RESTAURANT & HOSPITALITY MURALS & SPATIAL DESIGN IN CHICAGOLAND
Murals that turn restaurants, bars, breweries, cafés, and hotels into destinations.
Headlamp Creative Group is a Chicago-based mural and spatial design studio creating high-impact hospitality artwork for operators who want their space to feel unforgettable—on the street, in photos, and in the guest experience.
Whether you’re opening a new concept, refreshing an existing room, or trying to create a signature “this is the spot” moment, we design and install murals that align with your brand, your neighborhood, and your crowd.
Serving Chicago + Chicagoland, with select projects across Illinois and Wisconsin.
Why Chicago Hospitality Businesses Choose Headlamp Creative Group?
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5 Year Award-Winning Customer Satisfaction
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In-House Experienced Artist / Tactical Craftsman
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Fully Insured ✓ for Commercial & Residential Projects
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Premium Materials & Professional Execution
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Digital Design Renderings & Scaled Prototypes
PROUDLY TRUSTED BY GREAT BRANDS
WHY HOSPITALITY MURALS WORK
A strong hospitality mural is more than decoration. It’s a business asset.
Murals can help your business:
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Differentiate in crowded neighborhoods and restaurant rows
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Create an Instagrammable anchor that guests share organically
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Reinforce brand identity (logo, typography, story, cultural cues)
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Increase dwell time and elevate the vibe guests remember
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Add visual cohesion across bar, dining room, entry, patio, hallway, or back bar moments
Hospitality is experiential—your walls are part of the product.
Are You a Developer or Multi-Site Franchise?
MURALS WE CREATE FOR
RESTURANTS, BARS, BREWERIES, CAFES, & HOTELS
We tailor artwork to your concept, service model, and foot traffic patterns.
Common hospitality mural formats:
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Statement walls for entry or feature seating areas
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Bar backdrops and “hero” photo moments
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Branded typographic walls (logos, taglines, icon systems)
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Neighborhood storytelling murals (local pride, history, culture, style)
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Pattern systems for larger coverage without visual overload
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Exterior murals for street visibility and curb appeal
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Interior feature walls for refreshes and remodels
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Wayfinding + signage-style art (when you want it integrated)
ATMOSPHERE DEVELOPMENT BEYOND MURALS
Sculptural spatial design concept renduring featuring furninture selection and sculptural suspended finishes
In hospitality environments, artwork is never isolated. It interacts with lighting, seating layout, bar placement, circulation flow, signage, and brand tone. A successful mural must live inside the space — not compete with it.
At Headlamp Creative Group, we approach restaurant and hospitality projects as spatial systems. Before paint touches the wall, we consider how guests move through the room, where natural focal points occur, how photography angles form, and how the artwork supports the overall atmosphere of the concept.
When a project calls for it, our scope can extend beyond wall painting into spatial design collaboration and custom fabrication. This may include dimensional signage integration, sculptural elements, layered surfaces, branded installations, or physical features that reinforce identity across multiple touchpoints.
For hospitality operators building long-term brand equity — whether an independent concept or a growing multi-location group — the goal is cohesion. Not just a mural, but a unified visual experience that strengthens brand recognition, enhances guest engagement, and elevates the environment as a whole.
SELECT HOSPITALITY PROJECTS
Below are examples of hospitality projects we’ve executed across Chicago and surrounding areas. Some include full story pages; others are featured here as highlights.
Go Brewing - Taproom, Corporate, & Brand Activations
Go Brewing, located in Naperville, IL, represents what long-term creative partnerships look like in hospitality.
We designed and installed a series of bold, graffiti-style mural inside their taproom during the pre-construction phase—built to anchor the space visually and photograph well in a social-forward environment. Beyond the public-facing artwork, we created branded mural installations within their corporate HQ office, reinforcing identity internally as the company scaled.
The collaboration extended outside the walls. We partnered on a fundraising brand-activation to benefit Institute of Non-Violence Chicago, at the Bank of America Chicago Half Marathon, integrating live art into the high-visibility community event. Eric Harold, Owner / Artist of Headlamp Creative Group also worked with the brand on a sponsored, limited-edition can release—bringing street art into product design and expanding the visual language of the company beyond physical space.
This collaboration is a case study in how murals, brand storytelling, community engagement, and product collaboration can operate together.
GO Brewing tap-room graffiti-style logo mural located in Naperville, IL, painted by Headlamp Creative Group
GO Brewing corporate HQ office Chicago-themed branded wall mural, graffiti-style, and logo, located in Naperville, IL, painted by Headlamp Creative Group
GO Brewing x Institute of Non-Violence Chicago, brand-activation live community art-activation, led by Headlamp Creative Group, in Chicago, IL
Made In Italy - Culture & Brand Identity
Family owned restaurant-focused mural work designed to elevate the interior guest experience, support atmosphere and brand feeling—warm, intentional, care for detail, and guest-centric service.
Modern large-scale black and white portrait mural at Made In Italy, Glen Ellyn, IL by Eric Harold, Owner/Muralist of Headlamp Creative Group
Black and white floral rose mural at Made In Italy, Glen Ellyn, IL by Eric Harold, Owner/Muralist of Headlamp Creative Group
Community & Tradition
An exterior restaurant mural designed to embrace the neighborhood, located in Logan Square, Chicago, IL
Exterior graffiti-style street art charater spraypaint mural located in Logan Square, Chicago, IL, by Headlamp Creative Group Owner Artist Eric Harold
Exterior graffiti-style street art charater spraypaint mural located in Logan Square, Chicago, IL, by Headlamp Creative Group Owner Muralist Eric Harold
Rabbit Hole Bar & Resturant - Local / Brand Themed Mural
Karaoke bar murals are a special category: they need to hit hard visually, hold up to energy and traffic, and feel like a night out. This project was built for exactly that.
Chicago-sports-themed charater and logo branded mural for The Rabbit Hole, Wrigleyville, Chicago, IL, by Headlamp Creative Group
A Bite of Mexico - Ambiance & Atmospheric Mural
Restaurant mural work that supports culture, story, and visual warmth and, culturally rooted.
Logo and agave plant mural for A Bite of Mexico, resturant, Mokena, IL, by Headlamp Creative Group
FAQ by Hospitality Clients
Q: How much does a restaurant mural cost?
A: Hospitality murals vary widely based on wall size, design complexity, surface prep, and whether it’s interior or exterior. Most projects start with a quick discovery and a photo of the wall to provide an accurate range.
Q: Can you match our brand and interior design?
A: Yes. We can integrate brand assets directly (logos, icons, type) or create a mural that feels aligned with your concept without being overly literal.
Q: Do you work fast enough for opening deadlines?
A: Yes—if we plan early. If you’re close to opening, we can often create a high-impact solution that fits your timeline.
Q: Do you only work in Chicago?
A: We’re Chicago-based and regularly serve Chicagoland. We also take select regional projects across Illinois and Wisconsin when the fit is right.
THE HOSPITALITY MURAL PROCESS
Our process is designed to be efficient:
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On-site or virtual consultation
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Creative discovery
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Timeline discovery
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Preparation discussion
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Agreement
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Deposit
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Reservation of project dates
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Digital design mockup (Headlamp Creative Group)
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Approval of mockup by client / Revision if required
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Materials Coordination (Headlamp Creative Group)
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Project date
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Acceptance of project
PROUDLY RECOGNIZED
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5 years awarded Top Pro
GO Brewing "new school sour" sponsored can art featuring Eric Harold
PROJECTS PROUDLY FEATURED
