Elevate Your Space On A Budget With A DIY Dollar Tree Entertainment Wall

If you've been looking for inspiring ideas for decorating the area around your mounted television, this Dollar Tree DIY entertainment wall is a great way to enhance your living room. With a roll of decorative adhesive shelf liner or contact paper and several foam poster boards, you'll be able to create a gorgeous frame to go around your mounted TV that will hide the empty space between the wall and your television. Plus, the television's electrical cord may be able to be threaded through the bottom piece of your entertainment wall to better conceal it. Like all electronics, television sets can become hot, so be sure to monitor the temperature of the surround carefully by feeling around it with the back of your hand when the TV is on to prevent a fire.

When picking a contact paper, you'll want to ensure that it matches the aesthetic of the room, and options that mimic real materials may look best. For example, the knotty pine adhesive shelf liners would be a great choice, though you may check your local store for options that look like stones or bricks. Alternatively, the marble adhesive liner would look stunning in a contemporary home. Since everything at the low-cost retailer is just $1.25, you can complete this project and make your TV blend perfectly into your living room without spending tons of money.

Start by measuring all sides of your television, as well as the gap between it and the wall. This will help you to construct your entertainment wall to the right dimensions. With your first poster board, make three vertical slits approximately halfway through the foam, using the measurement of the space between your wall and TV. For example, if this open space was 4 inches, make a slit 4 inches from the edge on each side, and another 4 inches from your first cut. The larger space in the middle will create the front of your entertainment wall sections. The slits will allow you to fold the board into a rectangular shape, but with the back side partially open. Repeat this four times, making one for each side of your television.

If your TV is longer than your poster board, you may need to attach part of another board to get the perfect size. Ensure that the slits on both pieces line up, and glue jumbo craft sticks across the seams to join them together. When you're ready to fold each foam board, you'll need something sturdy to help it keep its shape rather than folding in on itself. Use hot glue to attach wood craft cubes into the corners of your folds, so that they are all at a right angle. When all four pieces are finished, hold them up to the wall around your TV to ensure they fit against each other evenly.

After you've double-checked that your foam frames will line up perfectly with each other and around your television, it's time to customize them. Simply cut your self-adhesive shelf liner or contact paper into strips that are the same dimensions as the sides of your frame pieces. Peel off the backing and stick the paper into place, being careful that it fits just right and doesn't hang over the edge of the foam. If necessary, you could cut the adhesive paper larger than each side of your frames and trim it after applying. For those who can't find a contact paper they like at Dollar Tree, Amazon offers a modern peel-and-stick brick wallpaper by Yancorp for just under $6. Dollar Tree wallpaper offers endless home decor possibilities! Use your leftover strips of Dollar Tree wallpaper to give your washer and dryer new life or create a small accent wall.

Now, you're ready to attach your pieces to the wall. Double-sided tape might be a good choice for those without wallpaper, but it could also possibly damage paint when removed. Otherwise, velcro command strips (eight pairs for about $9 at Walmart) would work well and keep your entertainment wall secure. To elevate this project even further, consider adding led light strips or string lights around your entertainment wall. You might have them border the edges of your television, or place them around the outside of the entire frame.