Impressive DIY Home Designs That Highlights Pallet Shelves

When the word ‘pallet’ is ever brought up, it is generally associated with its primary purpose- which is its importance as a tool used within the logistics industry. Pallets, whether they are made of iron or wood, are used as a support for transporting all sorts and kinds of goods and getting them to their destination in good form. But what happens to these pallets after they have served their purpose? You’d be surprised at the possibilities available!

There are quite a few exciting DIY home designs that are all about pallet shelves. But before you can actually get down and get creative, you do, of course, need to have the pallets! Unless you or someone you know has moved an item at some point, pallets are not really available at every shop around the corner! It wouldn’t be a bad idea to find a pallet racking company where they use pallets to store items. They will probably be willing to sell a few pallets to you if you give it a shot. Once you have a couple of pallets, you can go over the following couple of ideas to get you started!

DIY Pallet Bookshelves

What household doesn’t need a couple of bookshelves here and there? Regardless of whether you live with a family or on your own, or whether you’re an avid reader or not, bookshelves will always be a necessity to take care of clutter in your home. In its most basic design, there actually won’t be much you would need to do in terms of repurposing, besides attaching a couple of pallets together and attaching it to your wall! You can get creative with wood polish or paint if you like.

DIY Wall-Mounted Display Shelves

These DIY projects are a ton of fun because you can do as many as you like to either house trinkets that you collect or even picture frames. They can be extremely useful for kids’ rooms to keep their toys and teddy bears as well. If you’ve got a green finger then you can use them to place your plants in, or place one in the kitchen to keep your array of spices in sight!

DIY Bathroom Pallet Shelves

Building a pallet shelf in your bathroom will save up so much space and it will prove to be so much more convenient because you’ll be able to custom make the colors to suit your bathroom colors. You’ll be able to put away all the toiletries neatly, or even create a cupboard by adding a mirror above your sink.

Re-purpose, Mix and Match Materials

It will really bring out the creativity in you as well as really stand while complimenting your home design if you re-purpose the pallet and make a shelf while using different materials in the process. You can still keep the wooden pallet as the main shelf but add in metal poles to separate them or even add glass to create a classy look by adding little doors.

There are so many creative and exciting ideas out there that can be made using pallets. Shelves, in particular, have more variety than one would imagine, to be honest! You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much class and character, as well as practicality they will add to your household.

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