DIY Textured Wall Art That Looks So High End With Affordable Dollar Tree Supplies

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Whether you are planning elements for a trendy accent wall or just decorating a room, wall art can be a great addition. It instantly adds personality and style to a room, making it feel more appealing and complete. Wall art can be used to tie together decor colors, reflect your tastes, create a focal point, or all of the above. An art type that has an added element of visual interest is textured wall art. Textured wall art can add depth and dimension to a room, enhancing its overall appearance and giving it a unique and dynamic feel. If you're sold on the idea that textured wall art is right for your space, but aren't interested in the hundreds of dollars a single textured art piece can cost, there is good news. You can make a high-end-looking textured piece using just supplies from Dollar Tree. This art hack involves applying caulk to a blank canvas and then using a fork to create textured patterns.

This Dollar Tree texture art DIY is quick and straightforward, however, there are many ways you can customize it to fit with your home's decor. The concept of using caulk to create texture can even be applied in a variety of other ways to add dimension to your walls.

To begin, plan where you want the art piece (or pieces, if you are creating a gallery wall) and choose the size canvas you want from Dollar Tree, which has several options. Then, cut the back end off of a tube of caulk and squeeze it onto the canvas (if you can't find caulk at Dollar Tree, this Alex Painter's Caulk is a good alternative at only $2.24). Use a fork to spread it around and imprint patterns. You have about 10 to 15 minutes to make your design before the caulk dries. When you are happy with your textured wall piece, scrape around the sides of the canvas to remove the excess caulk, let it dry, and then hang.

While using plain white caulk is a great way to add interest to a monochromatic color scheme, you can also add a little paint to the caulk before applying it. Multiple colors can be used by applying one color at a time and allowing it to dry before applying the next. There's also no need to use a fork. You can use any hard item to spread the caulk and form the patterns. If you don't want random patterns, you can use the colored caulk to make a landscape, simple street scene, or any other art type. For a small accent wall in your bathroom, you can skip the canvas and apply the caulk right on your wall.