WEST CONSHOHOCKEN — Carrie Kingsbury's imagination can be seen on select walls, ceilings and doors in private homes and Fayette Street day care center.

The West Conshohocken resident and muralist paints wall murals and furniture to delight newborn babies and the child lurking in every adults' heart.

At the Little Munchkins Day Care, which opened Monday in Calvary Epscopal Church, a jungle/fish-themed mural covers two oversize, sliding pocket doors in the 40-child daycare center.

“It looked like something fun to brighten up the room.” said Alice Allan, the owner of the Little Munchkins. “It's a nice conversation topic for the kids.”

Kingsbury started painting murals seven months ago after forming Promiseland. She works from her West Conshohocken home, where the center island is decorated with a painted paper flower.

My favorite paintings are children's themes,” she said. “I do whimsical, fun murals.”

She has gone as far west as San Mateo, Calif. to paint a mural and as close as a Conshohocken private home. Her girlfriend commisioned the California mural for her child's bedroom.

A doctor from the Main Line hired Kingsbury to decorate the armoire, two dressers, a night table and two wooden beds in a guest room.

Prices range from $60 for a simple cloud ceiling up to $2,000 for a one-week or more project with multiple figures.

Her customers know what they want, in most cases, before she comes to paint.

“They've been dreaming about it for a long time usually, said Kingsbury.

She grew up in Media, Delaware County and North Dakota and earned a graphic design and fine arts degree as Bismark State Collage in 1989. She learned to paint murals while assisting muralist Karen Trible of Bala Cynwyd for several months.

Kingsbury first sketches out the main figures objects in colored pencil on a blue base coat. She uses “mistake paints” from Home Depot and an “underpainting” technique. A full-size mural can take eight hours or several days to complete depending on the complexity of the project.

“I think like a kid,” said Kingsbury with a smile and a giggle. “If you saw my house you would know.”