Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend are looking forward to an exciting week ahead. This week is going to be a bit chaotic for me because I have a work event that will take up the majority of my time this week, but I always look forward to the event.
Today I wanted to talk a little bit about Photowall! They are a Swedish company with a passion for design and quality. They sell wall murals and canvas prints that are environmentally friendly, fire-retardant in accordance with Swedish standards and do not fade in sunlight. Not to mention all of their motifs are chosen with care.
So how in the world does one go about ordering a canvas print from Sweden? Pretty easily I must say. After spending a great deal of time on the website {there is so much to look at!}, I finally landed on the print of my choice. Being an avid lover of all things canvas and prints, I fell in love immediately with the one you see in the picture above. I have been leaning toward more geometric and modern pieces for my spaces at home so as soon as I saw this one it jumped right out at me! The neat thing about this print is that I can hang it any direction and the piece still looks pretty.
I must say, I had a blonde moment when I could not figure out how much it would cost US Dollars versus Swedish Dollars but the lovely Jennifer at Photowall pointed out to me that all you have to do is select what country you're in and it will automatically update to US Dollar. Easy peasy. To be honest, I assumed it would take several weeks for the product to arrive to my house, but it was there within the week. In fact, I ordered in on Valentine's Day and received it on February 19th - 5 days is all it took for me to get my hands on this beautiful print!
The package was smaller than I was anticipating, but I also knew that the item would come "deconstructed" to my house. The reason they do not ship the canvas as one piece is because it could break in the mail. By shipping the item disassembled to the customer, they are lessening the likelihood for the item to be broken on arrival.
Inside the box I found:
Rolled Up Canvas
Wooden Pieces for the Frame
Hardware for assembly (packaged separately in a sealed air bag for protection)
Packing Slip
Maple was not included in the packaging, but was very intrigued by what I was up to.
P.S. Can you believe how much bigger she is?! I mean, she's still little compared to the other fur babies, but she is significantly larger than when we got her (insert sad face).
Once I got everything unrolled and ready to set up, I followed the instructions from the YouTube Video link Photowall sent me with my confirmation. At first it seemed a little daunting to put together but the video made it rather straightforward and simple and I think I spent no more than 10 minutes putting it together (and that's a little longer than I think it would take - I just was multitasking and kept coming back to the canvas).
Once I got everything measured (I did not do this part very well ha!) , I peeled the coverings off the sticky part and put the wood pieces onto the canvas. Once I had the wood lined up, I stuck the corners down per the instruction of the video. In the picture below you can see how I have one corner done, but the other is not complete. The sticky pieces on the wood go all the way around the edges so you just lift the corners and stick them right down.
Once all of your corners are down you start putting the screws and metal pieces onto the wood. This part I struggled a tad bit with because I had some of the pieces a little off centered, but it was easy to fix and once I adjusted everything it fell right into place. This part was the most time consuming because you have to screw four screws down in each corner, but once you're done with that the canvas is together and ready to use. Photowall also provides it's customers with a screw, drywall anchor and hook for the frame so you do not have to purchase any extra supplies. You can just assemble your art and hang it up on the wall!
One thing I really appreciate about this canvas is the wood and metal pieces felt very sturdy and I am not worried that it will ever fall apart. Not to mention the canvas is very thick so I am not worried about wear or fading on the artwork.
Another nice thing about their website is you can upload your own images to be printed on to canvases or murals! I debated between ordering my own image or picking one of theirs but I honestly can say I would go back and order more. We are in the middle of redecorating our mudroom and powder room and I think I will be ordering more canvases from them for the space with my own images or theirs - I will just have to see what speaks to me more!
So what did you think? I am excited with the product as well as their customer service. Not only were they extremely helpful, their service was very quick and simple to assemble. I will definitely be shopping with Photowall again in the future!
I am excited to share that Photowall has offered a 20% discount for my readers that is good until 30 days from today (April 5th). All you have to do is use the code RunwithJackabeeCampaign2018 in your cart!
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