Category Archives:crafting with wood pallets

21
Nov

Pallet Crafts: The Ultimate Graphical Guide

Pallet Crafts

You know that we love ideas for pallet crafts around here, and we're loving this graphical guide from Terry's Fabrics.

We've talked about pallet crafting before and even shared some amazing resources to help you start building with pallets. This graphic introduces you to some of the different sorts of pallets that you might run across and some projects for each difficulty level.

Of course, when you're crafting with pallets, you want to put safety first. That means examining your pallets to make sure that they are safe for crafting before you use them.

You also want to make sure that your pallet crafting is legitimate upcycling. Don't just snag a pallet from behind a store. If the store is planning to keep using it, you're not upcycling. Instead, head inside and just ask! Do they have any pallets that they're planning to discard? If so, you can take them off of their hands. They save money on disposal, you get free craft supplies. True upcycling is a win for everyone.

Right, but enough about that...you are here for some pallet craft goodness, right? Here's the graphical guide to pallet crafts (you can click to see a full-sized version):

The Ultimate Guide to Pallet Crafts

Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by splorp

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05
Jul

4 Upcycled Pallet Projects

succulent pallet table

Did you find a wood pallet that could use a little DIY love? Check out our upcycled pallet projects to turn them into something cute and usable!

Wood pallets are ubiquitous in the shipping industry, but they often don't get used many times before they're put out to pasture. It's a shame to let all of that wood go to the landfill! Luckily, there are lots of super awesome ways that you can upcycle old pallets.

If you see a stack of pallets outside of a shop, make sure you ask before you nab one. Businesses do reuse them, and if you take one that's still in use for shipping you're not really doing your best upcycling work, right? The idea is to get the most use out of these things as possible, and if you snag it before they're done with it, that means they have to buy a new one.

Upcycled Pallet Projects

1. DIY Succulent Table

If your pallet is made from untreated wood, you can turn it into a super sweet table with a built-in succulent planter!

2. Vertical Succulent Planter

Don't need a table but want to get in on the succulent-planting action? How about a vertical pallet planter for those beautiful succulents?

pallet desk

3. Make a Desk

Another great project for untreated wood pallets - make a desk using IKEA legs in just a few simple steps.

4. DIY Ottoman

This project is for folks who are on the handy side, and the results are totally beautiful. Turn a wood pallet into a classy tufted ottoman.

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