Home Decor - backsplash

 I've had this idea to use one of my Cozumel underwater photos somewhere. The photos often look abstract but on closer viewing, the details of fish or coral appear.

Sink side completed.

I have used a www.wallmonkeys.com wall decal before so I decided I would make my kitchen backsplash an underwater photo wall decal.

I cannot recommend www.wallmonkeys.com enough. Their work is fantastic and not as expensive as you might think.

I submitted my photo on their website with the request to have the largest wall photo decal which is 72" wide. I requested a proof and also the final dimensions. The final height meant I needed only one decal that I would cut to fit both the sink and stove walls.

They responded in just a few days. I approved the proof and received the decal in a couple of days.

Template in place waiting for
outlets and switches to be cut in.

At friends' suggestion, I made templates for the walls. With the cabinets, outlets and switches at various places along the walls, the templates were invaluable.

It was a leap of faith to cut the photo decal into the sections needed. The sink side is actually wider than 72" so I had to add 3" sections to each side. Because the photo is somewhat abstract, you cannot really see the add-ons.

The wall behind the stove is exactly 72" so you couldn't ask for more. Getting the decal behind the stove and under the microwave was very tricky but because the decal is removable, it can be positioned multiple times.

The decal is also a vinyl material so is waterproof and washable. Previously, the walls were just painted.

The finished project.

I love the outcome. And it looks particularly special with the under cabinet lights on.

This is the photo wall decal in full.

Powder Room (final update)

The powder room project is officially finished. I was waiting for my Shutterfly project to arrive. I could not be more pleased with the art work and the whole powder room.

It may be small but the new configuration works wonderfully. There is room in front and even around the toilet. And you can actually stand comfortably in front of the sink.

Other features that are special:

• the wall treatment behind the radiator (I used self-stick vinyl floor tiles that look like dark marble
• the mirror is a charger plate
• the shelving is a corner stand hung on the wall to serve as counter and towel rack
• the back splash is a vinyl wall sticker from Wallmonkeys (see previous post) 

The photo art work is a photograph of a burned out area in the Boundary Waters from our 2013 trip. It is rendered on metal.

with camera flash

without camera flash (chandelier light)

day light

back splash and mirror