| Wall transfers are an inexpensive way to add an | | | | much less than it would cost to hire a professional. |
| artistic flair to bare, boring walls. They come in a | | | | Even if you planned on tackling the project yourself, |
| variety of sizes and styles, and appeal to a wide | | | | you will be glad to know that they can be put up in an |
| range of ages, looking great in every room, from the | | | | afternoon. |
| baby nursery and kids' rooms to the kitchen and living | | | | They also come in a variety of sizes and styles. |
| areas. | | | | Tromp l'oeil, garden goodies, such as vines and |
| What are wall transfers? To answer that question, let | | | | flowers, jungle animals, dinosaurs, and much more - |
| me get off track for just a minute. Have you ever | | | | virtually anything you can imagine having painted on |
| heard of temporary tattoos? If you have any little ones | | | | your walls! Letters and favorite sayings are also |
| around, there is a good chance that you have! Kids | | | | available. If you are thinking of decorating a nursery or |
| love temporary tattoos, small paper-backed designs | | | | play room, they even have licensed designs, such as |
| that are easily transferred to arms, hands and legs. | | | | the Disney Princesses and Pooh Bear. |
| Using a wet cloth to loosen the design from the paper | | | | You may never want to remove your wall rub ons, but |
| backing, the tattoo is transferred to the skin, and lasts | | | | at some point, you may need to redecorate. It is a |
| for a couple of days. | | | | good idea to hang on to the manufacturer's directions |
| Transfers for walls are similar to temporary tattoos. | | | | that explain the best way to remove the designs. |
| The art design comes on a paper backing. Some are | | | | However, believe it or not, most can simply be painted |
| transferred to the walls using water, but most use an | | | | right over. You will need to first coat the design with a |
| applicator tool, not water, to rub the transfer onto the | | | | good primer once or twice, but then you should be |
| wall surface. Applied properly, it's virtually impossible to | | | | able to repaint. Sounds easy, doesn't it - and it sure |
| differentiate between a wall transfer and a | | | | beats trying to remove wallpaper! |
| handpainted design! | | | | Wall transfers are quickly becoming favorite home |
| Although they look handpainted, wall art transfers cost | | | | decorating accessories for homeowers looking to add |
| substantially less than hiring a painter or muralist to | | | | a personal touch to their living spaces. They give you |
| paint a design for you. Smaller designs will set you | | | | the look of expensive hand painted designs, only |
| back twenty dollars or so. Larger mural-sized transfers | | | | without the time and money needed for those types |
| may cost one hundred dollars or more, but this is still | | | | of projects! |