A&A Legacy Wall

"Legacy" is a powerful word. To create a legacy is to build something worth remembering. Our Texas friends at A&A Machine & Fabrication have made a legacy in the way they do business for over 50 years. 

Recently they came on to our interactive designer website with the intent of building a mural that would celebrate the legacy of their business.

The finished product turned out beyond anyone's expectations. We design so much of our clients work ourselves it's almost surprising when a whole mural from start to finish is in the clients hands. 

We were able to guide our friends through the design and installation process so this mural still felt close to home for us!

A&A put up the mural on their own and sent us photos of the process raving about how excited they were to have their legacy displayed! See what you think for yourself!

Stacey Zills and Patrick Hutchins Installing their Legacy wall

The legacy continues..

To design something of your own check out yourlifewall.com and create something unique! Give us a call if you have any questions, we're happy to lend a helping hand!

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Authored by Maxx Raths. Interested in more of what's happening at Lifewall? Follow us on Facebook, Google+, and at yourlifewall.com.

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There's a Wild Mustang Running Through SMSU.

It's muscular, majestic, and lacking an upper body.

And it belongs on the newest wall mural up in Founders Hall at Southwest Minnesota State University, co-designed, printed & installed by Lifewall (that's us)! It's over 25 feet long and over 6 feet tall, making it the second largest mural we've done (the number one spot belongs to Acapulco Mexican Restaurant at 40 feet long, 9 feet tall). 

What's even more exciting is that we did it early in the morning on day 2 of the home show in Marshall. We eat, breath, and sweat this stuff, really. 

Here are some progressive shots from the event:

The wall was perfect for this project - painted, smooth, clean. Applying the wall mural was rather therapeutic because it went up so well. 

This is before we double cut the seams, so you can see where the panels piece together. They became virtually unnoticeable once we cut them. 

Getting the text to match up perfect was probably the most difficult part of installing the mural. It wasn't  THAT difficult, but if we had to pick something, that'd be it. Nevertheless, we got it perfect and it looks great. 

Overall, the project was so incredibly smooth. All the panels (six total) were up in just around an hour, which left us some time for trimming & double cutting the edges. Of course, it's printed on StickIt, our peel & stick wall material, so we're confident it'll deliver. We've used it for all of our big wall projects thus far. Also, we put our liquid laminate on the material for some added durability & UV resistance. Just like always, it dried clear, and you can't notice it's even on there.

If you're remotely near SMSU and want to check it out, stop by Founders Hall. I'm sure nobody will mind. In fact, maybe invite a bunch of your friends, form yourselves into a gigantic crowd, and sort of mush yourselves through the building.

I say 'maybe' because 'maybe' that's not a good idea. Regardless, if you're ever nearby, check it out.

- Alex

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Recent Project: Ralco Nutrition

A while back, Ralco Nutrition renovated the old school building in Balaton, MN, making way for the new location of their technology campus. Thanks to them, we played a part in it! Inside the building, there are several sheetrock walls sort of popping out of the wall. One is right in the main entryway, and that's the one we tackled. Jamie, a graphic designer at Ralco, and we printed it on StickIt, our repositionable wall mural material. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

So, if you're ever in Balaton, stop by Ralco's Technology Campus, and if you're ever in Ralco's Technology Campus, look at this wall. 

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