Wednesday, February 16, 2011

New Item - Baby Wall Quote in 2 colors

Check out our Children's Sayings page - The newest item is an adorable baby wall quote. 
Our newest baby wall quote comes in your choice of 2 colors.  We have it shown in black and beige.  You can choose a small 12" x 23" size but we also have it available in a large size (24"x46").  The large size is a perfect size to apply to the wall above a baby crib. 

This 2-color wall quote will come with tiny dots in between the 2 colors that can be used at application to keep your saying lined up just so!  Simple application tips are included with every order.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Circular Wall Sayings coming soon!

With our new equipment and software upgrade, we will be able to do circular sayings much easier. 

Circular wall art or sayings work well around a clock, as pictured.  They work neat on a room's archway, too.

This wall saying is one we did for family and it turned out quite elegant!  We used our beige wall vinyl.

So watch the website - we add different sayings quite frequently.  We hope to get a bunch of these circular designs posted soon!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

New Kitchen Wall Decor - a great snowy day project

Here we are again in the middle of winter... LOTS of snow... and plenty of snow days!  Well, I kind of enjoy them!  As long as everyone is safe and sound, that is!  We usually use our snow days for something different - different routine - for sure, sleeping in, etc.  So here is what I did on a recent snow day:

NEW Kitchen Wall Decor:
My 3rd Grader with her "wonderful" reading skills, did a first read-through, "Never trust a skinny crook."  Yep, that will work too =). 

This wall saying assuages my guilt at this horrible time of year when I am supposed to be losing weight and hating every minute of it!

This was the larger size of this Kitchen Wall Saying - 20"H x 16"W

It doesn't show in the photo, but I have a apple/basket/birdhouse border at the top of the wall.  The red matched perfectly with the red in the border!

The walls in my kitchen are textured boards.  Since the walls are rough, it was a little trickier to apply this wall saying.  Basically, the rougher the surface, the more patience you need at application.  So I have a few tiny spots that didn't adhere properly or may have gotten a little stretched.  But they don't show and I am positive it will not fall down. 

In this spot, I will be testing how easily it is to clean.  I don't have a hood above my stove, so I know this wall area can get splattered or greasy quite easily.  But this vinyl is washable, so no worries there.  I will just need to be careful not to hook a loose spot.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tips on Indoor Wall Vinyl Stickers and Decals

This is what I REALLY want you to know... when you read that the decal you are thinking of purchasing is "high quality glossy vinyl and will last for many years", you are quite likely purchasing from a sign company that is using the same vinyl to market to the indoor home decor buyers as they are using to make their outdoor signs. Continue reading for more details:


The word vinyl is used across a wide arena of products.  The vinyl we are talking about is a thin sticker, made of vinyl, that is a similiar thickness to 3 coats of paint.  Vinyl stickers or decals have been used for many years already for outdoor signage and banners along with vehicle lettering.  In the past few years, wall art has become popular as indoor home decor.  Here's the difference:  vinyl used for outdoor retail signs need to have stronger adhesive to withstand the rigors of temperature and precipitation changes.  Most outdoor vinyl is considered almost permanent and can take a large amount of work to remove.

So when we compare that to our indoor home decor...  We DON'T want permanent wall stickers in our homes.  We need to repaint, touch up or add new wall paper every so often.  So the stickers need to be removable without harming the wall, leaving behind pieces or taking a huge effort to remove.

So INDOOR vinyl was designed and made available.  Indoor vinyl has a matte finish so it blends with your walls and looks like paint.  Glossy vinyls are almost always outdoor vinyl as a vinyl used for retail signage needs to be bright and eye-catching. 

Indoor vinyl has an outdoor life of 2-3 years but an indoor life of 6-7 years.  There are dozens of different types of outdoor vinyls but most have a outdoor life of 6+ years.

Indoor wall vinyl has been designed to be removable.  In most cases, you can just pick a corner with your finger nail and peel it off.  A few factors that apply when you are removing the indoor wall stickers -1) the longer it is on the wall, the harder it is to remove.  -2) If the wall sticker was placed on fresh paint, it will take the paint off with removal.  The paint should be allowed to cure for 1-2 weeks at a minimum.  To always be on the safe side, use a hair blow dryer to heat up and release the adhesive when you are removing the wall sticker.

We specialize in INDOOR wall vinyl used in home decor.  You may visit us at Wall Decor Plus More for a wide variety of wall art and stickers for your home!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Room Photo Winner - Wall Circles

Every month we send out a newsletter.  In the newsletter, we feature a photo from our room photo drawing.  Here is January's photo winner:
As the winner of our drawing, you get to have a 12" x 24" sheet of vinyl cut to your specifications.  This month's winner chose our "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" wall saying.  Last month's winner chose a Kitchen Saying - red saying on a yellow wall looks SHARP!

You can send your room photo using Wall Decor Plus More's products to walldecorplusmore@goldenwest.net to be entered into next month's drawing.  To recieve our newsletter, Click HERE and enter in your e-mail address.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

New items: Wall Names & Zebra Stripes


We have a new item added to the popular Zebra/Animal Print wall decor.  Zebra Stripes - available in our Children's Wall Decor section.  Each stripe is 36" long and 2.5" high.  You get 4 stripes in each package.  The ends match up so you can make one long border or stripe around your room. When they are combined in one long stripe, the total length is 12 feet which is a basic length of one bedroom wall.

Your cheapest option for these zebra wall stripes is at our website - http://www.walldecorplusmore.com/.  But if you prefer Etsy or Amazon, we have the zebra stripes listed in our stores there also.  Remember: with all our zebra wall stripes, the color you choose will be the stripe color and the white or background color in the photo will be your wall color showing through.  In the photo above, the wall color is hot pink.


The zebra stripes have an application process just like wall sayings - rub thoroughly, peel the backing, place on the wall, remove transfer tape.

Another new item added to our website: Wall Names.  The wall names are quite popular for children and baby wall decor.  The top photo shows a wall name with a fun font called Inspiration.  When you order your wall name, you choose a color, font and specify the name.  We design the name to best fit a 12" x 24" size.  We can send you a preview before we cut if you notify us.  These are also available in our Children's Wall Decor section.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

How To Make Your Wall Vinyl Growth Chart Portable

This is a tutorial on how to apply your growth chart to a board so it can be portable.  This is especially handy for a variety of reasons: 
1. If you move you can take it with you;
2. If you redo your walls the growth chart isn't ruined;
3. If you move your child to a new room, the chart can go along to the new room!

So first, the tool/items you will need-  I found that aspen wood is a light weight wood so it can be hung easily.  I purchased a wood piece at Menards in a 1/4" x 6" x 4' size. 

Next, you need paint.  This doesn't require alot so some left-over paint works well. You can also purchase a small can, like 3 oz., if you want a certain color you don't have. 

Then, you will need some hardware for the top so the growth chart can be hung on the wall.  I purchased little hooks that can be screwed into the top.  Make sure they are quite small since you are working with only a 1/4" wide board.  The hooks I used were a 17/32" size. You should decide if you plan to string a wire or a string.ribbon through the hooks or hang the hooks on nails on the wall.


So from here it is pretty simple.  Paint your board.  Allow the paint to cure 1-2 weeks before you apply your growth chart.  If the paint isn't cured properly, the application of the vinyl sticker may be more difficult.

After the paint is cured, apply the vinyl growth chart to the painted board.  Your growth chart needs to be cut in half and applied in 2 parts.  This make application simpler for one person as you aren't working with one big piece.  Line up the piece on the board to make sure you have it going straight up the board and no lettering or numbers run off the board.  I like to make a bend in the backing of the vinyl design where the edges of the boards are so I can see that it is straight and will fit.  Now follow the instructions for application or see our tutorial HERE.

Now that you have the design applied, you can insert the hooks into the top of the board.  I like to hammer the screw in slightly and then turn to tighten it.  Now it's ready to hang on the wall, either on a string hung on a nail or with nails through the screws in the wall.  Another option would be purchase hanging hardware similiar to what is on the back of a photo frame.

Our growth charts on Amazon are designed specifically with this method in mind. Click HERE to see our store on Amazon.com