DIY Pallet Furniture
1. DIY Pallet bed
2. Bench
I love that the builders used gate benches to give this shipping pallet bench a more rustic feel. For more details on this project check out Design Sponge.
3. Pallet Headboard
Turn used shipping pallets a into a modern headboard with a few 2×4’s and a belt sander. For the complete tutorial, check out The Thinking Closet.
4. Toddler bed
It doesn’t get much cuter than a tiny pallet bed! That colorful quilt adds a lot of whimsy too. For a complete tutorial, hop on over to Lori Danelle.
5. Painted coffee table
Make a DIY pallet coffee table even more unique with a paint! For tons more ideas and pictures, check out Recyclart.
6. Pallet coffee table
This DIY pallet coffee table was made from a small pallet with just a little sanding and staining. She added caster wheels and I love that it has a built in storage sold for books and magazines. For a complete tutorial, check out Mango & Tomato.
7. Coffee table with storage
The Crafty Nester used 3 shipping pallets and a peice of MDF board to create this coffee table with storage. For more details, check out Crafty Nester.
8. T.V. Stand
This pallet media stand is extra special with a glass top that reveals a few of Donna’s treasures. For the full tutorial, check out Funky Junk Interiors.
9. Pallet coffee table
Simply add casters and some white paint for this chic shipping pallet coffee table. (Image via Flickr.)
10. Table with drawers
Use a shipping pallet as a skeleton and build a top and two drawers to create this masterpeice. (Image via Esprit Cabane.)
Garden pallet projects
Who knew shipping pallets made such great vertical garden containers? Here are 5 garden related DIY pallet project ideas.
11. Pallet herb garden
Cut a shipping pallet into fourths, paint a peice blue, and add silver rings to create this adorable garden for a small space. (Picture oringially from Eyes on the source.)
12. Pallet garden planter
Turn a pallet vertical and add wood to create multiple horizontal planters for the perfect herb garden. Image via C.R.A.F.T.
13. Potting station
Take a pallet apart and re-use the wood slats to create this potting station. For more details, visit Design Sponge.
14. Pallet Path
Use shipping pallets to create a creative pathway outside. Image found via Flickr.
15. Compost bin
John and Sherry turned 3 shipping pallets and a peice of scrap wood into a composting machine. Complete tutorial at Young House Love.
16. Foldable pallet potting station
Turn 2 pallets into a foldable gardening station with some hinges, hooks, and chain. Find the complete tutorial at Jenna Burger.
Pallet structures
16. Shed
This shed requires a little more DIY skill than many of the other pallet projects, but it turned out so well. Image via Flickr.
17. Pallet cave
18. Scrap wood porch
Find the complete tutorial at Redo Redux.
19. Backyard bar
Make this backyard bar by tying 2 shipping pallets together and placing 2 sets next to each other. Add a wood counter and voila! For more details and pictures, check out This Worthey Life.
Wood Pallet Crafts
20. Pallet Flag
A shipping pallet flag is as simple as attaching 8 pieces together and painting them to resemble am American flag. For more pictures, check out Sweet Something Design.
21. Plate Shelf
Who knew a shipping pallet was the perfect size to hang on the wall as it and hold decorative plates? Genius! For more details, check out Remodelista.
22. Serving Tray
The serving tray was made by the same duo that made the impressive pallet bench above. This is the perfect pallet project to start with and takes about 1 hour to complete. For more details check out Design Sponge.
23. Wall paneling
Pallet organization
24. Yard tool holder
I spotted this genius shipping pallet idea at a local farm and couldn’t resist snapping a picture. The pallet makes the perfect spot to organize yard tools in a garage.
25. Pallet storage containers
Turn the wood from shipping pallets into these cute organizing bins complete with stencils and all! For more details, check out Dolen Diaries.
26. Pallet shoe organizers
Who doesn’t need extra dedicated shoe storage? Take a shipping pallet apart and use the wood to create this clever vertical shoe storage. Tutorial and photo oringially found on I Love That Junk.
If these 26 pallet projects are not enough for you, be sure to check out my friend Karah’s book, DIY Wood Pallet Projects with 35 more genius ideas.
In my shipping pallet project research, I came across 2 great articles: the scoop on safe shipping pallets and all you ever wanted to know about pallet wood both are must reads before building your shipping pallet masterpiece! What are you going to make first?
Comments & Reviews
I love the idea of making a coffee table out of pallets!
Paige
Number 12 , the flag….it is displayed incorrectly.
Thank you for sharing all of these very nice ideas! I’m not trying to be critical I just want to share that the flag needs to be hung horizontally. Hanging the way it is, is wrong. The Union always comes first. I agree it looks odd that way, but that is the correct way. The way this one is painted it can only be hung horizontally. Thank you for sharing these with us!
Excellent! Thanks for compiling these. For anyone creating the American flag pallet, the blue star field goes on the left, not the right.
Glad there is someone else out there knows flag etiquette.
Thank you so much for sharing the book with this great round up my friend!
Where do you find free pallets?
I love the ideas you have and want to do many of them; however, I am hearing a great deal of concern for the pesticides they are treated with. What did you do to neutralize them or is this really a concern?
Looks like great minds think alike, we're loving pallet furniture over at MyHomeRocks.com too! http://www.myhomerocks.com/2012/03/repurposed-pallet-furniture/
Sensational info. I look forward to seeing more.
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Great round up! Thanks for putting it together!
Just in time! I have three pallets at home and I've been having the hardest time figuring out what to do with them.
Thanks for sharing! I have a friend who owns a pallet making business and I keep bugging her to bring me pallets!!! Just sent her this link.
Very creative! Whenever I see them, they just look ugly, but now I see there's so much more you can do!
Great roundup! I am in LOVE with the craft shelves! Could you imagine being THAT organized. Heaven! And the pallet cave? OMG – how amazing! I want to go hang out there.
Awesome post with great info! I've been so captivated by all the things I've seen people make out of these pallettes because I see them just laying around my neighborhood all the time-someday I start picking them up : ) Did you see the cute bench Donna at Funky Junk made out of them-too cute (I think in a post last week).