Decorative Wall Stickers

Doing decals right

Wall decals have quickly become the fast food of home decorating. Inexpensive and easy to install, these peel-and-stick pieces of vinyl are popping up on walls in every room of the house.

From pithy sayings and motivational phrases to bold graphics and even wall-size murals, decals come in every shape and size.

The convenience is obvious: They add a dash of color and graphic punch with practically no commitment. Bored with one? Peel it off and move it elsewhere. Or, assuming it cost you only a few dollars, throw it away when you're ready for something new.

But do decals pass the style test? We asked three designers for the scoop on how, where and whether to decorate with this new generation of decals.

"Those old-fashioned, 'Home Is Where the Heart Is' kind of sayings in that script, I think those are a little cheesy," says designer and TV host Sabrina Soto, a guest designer on HGTV's new series "HGTV'd."

But Soto, Betsy Burnham of Los Angeles' Burnham Design and Brian Patrick Flynn of decordemon.com all agree there are ways decals can work well — especially if they're used with a dose of irony and humor.

"For the right person, and it's usually a young person, I have no problem with any of this. I think it's decorative, it's whimsical, it's kitsch," Burnham says. "But I'm going to be the devil's advocate here and say I don't want it in my clients' living rooms."

In traditionally decorated homes, decals can look tacky. But in homes already decorated with a modern sensibility, decals definitely have their place.

SMALL SPACES

In a spare room or an awkward space that's hard to decorate, try a single, graphic image decal.

"It gives depth to a room and gives some interest to the architecture," Burnham says.

Many retailers offer black silhouettes depicting things like lamps or chandeliers that add interest to an otherwise blank wall. (Just remember, Soto says, that adding a lighting fixture like this doesn't actually add any light to the room!)

In small bedrooms, a headboard decal is "a great way to have fun without taking up any space," Soto says. You can also find decals depicting chairs or other furniture.

"Having one object like that is kind of cool, especially if you have a space in a room that you just don't know what to do with," Soto explains. "It's kind of the same thing as wallpapering an accent wall. This is just a lot easier.

Detachable Wall Stickers vs Traditional Wall Decor - J'aime robes ...

Everyone wants the house of their dreams. It can take years of planning and saving everything perfectly to get the exterior painting on the color of the pillow. This takes much time and money. But what if your interior walls in a way that decorate unique, beautiful, easy and cost effective? Let me introduce you to the world of decorative wall stickers. These stickers are not the cheap kind you stick the sticky bumper of the car would. Decorative wall stickers can be a high quality, professional look to your walls at half the cost. Wallpaper is nice, but it can take hours to put up, it wrinkles, and very chaotic. Not to mention it's pretty expensive when you have a professional contractor is selected. Wall Decals are on the other side just as beautiful and much easier to place on your wall. Just decide where you go to your decal and it carefully on that, that's all! Also, unlike these wall murals are removable tattoo. So if you decide that you can not the way you looked at your wall, you always move to the sticker and expand the walls look exactly the way you want them. Did you know what it could be almost $ 1,000.00 to the paper, the cost of a single room? Well, if you use wall decals, you can save hundreds of dollars. A single set of wall tattoo can start at $ 25 to $ 30 and they can be reused over and over again. Images can only be used once and it is permanent, there is no second chance. With labels, you get more than your money's worth. It always leaves a good message to your house when you hang pictures or photos on the wall, but who wants to ruin their walls with nails and tacks? Decorative wall sticker, you can look at photos printed individually so you can just stick to the wall wherever you want. This is a great alternative to buying high price paintings and framed them, not to mention that you do not have to go through the dispute always aligned perfectly nails with your family structure. You can put these stickers everywhere!

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