DIY Canvas Wall Decal

Have you ever wanted to purchase a great wall decal but you didn't because you immediately thought it's a lot of money to spend for a wall sticker?

When it came to decorating my daughter's room I knew that I wanted to have her name placed above her crib. Like usual, I wanted something unique. I loved the idea of using a decal but since we leased it wouldn't make sense to get one and place it on the wall. We also had knocked down walls and the decals didn't like to stick very well to a textured wall. I had to come up with a different way to use the decal.

First, I thought of placing the decal on a mirror. I looked at HomeGoods, Michael's, IKEA and Target and I couldn't find a mirror that matched the dimensions I needed. I was starting to get discouraged when I spotted the canvas section at Michael's. I was able to find one close to the dimensions of the wall decal. I had no idea if a decal would stick and was told by multiple craft specialists it probably wouldn't.

I took the left over satin latex paint (Behr Pearl) that I used for my daughter's room and rolled in on the canvas. I found the rolling technique worked better than brushing.

Once the canvas was dry, I centered the decal to the canvas and started the process of removing the decal paper so it would stick to the canvas. This was the most tidiest process which took the help of my husband and about 45 minutes to complete.

I attached some hooks from a picture I wasn't using and it was ready for it's debut.