Up your Instagram game
Andrea Nagel Contributing Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 3 months AGO
In the ever-changing world of hashtags, selfies, likes, and followers, it’s easy to feel lost in the shuffle, watching all the cute dogs, sunsets, and avocado toast brunches scroll by. Even if you’re not a blogger trying to grow an audience, or a business using social media as a marketing tool, it is easy to get caught up in the quest for attention.
One strategy to stand out in the crowd is to have photos full of eye-catching color and shapes.
In recent years, some of the more popular bloggers and social media influencers on Instagram and other platforms have taken to posing in front of murals. They find the best street art to make their photos pop.
It’s become so popular in fact, cities and popular blogs are creating guides to the best murals and colorful walls for instagramming.
To help you up your Instagram game, here is a list of some of Coeur d’Alene’s finest murals and street art.
So throw on your best pair of leggings and grab your pumpkin spice latte, it’s about to get colorful up in here.
1. Studio 107, Poppies by artist Christina Hull
Pictured: Clarissa Morman (Instagram @_clmorms)
2. Idaho State Liquor Store, 12th and Sherman
Pictured: Kyle Nagel (Instagram @the_knagel)
3. Burt’s Music, 12th and Sherman, artist Joshua Martel
Pictured: Dan Eyman (Instagram @designerperson)
4. 360 Fitness parking lot, 211 Coeur d’Alene Ave.
Pictured: Andrea Nagel (Instagram @andykn)
5. Cd’A Fresh Market, 317 Coeur d’Alene Ave.
6. Junk, 811 N 4th St
Pictured: Kyle Nagel (Instagram @the_knagel)
7. Sherman Square Park, 316 Sherman Ave.
“Memories From My Childhood” by artist Rolf Goetzinger
Pictured: Juneau the Bernese Mountain Dog (Instagram @juneautheberner)
8. Moontime, 1602 E. Sherman Ave.
Pictured: Hilary Anderson
Share your best mural photos and include some of your favorites not included on this list by tagging #cdamurals
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