TeamSugar member Pinupsweetheart recently wrote to tell me about her awesome DIY project for livening up her walls. She writes, "I have wanted to find an inexpensive way to decorate my boring white walls of my apartment ever since I moved in. Of course, my lease does not allow me to paint. I wanted to get removable wall decals, but they are so expensive! So I found step-by-step instructions on how to make your own wall decals using contact paper. I gave it a shot and it worked."
To see how well it worked, and to find out how to make your own, read more.
Pinupsweetheart explains that, "The contact paper makes it cheap, removable and movable. If I didn't like where I put a decal, I simply removed it and placed it somewhere else. I just needed a step ladder (to get the high spots because I am 5'4"), scissors, poster paper to make patterns, marker and a credit card to smooth it down. I found my black contact paper on Amazon.com for around $35. I have had it up for a couple weeks and I have not had an issue with curling at the edges, leaving marks, or falling down. My apartment can get up to 100 degrees when I am not home — so this works!"
Want to make your own? Get all of the steps tomorrow when I show you how!
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Very cool!
1you are very talented!!
2Beautiful. I wish my apartment had smooth walls.
3like the idea but not the pattern. i would have done something a bit less bold too, like a light grey decal on the white walls, instead of the black.
4Wow! Look at you
Definitely a great idea; I'm super impressed and actually kind of
interested in trying it out myself.
5Looks AMAZING!!!
6Wow, what a great idea!
7that's awesome! what a fantastic idea!
8this is awesome!
I've also been trying to spruce up my apartment
& have been seriously thinking of the wall decals since I can't paint. I love the ideas of a DIY wall decal! Can't wait to see how to do it 
9Great idea! Decals would've have never crossed my mind if I were in a situation like this.
10I love it!
11The walls in my place are textured and grooved almost like stucco but smoother ... i wonder if this would still work?
12So gorgeous
13Gorgeous - you did a great job!!!
14Fabulous work! It looks stunning.
15Thanks for all the comments. I wanted the dark black design since my bed is a black metal bed with a Roxy surfer bedspread. I love bold designs and something that stands out. My walls are actually textured and I had zero problem with the contact paper sticking. You can find other colors/patterns at Target and WallMart. My design was actually 4-5 swirls that I repeated and layered the way I wanted it. The best thing is I have tons of contact paper left and I can easily remove and resign if I want to. You can't do that with paint or expensive pre-designed decals. Muah to all my popsugar friends!
16Wow. I love it!
17Amazing job!
18I don't like it. It gives me a headache. ^_^
19that's awesome!
20I love it!
I too love bold patterns. I think you came up with a great solution for your situation-that's thinking outta the box! And the pattern? I love it!!! Who wouldn't want to wake up to that each day! You did it perfectly.....not too little/not too much!
21too much for me, but its impressive that you did that yourself!
22Great idea, but that pattern with the patterned bedspread is nauseating. Way too busy. Might have been better to trace some of the flowers on the bedspread and then transfer them to the contact paper. But the trick would be to use them judiciously. Not necessarily a big fan of going matchy-matchy, but I think it would look better than what you've got there (those walls are very plain).
23What a great idea. I will have to try this in my son's room.
24amazing.so beautiful.it's not an easy job.
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25I love that! Great job!!
26i am going to give this a shot!
27thank u
I love the bedspread, too. can I move in?
28What a great idea!! I have been wanting to do something similar to my walls but can't because I rent! Thanks for the freat idea!!
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