I apologize for being such a lame and absent blogger. How can I make it up to you? Would a giant sea monster help? Yes? Good.
The first room we finished was our guest room. You remember the room, the one with the, ehm, lovely wall art?
At first I couldn’t wait to rip that sucker down, but then it started to speak to me. Combined with the fact that each individual mirror was seriously cemented to the wall, and we had no interest in re-sheet rocking the damn thing, the mirror stays.
When life gives you a giant retro schooner, what else can you do but create a steampunk, ocean themed room?
We started by switching out the floral light fixture (the old owners used the room as a dining room) with the one they left hanging in the bedroom, which had a sort of boat wheel feel.
And painted the room a cool, almost denim blue.
Now comes the fun part. Have I mentioned my obsession with vinyl wall decals?
I mean, how can you have a steampunk, ocean room without a kraken?
And how difficult can it be to put a sticker on a wall?
The instructions sure look simple enough.
Yup, easy breezy…when it’s a big rectangle...but our kraken was a tad more complicated.
Step One, the test run: Match up the decal pieces, and tape them up on the wall (do not remove the backing!) and mark where each piece will go.
Step Two: Remove all of the sheets, without forgetting where each one is supposed to go. Repeat steps one and two as necessary.
Step Three: Find the first sheet, and carefully peel off the protective backing. Press it into place on the wall, and use a credit card to scrape it flat and remove any air pockets.
Step Four: Remove the application tape by slowly peeling straight down.
Of course here's where the instructions are lacking. They entirely gloss over Step Five (repeatedly getting the decal stuck to itself), Step Six (cursing at the decal to get it to unstick itself), and Step Seven (threatening the decal with a razor).
Now simply do this for each sheet until finished (or divorced).
Totally worth the trouble!
We finished the room off with some prints we purchased off of Etsy. I just taped up paper where I wanted them to go, and Dan hammered them in place.
Before:
After:
