There is no shortage of uses for pallets. Sometimes trends on Pinterest can get a bit played out (ex: mid-september’s “make a pumpkin version of all recipes ever!” or “how to paint everything chevron!”). But, I never get tired of seeing some new pins of the vast and creative uses people find for pallets. The ingenuity blows my mind, and they’re basically always free. (If they’re not free, you’re doing it wrong. The used-ness is what makes them charming!).
One project to put these DIY wonders to use is framing our bathroom’s stale & vacant large mirror.
Above the sink, we had these less-than-functional metal tray things.
I over-ambitiously removed them long before we got around to starting the project, so we lived with some busted-up wall holes for several weeks.
I don’t regret this, as it made us even more ready and happy to upgrade. We found a pallet in very good condition (try small garden and hardware stores). David delicately disassembled it, taking care to avoid cracking the slats.
We stained it using Minwax’s Early American, which was left over from our adding feet to our couch project.
Isn’t lumber even prettier when it’s free? The pieces were easy to nail up, and we had to put very few holes in the wall (yay for renters!).
(So to recap, this project was with all materials that were free or we already owned. Booyah!) The busted-up wall discussed at the beginning of this post is completely covered now.
This bathroom doesn’t have a lot of storage space, so for now we use lots of jars on the counter.
That frame just awarded this bathroom 100 warm & cozy points. To see everything about this place we call home, check out the apartment tab.
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