Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Do it Yourself Wall Murals Using Vinyl Lettering

When most people hear the terms vinyl lettering they assume we're talking about banners, business signs, and maybe even automobile signage. However, many don't realize that the use of vinyl for decorating a home is a rising trend, and not without good reason.

It's long been a popular practice to decorate with words, favorite sayings, shapes, etc. It's a popular practice among professional interior designers to decorate a child's room by hand stenciling a popular children's song or poem around the top or middle boarder of a room. Or to paint a princess wall mural on a little girls bedroom wall.

However, this practice has been reserved mostly for upscale homes, or for those who could afford to spend thousands to have an artist complete the work. Not only is hand painted murals and wall lettering cost prohibitive, but its messy, and when you're ready for a change you have to sand and paint, which is reason alone to avoid painted murals. Until recently, there was no easy solution to this problem, thus wall words and murals were reserved for those who could afford to hire someone to complete the work. This is no longer the case.

In the last few years designers and do it yourself decorators have turned to vinyl lettering to create the same effect easily, and inexpensively. Here is why vinyl lettering for wall murals and decor is better than hand stenciling.

Cost

You can decorate an entire room in a princess or race car theme for under $100 by ordering some decorative vinyl from one of the many trusted sources that exist online. If you get the lettering from a trusted source it should come with easy to follow instructions, and an application tool as well. simply follow the instructions and you can create a nice theme for any room in your house in only minutes. No need to painstakingly hand paint the words onto your wall. Painting is expensive, especially if you count your time as an expense.

Convenience

It doesn't get any easier than unwrapping the lettering, and sticking it to the wall. Imagine the time you'll save over painting. No messy clean up, no spills, no expensive brushes or cleaners to buy. Just stick the lettering to the wall. You acheive the same hand painted look, with a fraction of the cost and time involved in painting it. Also, it's easy to customize your lettering font to match the mood you're trying to create. Try and elegant font for a living room or entry way, or a fun Disney font for a kids room. Vinyl wall lettering is fully customizable, so you're in the drivers seat when it comes to creating the look you want.

Temporary

While the lettering, as long as you get it from a reputable company, will last as long as you want it to, it's also easy to remove it whenever you'd like - with no damage to your walls. With hand painted murals you'd have a day or two of sanding, priming, and painting involved to remove your mural or letters. With vinyl wall decor you simply peel it off, and it won't damage your walls.

It's always exciting to see how people find ways to use common products for innovative home decor. I think that vinyl wall decor is definitely one of those innovations, allowing professional and novice decorators to create unique, uplifting, and inspiring home decor quickly, inexpensively, and beautifully.

Source : ezinearticles

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