DIY piano scroll wall art

Sometimes old vintage items make for great home decor accent pieces in today’s decorating.  Some items are harder to use and they need a new purpose. Mr. DD had an entire cabinet full of vintage piano scrolls, that just sat in the cabinet.  Finally, after 16 years of marriage, I asked if I could repurpose them into Piano Scroll Wall Art. 

The answer was yes, and I have sold over 60 pieces of these from my shop.  It is a great way of finding a new use for these old piano scrolls.  

How to Make Your Own

You can find these for $2 – $5 in your local thrift stores.  I have also seen them on Etsy and eBay and you would have to pay for shipping, so try local stores first.  

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SUPPLIES LIST

Piano Scrolls – Cardboard – Straight Edge Craft Knife – Book Binding Tape – Hot Glue Gun – Tracing Paper – Embellishments – Black Markers – Cord – Drill

Step 1

Drill holes in both ends of piano scrolls.  

Step 2 –

Make a cardboard template from an original scroll.   This may not need to be done if you have a scroll that is in great shape, look for one that has its original pull tab and is not ripped. A lot of my piano scrolls were falling apart, really dirty or ripped, so I needed to make a new pull tab and cut out using my cardboard template. 

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Step 3

Use the original pull tab to make a template for the ones that were missing the tabs.  I used bookbinding tape and traced the pull tab.  I made 2, for the front and back to give it stability.  If the piano scroll had its pull tab and the scroll was torn or dirty, I would cut off the tab and make a new starting tab by using the cardboard template.

Step 4

Find the quote you would like, place it is a word document with the style of fonts and print on to a sheet of paper.  Trace your quote onto the scroll. 

Step 5

Use a black marker over the tracing.  Make sure you have a newspaper or scrap paper under your scroll before you use the marker.  The scroll has openings and you will get marker on your surface. 

Step 6

Feed string of your choice through the tube. 

Step 8

Use a grommet punch or hole punch and add your embellishments.  I liked how the grommet punch gave a finishing touch.  I would only do this on the ones that were missing the original pull tab.  

Use the original song titles on the scrolls, some of them I had to cut out and use double-stick tape to place them back on the scroll. 

  

Piano scroll wall art would make a perfect gift for any music lover or for someone who remembers having a player piano when they grew up. 

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