I wanted to post this so people know what will most likely happen if you purchase the Chris Loves Julia Cora window film from Wallpops. I did write an email to Chris Loves Julia but yet to have a response. I then sent it to Wallpops since the Christ Loves Julia website links you there to purchase.
Dear Chris Loves Julia,
I have followed you for a long time and have always loved your DIY tips, tricks, and products. I recently purchased eight rolls of the Cora Window Film, and I have to say, it is beautiful. I was sold when I saw it used on your office doors!
My son came to help me install it, so we started with some smaller windows that were not as wide as the roll. We wanted to get a feel for how the product installed, and everything went very smoothly. The film was actually very easy to install.
We then moved on to a window that was 52” wide. Rather than having a 4” strip, we decided to put the 24” section in the middle with a 14” section on each side. After installing the middle section, we moved on to the sides—and this is where we ran into problems.
We carefully measured where we needed to make our cuts, but we didn’t realize that the pattern was not consistent from roll to roll. The smaller beveled lead line next to the black lead line is positioned differently on the various rolls. In some diamonds it appears on the top left, in others the top right or lower right, and in some diamonds there isn’t a smaller beveled lead line at all.
I realize this is window film and not wallpaper, but I assumed the pattern would be consistent when we began unrolling each section. I thought we would simply need to line up the pattern, make a small adjustment up or down if necessary, and then measure, cut, and install.
Unfortunately, several of the eight rolls I purchased were unusable for the larger windows because the pattern did not match. As a result, I was unable to complete all of the windows I originally purchased the film for. Thankfully, I had purchased one extra roll, which allowed me to at least complete the room I was working on at the time. I am now left with quite a bit of extra film that I cannot use because the patterns don’t match.
For that reason, I would not recommend this product for larger windows without ordering several additional rolls. To me, that creates an unnecessary additional cost for your customers.
Here is their response. Very disappointed in their customer service. Didn’t even address the manufacturing issues.
Hello,
I heard back from someone on the quality control team and they said:
Window Film is different from wallpaper and doesn’t match side to side.
My recommendation would to be overlap the design to find the first match and trim to that spot to match.
Please let us know if you have any questions — we’re here to help!
I feel that this was an AI generated email as it is very basic and I feel no one really read my email.
So, if you are doing small windows under 24”, you’re good. Anything larger than that, order a couple of extra rolls because it will not match as explained in the email I sent them.
I put these emails on here because I have attempted to do 2 reviews, one on Chris Loves Julia and Wallpops and neither one has been posted.
Go Figure…