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50+ Pallet Wood Projects You Can Make!

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50+ Pallet Wood Projects You Can Make!

Do you have a spare pallet lying around from that last large shipment? Or maybe you know somewhere to get free or inexpensive pallets? If you do, here are more than 50 Pallet Wood Projects that you can make with your own two hands!

Create Bread Crate Cubby Display Shelves for any room in the house.

Make a DIY Pallet Bookshelf for your kids’ bedroom or an office.

Make this gorgeous rustic DIY Wine Glass Carrier to use when serving your guest a glass.

Have you ever tried composting? This DIY Worm Compost Bin For Vermicomposting is an awesome idea.

Build this Pallet Potting Table to help you complete your gardening goals this year.

Make a Wood Deck Cooler before your next outdoor party.

Keep your pallets mostly intact and make this Super Easy Pallet Couch for some cozy outdoor lounging.

Learn how to Make Pallet Wood Into A Round Circle Shape that can be used to decorate any room.

Build this clever DIY Pallet Shelf to help turn your house into a HOME.

Create this DIY Whale Silhouette Coastal Pallet Art if you love bringing the feel of the beach into your home.

Before December arrives make this festive Scrap Wood Christmas Tree.

Create a “Start Being Awesome” Typography Art for your home as a motivating reminder to all.

This DIY Coastal Whale Coat Rack would be perfect for a beach home.

An alternative option for a beach-themed home would be this gorgeous DIY Nautical Pallet Wood Coat Rack.

Display your favorite photos with these beautiful DIY Rustic Pallet Frames.

Another holiday project, this Customizable Rustic Wooden Advent Calendar is a great way to countdown in December.

Build this Reclaimed Wood Wall Hook & Vase to add some functional beauty near your door.

A Rustic Wood Bathtub Tray would be the perfect luxurious addition to your bathroom.

Decorate your holiday mantle with a DIY Vintage Rustic Sleigh Ride Sign.

DIY Farmhouse Sign With Pallet Wood And Repurposed Lug Wrench

Learn how to Build A Vintage Produce Crate Centerpiece full of rustic beauty for your tablescape.

Make A Driftwood Gift Crate to take your next gift to a whole new level.

How To Make A Beautiful Painted Wood Pallet Planter for your yard or porch.

How To Make And Install Pallet Bookshelves With Knobs to organize your kids’ books and toys.

Add some edgy Shark Pallet Art to your wall.

Make A Stunning Printed Map Picture Frame to display your ever-changing family photos.

Create an amazing DIY Potting Bench like this to work at every year when springtime arrives.

Trays are perfect for corralling clutter. This DIY Rustic Ruler Tray would look perfect in a home office or kids’ room.

How To Make Farmhouse Style Pallet Wood Frames for a rustic and colorful touch to your decor.

Add some comfort to your patio with this modern style DIY Outdoor Couch.

Make a huge statement on your front porch with these Flower Planters using Free Pallets.

Use a few pallets to Create A Rustic Wood King Headboard for your bedroom.

If you have a pool, make this DIY Nautical Towel Rack to keep things organized poolside.

Create some rustic and beautiful DIY Feather Art.

Make these DIY Framed Pumpkins, perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving!

Learn How To Install A Scrap Wood Wall to create a gorgeous accent wall in your home.

Here are a bunch of DIY Pallet Projects By East Coast Creative.

Create a DIY Porch Swing Using Pallet Wood for your outdoor oasis.

Create a DIY Pallet Slat Bin to hang on your door or use as a centerpiece.

Create this gorgeous Rustic Pallet Serving Tray for your next brunch or party.

Make An Air Conditioner Screen From Pallets to hide that ugly beast of an appliance.

These cute DIY Pallet Plaques are perfect for displaying photos.

Build this stunning and rustic DIY Pallet Coffee Table for your living room.

Love vertical planters? Make this DIY Tropical Pallet Living Wall.

Build some beautiful storage with this DIY Pallet Wood Hose Holder With Planter.

How To Make A DIY Distressed Headboard for a beautiful rustic addition to your bedroom.

Make A Super Easy Pallet Table for a huge conversation piece in your living space.

This DIY Kids Wall Hooks From Pallet Wood would be great, much-needed storage for any kids room!

Show your patriotism this July by making a DIY Rustic Pallet Wood Flag.

Now that you’ve been inspired, here’s how to harvest that pallet wood:

How To Salvage Wood From Shipping Pallets.

I hope you got some great inspiration from all of these pallet wood creations. Re-using pallet wood is a great way to save money and get a unique rustic feature for your home that you built yourself! Which is your favorite? I’d love to hear in the comments. Thank you for reading and feel free to share this post! Pin this image so you can refer back to this post!

Liked this collection of ideas? If so, you’ll love this round up of Scrap Wood Projects:

July 9, 2018/3 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

DIY, Fix It, Gardening, Home Maintenance, Landscaping & Gardening

How to Easily Fix a Leaky Hose

How to Easily Fix a Leaky Hose

A garden hose is a valuable tool around my yard in the summertime. It’s vital to keep my yard looking beautiful, keeping plants watered, and occasionally for a fun water fight with my kids. But what happens when that very useful hose springs a leak? Not only is it frustrating to use but it is a complete waste of water (not to mention that you get wetter than the person you intend to soak in a water fight.) It may be tempting to throw it out and buy a new one, but did you know it’s fairly simple to fix a leaky garden hose? It is! I have the solution for you in this tutorial on How to Fix a Leaky Hose!

Ready to save money and water? Great! Let’s get to it!

Materials:

(I’ve included affiliate links for your convenience. I earn a small percentage from a purchase using these links. There is no additional cost to you. You can read more about affiliate links here.)

Phillips Head Screwdriver
Hose Repair Male Coupling (sized for your hose)
Heavy Duty Tin Snips

Instructions:

The first step is to cut off the leaky end of the hose using your heavy duty snips. Be sure to cut perpendicular to the hose.

Remove the two screws from the hose repair coupling clamp using your screwdriver.

Insert the threaded coupling piece into the cut end of your hose.

Have patience, this can be the hardest step. Push it down against a hard surface until the coupling is completely inserted into the hose.

Next, take the two parts of the clamp and put one piece behind the hose, as pictured. Hold it in place while you add the second clamp piece. Line up the screws with the holes on the back piece.

Tighten the screws. It may be easier to set it on a hard surface, as shown here.

Now connect your sprayer to the end and give it a test try!

Hooray! No more leaky hoses. Now where are those crazy boys of mine? Time to start a water fight on this hot summer day. ;-D

This was a simple fix to a frustrating problem and it only cost a few dollars. Definitely worth it! I hope you liked this tutorial and it comes in handy should you need it. Do you have a leaky hose you need to fix? Or have you repaired a leaky hose with this method?

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June 15, 2018/12 Comments/by Brittany Bailey

copper, DIY, Do It Yourself, Home Office

DIY Concrete Desk Organizer

Hi! It’s Sheri from Hazel + Gold, and I’m excited to share this DIY Concrete Desk Organizer tutorial with you! This organizer was born from necessity. Do you have a jar or cup-like pen holder? Have you ever knocked it over reaching for a pen or pencil? I did this all the time!

One reason they tip is because they aren’t big enough to hold all my items. The other reason is these containers aren’t weighted enough. I knew there must be a better way and I’ve been itching to use concrete for a project. It dawned on me I should make something out of concrete to store my pens, pencils, and paintbrushes. Fellow pen and utensil tippers, want to learn how to create this awesome DIY concrete desk organizer? Then let’s do it!

Materials:

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Instructions:

Cut scrap wood to create the box mold for the organizer. A rectangle is space saving and easy to create.

Use three pieces at 8 ½” x 4 ½” and two pieces 5″ x 4 ½”.

The longer pieces will make the bottom and sides, while the two smaller pieces create the ends. Spread wood glue along the joints. (Wood glue holds great but allows the box to be easily removed later on.)

Use clamps to assemble and secure the mold while the glue cures.

Let the glue dry for an hour. Then your box mold is ready for casting!

Prepping Mold and Adding Concrete:

To prevent the concrete from adhering to the wood, apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly on the inside of the box mold.

Collect your wine tumblers, concrete mix, water, and stir sticks. (I used large plastic cups to mix the concrete and ended up having to mix three different batches. If you have a larger container you can make one large batch.)

Mix the concrete according to the instructions on the package. You may have to do a bit of math because people typically use larger quantities of concrete and every concrete is different. I mixed it to a milkshake consistency and it came out perfect.

Pour the concrete into the mold, allowing room for the wine glasses.

Set the wine tumblers into the concrete. Make sure they are level, then use masking tape to hold them in place. Pour in more concrete until it reaches the height that you desire. Make sure the widest part of the glasses are submerged in the concrete to hold them securely.

Remove the mold:

Once the concrete cures (mine only took one day) remove the box mold. Use a knife to pry the sections apart at the joints.

They should come apart easily.

The sides may still look dark, but it will lighten up.

Clean up and Paint:

Clean off all the splatter marks from the glasses. Use a retractable knife to lightly scrape the residue off. Follow up with a soft cloth to clean the glasses. They should clean up easily!

Time to make it pretty! Use some masking tape to mask off a line.

Paint the bottom section (or wherever you prefer) with metallic copper paint.

Add a piece of felt to the bottom to prevent your organizer from scratching the surface it sits on.

Your modern DIY Concrete Desk Organizer is finished!

You can use it in your shop, the kitchen, your office, or anywhere you desire!

Wait until you see the huge number of supplies it will hold without tipping over!

What do you think? Would you make one of these DIY Concrete Desk Organizers? Share your thoughts in the comments below and remember to pin this image to Pinterest so no one has to suffer with tipping containers ever again!

Thanks for reading! Come on over to Hazel + Gold and say “Hi!”

Hi, I’m Sheri from Hazel + Gold Designs. Here are a few fun stats about me: I ~~like~~ love chocolate and peanut butter (together of course.) If you like stats, I have been crocheting for about 16 years, crafting for 20, and woodworking for about 4 years. I found a passion in making and being creative and began documenting my projects online at Hazel + Gold Designs.

When not working on projects, I enjoy spending time with my husband, four children, perfect dog, and ornery cat. You can find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.

Read all of Sheri’s tutorials.

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June 1, 2018/0 Comments/by Sheri

art, decor, DIY, Gift Ideas, Home Decor

Pressed faux flowers behind glass

Pressed Faux Flowers

Hello, Pretty Handy Girl friends! Julie from love my simple home here, with a new DIY project! Pressed faux flowers behind glass is quick and easy to make. You’ll end up with a beautiful piece of leaning art that you can display on a shelf in your home.

Materials:

Faux Silk Flowers
Glass from two picture frames in different sizes
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Craft Glue

Instructions:

Choose two different size picture frames (they can be any size you want.) Make sure they will fit on your shelf. I used one 5″ x 7″ and one 8″ x 10″.

Remove the back and the glass from your picture frames.

2. Select the flowers of your choice. Pull the blooms off the plastic stems.

3. Cut the plastic stems from the flowers. Use your scissors for this task.

4. Arrange the flowers any way you like on top of the larger piece of glass. When you like what you see, add a dab of craft glue to the back of each flower and gently press onto the glass.

6. Place the smaller piece of glass on top of your lovely flower arrangement. Grab your trusty hot glue gun and put a dab of glue on the four corners of the smaller glass piece.

7. Flip the glass, then lay the glass down over the flowers. The glass should be centered on the large piece of glass. Gently push down on the four corners and hold it in place for about 30 seconds or more until the glue adheres to the glass. After the top piece of glass is in place, the flowers will lay flat pressed between the two pieces of glass.

That’s it, you now have a beautiful piece of leaning art you can display on a shelf in your home.

I hope you enjoyed this quick and easy DIY art idea.

Be sure to check out my other tutorials here at Pretty Handy Girl and over on my website love my simple home.

May 24, 2018/2 Comments/by Julie at Love My Simple Home

Centerpieces, cloche, decor, Decorating, DIY, Home Decor

Spring Cloche Idea

DIY Spring Decor Cloche table centerpiece

Spring Cloche Idea

Hi, it’s Julie from Love My Simple Home back with another simple DIY tutorial. Today I have a quick project using a cloche, faux spring flowers, and live moss to create a beautiful spring cloche.

Materials:

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Instructions:

You can purchase moss at most craft stores or find it free in your yard (like I did.) Did you know moss is super easy to dig up? Just use your fingers to peel it off the ground.

Place the moss on top of the plate and trim the edges so there is no overhang when the cloche is placed on top. No need to worry about the moss drying because the cloche acts as a greenhouse and keeps the moss moist.

Use your wire cutters to trim the branches and stems of your faux spring flowers. Cut them at various heights and make sure to trim to fit inside the cloche. You can make the arrangement full by adding more branches or keep it light and airy with just a few.

Tips for decorating with faux flowers:

Select faux flowers that are in season.
Buy flowers that have the closest color and texture as the real deal.
Add something live to your arrangement to trick the mind into thinking the fakes are real.

After the branches and stems are cut to size, it is time to make your arrangement. Position the tallest branch in the middle of the moss then place the other branches and stems around it. Push the stems and branches inside the moss and dirt for a secure hold.