Mom-approved Removable Wall Art

DESIGN | by KAT SPELLMAN

ONCE KIDS AND TEENS DID BATTLE WITH MOM when decorating their rooms. Scotch-tape shadows lingered long after old posters and cards were put up, and pinholes peppered walls with every passing hobby and schoolgirl crush. Now all our budding Nate Berkuses and Bunny Williamses can choose from an array of graphics to dress their walls as personally as they style themselves. Blame it on the French.

SOURCE: WALLTAT.COM

Credited with igniting this hot trend in 2005, “Les Ephémères” (The Temporaries) were a huge hit when the Parisian designers launched their collection of Baroque-influenced wall decals, depicting everything from charming fireplaces and butterflies to Eiffel Towers or bellflowers. Now Pottery Barn, with its PB Teen wall stickers ranging from hipster snowboarders to U.S. maps, and Birthday Express with its Mod Monkey motif or a fleet of decidedly cool fighter jets, has lined up a library of removable ― and often reusable ― wall stickers.

Make baby’s nest sweeter with a meadow of fresh spring grass in the nursery. Let Tinkerbell lull your sweet one to sleep. Or let the kiddos switch ‘em out as the fad fades, moving from Cath Kidston sweetness to the “WallTats” cool of pop culture.