Everett’s watching Sesame Street right now, so I’m channeling my inner child for today’s post. Here’s a throwback video to get you in the mood…or to share with your kiddos if they happen to be sitting on your lap or looking over your shoulder.
After viewing our current home {which we are trying to sell by owner}, a potential buyer asked about the ‘M’ monogram above our TV, concerned that her surname didn’t begin with the letter ‘M.’
I assured her that it was just a decal and could be removed without damage to the wall. But the more I thought about it, I figured maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to go ahead and remove the decal now in case other buyers were worried it was permanent and would have to paint over it. I went to the website I purchased the monogram from to get instructions for proper removal. {In case you’re interested, I bought the white matte ‘M’ monogram from Dali Decals for ~$25 with shipping and you can see it here.} Removal seemed easy enough. I carefully picked at the top of the monogram and slowly peeled it away from the wall.
The decal was off in less than a minute without any damage to the paint or wall.
Dali’s website does state that if a monogram is left on the wall for an extended period of time {not exactly sure what that is} that there could be damage to the wall upon removal. So, that’s your fair warning. Our decal was on for a little over a year. I put it up last March and if you’d like to see how easy it was to hang, click here. Sadly, once the decal was removed it lost its shape and wasn’t able to be reused. Decals like these are great for rentals, dorms and even nurseries because there’s a good chance that the living arrangement is going to be temporary.
So, that’s the case of our missing letter ‘M.’ I wouldn’t mind having another wall decal in our next home. Who knows? Chung, chung.
images: 1) Sesame Street via You Tube 2-4) Dana Miller for House*Tweaking
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