Upcycling Pallet Wood

by RidgetopFarm&Gardenin Handmade, Homemaking, Woodon Posted on

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At my request, Farmer John brought home a truck bed & trailer full of pallets & crates! I had been oogling over all the fabulous ideas crafty people had been creating out of recycled wood. I even made a pinterest board dedicated to pallet projects.

 

DISASSEMBLING THE PALLETS

The first thing we had to do was pull apart the pallets & crates. I will admit, this was a pain. We used hammers, a sawzall & plenty of elbow grease. Eventually we had a nice pile of wood to repurpose.

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CREATIONS

After taking the pallets apart, then the fun part began – figuring out what to make with all that glorious wood.

 

SIGNS
My favorite way to use the pallet wood is painting signs.

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POTATO &ONION STORAGE BINS
John built a couple bins to hold potatoes & onions from our garden.

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KIDS PLAY HOUSE
The bottom of our play structure is open, so we are going to enclose it to create a play house area. One out of 4 walls is complete so far. It’s not much of a play house, yet. But, the one wall makes a great backdrop for photos.

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MORE SIGNAGE
A couple other signs I’ve made are a sign to take with me when I go to chicken swaps & shows, and also garden bed labels. They are actually made from repurposed bender board. But, they could just as easily be made from pallet wood.

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Except for the pieces saved for the play house, we have used up nearly all of the wood. One day I would like to get another load of pallets to make more signs & also build an outdoor kitchen.