Working Round Obstacles - by Becky Clarke

This is the first in a series of tips from Becky Clarke a contributing writing on Your Home magazine. Your Home magazine have featured our wall stickers on a few occasions and we loved Becky's approach to real life projects so we commissioned her to show us some great ways of using our wall stickers

Wall stickers don't simply have to be in a line or as a singular motif on a wall - you can tailor their use to work perfectly with whatever you have in your home. Obstacles such as wall mounted storage, art, shelves or furniture can be incorporated into a design scheme so the stickers work to make a fabulously decorated and unique room. This can be especially successful in a child's room where the colours, angles and multi level design add a cheerful and stimulating element to a plain wall.

Steps to follow:

1. Cut roughly round each vehicle so each can be handled individually.

2. Use a spirit level, measuring tape and pencil to lightly draw a line on the wall at a level appropriate to your obstacle - our line is at the same level as the bottom edge of the wall-mounted blackboard. If you're not sure where to have the line, use chalk that can be rubbed away and re-drawn until you are happy.

3. Use masking tape to position the vehicles on the wall. They can go over obstacles, drive out the door, go up an invisible ramp to a bed headboard or even up and over a curtain pole - just use your imagination! One the vehicles are in place, step back and have a look from a distance. Reposition any you need to - remember you get a great traffic jam feel if the vehicles overlap slightly.

4. Carefully peel the backing from a vehicle and smooth the sticker into place on the wall before removing the top protective layer. Clean any pencil lines from the wall.

Becky

If you like these Cars and Big Vehicles you can purchase them as a special offer by selecting the Big Vehicles and selecting the second option which is both sets for £40