Garage wall art - advice needed...

[treetops]

Where’s the cheapest place to get some decent sized wall art for a reasonable price?

Something like 1.5m (w) x 1m height?

Vinyl banner would be fine, just something to brighten up my newly renovated garage! All thanks to the amazing inspiration from “who’s got the best garage” thread on this very site.

I bought cheap canvases for my son a few years back £10 iirc of 1956 Le Mans racers in a watercolour and a striped mini – shop no longer exists 

Thanks all.

[airbrakes]

Collect some cheap memorarabilia instead of just banners - looks far more interesting!!

[iva cosworth]

Ebay ,search Car wall art.

Fill yer boots.

[Whitean3]

Try retroracingart.com. Vinyl banners, 1.4 x 0.6 m for about 45 quid. Various designs e.g.

[Mr2Mike]

How about some tools, it's a garage not a bloody art studio you gayers

[matthias73]

I also vote for having man stuff on the walls.

F1 nose cone, that sort of thing

[F355GTS]

Contact PHer Canderella

He did this for me



More pics at

http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/pages/cars/wallart/

[Junglehop]

Cant Beat some decent Graf in a garage.... my painting, sadly not my garage....

[V8RX7]

F355GTS said:

Contact PHer Canderella

He did this for me



More pics at

http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/pages/cars/wallart/

Guide price ?

Because that looks v expensive.

[texaxile]

Couple of '70's Pirelli Calendars always look good in a garage. Past the days of being considered unacceptable & sexist , I think many now consider them as art.

My ambition is to have a genuine, restored 60's Texaco Petrol pump with illuminated globe sat in the corner. At the moment I've got a pile of boxes containing, among other items, a Hamster cage.

[F355GTS]

V8RX7 said:

F355GTS said:

Contact PHer Canderella

He did this for me



More pics at

http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/pages/cars/wallart/

Guide price ?

Because that looks v expensive.

approx £250, it's 5m Wide x 2.4m High

[SilverWraith]

airbrakes said:

Collect some cheap memorarabilia instead of just banners - looks far more interesting!!

Agreed, I like the wall art but for a real pistonhead I think it has to be motoring stuff personal to the garage owner. Photos of your car(s) at shows or in the press; old number plates (more for those who have lived in the USA where number plates go with the person not the car); rally plaques; marque signs etc. etc.

[V8RX7]

F355GTS said:

V8RX7 said:

F355GTS said:

Contact PHer Canderella

He did this for me



More pics at

http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/pages/cars/wallart/

Guide price ?

Because that looks v expensive.

approx £250, it's 5m Wide x 2.4m High

Thanks - that sounds very reasonable.

[treetops]

Thanks for all replies, comments taken on board!

[HughS47]

This guy:

http://www.ulis-racing-legends.de/

I have a huge print of his 'Adenau Aces' on the wall of my dining room and it looks great. Shame about the crappy website.

Edit - it isn't cheap though...

[storminnorman]

SilverWraith said:

airbrakes said:

Collect some cheap memorarabilia instead of just banners - looks far more interesting!!

Agreed, I like the wall art but for a real pistonhead I think it has to be motoring stuff personal to the garage owner. Photos of your car(s) at shows or in the press; old number plates (more for those who have lived in the USA where number plates go with the person not the car); rally plaques; marque signs etc. etc.

Remember seeing on here someone had the remains of a 348(?) they crashed, on the wall. Adds a lot of character and makes it a personal space, I know I'm planning to put up a few numberplates and some broken plastic to remind me of things as well as some bits of my grandad's cars like a steering wheel.

Different strokes really, if you do a lot of work in a garage it can be nice to personalise it, on the other hand putting art/posters up can do a really good job of completing one of those spotless garages with nice metal in them.