Saw of your choice: mitre saw, circular saw, jigsaw or handsaw
Orbital sander with 120 grit sandpaper disc
Power drill
Paintbrush, measuring tape and pencil
Speed square
Safety gear, gloves and glasses
3mm wood drill bit.
Masonry drill bit
4 wall plugs
COL pine timber 5 x 22mm x 44mm x 3m bars (Add some extra offcuts)
Wood glue and clamps
3 Wood filler and scraper
4 Wood stain/paint
3.5mm x 40mm wood screws and driver bit
Cutting list
3 x 22mm x 44mm x 265mm (sides of white wall base frame (Floor to ceiling length))
+- 40 Various lengths of cross bars from 22mm x 44mm x 150mm to 22mm x 44mm x 1000mm
PREP WORK befor your start making your Wall Art
How to build your DIY Wall Art
Step 1
Measure the wall space
Use measuring tape to measure the entire wall space, the lengths and widths of your base frame, and the lengths of decorative cross bars.
For this project, the wall frame was a rectangle of 265cm and width of 48cm.Also cut various lengths
of decorative cross bars, depending on the length of your wall. Mark the various lengths listed in the cutting list with a pencil, then use a speed square to draw a straight line at the cut. Mark and cut sections of the wood one piece at a time, using a jigsaw, mitre saw or handsaw.
Step 2 :
Cut
Use the saw of your choice to to cut all the lengths to the correct size. Make sure you wear appropriate safety gear when operating a power tool.
Step 3 :
Sand
Lightly sand down the surface of each length of pine, and wipe off excess sawdust.
Step 4
Paint
Paint the pine bars for the wall frame the same colour as the wall so that it goes unseen in the final project. Then paint or stain the decorative cross bars in a contrasting colour, and allow to dry.
Step 5
Assemble and secure wall frame
Assemble and secure wall frame.
Using metal L-brackets, wood screws or pocket holes, attach the frame bars to each other, the secure the entire frame to the wall.
Attach using the wood screws the painted or stained “spine length of the one vertical length side where the decorative cross bar placed next to.
Be sure to leave enough space in the width the length part of wall frame for the cross bars to be attached to.
Assemble and secure wall frame.
Using metal L-brackets, wood screws or pocket holes, attach the frame bars to each other, the secure the entire frame to the wall.
Attach using the wood screws the painted or stained “spine length of the one vertical length side where the decorative cross bar placed next to.
Be sure to leave enough space in the width the length part of wall frame for the cross bars to be attached to.
Step 6
Pilot holes
Working with one decorative cross bar at a time, lightly mark out drill guide lines on either side of each bar. Use a spare pine bar as a spacer. Now it’s time to have fun: use your imagination, and creatively arrange the various lengths of cross bars, securing each to the wall frame with wood screws. Longer cross bars will need two wood screws, placed at the two points where the bar meets the wall frame that the bar crosses. Shorter bars will be attached with two wood screws at one side of the wall frame, near the stained spine length.
With a 3mm wood drill bit, drill a hole at all marked points along the guide lines. Place a scrap piece of wood under the timber you are drilling into, and make sure to wear appropriate safety gear when operating this power tool.
Step 7
Secure and cover with wood filler.
Use a level when securing the decorative cross bars to ensure they are straight. Also use a spare piece of 22mm-wide wood as a spacer between the bars.
Apply pressure when driving in the wood screws with the power drill to ensure each screw head is slightly countersunk under the surface of the wood.
Use wood filler and a scraper to fill in the countersunk screw heads, allow to dry, sand lightly, then paint over with the stain/paint used for the entire project.
Step 8
Add shelving (optional)
To add spaced shelving (made from wood offcuts) to your wall art, secure a short backing to the edge of each shelf with wood glue and screws so that the shelf can be inserted in the 22mm spaces and secured in place. These shelves can be used for small, light ornament or plants.
