Decorative Shutters Made from Pallet Wood

Pallet-Stacks

At Prodigal Pieces, Larissa scored some weather shipping pallets for free, thanks to Craigslist. She decided to use some of her pallet wood to make some shutters for one of her windows. After dismantling one of the pallets, she cut the boards to the sizes she needed for this project. Each shutter was make of several {…Read More…}

Sentimental Sign

Sparrow's Haven barnwood before

When Kelsey’s parents sold their rural property and moved across the country, they took several pieces of wood with them from the old barn that had stood on their acreage. Years later, Kelsey’s mom asked her to help turn on of those pieces of wood into something special, which she shared at Poofy Cheeks.

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Wood Pallet Workbench

old-wood-pallet

Over at Little House of Four, Katie wanted to build her own workbench for the garage. Since her husband comes across used wood pallets often in his work, pallets seemed to be the quickest and cheapest option for building the bench.

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Candlelit Romance from Chippy Barn Wood

Major Hoff Takes a Wife old wood before

Sara, A.K.A “Mrs. Major Hoff” blogs at Major Hoff Takes a Wife. She tells us, ” My friend just happened to find this fabulous chippy painted barn wood when she was out strolling through a pasture. Okay, so she is a veterinarian, and maybe is out in pastures more than the rest of us-but holy smokes! What a score!”

Major Hoff Takes a Wife old wood before

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Occasional Table from Old Barn Wood

Sparrow's Haven barnwood before

Oksana of A Sparrow’s Haven is an oil painter. She’d been scouting for the perfect weathered barn to paint, and thought she’d found just the right one. But when she went back to the site with her paints, the barn was gone! Unfortunately for Okasana’s painting, the barn had been bulldozed. Fortunately for her home decor needs, the farmer told her she could take away some of the wood.

Sparrow's Haven barnwood before

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Barnwood Media Tower

pile of old wood

Brooke from Killer B Designs couldn’t help but get excited when she got her hands on a bunch of old wood from a broken ranch fence. The grayed boards were perfect for building a rustic media tower and only required the purchase of a few 1x2s for a frame. Brooke says, “The best part about {…Read More…}

Rustic Wood Cooler

Brooke from Killer b. Designs loved the idea of adding a rustic cooler to her patio but was turned off by the high prices. So Brooke and her hubby joined forces to transform this old cooler. They hid away the ugly green plastic with a frame built by 2x2s and some reclaimed fence posts found {…Read More…}

Reclaimed Wood Bench

Jessica from Running With Scissors has gotten a lot of use from the pile of junk that the previous owners of her home left behind. For this project, she used a bunch of 2x3s that were once the supports for lattice that surrounded the porch. Jessica sanded and stained all her scrap wood and then {…Read More…}