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Decorating the Girls’ Room with Wallternatives

June 9, 2014 by Albion

Madeline, Pippi, and Alice all share a room (and yes, it actually works for us!). They are now 6, 5, and 3, so making a functional but pretty room can be a bit of a challenge. They’re on the young side, so I’m well aware that their tastes will change in the coming years as well. I’ve been hesitant to do any major permanent decorating in there in fear of needing to do major work in a year or two. This has led to a pretty bare room, which really isn’t fair to the girls.

WallternativesI was recently introduced to Wallternatives and immediately fell in love. When I was given the chance to review their WallPrints Fabric Decals, I jumped on it. I knew that they would be perfect for the giant bare wall in the girls’ room.

bare wallbare wallI wanted something fun and with color that would work well with the happy feeling we’re going for. The Hot Air Balloons WallPrints Fabric Decal in orange were absolutely perfect. I chose the large size.

wallternatives hot air balloonsI was really nervous to start taking the decals off the sheets. You know how you sometimes have to pick at decals to get them started, or you rip them as you’re pulling? Not these. They were so easy to pull off. The decals came off smoothly and even when my klutzy self accidentally stuck a bit on the end of the bed, it came right off without any issue.

wallternativeswallternativesThe hot air balloons were so much fun to put up. Even with the larger sized decals, it was such a smooth process. I just stuck it on at the top and pushed my hands down to the bottom. The fabric decals have a lovely texture and the sticky side is just right. The decals aren’t uber heavy, but they’re totally strong, if that makes sense!

crookedI do want to point out one really cool feature. The striped balloon was a bit too crooked for my taste, so I took it off and stuck it back on. Again, it was totally smooth and easy and didn’t take a bit of paint with it.

straightSee, all better!

All in all, using Wallternatives was the perfect choice for us. The girls now have a bedroom with some personality. We easily decorated a giant boring wall. And, when the time comes to take them down, I don’t have any fear of messing up the wall *and* can reuse my decals somewhere else.

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I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

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  1. Cori @ Let's Eat Grandpa

    June 9, 2014 at 9:52 pm

    These look SO great in their room! I love how you have the beds lined up, too — like a perfect little Storybook Dorm. 🙂
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  2. Melanie

    June 10, 2014 at 2:24 am

    These look awesome! What a cute little girls bedroom and I love your girl’s names too.
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  3. Lynnee

    June 10, 2014 at 4:41 am

    Oh my gosh – the decals are SO adorable! You make it look so easy!
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  4. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain

    June 13, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    So cute–they look perfect in there!
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  5. Kaysi @ Keeping it Simple

    June 13, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    I love those hot air balloons, so cute!! And your beds are AWESOME!! Such a pretty room.
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  6. Ashley @ My Craftily Ever After

    June 13, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    these came out great!! I love this room and those beds are too sweet!
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  7. Dee @CupcakesandCrowbars

    June 13, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    Albie this is BEAUTIFUL! What a fun, fanciful makeover – I dreamed of a bedroom like this when I was a girl. Well done, mama!
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  8. Lindsay F

    June 13, 2014 at 9:41 pm

    I love these hot air balloons. I was contemplating between these and the alphabet I got. They look so great in this room!
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  9. [email protected]

    June 13, 2014 at 11:51 pm

    This turned out wonderful. Perfect design for this fun room and adorable beds. Love it! 🙂
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  10. Jennifer Priest

    June 17, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Those balloons were my fave that they had at SNAP!!! Love what you did with them – perfection!
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  11. Jess @ Chaos & Love

    June 23, 2014 at 11:59 pm

    Love the way this turned out! And their room is adorable.
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