Decals are painted or printed images on lacquered or varnished paper. Decals brighten the look of furniture, especially the Pennsylvania Dutch decals or country-looking ones. They create an attractive piece of wooden furniture to any room – a baby’s room, kitchen, bedroom, etc. Although there are many hardware stores that many hardware stores that carry a variety of decals, you can also find a good selection of them at art and crafts stores.

 

Here is a look on how you can apply decals to furniture:

 

  • Keep the surface of the furniture to be decorated with the decal clean and dry. Remove all wax and dirt on it.

 

  • To apply the decal paper, soak it in warm water. Let the paper absorb water until it loosens.

 

  • Peel off the backing paper.

 

  • Place it on the spot of the furniture where you want the print to appear. Position correctly and leave for 30 minutes.

 

  • Remove the decal with a removing strip. The remover strip has to be soaked in warm water.

 

  • Peel off the paper.

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