Realistic Bark Texture With Caulk and a Fork! Easy Flower Box Makeover

Check out the longer version of this video on our YouTube channel with charts to help you choose just the right colors from 5 different brands of chalk paint. The longer video is here: Stephie McCarthy Bark Texture made with Caulk

Here's how we used this same technique to make RealisticRust with Ash Paint.

We think you'll love this easy craft and the look of rustic bark in your garden! We sure do!

We created this realistic bark texture using brown DAP caulk and an ordinary plastic fork. This new craft is easy to do and waterproof in the garden.

Here’s what our flower boxes looked like before. Plain, bland, and serviceable, but about to become rustically amazing. If you are starting with new boxes, sand them lightly first. Just a few scratches will help the caulk hold to the surface. Our boxes were old, they were scratched plenty already.

We painted the bark texture with chalk paint dusted with wood ashes from our stove. Yes wood ashes! This solidified the surface and made the bark look even more real. You can use any wood, charcoal, or paper ash. If you don't have a fireplace, stove, or fire pit, check campgrounds for bonfire and BBQ pits. You'll only need about 3/4 a cup for 3 boxes.

Here’s the brand of caulk we used. We think any good brown caulk would work including the one in the link below. We found our Dynaflex Ultra Brown at HomeDepot. To apply the caulk, we used a caulk gun and made long wiggly stripes to create a grain. Then we spread it a bit with a putty knife.

We scratched texture into the caulk with an ordinary plastic fork. The video will show you how, and the longer version on our YouTube channel has lots more details too. The link is at the top of this post. 

You can layer the bark texture dramatically because