Wall Graphics

Wall decals have quickly become the fast food of home decorating. Inexpensive and easy to install, these peel-and-stick pieces of vinyl are popping up on walls in every room of the house.

From pithy sayings and motivational phrases to bold graphics and even wall-size murals, decals come in every shape and size.

The convenience is obvious: They add a dash of colour and graphic punch with practically no commitment. Bored with one? Peel it off and move it elsewhere. Or, assuming it cost you only a few dollars, throw it away when you're ready for something new.

But do decals pass the style test? See what some designers are saying about  this new generation of decals.

"Those old-fashioned, 'Home Is Where the Heart Is' kind of sayings in that script, I think those are a little cheesy," says designer and TV host Sabrina Soto, a guest designer on HGTV's new series "HGTV'd."

But Soto, Betsy Burnham of Los Angeles' Burnham Design and Brian Patrick Flynn all agree there are ways decals can work well — especially if they're used with a dose of irony and humor."

"I think it's decorative, it's whimsical, it's kitsch," Burnham says.

SMALL SPACES
In a spare room or an awkward space that's hard to decorate, try a single, graphic image decal.

"It gives depth to a room and gives some interest to the architecture," Burnham says.

Many offer black silhouettes depicting things like lamps or chandeliers that add interest to an otherwise blank wall. In small bedrooms, a headboard decal is a great way to have fun without taking up any space.

"Having one object like that is kind of cool, especially if you have a space in a room that you just don't know what to do with," Soto explains. "It's kind of the same thing as wallpapering an accent wall. This is just a lot easier."

COOL KIDS' ROOMS
You can have licensed-character decals depicting popular cartoon characters or you can bring some style and sophistication to kids' rooms with decals.  Try oversize images of the outdoors or letters and words.

To evoke cartoons and cartoon characters on the walls, with "thought bubbles" that can be printed to say anything you can dream up.

DORMS AND FIRST APARTMENTS
Decals are excellent for dorms because they're trendy in spaces where you can't actually paint anyway.  With little expense, young adults with rental homes can get creative with images and colors. Their options for indulging in irony and sarcasm are endless (those customizable thought bubbles, above, are just one example). And if short attention spans prevail, it's simple to move designs around the space as often as you wish.

In rental spaces it's such a better idea than having to paint and then paint it back again before you move out.

CREATIVE WORK SPACES
Whimsy type decals in spaces where someone wants to think creatively looks great.

But whatever your line of work, it's a really affordable and quick way to take the seriousness out of a space that's dedicated to some kind of commerce.  You can add graphic pattern and shape, breaking up otherwise just really boring painted walls.

Sundown Window Tinting and Graphix can do any kind of Wall Decal/Graphics all the way from lettering (ie. "Live...Laugh...Love) in any font you choose.  We can use a multiple of colors (although keep in mind, you do not want colors overlapping).  We can do any kind of graphic you want, no matter what it is; abstract, animals, floral arts, characters, kids rooms, nature, voyage, urban, sports, your favorite sports team or person; whatever you can imagine, we can do it.

Please all 205-337-3691 to discuss what you would like done and to get pricing for the graphic you want.  Sundown Window Tinting and Graphics will also install your Wall Graphic/Decal.