I’m definitely not a big fan of doing laundry and I don’t think that anything’s ever going to change that but I figured that if I made our laundry room a little more bright and cheery, it would be a start! I decided to add some super cute tangerine vinyl wall decals to the walls and I’m so glad I did! They were SO easy (and actually kind of fun) to apply and if the day comes that I tire of them, they can be removed by just peeling them off without any wall damage.
Today I’m sharing some pics of our finished space along with details on where to buy the vinyl wall decals I used, how to apply them, and how to remove them so you know everything you need to for using them in your own home! (post includes commissionable links; for more information, see my full disclosure statement {here})
First off… our finished space! After adding new laundry room cabinets, the vinyl wall decals were the perfect finishing touch! Here’s our much-happier-feeling-now-that-there-are-tangerines-on-the-wall laundry room:
Cute right?! Small spaces like laundry rooms and powder rooms are perfect for doing something fun and different. Since there’s not a lot of wall space, it’s inexpensive to add decals to the entire room and you can get away with using decals that might be overwhelming in a larger space.
There’s no exact formula for how many rolls to order since some people space the decals out more than others. For my project, I initially ordered two rolls but forgot about the little strip of wall between each of the two doors and our coat cubbies – that little space used up more decals than I expected! So after using two rolls, I ended up having to order one more roll to finish off this little space:
Probably a good idea anyway since now I have some extras just in case. I’m so happy with my choice of the tangerines but there are lots and lots of other great wall decal options. In case you missed my previous post where I shared my favorites, they include these lemon vinyl wall decals found {here}:
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You can also get a similar look with peel and stick wallpaper – check out my post on how to hang peel & stick wallpaper to check out the wallpaper we added to my girls’ room for more details!
When I first started putting the decals up, I was using a tape measure to try and space them out equally but I soon realized that it was a whole lot faster and looked just as good (or maybe better) to just eyeball it. There’s no right or wrong distance apart to place the decals – it’s totally personal preference! For the decals that are identical to one another, position them in different directions from one another to make them look unique. I simply taped them up using painter’s tape like {this} that won’t damage the wall. Here’s how my space looked once all of the decals were taped up:
Notice that I didn’t keep all of the decals within the boundaries of the wall – some of the decals on the edges overlap the door molding, countertop, ceiling, and cabinets. You want to do this to get a more natural look – I’ll show you in a bit how to cut the decal to make it work. I recommend that you tape them up in the entire space you’re covering before starting to apply any of the decals and then take a step back to see how things look and move around / add decals until everything looks about right. If you feel like you don’t have a good eye, once you get them all taped up, have a friend come over and give their input!
So what about the decals that “go off the wall” at the edge? I used a straight edge ruler to draw a line in pencil where the decal meets the edge:
Then simply cut along that line – you can do this while your decal is in-place on the wall or you can take it off the wall to cut – just make sure to use painter’s tape to mark where it goes back up.
Then, as before, cut off about ⅓ of the backing from the side where you cut the edge of the decal:
Stick the decal onto the wall at the spot you marked with painter tape and then proceed as before (peel off the rest of the backing, use a straight edge tool to press the decal down, and then remove the paper on the front). Be sure to keep the decal pieces that you cut off! When you’re done applying the decals to the wall, you’ll likely see a few spots at the edge of the wall that are a little barer than others – use the cut-off pieces along the edge in those spots! For example, see the little slice of leaf that I put above the light switch?
I hope that helped to answer some of the questions you all had when I shared this fun little project-in-process on Instagram! What do you think – is there a room in your home that you’re thinking could use some wall decals?? You could also think outside of the box and use vinyl wall decals in other spaces of your home besides your walls. See my post on wallpaper ideas – you could use vinyl wall decals in many of these same spots instead of wallpaper! Also check out my laundry room storage ideas for my favorite small space storage solutions for laundry rooms:
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