a custom collage or design, or tracking down the exact type of image that you’re looking for with our additional stock image resources.

If you’re ready to add style and character to your senior living community with commercial wallpapers, our experienced Account Managers are here to guide you through our material options and customization capabilities to ensure that your mural will be a perfect fit for your business. Contact us via e-mail or give us a call at 888.558.0279.