have you tried wall decals?
By squaretile
@squaretile (3778)
Singapore
June 16, 2007 3:12am CST
Hi everyone, just to share about wall decals. this site was featured recently in the local newspapers www.winkplay.com and it's got quite a few cool ideas! Has anyone tried this already? It sounds cool to me, and cheaper than wall paper or making a feature wall.
It's also easily removable so the wall is good as a new canvas once you tire of the old designs!
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
16 Jun 07
I only used these when my children were small to decorate their walls. I found that if you moved them alot , they would lose their "cling" so you want to make sure you place them where you want them the first time. Other than that, they were a great way of changing the walls without having to paint or stencil anything.
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@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
19 Jun 07
yup, mine are like stencils cos they are not in one piece. for instance, if there is an outline of a star, the middle of the star will not be sticky. sorry hard to explain! here's a photo. Only the outlines stick. You can cut the flowers into individual ones and stick it any way you want.
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
16 Jun 07
I've never used them but my daughter did just a month or so ago in my granddaughter's bedroom - she did 'Dora' which is big with the little girls these days. Only problem we've found so far is my granddaughter, 2, has pulled off several that were in her reach so if doing a 'kids room' you may want to place them out of reach.
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
19 Jun 07
yup, the cartoon type of wall decals have been around for a while. but the ones I bought from Winkplay are quite different... at least the material they are made with and the method of sticking is slightly different. cheerio!
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
19 Jun 07
Those for the toilets I have tried before. And they are not that easy to remove!
With the new paints like wash and wear, matt and deluxe that are commonly used these days, I am sure the decal will take some of the paint with it when you remove them for the next change. Be prepared to do some minor plastering and repainting of that wall you want to change when you use the decals.
There are some really interesting designs though. Heh heh... with money to spare, using the decal will be a quick fix for a plain wall.
The other option is to work your creativity muscles and paint the patterns on the wall yourself!
I am still trying to come up with a nice design, and hopefully can convince my wife to let me paint them on one of the walls in my home ;)
