I originally posted about Ladybug's room redo here. I mentioned a couple of How To's here is the first. I love borders. They tend to break up the color on a wall, add a little bit of visual interest, but the mess of removing is a big deterrent for me. A friend of mine taught me how to do a ribbon border. It goes up incredibly easy, and it peels right off when you don't want it anymore. It doesn't shred like a sticker on the wall like a wall paper border would.
First you will need to measure your room and buy enough wide ribbon to cover it. When I painted Ladybug's room, I obviously used tape to mark the breaking point. I needed to find ribbon wide enough to cover my tape marks. The next items you need are wall paper paste and a sponge.
I cut the ribbon into strips that fit the wall. I tried to have one whole piece of ribbon per wall. My seams were behind doors or in a corner so it was less noticeable. This also made it easier to work with. See Ladybug at work? Even a 14 year old can do it...
After applying the saturated ribbon to the wall (and I do mean saturated), I went over it with a wet sponge to smooth things up and made tiny adjustments trying to get the ribbon to line up straight. From close up, it isn't perfect, but it's like a Monet, it pulls together from farther out.
