SNS #100 - pallets and reclaimed lumber!

Welcome to Saturday Nite Special #100, the multi themed link party! 

* Home Decor

 * Crafts, / Sewing / Recipes

* Theme of the week

Every Fri 7pm  to Sunday 11 pm Pacific.

~ pallets & reclaimed lumber ~

Would you believe I'm not really in love with the look of a pallet? So I generally modify it or just use the dismantled wood to make what I desire. But not always.

Be very afraid. This is my category to a splintered up T.

old gate tutorial

TV stand tutorial

sawhorse ladder pallet desk

farm table styled pallet desk

outdoor pallet sofa

the one board pallet toolbox

Canadian flag pallet bed tray

pallet front step, walk way and white firetruck crate

poolside pallet storage

Pallet garden walkway

If you're a reclaimed board collector like me, you'll also want to read:

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Pallet Wood

Because pallet wood and reclaimed lumber isn't always safe to use.





You can also peek at my own pallet collection Pinterest, above.

Link up your pallet projects in this weekend's 3rd themed linkup!

~ next weekend's theme: ~
non traditional window treatments


Have some unique window treatments? Bring'em on!


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~ SNS blah blah linkup rules ~

 1. DIY home projects only pretty please. Items for sale must be in tutorial form on your blog.

2. Please link back to the party (text or button) within your post. See BUTTONS under main blog header.

3. Only projects new to SNS please. The themed linkup is an exception.

4. By linking up here, you're cool with me featuring you with no additional permission required. Cuz I wanna make you a star. :)

Party highlights will be shared on FJI Facebook this weekend so come on over and see if we're talkin' about you. :)

My pallet garden walkway

This little project began in July 2011, HERE. 

The yard was getting a major revamp with the help of my wonderful neighbours.  Shrubs were being pulled, new soil was hauled in, and I desired a pathway...

from the driveway to the lawn. Right where all these overgrown shrubs were.

Let's dig!

These reclaimed pallet boards had been packratted (sp?) away long ago and were the perfect length! 

A level pathway was dug lower than the driveway, then the boards were placed into position.

It really couldn't have been a simpler project.

The boards were left loose so they could be lifted up whenever the desire for weeding was needed. It works fabulous! Although the boards are thick enough to stay put, I did push a little soil in between to hold them in place moreso.

There were lots of rocks to be had in the old garden so they were placed randomly, filling in for the lack of plants. Make that no plants.

So we went and bought plants of the rock garden variety.

before

after

And there you have it!

Unfortunately, I didn't grab a photo of everything looking it's best. We were (ahem) camping. :)

But it'll look awesome next year, right?!?

The little curvy pathway is PERFECT for getting into the yard now. Such a simple project made such a big impact on the way we use our yard.

And I love that bench we plunked in the front yard. It entices lots of neighbourly conversation and is a really nice spot to sit with a coffee and watch the kiddos play.

In early October we're having our Summer's End Garden Party 2011, so get those before's and after's ready and let's relive a little of your summertime blooms and junk.  :)

See you Friday night when SNS 100 plays up all things pallets and reclaimed lumber! My kinda topic. :)

(p.s. I have NO idea why black lines reside under some photos... Blogger wins again!)

The pallet that turned to the dark side (of Canada)

me - "I wanna make a Canadian flag out of this pallet."

son - "Why?!?"

me - "Because my party is patriotic themed this weekend. Grandma had flags all over so we need one too. But I don't want this big huge red and white thing on the mantel..."

I had big plans. I was gonna make me a wood and black Canadian flag. And have every one of you wishing you were a Canadian. I could vision all  of you humming our anthem and running out for farmer jackets after this blockbuster. This was gonna be BIG.

Please. Someone remind me to get a real sander. This clamp and sand variety flips these things off like my dog sheds hair.

Tool sponsors would be wise to contact me. I can't stop sanding these things it appears...

My decal/stencil worked!

(I made the decal myself on my sign making apparatus. I'm not selling cut decals at this time)

Brilliant, right?

Not really. But I tried it anyway. Here and there and everywhere. And hated it. It reminded me of someone painting their own car with a sloppy paint brush. During a dirt storm. In the dark.  With their eyes closed. It depressed me on the mantel and was even too... whatever for my son's room.

me - "Why isn't this working?!?"

son - "Mom, it looks like the dark side of Canada."

Oh. That's why.

Well, I'll have you know, I shall have no pallet do me in! So I messed up made up my bed with my new sheets I haven't shown you yet and got to work.

The new look is a crisp splash of creams, tans and blues....

...  because of the cute sheets I scooped up for $5.

So... can that ugly pallet look nice with all this fluff?

Sure... if you cover most of it up. :)

Hoity toity design talk...

"The depth from the feline tone aids to marry the rustic flag accents, anchoring the room so the components don't have a tendency to float within all the dreamlike features."

Are ya buyin' it?

Awww... look. A message... (I swear it was there)

And a little Jeanne Oliver handbag on a sawhorse just sweetens the deal, doncha think?

My new messy bedroom gone to the dark side. Of Canada.

"Teddy! Are ya buyin' it?"

I think Canada just froze over.

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