Decorating walls through wall Transfers
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Leonid Harris
By Leonid Harris
Published on Saturday 21st 2009
Are you looking for a way to live up your walls without too much of an
expense? Now you can creat the look and feel of hand painted borders
and murals using rub on wall transfers.
Are you looking for a way to live up your walls without too much of an expense? Now you can creat the look and feel of hand painted borders and murals using rub on wall transfers.
What are wall transfers? To get a fair idea, consider temporary tattoos. If you have kids around, you;ll know what I am talking about, Kids love temporary tattoos, those small paper-backed designs that are easily transferred to arms, hands and legs. Using a wet cloth to loosen the design from the paper backing, the tattoo is transferred to the skin, and lasts for a couple of days.
Transfers for walls are similar to temporary tattoos. The art design comes on a paper backing. Some are transferred to the walls using water, but most use an applicator tool, not water, to rub the transfer onto the wall surface. Applied properly, it's virtually impossible to differentiate between a wall transfer and a handpainted design.
Although they look handpainted, wall art transfers cost substantially less than hiring a painter or muralist to paint a design for you. Smaller designs will set you back twenty dollars or so. Larger mural-sized transfers may cost one hundred dollars or more, but this is still much less than it would cost to hire a professional. Another advantage is that they take much less time to apply than hand painting.
They also come in a variety of sizes and styles. Flowers and foliage, architectural details, bugs, birds, and animals, fairies, and more virtually anything you can imagine having painted on your walls! Letters and favorite sayings are also available. If you are thinking of decorating a nursery or play room, you can even find licensed designs, such as the Disney Princesses and Winnie the Pooh.
The best part is that wall transfers can easily be removed from the walls, when it is time to redecorate. It is a good idea to hang on to the manufacturer's directions explaining how to remove the designs. They can even be painted right over. You will need to first coat the design with a good primer once or twice, but then you should be able to repaint.
Wall transfers are gaining favor as home decorating accessories for homeowners looking to add a personal touch to their living spaces. They are an excellent way to save money on expensive hand painted designs.
What are wall transfers? To get a fair idea, consider temporary tattoos. If you have kids around, you;ll know what I am talking about, Kids love temporary tattoos, those small paper-backed designs that are easily transferred to arms, hands and legs. Using a wet cloth to loosen the design from the paper backing, the tattoo is transferred to the skin, and lasts for a couple of days.
Transfers for walls are similar to temporary tattoos. The art design comes on a paper backing. Some are transferred to the walls using water, but most use an applicator tool, not water, to rub the transfer onto the wall surface. Applied properly, it's virtually impossible to differentiate between a wall transfer and a handpainted design.
Although they look handpainted, wall art transfers cost substantially less than hiring a painter or muralist to paint a design for you. Smaller designs will set you back twenty dollars or so. Larger mural-sized transfers may cost one hundred dollars or more, but this is still much less than it would cost to hire a professional. Another advantage is that they take much less time to apply than hand painting.
They also come in a variety of sizes and styles. Flowers and foliage, architectural details, bugs, birds, and animals, fairies, and more virtually anything you can imagine having painted on your walls! Letters and favorite sayings are also available. If you are thinking of decorating a nursery or play room, you can even find licensed designs, such as the Disney Princesses and Winnie the Pooh.
The best part is that wall transfers can easily be removed from the walls, when it is time to redecorate. It is a good idea to hang on to the manufacturer's directions explaining how to remove the designs. They can even be painted right over. You will need to first coat the design with a good primer once or twice, but then you should be able to repaint.
Wall transfers are gaining favor as home decorating accessories for homeowners looking to add a personal touch to their living spaces. They are an excellent way to save money on expensive hand painted designs.