Interior stickers: original do-it-yourself design

Going to make repairs in the apartment, if not most, then many are wondering how to make it original and boring. One of the interesting design decisions may be a unique picture on the walls or furniture. Of course, it’s good if you can do the work yourself or invite an artist. Only here, not everyone has the necessary talent, and not everyone can afford the services of a master in manual wall painting.

But as they say, there are no hopeless situations. Interior stickers are becoming increasingly popular. With their help, you can decorate any, even the most dull room. Moreover, even a small child will cope with decoration.

True, the word "sticker" reminds many of the creepy stickers from the 90s or Soviet decals. Modern vinyl stickers have nothing to do with them and cannot be.

Vinyl stickers: what is it?

Interior stickers are various drawings applied to a thin self-adhesive film. Similar technologies are used for window dressing of stores and advertising structures. Only for the design of the room are the design solutions appropriate for the place selected. It can be whole compositions in which the method of their preparation is not immediately guessed. Often they cannot be distinguished from hand-painted.

It is worth noting that interior stickers, unlike other similar solutions, have 2 truly unique qualities. The first is durability. They do not fade, are easy to clean and do not lend themselves to corrosion. They will last so long that they would rather need to update everything else in the room. This is where their second quality comes in handy. Vinyl stickers are not only easy to stick, they are also easy to remove at the request of the owners of the apartment. This can be useful when decorating a nursery or decorating an apartment for the holiday.

Where can I use stickers in the interior?

There are no restrictions on the use of vinyl stickers. They can decorate any of the rooms: from the hallway to the bathroom. The only thing that can limit is the fantasy of the owners of the apartment. Before you come up with your picture, you should look for the company in the catalog involved in their development and manufacture. Perhaps there is a ready-made solution.

Most often, the interior uses stickers with images of animals, plants or flowers. They are suitable for decorating a bedroom, living room or even an entrance hall. So in the bedroom you can use them to make a garden of paradise or another window that looks directly into the forest. A whole company of cats can meet guests in the hallway, and notice no hair from them. The living room can even become a real art object. Especially if you use copies of famous paintings in the entire wall. And you can tell your original story with their help.

For a nursery, vinyl stickers can even be the solution to many problems. As a child grows up, design needs to be updated, but children grow so fast. And by placing stickers on the walls, you can change the design, if not every day, then very often. In addition, you can do this with your child. In the catalog of any company there are many drawings for the decor of the children's room: favorite characters of fairy tales and cartoons, funny animals and spaceships. It can also be a funny stadiometer, alphabet or numbers.

How to fix the sticker on the wall?

So, after a suitable interior sticker is ready, it remains only to place it in the right place. To do this, however, you need a small set of tools:

- a simple pencil for marking;

- a clean, dry towel for surface treatment;

- squeegee or any plastic card for leveling the sticker.

A couple more hands or two pairs of hands if the sticker is very large. True, large specimens are recommended to be glued in parts.

1. First, you need to expand the vinyl sticker and hold it across the entire surface with a squeegee to flatten it and remove excess bubbles.
2. Prepare the surface by wiping it with a dry towel. This is necessary in order to remove handprints and other stains. They will obviously be superfluous.
3. Attach a sticker to the wall where you plan to place it. Mark with a simple pencil.
4. Separate the bottom layer of paper by 10-15 cm from the sticker. In no case do you need to remove it completely so as not to damage the pattern.
5. Attach to the wall according to the previously left marks and remove excess bubbles with a squeegee. Then peeling off the paper, stick the entire sticker in the same way. Run a squeegee over the entire surface to level it.
6. Now it remains only to remove the protective film, starting from the corner. On this decoration is finished.

What else can I decorate with stickers?

Vinyl stickers can be used not only for decorating walls. They will help to make the refrigerator and other household appliances original. In addition, humorous drawings can be placed here. The same applies to the bathroom and toilet. So at the bottom of the bath you can stick decorative fish, and decorate the toilet with funny faces.

Since the stickers are easily dismantled, they can decorate the apartment on the occasion of the holiday. It has never been easier to create a New Year mood than with their help. Or you can use them on the occasion of a wedding, anniversary or meeting from the hospital. In addition, prices for vinyl stickers are more than affordable. Usually they range from 200 to 2000 rubles apiece. It depends on the complexity of the picture and its size.

If the interior has not yet used stickers, then most likely the landlords have not heard about this design decision. Simple to manufacture and original, in fact, they are able to transform any, even the most dull interior. Vinyl stickers are a compromise solution for those who need a unique design without high financial costs.

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