DimSumDolly* - the different morsels of the life of a foodie

Wall Decals

Apart from food, I also like reading about interior decorations and furnishings. I love scouring design websites and magazines and even if I can't own all the pretty things featured on them, I like looking at the designs and marvel at the ingenuity, creativity and talent possessed by the people who create them. I don't have the kind of talent they have to be a creator, but I figure at least I can be an appreciator.

But when the occasion comes where I can buy some of these lovely things that I can incorporate into my life, I gladly do so. So it was that I ordered some wall decals from dVider as I wanted to spruce up my room and add some decoration to the flat I share with my parents, sister and a dog. I also bought some wall decals from Blik. Both stores websites don't deliver to Singapore so I had to get a friend in the US to order it for me and he then sent it to me via normal registered mail.

I love wall decals as they are easy to put up, and they add so much interest to a plain wall. What's best is that it can be easily removed without destroying the paintwork. Great for the commitment-phobe. Haha. But take note that these decals once removed, cannot be reused.

Anyway, I was very excited to receive my wall decals back in July 2008. It's taken me more than half a year to put up the first of four designs I bought. Last night, after deciding that I should put at least one up for Chinese New Year to add to the festive mood, I put up the red chrysanthemum decals on the two glass sliding doors that lead out to the balcony.

The decals were initially supposed to go onto a wall that's beside my red front door. But the wall surface wasn't very even so the stickers didn't transfer onto the wall. Plan B was to place it on the sliding doors. This proved to be a better option as the decals were in a more conspicuous spot and added a lot more interest to the area than it would had it been at the corner wall. A wrong thus became a right. Fabulous.

This is how they look when the doors are open. I'm very pleased with the results as the decals really suit the Chinese feel of my home's interiors. What's more the red chrysanthemums resemble the ones embroidered on the table runner that's placed below the glass on my wooden dining table.

At age 30, I'm having fun playing with stickers again. :p