Without wall decals adding flavor to your living room walls or turning the space above your bedframe into a smile-producing canvas, your house is not yet a home. Wall decals are always an excellent addition to your home, whether it’s a 10 x 10 Manhattan studio or a Nebraska farmland mansion. Still have a lot to learn about wall decals? Then you’ve come to the right place! Peruse my blog to learn everything you’ll need to know about wall decals and turning your house into a home.
Did you guess? We at Wall Decor Plus More have a few kids ourselves! Here are a couple of our newly-released wall sticker quotes for/about kids, that we're excited to add to our big selection of wall decal stickers. Super for a kids' room or your family room, or, hey, even a bathroom!
Got a little farm boy in your family? Or just a little guy who loves tractors? The vinyl wall sticker shown above is RED, affixed to a light blue wall. We have lots of other colors to choose from. It's available on our Childrens Wall Sayings page.
Talk about a quote any mother can relate to! "Please excuse the mess, the children are busy making memories" is a great wall sticker for your family room, especially nice mounted near family photos, as shown above. This vinyl wall decal is also available on our Children's Wall Sayings page, in a 18" x 18" OR a 23"x 23" size.
Sit yourself down and page through our big selection of quotes and sayings related to kids and families. You're sure to find a wall sticker just right for your wall!
Don't get up yet! Check out our fun selection of circles or bubbles, stripes, "splotches" of color, posies and other fun shapes for kid-area walls. There are also wall stickers of animals, sports, cars, and things like building bricks or music to liven up the kids' rooms or a family area. All come in a variety of sizes and colors.
Do some simple math and bring your kids' lively spirits right onto the walls of your home with the perfect wall stickers!
Talk about multi-use! Whether you're decorating for a patriotic celebration, summer holidays, or a child's room, our Star Vinyl Wall Stickers are so versatile, you'll find tons of uses for them. How about ... jazzing up your bike or car for the parade ... individualizing your serving bowls at summer picnics ... decorating your door or window for summer ... applying to art or craft supply boxes ... decorating bean bag game boards ... giving antique cream cans a pop of color ... these star stickers can fill the bill.
Click onto Wall Decor Plus More's Star Vinyl Wall Stickers page to view our huge selection. These 2 inch star stickers are available in lots of colors sure to inspire you. Shown above and below are Warm Grey, Red, and Traffic Blue. Use just one color for impact, or mix them up to create your own unique design.
These star stickers are made from our indoor matte vinyl, so you can put these 2 inch Star Vinyl Wall Stickers almost anywhere. They won't harm your walls or other home surfaces.
Our star stickers are unbelievably EASY to use–just peel them off the backing paper and stick them to whatever you like. Just the right size for little hands too–you can let the kids help with your project or give them an idea and let them go at it!
Besides stars, our 2 inch wall stickers also come in the shape of hearts, dots, daisies, triangles, and arrows too! Think of all the designs you can make!
We all want our homes to be warm and inviting. Painting the walls is the single most dramatic way to refresh the interior. You can easily change the look of a room in a single day with a fresh coat of new color. Painting is one of the primary layers of home decor and should be done before updating furniture and accessories. So let's get to it!
Painting doesn't have to be difficult. Planning and preparation are key. Let's assume you have chosen your color and, with the help of your local paint or hardware store, purchased the correct type of paint for your walls (flat, satin, eggshell, high gloss, enamel). Don't be afraid to ask the paint experts for help.
Now, here are some tips that will have you painting like a pro in no time, with admirable results.
Assemble Your Tools
The supplies needed may vary from job to job, and depend on what you have on hand, but the basics remain the same.
Rollers, roller covers of the correct nap for your wall texture, and an extension pole
1"- 2" brush for cutting in and small spaces - slightly angled brushes work best
Paint tray and liners
Drop cloths and rags
Painter's tape (the blue tape)
Spackle paste and a putty knife to fill in holes
Prepare the Room
Doing this will protect furniture and floors, plus ensure the finished product looks great and lasts long.
Remove small furniture, wall hangings, drapes, etc.
Remove switch plates and hardware, if possible
Use masking tape or plastic to cover anything you can't remove
Small items (like screws) can be covered with vaseline or chapstick (easy to wipe off later)
Move large furniture items to the center of the room and cover with a drop cloth
Tape off woodwork and make sure plastic dropcloths are taped down
Clean surfaces as needed (dust and remove loose items or particles)
Spackle holes as needed and let dry per directions on container
Paint!
The typical order of painting starts with "cutting in" (painting the edges about 2" deep), then the ceiling (if you are painting it), then painting walls, and finally painting the woodwork.
If you have a steady hand while using a stiff 2" brush, you can forego the tape for cutting in; just make sure to have a damp cloth available for quick wipe-ups
Use short back-and-forth strokes to apply paint, but always finish with long, smooth strokes
Dip your brush about halfway into the paint to avoid clumping up the brush and ruining it
When using a roller, work in 3 foot sections at a time, rolling a "W" on the wall, then filling in
Almost any color looks better with a second coat, even if the can says one-coat coverage
Make sure the paint is dry before applying the second coat
Here's a great video with more details on painting a room:
It may be the least fun part, but once you've put everything back, you can enjoy the results!
Remember to let a newly painted room dry or cure for at least 2 weeks before applying any Wall Stickers. Wall decals are such a fun way to add "art" to any room. They come in 30 different colors and, when the time comes to change them, are easy to remove without ruining your wonderful new paint job!
DIY gifts can be easier on your budget and are uniquely personal. We offer some ideas below, using vinyl stickers and decals, that are sure to inspire some great ideas of your own.
If you're like me, you have lots of opportunities in May, June, and even through the summer to give gifts to loved ones and friends. I'm thinking of graduations, confirmations, weddings, anniversaries, the usual birthdays, plus Mother's Day and Father's Day. Maybe even a hostess gift if you are lucky enough to stay with friends or family while on vacation. And don't forget all the family reunions!
To commemorate a wedding or anniversary, a set of lovely wine glasses or coffee mugs with a personalized vinyl monogram is sure to please. For any application that needs to stand up to getting wet, we offer a set of 3 monogram vinyl decals for under $15. This monogram is made with glossy outdoor-grade vinyl material and a stronger adhesive than regular wall stickers to stand up to regular use and hand washing.
We have tested our glossy decals on various containers and, after a year of moderate use, they were still stuck down nicely. We recommend hand-washing (although I know a family member who puts hers in the dishwasher–just make sure the decals have cooled down before use again because the heat will soften the decal and temporarily loosen the adhesive).
Another anniversary or wedding gift idea is a vinyl sticker for the mailbox or for the front door. Check out our selection of custom monogramsor order a customname or house number. A distinctive gift.
One idea that can apply to lots of situations is a vinyl sticker placed on the glass of a photo frame. The photo might be of a family reunion, a wedding or anniversary, or a graduation. You can choose a personalized saying, a pre-made quote, or order a custom monogram. Is there a new photo being added to a family photo wall? Maybe a wall sticker with a special saying is just what the wall needs to tie all the photos together. We have a great selection of pre-made and custom vinyl wall stickers.
Graduation time is here! At WallDecorPlusMore.com we offer several vinyl decals with a graduation theme, including some that can be personalized just for your graduate, whether your special student is graduating from college or high school - or even kindergarten!
The wall sticker shown above is one example. You can choose YOUR graduation year. There are MANY more graduation stickers for you!
This graduation sticker can be applied to any smooth or semi-smooth surface. We have shown it applied to a door, but you can apply it to any smooth or semi-smooth surface.
We also offer a lot of other graduation stickers that can be used for the big celebration. You can apply them to walls, to a glass block, to vases, to a framed photo of the graduate - so many ways to recognize your graduate for this admirable accomplishment.
