Stamps and prints are very trendy ways to customize your walls and give them the look that you want, but many kits are expensive, hard to use, and can only be used a few times before they must be discarded and purchased again. Potato prints are very easy to work and create with and are extremely cost-efficient; and they are also a much better choice for the environment. Adding potato prints to wallpaper for a new look really is as easy as 1-2-3.

1. Buy a Potato

It really is as easy as buying a simple potato that is a good fit for the size of the print that you want to create for your wall. Although you can use a large potato even for a small print, you want to be sure that the potato is large enough to contain the whole print without dividing the design into several different potato prints, which can be messy. The most professional look comes from a simple one-print stamp and a ruler to draw straight lines. The more eclectic looks do not need a ruler in most cases, as they are often based more on creativity and personal taste than clean lines and distinct patterns.

2. Draw the Design

As is usually the case, step two is a bit more challenging than that first step, but still something that you can accomplish without a lot of experience. Start by cutting your potato width-wise to form two equal pieces, so that you have a stamp that is easy to hold and get into the right position. You do not need to peel the potato first. Use a stencil or freehand artwork to create the pattern directly on the cut end of a potato, so that you have a clear pattern of the shape you will be printing on the wallpaper.

Next, cut the shape of the print into the end of the potato, so that it is raised from the end and very easy to press onto the wall directly. In other words, if you hold the stamp and look at the printed end, it should become a raised picture instead of being carved into the potato. Your stamp can be as simple or as detailed as you want to make it, as long as it is something that you can easily cut into the right shape to stamp onto the wall.

3. Stamp the Design

Using a paint roller tray or paper plate, and a separate potato for each color, you can now begin marking your areas and getting ready for the design stamping process. Mark the areas where you want the stamp with a small pencil mark. Potatoes are very absorbent, so make sure you do not use the same potato for different colors unless you want a tie-dye look. Simply press the potato into the paint, and then press onto the wallpaper where you want the stamp to be. It is really that simple to give the room a new, updated, trendy look without a lot of mess, expense, or work.

Jessica Ackerman, author and staff designer at WallDecorandHomeAccents.com, specializes in contemporary wall decor and tree of life wall hanging.

Jessica Ackerman, author and staff designer at http://WallDecorandHomeAccents.com, specializes in contemporary wall decor and tree of life wall hanging.

Author Bio: Jessica Ackerman, author and staff designer at WallDecorandHomeAccents.com, specializes in contemporary wall decor and tree of life wall hanging.

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