How to Make Wall Art with Drumsticks

Easy DIY Wall Art You Can Make Today!

1/20/2021

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We've made several DIY projects based on inspiration from trips to Walt Disney World over the years. But for now, to get our theme park fix without an actual visit, we have been watching videos from a number of theme park content creators.

Recently, one of those YouTubers posted a room tour of the Universal Studios Florida Hard Rock Hotel. In it, we spotted the most intriguing wall art made out of drumsticks. We decided we needed to recreate it as we had the perfect wall for it to hang!

Materials/Tools:

24 PAIRS - 7A WOOD TIP NATURAL MAPLE DRUMSTICKS - PRO 48 DRUM STICKS (Amazon)
OOK Hanging-Hardware Hillman 533206 Hangman French Cleat Picture Hanger with Wall Dog Mounting Screws (60lb) (Amazon)
Gorilla Heavy Duty Construction Adhesive, 9 Ounce Cartridge (Amazon)
Ryobi P310G 18v Pistol Grip Variable Discharge Rate Power Caulk and Adhesive Gun (Amazon)
AirTite - Preserves Open Caulking Tubes (Amazon)
Westek BL-PL16-BK Wireless Battery Operated 16" LED Picture Light with Remote, Dimmable, Satin Black (Amazon)

Large quantities of wood drumsticks can be ordered online.

Since we didn't have 48 pairs of drumsticks laying around, Steph ordered what we needed online. We actually ordered twice as once we initially laid out the sticks, we decided we wanted to create a larger piece so we ordered an additional 24 sets after getting the first set of 24.

This is a screen shot from the Super Enthused tour of the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Studios Florida.

We took a screen shot of the art piece from the video for reference. From it we determined the number of total drumsticks needed and the number of the individual colors. Our numbers are based on doubling the inspiration for our version.

The inspiration came from the Super Enthused YouTube channel. Her video "Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando | Full Room & Resort Tour + Dining, Water Taxi, Christmas Tree" has the clip at 14:54.

Setting up to paint on the dining room table that has a Husky worktable adjustable base.

Once we had all the drumsticks in hand and had decided on the color combination, we went to work. We set up shop on Steph's dining room table because the garage was too cold for these Floridians! Her table is on a Husky work table base so the height can be adjust to a comfortable standing height.

Painting the drumsticks with Behr indoor paint.

Each of us had three colors to paint. All the drumsticks got two coats of paint. The colors we chose are all paints that are used throughout Steph's house.

Using the Hard Rock Hotel bathroom photo, we arranged the drumsticks.

We decided to work with the backside of the piece up to make it easier to apply the support board. This made it a little more challenging while we consulted the reference photo. Please let us know in the comments below how you would tackle this step in the process. I feel like we made it more complicated than it needed to be!

We used Gorilla adhesive to attach the drumsticks to the support board.

We cut a board the length of the art piece and painted it the same color as the wall where the art will be hung. We applied construction adhesive and then placed it over the drumsticks. Be sure to watch the video to see the airtight container we found to store tubes of leftover caulk and adhesive.

Evan a can of Behr Premium concrete floor paint was called into service as a weight!

To keep the board tight to the drumsticks, we put all the heavy things on it to keep it in place! If you're curious, those are vintage irons, a weighted medicine ball, an almost full can of paint, and our concrete and wood doorstops from a previous project.

We added a Ook French cleat to the center back of the board.

Follow LeadSafeMama.com for information about potential sources of lead in your home.

Before we could hang the new artwork, we had to remove these vintage windows and lights from the wall. I've been reading blog posts from LeadSafeMama.com where she writes about potential sources of lead in our everyday environments. It was an article she wrote in November, 2020, that convinced us that we should removed the vintage windows we were currently using as decor at Steph's house. I do remember when we got them that we needed to work safe around them, but looking back, I realized we should not have been working with them at all due to the potential that they probably were painted with lead paint. We'll share more in a future post about what we've learned about the lead hazards in our own homes.

Click Here to read the LeadSafeMama.com article we referenced above.

We attached the wall portion of the French cleat on the wall and added the wall art.

Installing battery powered picture lights over the hard rock hotel drumstick wall art.

Steph found a couple of battery powered remote control picture lights online, which we installed over the top of the art.

The lights have a switch or can be controlled remotely.

The Hard Rock Hotel inspired wall art is finished.

The colors are all found on the walls, trims, and furnishings in Steph's house.

The drumstick art inspired from a room tour by Super Enthused.

Inspiration for DIY can be found in so many places! Where do you find inspiration? Let us know in the comments below.

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