Deal Day: Wall decal discount codes

Seems like these are stacking up on me recently. So here are a few discount codes you can use at various online shops to buy wall decals for your kids bedrooms. Great way to decorate the room quickly and easily, especially if you aren’t an artist. Most of these go through the end of the year unless otherwise indicated.

RoomMates – Save 10% on entire order! Use code FALL10
WallStickerShop – 10% Off & Free Shipping on orders of $75 or more with code WALL10OFF
Your Deco Shop – $10 discount for orders over $75 with code: CATCH10
Lot26 Studio – 10% coupon with promo code NOV10 valid through 11/21

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Ideas for using chalkboards in a kids bedroom

It’s got to be that it’s time for school to start soon. But I have chalkboards on the brain lately.

A friend of mine had a chalkboard across one end of her bedroom as a child. (She’s a really young friend.) It was a great way to provide creative space for her without taking up floor room. In my painting business, I did a custom child’s table with a chalkboard top that was totally cute and functional.

So how could you add a chalkboard to your child’s bedroom easily? If it’s a small room, you might not want a dedicated easel taking up floor space. Which takes us to vertical and horizontal surfaces and three different ways to do it.

Paint it

Like the examples I mentioned at the beginning, you can use chalkboard paint on just about any surface. (I remember my dad painting plywood to make chalkboards back when I was a kid, so this isn’t a new idea.)

Great places for applying are a low section of the wall or on a flat piece of furniture. Just keep in mind (since these won’t be moveable) to put the paint in places where your child can easily reach. I just ran across the line of FolkArt chalkboard paints, which come in all kinds of colors to make it easier to coordinate with your child’s room. Or look into tintable dhalkboard paint to get the exact right color you want.

Stick it

Easier and less messy would be looking into the myriad of chalkboard wall decals available, like the chalkboard truck in the picture.

Wall decals are easy to apply and remove, so there’s less commitment. And they come in all kinds of shapes like elephants and puzzle pieces and well, square, even. Most of the time they come in black, although I’ve found a few that have a choice of purple, pink or blue. Or ones like the truck where you have a choice of 14 colors for the non-chalkboard parts.

Oh – and I love this, but they’ve come out with chalkboard contact paper in a six-foot roll. I’m not sure how well it would work on a wall, but it would be an easy and inexpensive way to put a chalkboard on a smooth furniture surface.

Note that you do need a smooth surface for decals. If you have rough textured walls, head back up to the paint idea. You can paint an elephant, right?

Buy it

Last option would be to just buy a chalkboard, just not an easel style. You can get furniture with chalkboard sections already included, like the kids storage unit with chalkboard pictured here. Just a great way to do double duty.

It’s less interesting and cool, but there are options for getting framed chalkboards to hang on the wall. Some of these have the advantage of a tray for chalk and eraser and certainly great flexibility to move around the room as needed.

Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission, probably enough to get a stick of gum. I generally only recommend products or services on this blog that I would use personally and believe you will find cool as well. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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Personalized airplane wall decal

There are tons of art ideas for an airplane bedroom theme. But one of the easiest and most special for your child is something personalized with their name.

And of all of those, one of my favorites is the adventure plane wall decal pictured here. Isn’t it cool? Not only is it a stylish vintage bi-plane (very popular these days), but you can personalize the banner with your child’s name.

This particular decal is made of really thin vinyl, so once you’ve applied it to the wall, it looks hand-painted rather than like a sticker. It’ll work on any smooth space (so think twice before trying to stick it to highly textured walls) and is fast and easy to apply.

Oh – bonus! You can customize your colors! Pick one color for the name and plane and another for the banner. More than 30 colors to choose from so there’s sure to be one that matches your color scheme.

Prices start at $44 at Layla Grayce for a 16″ high decal. Pick from several sizes to get right one for you.

Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission, probably enough to get a stick of gum. I generally only recommend products or services on this blog that I would use personally and believe you will find cool as well. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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