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Dangerously Addictive, Potentially Delightful Decals for Any Decor
We're not sure, but we have an inkling that somewhere Hildi Santo-Tomás, the wall-warrior queen of 'Trading Spaces,' may have some hand in the outrageous pandemic of wall decals that has hit the world's decor in the past year. In countless shows on TLC, Hildi has pushed nothing but wall treaments, wall treatments, wall treatments. Now her message apparently has reached the tipping point, as we've been seeing decals creeping up walls and spilling onto innocent architecture everywhere. With so much decor at stake, a brief intervention is in order.
Although we applaud Hildi's creative drive for wall wonder, some of her transformations want us to offer design therapy for the homeowners decoriously injured. Let her pizazzters be a caveat to those who've suddenly become addicted to decals, decals, decals. You just can't stick one, and it can be dangerous. True, if used in tasteful moderation, wall decals can be an easy, non-messy way to prettify any space. However, it's that easy part that scares us, so please recall this Dumbledorean admonition: "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy." We plead you to choose what is right. We plead you to stick judiciously. So if you do...
Our favorite decals come from Wall Candy, which has expanded its selections considerably in the past year. Their collections lean much more toward families with kids.
Some of our other favorite decals come from Brewster, Modern Wall Graphics and blik Surface Graphics, which makes artsy and mod decals for walls, concrete floors, glass and even autos. Please, walk away from your VW Beetle or MINI Cooper... Now! Some decals are re-stickable until your OCD runs it course, while others are one-shot, pray-or-pay appliqués. With some disciplined forethought, your decal applications can turn out amazingly sharp, like in the picture above using Round Square decals from Modern Wall Graphics, or in the picture below using a custom-size Matthew Haggett Sphere from blik Surface Graphics.
Go forth and prettify. Read our post about new 3-D Wallflowers
Wall decals readily available via Amazon.com:
- Brewster
- Wall Candy
- Wall Pops
Sites offering wall decals:
- Wall Candy
- All Posters
- blik Surface Graphics
- Modern Wall Graphics
- Paintless Design
- Presto Chango Decor
- Slick Sticks
- ZOZO Living
