Filed under: Revamps & Redesigns by Chelsea

I was adventuring through Home Depot the other day when I came across these wall stickers called “Wall Pops.” I’ve seen wall stickers before but they’re usually somewhat corny or kid-focused/Disney-themed and – seeing as how I don’t have kids – not all that appealing to me. I mean, I love Ariel and all (who WOULDN’T give up their voice/family/appendages for that prince Eric guy, anyway? Priorities, people!) but I can only go so far with the Disney princess theme before Nate throws a fit and moves out. Anyway, these Wall Pops were surprisingly unlike wall stickers that I’ve seen before. They were actually classy and chic, and looked like they’d be an easy way to add some interest to an otherwise boring wall.

Usually I’m all about the quick paint job to spruce up a room, but these wall stickers could be a life-saver in dorm rooms, apartments, or other places where you can’t make any permanent modifications (unless you aren’t too attached to your security deposit!).

They even have nursery and kids-themed wall stickers so you can decorate like a pro without a drop cloth. How frickin cute is that? I want to have kids just so I have an excuse to stick chickens and horses all over the place.

Until I do have kids, I suppose I’ll have to settle for functionality over adorability (I know, that’s not a word). Shown above are dry erase wall stickers – stuck right onto the wall to create a dry erase board without pins, nails or the hassle of actually having to deal with a board at all! Clever. But where will I hang my pen and eraser? And no, I don’t know who Tom is or why he has a yard lounger as an office chair.

Wall Pops are available at Home Depot and Amazon. And for those of you who are curious – this post isn’t sponsored by Wall Pops. Sometimes I just like to share the blog love.

Filed under: Revamps & Redesigns by Chelsea

As I mentioned the other day in a post about my cat’s unfortunate bladder control issues (that’s a compelling synopsis if I’ve ever read one!), we’re currently living with Nate’s parents to save on rent while he finishes up the police academy. So we’ve gotten rid of a lot of stuff but we’re trying to fit what’s left into as little space as possible because we don’t totally overwhelm his parent’s home with our junk. Which is why all our DVDs and electronics are on an ugly shelf in our room right now and are a terrible eyesore.

Ignore the copious amount of shoes and jewelry. It’s a problem; I’m working on it. Anyway, I don’t really believe in having ANY electronics in the bedroom, but that’s a whole other subject no one wants to hear me ramble about. Point is, I don’t want to stare at these ugly shelves any more. And buying new shelves with closing doors (or adding doors to the current ones to hide the shelves) just isn’t an option with our budget right now. So I made do with what I could scrounge up around the house: an adjustable curtain rod, a spare white sheet, and some pretty fabric for a valance.

I simply folded over the top of the sheets and sewed them to form a loop to go through the curtain rod (if they’d been longer I would’ve had to cut them, but they were fortunately the perfect size). I super-glued the curtain rod to the side of the shelves. A spring-loaded curtain rod probably would have been a better choice but this is just what I had on hand.  Obviously it’s not totally ideal. I mean, ideally I would live on the beach, sunbathe all day and have maids/personal assistants to deal with hiding shelves and all that kind of crap for me. For that matter, I would have shelves that magically slide back into the wall at the push of a button. But it’s a definite improvement for now!