If you like to redecorate frequently, it's time to welcome an easier solution: wall decals.
Peel-and-stick vinyl appliques are showing up in the pages of Elle and Dwell and on the walls of hotels, offices and stores like Sony and the Gap. Simple to apply, decals usually come in multipacks, with prices from around $12 to $165 or more. Several companies will even interpret your own idea on reusable vinyl.
For a sophisticated aesthetic, stickable wall art can range from bold, wall-covering graphics to delicate art worthy of a frame (stick-on, of course).
Keith Haring, Undoboy, Mel Lim and other artists have been made into wall art at whatisblik.com, which bills its decals as "wall graphics for the commitment phobic." You can also find designs inspired by early video games like Space Invader, or try Matthew Haggett's patterned orbs, which have a 3-D quality that makes them appear to burst off the wall.
At Urban Outfitters, buy a flock of stick-on birds or trompe l'oeil. Canthaveitstickit.com can provide a two-dimensional pet, plant or furniture in arresting black and white. Scribbleonwalls.com will turn your name or phrase into a peel-and-stick street tag.
Kid-friendly wall art doesn't stop with traditional licensed characters or tame wallpaper borders. With removable art, a child's room can be a menagerie one year, a skate park the next.
For the nursery, choose from colorful dots, favorite song lyric or quote from wallcandyarts.com. For older children, try wallsofjoy.com and Moderntots.com. A racetrack complete with repositionable cars can zoom along walls and smooth floors from whatisblik.com.
Posted in Home_garden on Sunday, April 6, 2008 12:00 am
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