Wednesday 5 February 2014

Quick, simple but really effective room/nursery decoration

 
spaceman nursery decoration

Feel like you did it, but with minimal effort!
Make a beautiful nursery without any stencilling or faffing about with borders - really cheaply too.

These wall stickers are simple to apply and are meant to last 7 years, or come off without any damage to the wall.

More detail?

Ok, first steps, choose yourself a theme - butterflies, space and stars, jungle, trains, anything, then search ebay for personalised wall stickers. There are literally hundreds.
 
Below are instructions for how I finished off my little boy's room in less than an hour whilst 7.5 months pregnant!
 
All the stickers, including personalisation cost less than £20.
 
You'll also need sharp scissors and some masking tape.
 
  • Your stickers will be supplied on backing paper - initially this looks terrifying!
  • If your sticker isn't in one piece, cut it into sections to make it easier to apply (e.g. in mine I removed the name)
  • You can also cut off some of the excess paper. But do keep the top edge straight so you make sure the design is straight before you commit to sticking it down. 
  • Stick the design to the wall (the correct way round - NOT reversed) with masking tape.
  • Very carefully start to peel the backing paper away, this leaves the sticker on the thin paper at the front. Again this can be done in sections, rather than one swift movement - cut the backing paper away and gently smooth the top layer (with the design on it) onto the wall. A credit card may be useful to help smooth out any bubbles


  • For my sticker, I removed did the right side first, then the left, and then this left the middle. To get the backing paper off I then had to remove the masking tape and carefully remove the middle section from the top.
  • Once the sticker is applied to the wall - still on the thin top layer of paper, smooth the full sticker down one more time and then leave for an hour.


  • When you're ready to remove the paper, start from a bottom corner and carefully peel back (making sure none of the design is left behind)
  • Again this doesn't have to be done in one go, it's quite easy to stop and cut chunks of the paper off as you go



  • In addition to my main sticker, I also added stars randomly around the room (and then stood back to admire my work!)

    Finally I'll add the name - this has been faked in paint.net as we're keeping the name secret until baby is born, but the name sticker is very easily applied in exactly the same way as the main sticker.
 
Hope you enjoy decorating your room and all the praise for your "hard" work!!

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