wall26 - Long Pathway in an Arch Tree Covered Forest - Wall Mural, Removable Sticker, Home Decor - 100x144 inches

I needed two walls decorated, and I have a terrible problem where I waste 15 hours researching decisions like that. I researched prices, and sellers, and pictures, and dimensions, and types of murals (adhesive already applied? Paper based or vinyl based? etc). In the end, pre-adhesive vinyl murals were the clear choice for a renter, and Wall26 had by far the most reasonable prices and a great selection. So please don’t do 15 hours of research…just trust me here. I couldn't decide for the life of me which mural to choose, so I reached out to the seller to see if they had a restocking fee if I bought a couple to look at. Very swift reply, and the seller confirmed that they do not (you pay return shipping, but I subscribe to returnsaver, so that wasn't an issue for me...by the way, returnsaver is the best thing ever if you shop online a lot).I bought the "pathway in tree arch", two types of brick, the distressed brown horizontal wood paneling, the distressed white vertical wood paneling, the Vincent Van Gogh Irises, and the orange vines on a brick wall, all from Wall26. I was overall very impressed with all of the murals! Here are my observations:-One of the brick options looked terrible, like cartoon bricks, but the other brick is so realistic people have to touch it to see it isn't actually brick when they come into my room. I also kept the Irises, which are gorgeous. My boyfriend was so impressed with how awesome the murals looked that he kept the "pathway in trees" and ordered another brick.-They aren't terribly hard to put up (I put the Irises one on a bent wall, which was hard as hell and didn't turn out as well, but the others were no big deal).-A couple of the panels do have maybe 1/5 of a millimeter of white-ish border, like they weren't cut quite thin enough. The panels are made to overlap, so if you notice this before and you don't have two consecutive panels with the white seams, you can cover the seam with the other panel. We didn't notice the seams until it was too late for that, but it really isn't very noticeable. Make SURE you overlap the panels. It’s obvious for the pictures, but took a second to figure out with the brick, so one of those panels has a row of bricks that are extra long. Our fault…we had polished off a bottle of wine-We both rent, and I will say that when we peeled up one of the panels to reposition it, it tore a chuck of paint off my wall, sooooo that will be fun when I try to get my security deposit back. Honestly, I think if you go really slow, it won't be an issue, but it doesn't peel off super easily.-I returned the other panels, but never received a refund. I had to open a case through Amazon, and the seller said they never got them back. Because my returnsaver labels were fedex, I was able to look up the tracking number to prove that they were in fact returned. Amazon returned my money. It sucks that I would have been out a ton of money if I hadn’t double checked, and it is frustrating that the seller claimed they didn’t receive the package when they did (what if I hadn’t had a tracking number?!), but it’s entirely possible that it was an honest mistake. In the end, I got my money back, so whatever.The murals we kept are truly excellent. They transform a room with just 90 minutes of work, you can wipe them down, and people are seriously amazed by them. Between my boyfriend and I, we have probably referred 10 other people to Wall26 because they want a mural as soon as they see ours.(If you thought my review was helpful, please click "Yes" below. Thanks!

So far so good! Only up a day but it came out nice and seems to have stuck very well. Not hard to install, just take your time and think it through 1st. Really adds depth to the room too. Although the image may look a bit out of focus or fuzzy up close, once on the wall it looks fine.Of course the 1st two I ordered came with smashed and wrinkled edges since they weren't packed with any padding but the 3rd time was the charm. Since the edges overlap I wouldn't accept a roll with one end smashed/rolled over as it could show.For install: 1st I removed a chair rail. Then sanded the whole wall with some 120 grit and a sanding block (piece of 2x4). This removed any small bumps or uneven spots. Then I wiped the whole wall down with a sponge and Windex.I trimmed about 6" off the top of each panel before starting to hang them so the road didn't get cut off the bottom. Lined up the 1st panel evenly and then used what I trimmed off as a guide for the other 5 using a straight edge and razor.When hanging I peeled about 6" of backing off, then lined up the edge with help. I used a straight piece of folded over cardboard to push the sticker on the wall working from the middle to the edges. I would push straight down the middle to the backing then sweep to the left edge, then right. Pull the backing off straight down and the image pretty much stays straight down the wall as long as you started the top off level too of course. With 2 people we just had one pull the backing and the other using the cardboard to flatten to the wall. Only took 2-3 minutes a panel.Panel 2-6 overlaps the previous edge about an inch to line up. I applied over the power sockets without the covers and then cut close to the plugs and didn't get any wrinkles and the covers will cover all the cut edges. Then used a straight edge along the baseboard and cut the remainder off with the razor knife.

We had this on wall 20 minutes (and not even fully smoothed down) before deciding we needed to move 1 panel over slightly. Removing that panel ripped huge chunks of paint off, down to the drywall. This was a perfectly dry, flat wall in new construction. We were shocked at the amount of damage, especially when we thought about what it would do once it was smoothed out and on there awhile, based on this experience, so ended just taking the rest off and and throwing the whole thing in the trash. So a complete waste of $100 and an hour of time on a Sunday.I would not be upset if this product was not SPECIFICALLY SOLD AS REMOVABLE. Seems a bit disingenuous to state this without stating that it will likely destroy your walls in the process. Otherwise it's pretty and easy to install but warning, if you are a renter, or don't want to have to do massive repairs if/when you decide to remove this product, do NOT buy this!

This really changed the look of our room. Gave it a great accent wall and depth. I am 4'9" and did this by myself with just a good stepladder. I have lightly textured (NOT popcorn) walls and it went on just fine. I was careful to rub in every nook and cranny, with my fingertips, for maximum adhesion. IMO, it gave it the look of an oil painting. As others have said, each panel overlaps the other ones by just a bit. It makes it easy to line the images up. Be very careful that you get that first one straight or the others will be slightly off. My very last panel is a bit wonky, but thankfully with this pattern you can't even tell. I only peeled back the top 3-4 inches to get it started and then slowly peeled down the backing, pressing it to the wall ever few inches until I got to the baseboard. I peeled the backing just past the wall and over the baseboard then I carefully inserted a knife between the wall the baseboard to cut the vinyl for a perfect fit. Take your time! Make sure that top is exactly where it needs to be. It's almost impossible to reposition it when you get much further down. Don't let it stick to itself. It's even more time consuming to get that unstuck without mucking it up. Seriously, if I can do this, anyone can.