10 Renter-Friendly Peel-and-Stick Ideas to Change Up Your Space
Are you looking for some renter-friendly peel-and-stick wallpaper ideas? I'm going to share 10 peel-and-stick products that will temporarily upgrade any room that you are decorating. There are even peel-and-stick floor tile and backsplash products to help you create something new and exciting!
Renter-friendly peel-and-stick product ideas
1. Privacy film
If you ever lived on the first floor or if you have an exposed window that visitors can see through at your front door, then you need privacy film. I've used this in two of my rooms because I have really big windows and I don't want people to look in.
I've also used this privacy film in my friend's makeover when I decorated and designed her walk-in closet. She had a window that was very close to the neighbor, so we went ahead and applied privacy film so that when she was getting dressed, no one could see.
This is also great for entry doors. I've used this on a window in a client's home for privacy.
2. Vinyl peel-and-stick flooring
This stuff is amazing and it will transform a room. I used to hate my apartment flooring so much but I used a peel-and-stick floor in one of my bedrooms and bathroom.
You will need about three boxes for a standard 8-foot by 10-foot room. If you are willing to invest about $100, you can get enough flooring to change any room as long as it's not a huge space.
I got a little creative in my bathroom and I used a plastic shower curtain as a subfloor so that I didn't have to stick the tiles directly down onto the floor. And so far I'm still satisfied.
I purchased this particular tile from Lowe’s. But you can find a variety of peel-and-stick flooring at Amazon, Home Depot, or Lowe's.
3. Border stickers
Border stickers are very thick and durable. You can get very creative with them. They come in a lot of different styles from regular black or white, or you could do a wood grain kind of finish and really jazz up some furniture or add it to the wall.
This stuff does not leave any sticky residue. I've used these stickers in this office. I've used it to kind of cover up an old valance for my aesthetic purposes.
If you have wood that's chipped at the bottom of your cabinets, cover it up with this border sticker (see before and after above). It perfectly fits the space. And I've also used it on my walls. You can get very creative and do as many patterns as you want.
4. Peel-and-stick mirrors
You can get very creative with peel-and-stick mirrors. It’s trendy to paint walls black and then add peel-and-stick mirrors to create a DIY custom mirror. It's very inexpensive.
5. Peel-and-stick wallpaper
I have covered the cabinets in my bathroom and kitchen with this product. I really like to add wood elements. I know that all-white cabinetry is pretty popular but I am just not a fan. I really do like a two-tone look. And what better way to bring in natural elements than using wood?
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I have used wallpaper and contact paper on furniture projects, including my coffee table, and also fixing up the arms from a couch I bought at Target. The arms on the sofa looked super, super cheap so I added some contact paper and it made everything look much better. Contact paper is not as messy as paint.
6. Peel-and-stick tiles for backsplashes
If you don’t want to use wallpaper for a backsplash, purchase actual wall tiles. They come in packs of four. I've seen them at Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, and Floor & Decor.
7. Peel-and-stick shelves
You can use small shelves similar to IKEA’s MALMBÄCK picture ledge. But 3M also has a small stick-up shelf for lightweight items, too. 3M has some of the best peel-and-stick products.
I like to purchase a bunch of 3M command strips, add them to a picture ledge, and just secure it to the wall. Trust me, it's not going anywhere.
Do not underestimate when they say on that box that it holds up to 16 pounds. But don't get me wrong, you can't just hang up a 100-pound picture and then expect the command strips to do its job.
8. Peel-and-stick molding
Amazon sells peel-and-stick molding and this stuff is just so cool. You can get very creative. You can either trim out the bottom portion of a wall or you could create a design and maybe frame the molding around an actual picture.
If you want wainscoting, all you have to do is buy a panel. This is the coolest thing ever. So do not be afraid of wall moldings that are peel and stick because they will transform a space, trust me.
9. Nano tape
This product is not necessarily peel-and-stick. However, it is kind of like a double-sided tape. If you are not familiar with nano tape, this stuff is amazing.
If you use it, make sure you twist it to take it off. Don't pull it directly off the wall or it will take the first layer of the drywall with it. I have used this to mount power strips and other items.
Twist it slowly, and you're good. There are mixed reviews on nano tape so I would use it on pretty light items or I would use a lot of tape for one item.
But as far as hanging pictures, I feel like 3M has already done a really good job of creating the command strips. So if you're gonna hang some pictures, just use command strips, not nano tape. I like to use the tape for things that are really small that a command strip would not be able to secure because it's too big.
I'm not a fan of taking it down and trying to use it again as it's promoted, because it doesn't stick as well the second time.
10. Wallpaper polywall
If you have a piece of wallpaper that is not peel-and-stick, but you want to use it, you can make it peel-and-stick. All you need to do is go to Home Depot, purchase a piece of polywall (they come as panels), and some really small finishing nails to apply the polywall to your drywall or plaster wall.
Then, use adhesive spray to attach the wallpaper to the polywall. Or, just use it to apply the polywall to cover up a wall. It’s temporary and you won't have to worry about damaging the walls.
10 renter-friendly peel-and-stick products
You have learned 10 renter-friendly peel-and-stick products that can change your space. Which one are you going to purchase? Or, which one have you already purchased? Let me know in the comment section below.
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