Customer Reviews

Koala Baby Wallborders - Locomotion

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My husband and I bought this border last weekend and put it up. We absolutely love it. We bought 2 rolls because we have a larger room, and we read the online reviews, in which most people needed 2 rolls. When you try to match up 2 pieces at first it seems like it won't match up, but when you get it wet it matches up perfect. We painted the bottom half of the room the green in the border, and the top half of the room the blue thats in the border. Everyone, including us, absolutely loves our new babies room.

I have the entire set and decided to purchase the wall border after thinking about it for 6 months. We measured our room many times and there should have been enough in one roll to do my sons room but the roll was 3 feet short so now we have to go purchase another 30 foot roll for 3 feet.

This was actually our second choice for decorating our little one's new space (our first was discontinued.) I think I'm happier with this one that I would've been the first. The border was especially easy to put up (not sure why others have had trouble - we had none at all.) Just dip in the water for 10 seconds like it says, and smooth on the wall with a damp sponge to work out bubbles.

The only drawback, like others have mentioned, is that we ended up being about 1 1/2 - 2 ft short to finish the room. But it was a short wall behind the door, so we just left it. It does indicate that it's only 10 yards per roll, so it was really my fault for not measuring.

I also have all of the items in the Locomotion series. At first I didn't want to register for the border because of the expense. I just didn't see it as a necessity. However, my Mom purchased us all of our Locomotion items and I recently put the border up in my son's room. I am so glad we got it! It adds the perfect touch to the room and makes for decoration for years to come as he grows.

I have all the items for this particular set. The colors, the shapes of the vehicles and the patterns are all precious! This will add the final touch to any baby boy's room. The great thing about it ( which sold me ) is the fact that it won't become outdated and will be something my son will enjoy for more then a few months! You won't go wrong!

We have put borders up in a few rooms in the house with ease - just dip in the water and go. We gave up on this product as both top and bottom edges would not stop curling. We tried more water and we tried less water and nothing worked.

I live in an old house with plaster walls but I really don't think that contributed to the problem. I just think that although this is an adorable product, it's not well made. I think it's made from cheap vinyl and unless you're willing to use wallpaper paste (which we weren't) then you shouldn't waste your time purchasing this.

A friend recommended this item based on her 2 year old son's love of it. My husband and I put the border up this past weekend and my 2 year old son loves it! In fact, he is sleeping in his own bed again! Since they just became available, we will be ordering the valences as soon as possible to put the finishing touches on the room. I'm glad we found this!

The border was very easy to put up. I had some wallpaper paste for pre-pasted wall paper borders and worked wonderfully. We didn't want to mess with the water, since it doesn't always work like it should. The paste made it so easy. If you follow the directions, it tells you to use a damp sponge to go over it once you put it up. Then wait a few minutes and do it again. When you put one up, then try to measure for the next one, it looks like it is shorter than the other, but once you past it up, it matches. It must expand with the paste. I got the Wallpaper Border paste for prepasted Wall Borders at an Ace hardware store and I talked to someone there that suggested this process. It made it easier than dealing with water.

We decorated our nursery gender nutrual (Wirligig Theme) and are now expecting baby #2. So we are moving my son into a "Big Boy" room and are using the Locomotion theme. I love this border, it is really cute and not so babish. It should last him until school age. It kind of has a country feel to it and works nicely with our home's overall decore. We painted the walls a creamy yellow on top and a denium blue on the bottom with the border mid-way up the wall. The border went up fairly easily, though it did take a few minutes for the paste to start sticking so after wetting you need to wait a few minutes before trying to hang it. We had no problems matching up any seems but because the repeat is so long you may need to buy extra to make sure you can keep the pattern going in the right order. We also have the Locomotion vallance and throw pillow. My only wish is that there was a toddler bed set not just the crib one but we plan to just buy a plain denium toddler bed set and use the throw pillow to tie it together.

We purchased the Locomotion bedding for our baby who is due in 8 weeks and we love it. The only complaint that I had about the border was that it didn't always line up exactly when we put it on the wall...it could be cut better. It isn't really noticable but my husband got aggravated while trying to get it to match exactly, but his room has many corners and edges...

There was not enough feet in one roll. I also had the same problem, I was 3 and a half feet short to finish the room. So I had to go out and buy another 21.00 roll for 3 and a half feet!

Also when I purchased the second roll and got it home, it was about 1/2 centimeter shorter in width then the first roll. So make sure they match up in width before buying the second roll.

Otherwise this wall border is cute, and will last awhile, because it's not just for a baby!