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Are you ready to do a little shopping? We’ve got a great coupon code to share with you so you can receive a 15% discount on all Modern Wall Graphics, Wall Slicks wall decal orders! Just in time for Mother’s Day, our wall stickers make a great gift! They are even perfect for those just graduating and off to college!
Just use code: twtfb15 at checkout to receive a 15% discount on any Modern Wall Graphics order. If you are not already in our system, you must create an account when ordering as the code is good for a one -time use only.
So, go ahead! Get those decals you’ve been wanting for yourself, or, do a little shopping for Mothers Day and Graduation! We have so many colors and styles to choose from, there’s sure to be something perfect for everyone on your list.
Today we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Founded in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in, it is now celebrated annually through-out the world as a way to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.
If being green in your home and office is important to you, you’ll be happy to know that our Wall Slicks wall decals are Green certified! What does this mean? The raw vinyl we use has the most green process of any vinyl manufacturer and the company that makes the vinyl has met the predetermined standards to reduce environmental impact.
Also, the water-based adhesive used to apply the decals contains no-odor or volatile chemical content. This is very important when decorating the baby nursery or your children’s rooms and your own bedroom, for that matter. It’s a good feeling to know that your decorating product is not omitting any toxic chemicals into your home or office that could jeopardize your health.
If you live a green life, and you want to create a healthy environment in your home or office that spread out to your decorating choices, you’ll appreciate this green DIY decorating fact from Modern Wall Graphics.
Welcome to the Wall Slicks blog, brought to you by Modern Wall Graphics, the Original Wall Decal store. In case you haven’t heard, 5 Minutes for Mom is hosting the Ultimate Blog Party this week. Bloggers are encouraged to post a party on their site, and part of my party is a giveaway for you!
When I have a party, I LOVE beautiful decorating! Did you know vinyl wall decals are great for DIY decorating? And, what’s even better is that you can use them like party decorations and take them down when you change your mind or when the party is over! You just save the reusable backing sheet that is included and transfer them back to the sheet from your wall. Plus, there is no “sticker” residue left behind either. Who has time to clean up after a party?!?
I hope you take a few minutes to look around at our wall stickers and see if there is anything you like. Not only is 5 Minutes for Mom offering a $200 Wall Slicks giveaway, we are also going to give away to 1 lucky entrant ANY Wall Slicks wall decal of their choosing. No limit on size or price, just pick your favorite wall sticker in any of our over 40 colors and it’s yours, if you are chosen at random.
Here’s how to enter:
Browse my web site and leave a comment on my blog below telling me which wall decal you would want to win.
Want extra entries into the contest? Do one or all of the following!
Follow me on Twitter and send me an @wallslicks message in there telling me which decal you want to win.
Become a Facebook Fan and post on our wall which decal you want to win.
Make sure I have a way to reach you, by either enabling your email through wordpress, or leaving your email in the comment. One winner will be chosen at random by using random.org. The contest ends April 16th at 11:59 Pacific Time. I will announce the winner Monday April 19th. The winner has 72 hours to contact me, or another winner will be chosen.
And, don’t forget to head over to the Ultimate Blog Party on the 5 Minutes for Mom web site! Besides having links to lots of great blogs, they are also having giveaways. My top three picks would be:
Tupperware Prize Pack – the winner will receive a box filled with fun Tupperware goodies.
Provided by: Heather @ Marine Corps Nomads
1 Month Subscription to Netflix. 2 DVDs out at a time and instant viewing to your computer.
Provided by: 1stopmom
A $25 e-gift certificate to the Disney Store.
Provided by: Kristin @ Couponing to Disney
Prizes 71, 83 and 95 would also be great! Enjoy the party!
In our last post Three Steps to Define Your Decorating Style, we gave you some tips on how to figure out what your decorating style is like. We provided some exercises to go through and the result was to help you see that your style falls into one of four categories:
Classic Style – Timeless Elegance
Modern Style – Color, Contrast and Clean Lines
Cozy Style – Comfort and Warmth
Vintage Style – Eclectic, Quirky, Curvy and Historic
In this article, we will discuss what it means to have a Classic Style.
A classic never dies. With this style, you create a formal lifestyle that will most likely be “in style” forever. Traditional furniture, old world accessories and clean lines establish a look that wears very well over time and feels timeless. Think of your favorite Grace Kelly movie or take a visit to Tiffany & Co for your inspiration.
Decorate with:
Delicate furniture with tapered legs and clean lines.
Hang a grand chandelier!
Choose rich, dark woods for furnishings.
Use neutral, pale and soft colors on walls and upholstery.
Include metals, glass and marble in your decorating (like mirrors, a classic bust or interesting sculpture.)
In our next post, we will go into details on what defines the Modern Style. Until then, happy DIY decorating from your friends at Wall Slicks, the Original Wall Decal Store.
Decorating style! Everyone has one, but, I bet if someone asked you to define it, you’d have a hard time explaining exactly what it is, you just know what you like. Home decorating is an extension of your personal style. It’s all about who you are and what makes you feel comfortable, intuitively. If you want to get in touch with your personal style, follow these three steps:
Review What you Have
It’s time to take a good hard look around your house and make an honest list about what you love and don’t like about the current furnishings and décor. Create a list of “Keep” or “Replace” and walk around your house (or just the room you want to change) with a pad and pencil and put every piece of furniture and tchotchke into one of those two columns. Go with your gut on how each item makes you feel and you won’t go wrong.
Find Your Favorite Things
Look around not only your home furnishings, but, your clothes and even your jewelry and put all your favorite things into a big pile (or take digital photos of them, then print them all out to view). Pay particular attention to items that make you feel beautiful, bring you joy and inspire good feelings.
Use Your Imagination
Find a place where you can be uninterrupted for 10 minutes and close your eyes to imagine places you love and why you love to be there. This could be a vacation spot you visited, a scene from a movie or even a piece of artwork you like. With this in mind, envision what your dream home would look like. Do not put any constrains of cost or location on it. You can take this even further and imagine the most beautiful dress, jewelry and shoes you might wear to a formal occasion. Write down your answers or find images in magazines that match your ideas.
Now that you have some input on your personal style, look for commonality among the results from the three exercises to help identify your decorating style. This can be tricky, but, the basic themes will be:
Classic Style – Timeless Elegance
Modern Style – Color, Contrast and Clean Lines
Cozy Style – Comfort and Warmth
Vintage Style – Eclectic, Quirky, Curvy and Historic
We’ll post more details on each style in a future blog post. Until then, happy DIY decorating from your friends at Wall Slicks, the Original Wall Decal Store.
Did you know Wall Slicks offers custom wall decals? Yes, if you can dream it, we can make a wall sticker out of it, and in over 40 colors to boot! Let’s say you’ve browsed all our incredible designs but still can’t find exactly what you are looking for, just give us a call and we’ll give you quote for something customized just for you.
Not only can we create just the right image you need to create a perfect look in any room of the house, you can also get it in any size you like. Pricing is based on $6 per square foot. So, no matter if you have a small or large space to fill, we can work with you to help you be your own DIY decorator and deliver just the wall decal you want in the exact size and color you need.
If you’re ready to create your custom wall sticker for the kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, hallway or baby nursery, call us at 1-888-259-5767 and let’s get your project started!
I’m sure you’ve seen wall stickers at your local store in the home decorating aisle or crafting section. There are other companies, besides Modern Wall Graphics the Original Wall Decal Store, out there offering cute designs to accent and DIY decorate your home or kids rooms and you may have been excited to try them on your wall. But, I’m willing to guess that you were disappointed with the result, and not because of the design you chose or where you placed it, but, because a few days or weeks after you installed it, the sticker started to peel up and away from the wall. Even pressing it back down against the wall again didn’t help, right? This is probably because the wall decal you purchased was made of plastic.
Wall Slicks wall decals are not made of plastic, but rather a malleable vinyl that not only adheres well to the wall, but, follows any contours it may have so that the wall sticker almost looks like a painted stencil when finished and not a sticker at all. The vinyl material in Wall Slicks also has a matte finish and that means it won’t look shiny, again helping it blend in with the wall, looking more like it was professionally painted on.
The great thing about Wall Slicks is that once you place it on the wall, it stays there until you are ready to remove it. No peeling away from the wall, ever. Just keep the sheet it comes on along with the clear top sheet and if you ever need to reposition or remove the decal, you’re all set. It’s strong enough to stay put, but, easy enough to take down with no residue left behind. Who could ask for anything more!
Ready to add some color to your home but you don’t know how? Here’s a few tips on color theory to ensure the colors you choose reflect your style and convey just the right mood in your space.
Choose Colors of Equal Intensity
You can mix reds, oranges and yellow’s together easily when the colors are of equal intensity (that means how vibrant they are.) Try poppy, tangerine and marigold! If you want some color but are afraid it will overwhelm or dominate your room, try a more muted shade.
Consult the Color Wheel
Not sure if the colors go together? Look at a color wheel. Shades that are analogous (side by side on the color wheel), are pretty much foolproof together. Ie) Navy, teal and lime green. Want the look to really stand out, complimentary colors (those that are opposite each other on the color wheel) make each color more vibrant. Ie.) Yellow and purple.
Primary Colors Pop
Remember in grade school when you learned that red, yellow and blue are primary colors? Use them together for a striking look, just make sure not to use them all equally. Choose the 2 you like the best and use them the most. Allow the 3rd color to be just in accents.
Colors have Weight
Colors carry visual weight. Try using 2 parts of 1 color in combination with 1 part of another instead of using half of each for a dynamic look. Ie.) true blue and yellow mustard
With over 40 colors of Wall Slicks wall decals to choose from, there’s sure to be color that can turn your space from drab to vibrant, quickly and easily for any DIY decorating project.
Tax season is here! If you’re one of the lucky ones who has a simple tax return to file, you may already have sent yours off to the IRS and are anxiously awaiting that refund check. Now, the next step is how to spend it. Home decorating projects can always top the list because there is sure to be a room that needs a little DIY decorating makeover.
Wall Slicks wall decals from Modern Wall Graphics can be the quick, easy and budget friendly option you are looking for. And, you don’t have to paint to achieve an eye catching look in any room of your home. Take a look at this video from Megan Rayer from her blog NewlyWedNewlyBred and see how she used red diamond decals and red poppies flower wall stickers to create some hot accents in her kitchen and dining room.
Her results were easy to achieve and you can do it to. Want to win some Wall Slicks, wall decals? Visit her site before 2/24/10 to enter her contest to win. Then, you won’t need to wait for that tax refund to come and you can start decorating as soon as possible. Happy decorating.
Need bathroom decorating ideas? Apartment bathrooms are often small and dark with no windows. Condominium bathrooms often fair no better. If you live in a house you probably have more than one bathroom, and whether they’re large and have lots of window lighting or back to being small and dark, bathrooms are still a decorating challenge.
Wall Slicks wall decals are the answer. These wall decals are thin so they will stick to just about any surface, making them perfect for a bathroom. They are also made with a matte finish. That means that when they are applied to a surface they don’t look like shiny stickers. Instead, the design blends into the surface and looks like it was painted on by a professional, which will give your bathroom a professional interior designer look.
Wall Slicks offers many ideas for your bathroom design. Classic Sea Shell wall decals will give your bathroom a timeless look, and these wall decals come in an assortment of colors from butter to emerald, silver or gold, and everything in between. For a fun whimsical look use the underwater sea life wall decals, complete with waves and sea plants. Speaking of plants, why not turn your bathroom into a beautiful botanical garden? There are many floral wall sticker and plant designs from which to choose.
You can always think do a contemporary modern theme and choose from the several geometric wall stickers available. It’s easy by choosing one bold color, such as red, for the wall decals and accessorizing with only that color throughout the bathroom for a monochromatic look. Or, make it easy by adding a neutral color, such as white or black, in with the bold color for added punch.
If the bathroom is used mainly by your children take a look at the wall decal designs that normally you would use to decorate a child’s bedroom, and instead use them in the bathroom. Or carry the wall decal theme you’re already using in their bedroom on into the bathroom. Nobody ever said you can’t have fun decorating a bathroom!
