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Vinyl appliques appearing on fashion pages, on walls of hotels, offices and stores
By Kim Cook
Associated Press
Published on Saturday, Feb 16, 2008
If you're the kind of homeowner who likes to redecorate frequently, you know that painting or wallpapering an entire room can be daunting. It's time to welcome an easier solution: wall decals.
If those words make you think of cartoon characters, tacky outdoor scenes or a life-size quarterback, you haven't seen the latest generation of adhesive wall art.
The peel-and-stick vinyl appliques are showing up in the pages of Elle and Dwell and on the walls of hotels, offices and stores like Sony, the Gap and Design Within Reach.
Simple to apply, decals usually come in multipacks, with prices from about $12 to $165 or more, depending on size and customization. Several companies will even interpret your own idea on reusable vinyl.
For a sophisticated aesthetic, stickable wall art can range from bold, wall-covering graphics to delicate art worthy of a frame (stick-on, of course).
Keith Haring, Undoboy, Mel Lim and other artists have been made into wall art at whatisblik.com (http://whatisblik.com), which bills its decals as ''wall graphics for the commitment phobic.'' You can also find designs
inspired by early video games like Space Invaders, or try Matthew Haggett's patterned orbs, which have a 3-D quality that makes them appear to burst off the wall.
Ferm Living, a Denmark-based design company, has startling images of giant fingerprints, light bulbs and even houseflies at fermlivingshop.us (http://fermlivingshop.us).
At Urban Outfitters, you can buy a flock of stick-on birds or a trompe l'oeil version of a chandelier or headboard. No room for a Chippendale chair? Canthaveitstickit.com (http://canthaveitstickit.com) can provide a two-dimensional pet, plant or piece of furniture in arresting black and white.
And if you like the look of graffiti, but not the cleanup, Scribbleonwalls.com (http://scribbleonwalls.com) could be for you.People of any age will be pleased with the aliens and robots at Moderntots.com (http://www.moderntots.com). A racetrack complete with repositionable cars can zoom along walls and smooth floors from whatisblik.com.
For teenagers, a sports fan can do homework beside a life-sized Vince Young or transform a bedroom into an elegant French salon with ornate flocking, a chandelier, and the Eiffel Tower, from fridgedoor.com (http://fridgedoor.com)
Good to know
Some decals can be repositioned; others are just removable. Surfaces should be dry, clean, smooth, even and free from dust or grease.
Most sites offer layout ideas, but you should plan your design first before peeling and sticking. Decals shouldn't be used on wallpaper, tile or paneling, but they can work on windows, floors or any suitably finished furniture.
If you're the kind of homeowner who likes to redecorate frequently, you know that painting or wallpapering an entire room can be daunting. It's time to welcome an easier solution: wall decals.
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