Night Sky Murals

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Just found this thread over in Business & Marketing.... but I thought I'd add the link here in case anyone would like to hold more conversation regarding them.

From: http://www.massageplanet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1160

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has done anything to the ceiling to make it more enjoyable for the client. I want to put up somekind of mural and came across this website. I was wondering what everybody else thought about this. :

http://www.nightskymurals.com/

Hi everyone,

I was told that there was a discussion on this board, so I thought that I'd come by to see if I can answer any questions.

After reading your posts, and I think that I also answered questions from one or two of you before, I'd like to tell you how this product can work.

Someone mentioned that the room needs to be very dark... which is kind of true. I recently started using a new pigment in my paints that is much brighter than anyting that I had used previously so it no longer is necessary to have a completely dark room, but the darker the better.

Here is what I did for one massage therapist here in Salt Lake City. She was using an tall lamp that had a dimmer on it when she gave a masssage. She would turn the light down fairly low during the massage.

We decided to install two black lights, one on each side of the table, which she would use during the massage. I added a fluorescing liquid to the paint that made the stars shine really nicely under the black light, which was also charging the stars.

The blacklight is a really nice and relaxing light to use during a massage which was an added benefit.

What the massage therapist told me she did, which her clients really loved, was to turn off the black lights at the end of the massage and let the client lie there for 5 minutes or so before getting up to get dressed. She told me that everyone loves it and loves to lie there looking at the night sky as they come bace to reality.

I've done a couple of ceilings for massage therapists and each one has told me that they and their clients really love it.

You don't need someone like me to come in and paint a mural. You can search around the internet and get a stencil and paint a mural yourself. They won't be as real looking as what we do, but then again it will be better than a black ceiling and better than the plastic stars.

I also have stencils for people who can't afford to have me paint the mural.

If any of you have any question about how this can work in your office I would be happy to answer them.

You can email me at [email protected]

By the way, I do offer specials to massage therapists if I can put my cards in the room.

Good luck with your businesses!

Jeff Stewart
The Best Universe on the Planet
http://www.NightSkyMurals.com

Hi again,

You all make good points and it is so true that under a black light your eyes and teeth are pretty scary. I guess that you just need to have a good relationship with your clients.

I just thought that dim lights were part of the experience to make a relaxing atmosphere... but that makes sense too, about wanting to see any possible problems. I think that they might even be more visible under the black light though. I know that all of my imperfections, which are many, show up under it.

Anyway, thanks for the thoughts and comments about my product. I am happy to answer any questions that any of you might have.

Best wishes in your buisinesses!

Jeff StewartThe Best Universe on the Planet...
http://www.NightSkyMurals.com

Jeff,

Your customer service must be amazing! You are very thoughtful and considerate, not to mention talented! Thanks for taking the time to educate us on your products and service, as well as complimenting the products from other companies!

Unfortunatly I have popcorn ceilings at home (yuk!) and tiled ceilings at my office (and in my room Ashi Bars) So the stars are not an option...yet!

Kneadful...

Popcorn ceilings are great for this type of mural. Here's why...

Even though small amounts of paint are used to paint each star in the mural it does create a little bump or raised dot. With a flat ceiling, they can sometimes show up. But, with a popcorn or any other type of ceiling that has a little bit of texture... the little bumps disappear and it doesn't affect the glowing at all.

Anyway, this is a really fun thing to do in rooms and has worked great in massage rooms that I have painted. But, from the other ideas that I have seen and heard from this forum, you guys have lots of good ideas.

Thanks for your interest, your questions here and to my personal email address and for your thoughts.

Jeff Stewart
http://www.NightSkyMurals.com