Man Cave Wall Art Ideas | Vinyl Wall Art For Your Man Cave

Vinyl Wall Art for a Man Cave

Man caves are sacred ground in many families' homes across the nation. These spaces give tons of husbands and fathers privacy — a place to kick back, drink a beer, host a card game with their friends or watch a movie. Since this space can be a sanctuary, it deserves to have decor living up to its high status. Adding artistic decals and wraps to a man cave can be one of the best home projects you can do for the man in your life.

If you want to transform your boyfriend's or husband's man cave into his favorite room in the house, learn more about what vinyl wall art is and why you'd add it to a man cave. You might also be interested in learning about the main kinds of wall art and getting some vinyl decal ideas.

What Is Vinyl Wall Art?

Vinyl wall art is a kind of home decor vinyl designed to cover a wall's surface and improve its appearance. Many homeowners use it in place of paint, as it easily applies to a wall. Vinyl wall art comes in various sizes, designs, colors and shapes to ensure it meets your walls' requirements and your aesthetic preferences. Since vinyl wall art has so many options, you can place it over the entirety of a wall, or you can create unique designs with it to serve as stand-alone accents.

Vinyl wall art often comes in a form that only needs a few tools for installation. Usually, you'll only need a heat gun or a hairdryer to provide heat to help mold the vinyl to a surface, a razor to cut off extra materials and a squeegee to get rid of air bubbles. The vinyl wall art's adhesive backing makes it easy to apply and eliminates the need for additional glue or adhesive.

Why Add Vinyl Wall Art to a Man Cave?

If you're looking to decorate your husband's man cave, vinyl wall art is an almost surefire way to get a great reaction from him. You can personalize vinyl wall art to his unique style and add some visual flair to a room. Alongside wall art's attractive appearance, it's also easy to apply and remove, comes at a cost-effective price and is very durable. All these benefits combine to make vinyl an excellent option for man cave wall decor.

Check out these advantages of vinyl wall art.

Various color and pattern options: Vinyl wall art comes in many patterns and colors, allowing you to craft a personalized space a man will feel totally at home in. For example, you can go with plain color wraps or spice it up with a camouflage pattern. The various choices let you customize a man cave with eye-catching imagery fitting your husband's personality.
Easy application and removal: Since you only need a few tools to install vinyl onto a wall, the process is easy and fast, without any professional help required. Man cave vinyl comes with simple instructions to ensure it sticks without any bubbles. It's also simple to remove, meaning you can switch out the vinyl at a moment's notice if you want to change the theme or adjust the room's look. During removal, you won't have to worry about the vinyl damaging your painted walls underneath due to its construction.
Cost-effective: Compared to paint, man cave wall art is an incredibly cost-effective option. Buying paint and other supplies can be much more expensive than even the highest-quality vinyl sold by top brands like Rwrap™, ORACAL^® and 3M™. If you're looking to outfit a man cave's walls with surfaces and decals, the savings you get from choosing vinyl over paint can be significant, helping you stay within your budget.
Durable: Alongside being cost-effective, the top brands create man cave wall decals and coverings with high-quality materials meant to last a long time. Since you can apply vinyl laminate over a painted surface, it protects the paint from chipping. When applied to a surface, vinyl is very resistant to damage, keeping a man cave's walls looking their best year-round.

Types of Vinyl Wraps Used for Wall Art

When you're ready to take a man cave to the next level with vinyl wall art, you'll have a few different options to choose from. Plain matte vinyl wraps are some of the most popular, but you can also select more unique films, like camouflage and galaxy vinyl wraps. Each of these wraps come with distinct advantages and can provide you with the customizability you want to get the best look possible.

Find out more about the many types of vinyl wraps used for man cave wall decor.

Matte Vinyl Wraps

You can find vinyl wraps in several different plain colors you can place on a man cave's walls. ORACAL^® vinyl wall art comes in over 60 matte colors to help you find the best color for your style preferences. Popular options include black, red, white, gold and blue, with multiple shades of these colors available. Many buyers use these wraps to cover entire walls, as they provide a uniform appearance at an affordable price.

ORACAL^® makes these wraps out of 3.14-mil silicone-coated paper that buyers can easily cut with cutting plotters. The polyacrylate adhesives make the vinyl wraps easy to remove from a wall without damaging it. As a result, it's often a go-to choice when someone wants to cover a painted drywall surface. Since they're easy to cut, they're also an excellent choice for crafting custom decals.

Camouflage Vinyl Wrap

Camouflage vinyl wraps are an excellent choice for a hunter or outdoorsman's man cave. DIYers commonly place camo vinyl on the bar or individual items in the room, but crafters can also apply them to an entire wall to create the perfect outdoorsy den. These wraps come in several different camouflage patterns and designs to get the right look for your room. When you want a more themed man cave than what a plain matte color can provide, a camo vinyl wrap is an excellent choice.

3M™ offers several camouflage vinyl wraps for buyers to select from. For example, the 3M™ Wrap Film Series 1080 offers Shadow Black and Shadow Military Green. Shadow Black is a favorite option if you want to wrap your wall or craft a subtler camo decal, while the Shadow Military Green is ideal for designs meant to capture military camo's classic look. For the latest 3M™ products, turn to 2080 Series Camouflage Wraps, which come in the same colors but have better durability and conformability.

If you want more camo patterns, Rwraps™ is the go-to choice. These wraps come in 20 different patterns and three different widths — 12, 24 and 60 inches. These varying widths make them the perfect option for creating smaller or larger man cave wall art pieces. Since you can buy them in a length of up to 10 yards, you have plenty of material to easily wrap your entire wall if you want to.

You may want to check out Digital Camouflage or Urban Digital wraps for a modern spin on classic camouflage. Or, capture a woodsy, rugged look inside your man cave with Hunter's Obsession and Back Country Fall wraps. Whatever your camo needs, you can likely find a wrap meeting them.

Galaxy Vinyl Wrap Films

If camouflage doesn't fit the style you're going for, but you still want some extra flair, Rwraps™ Galaxy Series Vinyl Wraps might be more your speed. Galaxy Series Vinyl Wraps are the perfect choice for a man cave devoted to sci-fi or gaming. These vinyl wraps allow you to bring the cosmos into a man cave, with attractive imagery of the night sky. Since they're dual-cast and printed, you won't have to worry about the surface discoloring or deforming.

Two of the most popular options are the Aurora Borealis and Star Light wraps. The Aurora Borealis option showcases the Northern Lights in all its majestic colors, and the Star Lights option showcases imagery of a distant galaxy. Since both of these wraps come with such beautiful images, they're perfect as stand-alone pieces of wall art in a man cave. If you want to make a man cave look futuristic or set in space, Galaxy Series Vinyl Wraps are excellent choices.

Man Cave Decal Ideas

While many people prefer to cover their entire wall with vinyl wall art, you can also use any of the types of wraps listed above to create decals. If you're interested in making decals out of vinyl, you might be looking for some inspiration to help you get started.

As you plan your project, check out some of the top ideas many DIYers rely on to increase their man cave's visual appeal.

Trims: Sometimes, you might not want to wrap a whole wall but still want to bring the room to life more. In this instance, place Galaxy Vinyl Film, Camouflage Vinyl or Wood Grain wraps on the baseboards of the walls as trim. Vinyl wrap trims add character to a wall and make it more attractive without calling too much attention to themselves. The trims can also hide imperfections on a surface, such as joints and gaps.
Directional decals: With vinyl wall art, you can add custom text or imagery that catches people's attention and makes the man cave more welcoming. For example, you can place an image of a beer bottle by the fridge directing guests to grab a drink or a graphic of video game controllers above a gaming system. Install a witty bit of text or imagery by the bathroom to ensure everyone knows where it is during a party or get-together.
Quotations: If you know your husband loves a specific saying, you can place it on the wall by cutting vinyl decals into attractive lettering. This text can match the quote and come in an eye-catching font.
Sports colors and imagery: Man cave wall decals are perfect for sports fanatics. You can outfit the walls with patterns in the form of your husband's favorite team's colors. To get more creative, you can even cut decals into the shape of a team's logo or mascot, placing them in central locations around the man cave.
Geometric patterns: If you want a low-key, attractive man cave, decorate the walls with geometric patterns. Placing repeated geometrical shapes around your wall can make a man cave look cleaner and more modern. These patterns are often an excellent choice for men in creative professions.
Full wall wrap: While not technically a decal, a full wall wrap still deserves a place on this list as an excellent choice for a man cave. With all of the different colors and wrap patterns, you can cover an entire wall in an attractive color scheme that meets the room's overall theme. These wraps also have some functional benefits, as you won't have to spend the time and money on a full paint job.

Adding Custom Designs to Your Vinyl Wall Art

If you're interested in bringing your man cave wall decals to life, you can quickly make them with a cutter and software. Those who don't have these high-tech tools can still create custom images by hand. Below are the simple steps you can follow to make decals:

Start by either printing out an image from the internet you want to trace, or freehand the design yourself on vinyl.
If you print the image, cover the design's backing with a pencil.
For both types of images, place your lead surface onto your vinyl, using it to help you trace the design or picture.
Next, cut out your decal, removing any unwanted pieces. Store the scraps for future projects to help you craft smaller decals.
After you have the decal cut out and in a form you're proud to display, place it face-down onto the transfer tape. Once you've stuck it to the tape, move it to the area you want to install it.
Now that the decal's in position, press it onto the wall. To remove any creases or bubbles, use a squeegee to smooth the surface.
Finally, take the tape off, peeling it at an angle. At this point, you should have a professional-looking piece of art securely attached to your wall.

Choose Rvinyl for Your Wall Art Needs

Since you can do so much with vinyl, you might be thinking about adding it to a man cave. At Rvinyl, we only offer our customers the best vinyl on the market, with products from Rwrap™, ORACAL® and 3M™ all available for you to choose from. Every product we sell comes with a three-year warranty, protecting against fading, peeling and cracking. Our customers also love how orders over $59.99 have free shipping throughout the U.S.

Check out our selection of vinyl wall art to find the best option for your man cave. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us.