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Urban Walls is yet another Etsy site that we discovered a while back and fell in love with.

Personally, I am a huge. huge fan of vinyl wall art to begin with. I have a decal in literally every room of my house. They are affordable, durable, in some cases reusable,  and can be removed with almost no effort. And most importantly, they are beautiful, stylish and sure to add interest to any room, for just a fraction of the price of traditional wall art.

Urban Walls is owned by a wonderful lady by the name of Danielle Hardy, who somehow manages to raise two active boys while also being an amazing graphic artist and designer. She was awesome enough to work out a deal with me that allowed me to get this amazing piece for my sons room for just the cost of materials, and we couldn’t be more pleased with it:

Seriously, can it get any more adorable?

As I mentioned, my house is filled with vinyl decals, and my sons room is no exception, (as you can see from the owl on the other wall.) But this piece is the favorite by far.

Vinyl wall decals can be applied to walls that have been painted with eggshell, matte, satin or semi-gloss. They do not recommend installing on a surface with highly textured concrete or stucco or a drywall/primer finish. However, my walls are all textured and I have not had any issues with the vast majority of the decals I’ve used, including these.

With some other decals I have used, I have run into issues. Some of them fell off the wall immediately upon application. I applied one set, only to walk into the room the next day to find leaves and flowers littering the floor. Some came in approximately 1, 345 pieces and had to be assembled from scratch without so much as a picture to instruct us. Some were impossible to reposition, and some got stuck to its own backing and wouldn’t come unstuck without tearing.

You won’t have any of these issues with decals from urban walls. The only warning I have to give, is that, if applying your decal to the wall in a small childs room, be sure it is out of the reach of small, curious hands. As you can see by the picture, I applied my owls and trees over my sons crib. He got bored during naptime, and proceeded to pick off as much of the tree as he could reach and crinkling it up and ripping it. The parts that were not actually ripped off, actually smoothed back out and look as good as new now, I was amazed at how durable these are.

So we know they are made well, but let’s get to the important stuff: How do they look?

Awesome. See for yourself.

This would be just lovely in a playroom or girls bedroom. Each piece is completely customizable color-wise. You choose each color yourself from a wide variety, so decals can be made to match the decor you already have in place.

With this design, you can turn your bedroom into a relaxing forest sanctuary.

Turn any wall into a message board with this stylish yet functional chalkboard decal. Chalk cleans off easily with a simple wipe of a wet cloth. Perfect for grocery lists in the kitchen or inspirational messages by the front door.

Add a personal touch to any space or bedroom with the unique circle letter decal. You choose the color and the letter and make it yours.

Be sure to check out the Urban Walls Etsy shop to see even more of Danielles amazing designs and to pick out which decal you’ll get if you win the $50 gift certificate she’s offering to one of our lucky readers!

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**As always, clicking on any picture will take you to the product information page for that item.**