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7 Stunning Pallet Wall Designs

Pallets projects are popular because they are budget friendly. In my mood board post Home Decor Ideas: Using Pallets you can see all sorts of home projects that use pallets: from small projects such as decor pieces to large projects such as building a couch or a bed. You can even create a wall out of pallets. Here are some pallet wall design ideas to get you inspired.

For Storage

Pallet walls are usually built to create charm and a rustic feel in a room. But a pallet wall can also be created to add custom storage. Check out the storage wall in picture (1). This can be done in a home office, by the front door to hang up coats, in the kitchen to hang pots and pans, or in the bedroom as a make shift closet.

Tiana Meggiolaro and Bia Mayrinck

Add Color

A darker pallet wall looks more luxurious. So why not go ahead and stain the wood before putting it up. Staining creates a uniform, distressed and weathered look – just like in pictures (2) and (3).

Bower Power

Cape 27

Or how about mixing pallet wood with other reclaimed wood – just like in picture (4). A few of the planks have been painted to add a pop of color.

Pretty Handy Girl

Backsplash and Angled Pallets

Pallets can be used to create a backsplash in the kitchen or the bathroom. You can see how Circa Dee created their kitchen backsplash seen in picture (5) here.

Circa Dee

For a more interesting wall design, how about creating an angled pallet wall design (6). It is a little bit harder, because you’ll have to cut the pieces to angles instead of simple strait cuts. But it adds another level to the design.

Pallet Backsplash

Garden Wall

Pallets can be used to create a simple garden wall, which you can hang planters from. Picture (7) shows an indoor vertical planter that has been made out of a pallet.

The Brew

The Overall Style of a Room

Creating a pallet wall will dictate the style of your room. Because of the rustic nature of the wood, you’ll want to think about adding rustic pieces in the room to create a uniformed look. Like using a rustic or wooden table, and vintage lighting/antique.

More rustic mood board posts:

April 18, 2014 in Decor, DIY

Home Decor Ideas: Using Pallets

The great thing about getting creative with DIY wood pallet projects (apart from them being free) is that you can make everything from small items (spice rack and shelves), to big ticket home pieces like a couch or a bed.

Art Pieces

Let’s start off with a small pallet DIY project. You can sculpt art pieces out of the scrap pieces of wood. KariAnne from Thistle Wood Farms created the beautiful ‘W’ wall decor piece using pallets as seen in picture (1).

Handmade Pallet Tables

If there is one thing pallets look good remodelled for, that would be coffee tables. Check out the beautiful chevron pallet coffee table made by The Merry Thought in picture (2). Or how about adding a glass top for a less rustic look (4).

In The Kitchen

Pallets can be used to create a backsplash in the kitchen (3). Head on over to Circadee to see the ‘how to’ details. The pallet kitchen island in picture (5) from ELLE looks like a designer piece. The kitchen has a muted color scheme – you have white stools/chairs, cabinets and walls, grey countertops, and black dinnerware. This lets the black island blend in well with everything else in the kitchen.

Big Ticket DIY Pallet Projects

I love finding budget friendly ways of creating big ticket home pieces – like a bed, couch, or kitchen counters. Which is why the DIY pallet bed design (6) (with inbuilt shelving) and the the pallet couch (7) are inspiring to see.

Working Away

If you really want to see the possibilities of what you can use pallets to create, then look no further than the temporary office space of Most Architecture (8). Everything in the work space is made up of pallets – from the desks and staircase to the conference room furniture. Look here for more pictures of the office .

Coming back home, KariAnne has used pallets again – this time to create a scandinavian style work table seen in picture (9).

Hanging Pallets

Lets move to the outside of the house and see what DIY pallet furniture we can find here. These are some epic-ally cool DIY projects – great for the summer time. You have the porch swing by Sheryl (10) and then the swinging daybed by The Merry Thought (11). All made with free pallets.

For more home decor mood boards have a look at these posts:

March 20, 2014 in Decor, DIY

DIY Chevron Pouf Tutorial (AKA a Dogs Cozy Day Bed)

“I think our dog Penelope enjoys it more, but it is a great addition to our living room.”

There are pieces around the house that I would consider big ticket items. Such things as bed frames, headboards, couches, and rugs. These pieces tend to be expensive, which is why I like it when someone goes out and creates their own big ticket piece.

Today for Home Tree Atlas, Desiree from Stop + Create shows us how she made her DIY pouf.

I have been wanting a pouf for a while, ever since we bought our chair about 7 months ago, I told myself that it would be perfect with a pouf but I could never find the right fabric that would work in our living room and also would be durable.

I finally found the fabric of my dreams, it was upholstery fabric and was not that expensive. The chevron pattern was perfect for our living room because of the neutral colors but the fun pattern. The fabric was also durable against our small dog who now uses the pouf as her personal pillow bed whenever our feet are not resting on it.

Instructions

Step 1:
Take your fabric and fold it horizontal once. Measure how big you would like your top and bottom piece to be. I wanted mine to be a square so my size was 27” x 27”.

Step 2:
Fold the remaining fabric longtitude. Cut on the fold going side to side then that will leave you with two pieces, then cut on the fold going up and down leaving you with 4 seperate retangular pieces.

Step 3:
Right sides together, pin each rectangular pieces to the square sides and sew the sides to the square top.

Step 4:
Take your retangular sides and have the right sides facing each other then sew them together.

Step 5:
Right sides together, pin the bottom of your pouf to the sides. Make sure to leave a open for your zipper. Leave a hole that is about a inch smaller than your zipper, this will allow you to hide the unfinished ends of it

Step 6:
Sew the bottom to the sides.

Step 7:
Take your zipper and un-zip it. Pin right sides together and sew your zipper into place. I would suggest using a zipper foot but if you do not have one available, this part can easily be done by hand sewing.

Step 8:
Turn the pouf inside out and stuff with polyfill stuffing.

Though my husband and I have been living in our apartment for about seven months, we have yet to do any decorating or personalizing. My goal is to finally tackle our bedroom by the end of March which means my future projects include making pillow covers, updating our IKEA furniture and also figuring out how to get rid of our blank walls (blank walls drive me insane).

Here a some other DIY projects you can find on Stop + Create:

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March 6, 2014 in DIY

Photo Display: Ideas for Shabby Chic Picture Frames and Stands

A chipped and distressed painted wooden frame would be the go to choice for shabby chic picture frames – just like the ones in picture (1). But there are other creative picture frame ideas that can also create the shabby chic style.

Lace can be wrapped around normal a photo frame to create a softer and more shabby chic look (2). While reclaimed wood can be used to create a rustic and decorative shabby chic frame (3).

Reclaimed wooden mirrors and windows, with their distress look, can be upcycled into a panel of shabby chic frames – seen in picture (4). Check out my post here for more reclaimed window ideas – such as turning one into a coffee table or kitchen cabinet.

Old window frames or larger photo frames can be used as a frame to hang string. Now you’ve got a way to hang up small photos (5). Or you could do without the frame and use thin rope and vintage style clothes pegs to hang up black and white photos, just like in picture (6).

An old frame can also be used to create a burlap cork board – seen in picture (7), which can have photos pinned onto it.

Crafty Collages

There are a few ways you can create a shabby chic photo collage. The first way is to just use photos. For a more shabby chic look, mix together different media pieces. Mix vintage photos, crotchet, lace, and mementos to create a framed collage – just like the one in picture (8).

Another way to create a collage would be to us a mixture of different photo frames. In picture (9), small photo frames have been painted white and then attached to a wooden backdrop. This can then be hung up or left to stand against the wall.

Photo Stands and Other Shabby Ideas

Here are some shabby chic photo stand ideas:

Bird cages can be used to display and house photos. Have a look at my mood board here for pictures and ideas: Home Decor Ideas: Using Bird Cages.
Vintage style jars can have photos in them
I did a little DIY project using air dry clay to create photo stands seen below. You can see the step by step post here.
Driftwood can also be used to create a photo rack or display stand (10).

Don’t forget about transferring your photos onto different materials. Picture (11) shows photos that have been transferred onto wood. You can also transfer photos onto pillows, napkins, and even furniture (12). 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12