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Murals make a big statement, turn empty walls into conversation pieces, and are a great way to promote local artists. Let these 17 works of art inspire you to turn your business into a local landmark.

At Eclectic Eye in Memphis, TN, the exterior walls are adorned with two huge murals by local artists. These and a large local sculpture constantly draw new customers, according to co-owner Robbie Johnson Weinberg.

A detail from an eyewear-themed exterior mural at Eclectic Eye in Memphis, TN.

The murals at Eclectic Eye in Memphis, TN were commissioned from local artists. The practice’s commitment to art is carried on indoors. Six or seven times a year (pandemics permitting) they host art shows.

This custom 50-foot-long wall mural helps fill the 5,000-sq.-ft optical at Empire Optical in Tulsa, OK.

The mural as seen from floor level at Empire Optical.

Helping kids lose themselves while their parents devote themselves to eyewear purchases is this mural of a nature-scape covering each wall of the kids’ playroom at Belle Plaine Eyecare Centers in Belle Plain, MN

Another kids’ playroom adorned with an imaginative mural, this one at Ziegler Leffingwell Eyecare in New Berlin, WI.

Staying with Ziegler Leffingwell, the practice’s six exam rooms are named for Milwaukee landmarks, which are depicted on their walls in specially created murals. “The themed exam rooms are the most talked about feature by our patients,” co-owner Dr. Dave Ziegler says.

A floral floor mural by Cecily Culver and Adam Kujawski is one of many standout features at Tamra Asmuth’s stunning One Hip Chic Optical in Rochester, NY.

Frame displays are cleverly inset into this striking eye-themed interior mural at True Vintage Miami in Miami Beach, FL.

The daughter of an employee poses in front of a mural (for which she served as the model, gamely staying seated behind a phoropter) by Naomi Haverland at Roosevelt Vision in Seattle, WA.

Another mural by Naomi Haverland, this one showing a young woman wearing spectacles on a rainy Seattle day, adorns a rear wall at Roosevelt Vision.

Artist John Park at work on a 12-foot x 8-foot acrylic mural, “Collected Insight”, commissioned by the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Murals don’t have to be painted or commissioned from artists. Many companies now offer design-it-yourself printed wallpaper options. The folks at Todd Rogers in Andover, MA have fun riffing on famous logos and posters with PhotoTech.

After living in the signage shadow of nearby businesses, Dr. Josiah Young at Opticare Vision Center in Newport, KY decided it was time to make his own building stand out. He contracted mural specialists Higher Level Art to design and paint a mural that includes lots of vivid colors and eyecare motifs.

A mural stressing the importance of children’s eye health at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa, FL.

In the center of the optical at Wink Family Eye Care in Chanhassen, MN, is a pop art mural featuring Wink’s signature apple green, comprising dots that spell “Wink”. LED spotlights make it visible when people drive by the office at night.

Check Out These 17 Eye-Catching Optical Murals

Check Out These 17 Eye-Catching Optical Murals

Murals make a big statement, turn empty walls into conversation pieces, and are a great way to promote local artists. Let these 17 works of art inspire you to turn your business into a local landmark.