Home Decorating with Wall Quotes

The decorating dilemma this year: do I use vinyl wall letters or wooden letters for my wall quotes? And then there is always to option of metal wall art. This new question is a puzzling one. There are so many choices and so many ways to express your creativity in this day and age. Now you just have to figure out which way you want to go with it. The best thing to do is to look at all of the pros and cons.

Wall letters have become a modern convenience. With the easy peel off back and sticky wall adhesive. It makes it them a great choice for any room. To top it off they only take up space on the fresh paint. The draw backs? Well there are a few. The first is that you are stuck with whatever saying it is that you apply. I hope you like what you have before you put it up. In addition, the wall letters are not always reusable. This means that if you want to redecorate and you already have some up, you may not be able to reapply them later. There goes that money down the tub!

Wooden letters also have their pluses and minuses. Wooden letters can be purchased at almost any craft store, and you can paint or stain them to whatever color you want. They are great for all sorts of themes, including country decor. They are always reusable so long as you can find the room for them in your decorating frenzy. To add to this, you can always switch up your sayings to things new and fresh. But there are drawbacks. The first is that you do have to purchase each letter individually. This can become a little pricey if you aren’t careful. Another problem, you have to make sure that you have somewhere to put them. These don’t just stick to the wall. They have to have a place to sit, which takes up room. A big problem if you don’t have room to start with. There is also the fact that you will need to stain or paint them after you purchase them, a project that can become quite time consuming.

No matter what you choose, remember to weigh all of your options and plan ahead. You wouldn’t want to be stuck with something that just doesn’t fit in your home.

There aren’t many places in your house where metal is necessary as far as décor: the sink, the stove, the springs in all the cushions, and the nails that hold up pictures and dirty socks…hey, we all have different tastes. In general, most of metallic objects in your home are usually items need to be metal. Try to imagine trying to cook on a plastic stove or sitting on couch filled with glass springs. Metal on its own can be part of your home’s interior design; if you’re just not digging faux-flower wreaths, wood letters or wall clings, there is always the option of adding some metal art to your home.

Some people might picture nailing a rusty license plate to their wall when I mention metal wall hangings…and if that’s your preference, then please don’t hesitate to use that idea for design purposes. If you aren’t aware, there are quite a few places (online) where you can find steel, iron, or aluminum wall decorations. Odd as it may seem to decorate with metal, I would definitely recommend trying it. While the standard wooden wall plaques and wall art decals can create some great styles, metal is something used much less often as a decorative tool and will unquestionably catch your eye and the eyes of guest.

Contemporary metal wall art can be painted or unpainted, flat or three-dimensional, and come in a variety of sizes to fit a range of wall dimensions. For example, if you really like Pepsi, you could probably craft a wall decoration out of sliced-up Pepsi cans that actually protrudes from the wall. If you’d prefer a piece of art with a little less breadth and a lower chance of being bumped into, you could have a mural or design painted on a sheet of aluminum (not the kind you wrap leftovers in). Forget the holly branches – deck the halls with some steel accents this season. Another great way to use metal in decorating is to hang metal words; yet another way to decorate with wall quotes. For outdoor metal wall art, you can always use steel or iron wall art.

Some websites specialize in wall décor and have sections dedicated totally to metal art, with both three-dimensional and wall-hugging selections. A great upside to metal wall appliqués is that they are not narrowed to just one type; you can find and purchase metal sculptures in modern or rustic styles. Have you ever been to a home with a country décor theme that had an old-fashioned plow or a vintage musket on the wall as part of the décor? These aren’t the only available choices if you’re aiming for country decor, of course. Just as with contemporary ideas, more country style options such as ‘welcome’ signs and cutesy anthropomorphic farm animals baking pies painted on metal plates are available alongside their modern counterparts.

If you do make your mind up to adorn your home with metal, keep a couple things in mind. Number one, that metal ornament is probably going to be the ‘main attraction’ in the room as far as décor, so try not to overload your walls with other decorations because it will probably make the décor feel overwhelming. If you’re using a small piece, feel free to have more than one together in a group…if you have a small steel dove over your couch, go get another one, or else that lone bird will just look like it’s lost on your wall. On the other hand, don’t overdo it – don’t have a whole flock of those doves stuck to your wall. Keep the number of small metal decorations to about two or three…just one will look too solitary, and more than a few appear chaotic.

Experiment with various placements of your metal wall hanging. See what it looks like in the middle of the room, the corners, or maybe a little off-center. Keep the ever-important ‘rule of thirds’ in mind when doing any kind of design – including interior design. Divide your wall into imaginary thirds and place the artwork in one of the thirds or on a ‘line’ dividing two of them. This all being said, metal is a very versatile and beautiful way of decorating your home; out there somewhere is a steel artwork or painting on an iron block that will prove to be the perfect complement to your house’s existing state of interior decoration.

Sometimes, art can be the written word itself; from time to time, saying the right thing can have a more profound effect on a person than a picture, and it doesn’t even need to be a thousand words. But let’s face it…most people who like to use words in this way often have a lot to say that cannot be communicated in just one statement. And some folks like to speak their feelings not through their voice, but through script, and said writing can be in the appearance of vinyl wall stickers.

Don’t be fooled by a name like “wall art stickers” – this doesn’t guarantee the stickers are going to contain artwork per se. These removable wall quotes can be plain text or decorative text, and can go on pretty much any household surface. You might like to place a “Welcome” decal near your front door, or a “Welcome to Dreamland” above your bed’s headboard. But just like you can make a collage out of images, you can make a mélange of words and text on your walls; cover all the walls in your home with words if it’s what you would like to do, as the placement of words (based on font, size, and color) itself can be an art form. And since letter stickers can be moved and reused, you can experiment with placement on the walls before choosing a permanent spot.

An example of text design might be to write out a large excerpt from a book that you love; have the quote extend from one end of the wall to another. If you’re religious, you could have a prayer of protection written across a wall in your living room. If you have a child whose room is an absolute wreck, you could put a decal on their door that is a disaster area warning. Creativity knows no bounds. If you’re going for a creepy theme in one of the rooms in your home for Halloween, why not put up grotesque messages that look like they were written in blood? It doesn’t even need to be an actual message you want to get across; you could easily just cover a wall in words that you like.

You don’t even need to limit yourself to your native speech; do a little research and check out words in other languages. A very popular form of expression through art is the use of Asian symbols. Kanji symbols are especially well-liked for tattoo designs, but you will definitely want to double-check your research and make sure the symbol says what you think it says before sticking it on your wall. Lots of people are content to have just a Japanese symbol on their wall because they feel it looks nice, but they may be totally ignorant to the symbol’s actual meaning. You might think your statement of choice reads “Home is where memories grow” in Japanese, when it actually says, “There’s bodies in the wall; call the police”. And believe me, there is no shortage of online sources at which to find Asian-themed removable wall decals.

Of course, if you are unable to find removable wall stickers that match your preferences, there are quite a few internet stores that will create the design of your choice. There are plenty of great websites that do custom wall decals and vinyl lettering.