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With the number of little ones frequenting our house recently, I decided that we needed a set of shelves at their level. I had a space in the hall that was perfect, but finding the perfect shelving was another issue.
Enter: The Recycled Pallet Shelves
For diy and Pinterest fans, these shelves are nothing new, but it was a great first "real wood" project for me. Here is how it happened:
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| First I acquired the wood pallets -- free thanks to Freecycle! |
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| Next I grabbed my reciprocating saw and made a few strategic cuts. |
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By strategic, I mean so that what I ended up with looked like this:
two slats on the back, one on the front, and the curved supporters. |
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| Next I grabbed the sander... |
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| and sanded the living heck out of every surface and edge. Can't have any chance of booboo's! |
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| Found some scrap wood for the bottoms and cut them to size. |
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| Nailed down the bottoms. |
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Screwed them into the studs (they're not extremely heavy, but I was playing it safe.) |
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Finally, I filled them with all the necessities. |
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Minnie likes her new hangout.
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Check out these other examples to see my inspiration:
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| Ana White (she's my hero!) I hope to be as fearless as she one day. |
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| ArtsyNina. Can you believe she got her stain from her local hazardous waste facility--how cool is that?!?. |
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| Little Lucy Lu. I love these painted ones. Just perfect for a little girl's room. |
Go Get Crafty, Sister!
I love a good pallet project and these are wonderful. I need em!
ReplyDeleteLina @fancy frugal life
I have been wanting to make shelves just like these for my kids rooms for their books. I really need to pull out my scrap wood that I have and see what I can come up with.
ReplyDeletesighhhhhh. soaking up the inspiration.
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michele
I love this pallet shelf idea...and fun to hang it low at kid height, perfect. :)
ReplyDeleteKarah
Trying this today, thanks for the great idea sisters
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Send pics if you can!
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