Sunday, March 11, 2012

those crafty sisters: Recycled Pallet into Book Shelves

With the number of little ones frequenting our house recently, I decided that we needed a set of shelves at their level.  I had a space in the hall that was perfect, but finding the perfect shelving was another issue.

Enter:  The Recycled Pallet Shelves

For diy and Pinterest fans, these shelves are nothing new, but it was a great first "real wood" project for me.  Here is how it happened:

First I acquired the wood pallets -- free thanks to Freecycle!

Next I grabbed my reciprocating saw and made a few strategic cuts.


By strategic, I mean so that what I ended up with looked like this: 
two slats on the back, one on the front, and the curved supporters.

Next I grabbed the sander...

and sanded the living heck out of every surface and edge.  Can't have any chance of booboo's!

Found some scrap wood for the bottoms and cut them to size.

Nailed down the bottoms.

Screwed them into the studs (they're not extremely heavy, but I was playing it safe.)

Finally, I filled them with all the necessities.



Minnie likes her new hang out.

They're a hit!

Until next time,

~Sister #2

1 comments:

Linda Miller said...

Wow, thanks for including us! We'd love for you to visit us at thosecraftysisters.com and see what else we're doing!

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