Quick Redecoration Tip: Personalize with Letter Decals

By Melissa Evans

Busy parents often don't have the time, not to mention the money in these cash-strapped times, to spend on their kids? room redecoration. Fortunately, there are letter decals that are easy on the pocket, easy on the eyes and easy to use!

These are so affordable that you can purchase two sets of the entire alphabet without straining your monthly budget at all. And unlike putting up new wallpaper or slapping on new paint, you don't have to spend money on of the materials like primers, stripper, or paste. And best of all, your kids can help with the decorations, which is both fun and time effective.

With letter decals, you just pay for the vinyl/plastic units and nothing else! There will be absolutely no need to buy wall paste as decals already have adhesives incorporated at their backs. There will be definitely no need to buy new paint and wallpaper as decals can change the look of a room instantly. You might even want to use decals on the rest of the house's interiors except that these are very colorful and very childlike.

Still, when you consider the decorative effects of lettering decals on your kids? bedrooms, you will realize that you should have done it earlier! These decals are just so easy on the eyes that, with a child's bedroom as colorful as it is already, decals just seems to blend right in. But of course, even as they blend in with the theme of the bedroom, decals add a touch of personality and attitude to the room.

Just place the letter decals on the surfaces chosen walls, posts, ceiling and even on the bedroom furniture to achieve a new look without too much money spent and too much effort exerted on the task. Well, of course, you and your child will spend time planning where exactly to place the decals but, hey, that's part of the fun of decorating!

Don't worry about the effect the letter decals will have on surfaces, either. Just put them on and take them up without ever damaging wood or any other type of surface, because the adhesives that are used are very gentle. Consider the contrast with that in paint or wallpaper, for example.

Besides that, letter decals are very easy to use. You just basically peel and paste, and even your preteen children can help you by pasting them wherever they want to. Doing this type of decoration themselves will also give them a sense of independence they might not otherwise have, especially when it comes to their decor.

Parents have to allow their children to develop their own personal taste, of course, and you can start from an early age with this type of easy lettering decal decoration for your child's room. This is also a very effective way to help your children learn how to spell their names, learn the alphabet, or just to love words in general. That's not a bad effect when it comes to just a few dollars' worth of expense on some decorating, wouldn't you say?

So, the next time you want to redecorate your kids? rooms painlessly, easily and quickly, think of letter decals pronto! - 30198

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