I saw it in a quilting magazine this month and while it looks cool, it is a bit pricey.....But it will work well in my sewing/craft/office. Because it can be out of the way when I don't need it. It is a shelf and the flannel/vinyl rolls up under the shelf when not in use.

Anyone have one and want to give a review? Can't decide if I want to ask for it for my birthday at the end of October.

Thanks!

I saw that ad and it looks like the ideal design wall. I am thinking of buying a shelf and the flannel backed vinyl and putting it on a shade roller. Not sure if they still sell shade rollers. You wouldn't need the shelf if you could mount the ends for the roller on brackets that would come out from the wall. I maybe wrong about my invention, but would be cheaper than their invention.:)

While I love to quilt, I am so NOT handy.....I thought about trying to recreate the roller idea too...but knowing me it would either never get done or look terrible in the end!

Glad to know that someone else thinks it is a good idea though!

Someone posted a topic awhile back about them. They look very nice, but I couldn't afford it.

Never heard of such a device. I spent a bunch of money on the one that was supposed to stick to the wall. It didn't. They replaced it twice and I gave up. Since then I have purchased the Fons and Porter one that has grommets along the top. In one of my rare insights I took the architect's advice and had 9 ft. ceilings in this house with a a picture rail around at the 8 ft. level. For very little one can buy decent looking hooks to hang from the picture rail with a substantial hook with which to hang pictures, quilts and in this case, the design wall. Once the blocks are applied to the gridded flannel they stay for days. It's great. If anyone would like I can post a picture of the set up if I can figure out how to post a picture. I use 30# test monofilament fishing line to hang pictures and quilts. They can be moved around at will without damaging the dry wall. I'm so glad that I jumped on the recommendation. The arrangement with white painted ceilings down to the picture rail makes for good light at well.

Jane

My hubby and I made mine. We used a piece of crown molding (the fake kind) to enclose it as I did not want a shelf.

I used fusible webbing to put the flannel on a window shade.

Make your own with a window shade spray adhesive and flannel fabric.

Ugly Cook U type faster than me

thanks for the picture! I would love to see the one described above with the grommets and fishing wire.

Wonder if something like that would work on just one wall?

But what a great idea she had.

Now that's a great idea. I walked by some shades the other day and "remembered when that's all we ever used " LOL. I just might go back and pick a couple up..I have the shelf, fabric and a screwdriver..I'm there!

WOW. This is awesome!!

It's an old fashioned roller shade with flannel glued on. The valance is built and the roller shade is attached to that. I bought a 6 foot roller shade the other day at Habitit for the Humanity resale store for $10.00. I have to get the flannel, then DH will put it up. I'm not worried about the valance part.

Great job!
How wide is the shade?

Can you roll the thing up with your pieces and actually have them stay in place? For my design wall, I pinned a flannel backed vinyl table to a spring-loaded curtain rod hung in the doorway of my sliding closet doors, but it is not so great for getting into the closet! This would be ideal!

UglyCook! That is a fabulous idea. I will get my husband to look at your picture (thanks for posting it). right now I use the flannel side of a vinyl tablecloth - it's anchored to the wall with a long white board across the top. I think it's time for me to get a little Classier. lol...

I was reading all these neat ideas, then looked over at my closet
door in this room. I'm thinking it would be easy to simply staple
flannel or something like that to a frame, then screw it to the inside of the door and let it stay there. Should be easy to do.

what brilliant ideas - am tempted to go with the roller blind and attaching flannel onto it - but, what would you use to attach the flannel without costing too much?

I like the window shade idea from ugly cook (she doesn't look it). I am sure it would be cheaper.

I think this is way better than the one they sell. The one for sale has a shelf on top (way outta my reach lol) but it's pricey and it's only 60" wide. Not near wide enough. You can get window shades 80" or 90" wide.

I have spoken to the lady who advertised the wall. She does have some damaged ones and she has some shades that she has used in her shows of the product. I think I am going to buy a damaged one although she will not give much off. She offered one of the used shades but she says they have been coming apart but can be glued back to the shade. You can roll up the shade with your blocks attached. I do not have a door on my closet in the cutting room so this will work well with me. The only dealer I have found from the add in the magazine is the lady in Utah. She has not sold any out of state or at least that is what I thought she said. I asked her for a discount and the only discount she could give me is the damaged ones and not much. Donna Gedeon [email protected]

Folks I think that I misunderstood what I heard about the vanishing design wall and therefore I quoted something that I should not have done. My last imput was not fair to the product and since I have not purchased the vanishing wall as of yet then and until I do I gave a unfair posting to her product. The Vanishing design wall is the best design I have seen for my needs. Donna Gedeon

I got mine! Now it is just being painted.....must get it up soon! But I really like it and it looks to be high quality and I am impressed and very happy.

I saw one at a quilt show and it looked like a great idea.

Very neat ideas here!

I'm thinking about getting a Vanishing Design Wall and I was wondering if anyone has actually bought one. I can see that there was a lot of discussion, and I'd love to know if anyone has one and how it works for them.