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Published: Jan 19, 2022 by Alexa Slavin

DIY Spackle Art

We are slowly taking on the task of remodeling our home. While I leave most things to professionals, there was one project I decided to take on myself. Our electrical panel is in our guest bedroom enclosed by cabinets, in the middle of the wall. Not exactly aesthetically pleasing. I had been on the hunt for a piece of artwork to cover the cabinet, but finding something large enough was proving to be a tad pricey. After I seeing a canvas from Crate and Barrel (that was $800) I decided spackle art was something I could DIY, or at least attempt.

This was a short and sweet project with the drying time being the most time-consuming step. This is a project that can easily be finished during a toddler's nap (as this is how I measure time these days).

canvas hanging over bed
Here's with the light on so you can see the texture a bit better!

And here's what the wall looked like before! Not ideal cabinet placement.

cabinet on wall

Supplies

  • Canvas (exact one pictured)
  • Drywall Spackle & Putty Knife (This comes as a set, but you could purchase the two separately)
  • Extra Drywall Spackle
spackle

Steps

  1. Scrape your drywall spackle onto the canvas with the putty knife.
  2. Keep doing multiple, short scrapes in different directions to make it less uniform.
  3. Let dry! The nice part of using DryDex is that it goes on pink and dries white. No guesswork.
  4. Tada! Hang your piece of art wherever your heart desires!
spackle drying on canvas

Tips for Spackle Art

  • Be creative! If you wanted yours to be more organic, add curvature to your spackle lines. There is truly no wrong way to do this!
  • If you purchase the DryDex set, you will definitely want to purchase more spackle. I quickly learned the little 8 oz. tub was not going to get me far. Hindsight is 20/20.
canvas hanging over bed

This project is great for anyone who has had little success with past DIY projects. It's practically foolproof if you learn from my mistakes!

Allie

Looking for more DIY's? Check out these posts!

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  1. Inisha Hoehamer says

    January 19, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    love this! It's so simple and yet pretty!

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