Why photo murals are a great option to wall decals

Photo murals are a great choice to decorate the wall

There are many good things about photo murals that are greatly loved by homeowners. Many designs are available to add life into your interior and in addition to that, you may also have customized designs to have a personal touch in your home interior.

Wall decals in interior design

Wall decal is also known as wall sticker and affixed to a wall or any area with smooth surface. Most decals available use only one color but a number have various images printed upon them.

Wall decals have many uses. They were originally used in making signs, but recently has been used in interior design and was added to interior decorators portfolio and likewise became popular in do-it-yourself (DIY) home decorating. Individuals who are renting their spaces prefer to use the fabric type wall decal since it allows personal creativity in home decorations and yet can be removed easily from the walls without damaging the paint.

Aside from being a wall decor, the other advantages of the use of wall decals is that they can be used on windows, walls or tiles as advertising or branding. They may also be used as tool to inform people of the presence or absence of glass door or window.  

Photo murals as a great choice to wall decals

Murals are important in interior design as they bring art into the interior of your house. It may have a dramatic impact whether in the conscious or subconscious mind. Murals add aesthetic improvement of the daily lives of the homeowner. It has been observed that with murals, communication can be achieved within the confines of the house. Just like in any art works, the significance or the message of the design of the mural depends on the person who created it. However, interpretation of the message depends entirely on who will be able to view it. There are times that art like these are misinterpreted, that it is treated in a negative manner. Whatever the design of the mural, the most important is that the designer was able to express what he or she wants. 

Photo murals are greatly enlarged photographs or series of photographs placed on the wall especially as a decoration. It is one of the best choices in creating a wall decal and in designing your room since you can customize it and personalize it if you want. You can use any photo that you want to create the wall decal. Family pictures can be used to make a photo gallery of your favorite family pictures. Design of the photo murals greatly depends on the one who will be designing it and to his or her purpose. Most images used in photo murals basically are for aesthetic purposes alone, unlike the ones we see in public areas. 

Although large format digital photo wall murals are stylish, they are a little bit expensive. Starting from the mural being created until the installation process. With this, there are tutorials on how to create your own photo mural. If you want to create your own photo mural, you will be needing the following materials and equipment:

1. high-resolution digital photograph

2. computer with gimp installed (gnu image manipulation program)

3. foam board

4. spray adhesive

5. online photo printer or professional print shop

The good thing about having the photo mural in walldecal is that the adhesive used is different as compared to the regular ones that are used. Wall decals can be re-positioned a couple of times before the adhesive wears out. However vinyl stickers can be difficult to apply since they have the possibility to tear. Other materials are used such as non-PVC fabric decals with 3M type adhesive at the back. Unlike vinyl, this material does not stretch or tear, and can be re-positioned and reused in a way that vinyl stickers are not.