DIY Removable and Reusable Wallcovering: A Renter's Dream
I’m sort of obsessed with the entryway to my modestly sized Brooklyn apartment. Sure, it’s pretty small, but there are so many good things about it — a high ceiling and two large closets among them.
There’s just one thing that has really bugged me about my entryway since the moment I’ve moved in: the walls. They are just so … white.
I am somewhat comforted knowing I’m not alone. Boring white walls are the conundrum every renter faces: To paint the walls (and then have to paint them back) or not to paint them.
My entire apartment has white walls, and my boyfriend and I have found a way to make them work by adding colorful pieces such as mirrors, photos, shelves, and paintings. But the barren walls in my entryway were really bothering me; they just needed a little more drama.
And then Casart Coverings entered my life, and my dull entryway issues were resolved. The company creates really beautiful and reusable wallcoverings that are easy-to-remove, so you can peel them right off when it’s time to pack up and repurpose them at your new place. They come in all patterns, colors and styles, and they’re recyclable and made in the United States.
I love the look of stripes on a wall, so I decided to order them for my entryway from Casart Covering’s nature-inspired, Karen Robertson Collection. The stripes are available from 3 to 24-inches wide, and there are 35 colors to choose from! Each stripe can be installed vertically or horizontally, depending on the look you’d like to achieve. All without needing to tape, measure or paint, and you can even reposition them easily.
I’m going to go to town with my stripes, and install them vertically and evenly-spaced. But there’s no limit to what you can do with them, which will make a striped DIY wall project in your home great fun.
They’ll be a part two following this post, as I plan on sharing how my striped entryway turns out! Now I’m just anxiously awaiting the arrival of my stripes; and counting down the days until I don’t have to look at white walls upon entering my place.
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Black and white bathroom image via Elle Decor. All other images courtesy of Casart Coverings.
Lindsay E. Brown
Lindsay has spent her career at the intersection of media and social change. In her role at Eco-Chick, Lindsay has established partnerships and campaigns with some of the world’s most-recognized companies committed to sustainability and CSR. She co-created the popular interview series “Heroines for the Planet” that features groundbreaking women who share courage and a deep passion for protecting people and the Earth. Lindsay is the Marketing and Sustainability Manager at Health-Ade Kombucha and previously served as Director of Communications at the social enterprise CBS EcoMedia. There she directed corporate advertising dollars to the nation’s most effective non-profits tackling urgent social issues in local communities and was awarded CBS Corporation’s prestigious Share-the-Vision award. She has written for Whole Living Magazine, Edible, Cottages & Gardens, From The Grapevine, EarthHour.org, Eco-Age.com, and for environmentalists Laura Turner Seydel and Susan Rockefeller. Lindsay holds a BS in Global Business Studies and Marketing from Manhattan College, and received the 2012 Honors Award at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
