Pallet Coffee Table

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Pallet Coffee Table

After stumbling upon some pallet furniture ideas (as seen in my blog post here) on Pinterest, I completely changed my mind about what I was looking for in a coffee table.  I recruited my husband to help me make a new coffee table out of shipping pallets (I am 9 months pregnant so Nate stepped in to make my idea come to life). He had a few extra half pallets down at his office that would be a perfect size. We wanted something smaller than what we had so that we could actually walk around it to get to the couch. We snagged the 2 that were the closest in size (which was still a few inches off). I love that these things are just thrown together with staples, screws, and nails. The wood is all different and I don't think they really care if they line up or not (I guess they don't need to because they are for shipping...not coffe tables).

Pallet Coffee Table - Tutorial 

1) Using shipping pallets, align a few of them in order to get the look and height you want. We ended up cutting about an inch off of one of them in order for them to be closer in size (but not perfect... their shipping pallets for goodness sakes!)

NOTE:  ***Before selecting your pallet, make sure that you are aware of how the pallet was treated in order to make sure it is safe for your house. All pallets should be marked with a code that lets you know how it has been treated.
-Heat treatment (HT) (SAFEST OPTION FOR USE IN YOUR HOME)-Methyl bromide fumigation (MB) -Chemical pressure impregnation (CPI)It is also very important to make sure that the pallet is free of insects. Make sure the wood is in good condition and does not splinter easy

2) With nails or screws, secure parts of the pallet that are split or coming apart.

3) With a medium grade sand paper, sand the surfaces of the pallets to prep them for stain.

4) Stain both pallets with your desired stain color. Keep in mind that most pallets are made with a variety of wood. The stain will look different on each piece and each pallet. Make sure to wipe off the extra stain in order for it to dry.

5) Let the pallets dry overnight. Using a spray polyurethane, spray a few coats to protect the stain.  Make sure to follow the directions on the can. We did multiple light coats with more than 4 hours to dry in between. After 3 coats, the table was a little tacky to the touch. We used 220 grain sand paper and did a very light sanding over the 2 surfaces to take away the tacky feel.

6) Using wood screws, attach the pallets together. 

***Before we attached the pallets together, we decided that we wanted the table to be a little higher. We took some left over 2x4s, stained them, and placed them at the base of all 5 support beams. This rased the table 4 inches but did not alter the look. ***

7) Using your choice of casters (we used 2in swivel plate casters), attach the wheels to the base of the table.

8) Enjoy your new table! 

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Uppercase Living FUN!!

New Dining Room Decal

A new addition to our dining room courtesy of Abby at Uppercase Living. We love it and can't wait to do more vinyl sayings, project, and artwork around the house! Check out her projects that she has done at her house here!

 Monogram Artwork for Nursery

I also took a print that we had shoved away in a closet and gave it an up-do with some UpperCase Living decals.  I took one of my many paint samples (Mineral from Bear) and painted over the martini glass and shaker. The martini and cocktails is not really the look we are going for in the nursery ;) 

 After a coat of paint, I followed the application instructions and started adding the vinyl decals.

 Good by martinis and cocktails, hello monogram artwork for our new arrival!

New Obsession: Pallet Furniture

I have a new love... Pallet Furniture! I ran across a pallet coffee table during my endless search for a new coffee table. There are so many neat things out there that people have created using pallets! Here are a few of my favorites... 

(click on the photo to go the original link)

Pallet Coffee Table

Pallet Coffee Table

Pallet Outdoor Couch

Pallet Daybed with a Door Headboard

Pallet Wine Shelf

Pallet Bookshelves

Pallet Coffee Table with Storage

Pallet Photo Display w/ Hooks

Pallet Children's Bed

I might be rethinking my round coffee table... a pallet coffee table might have to fill in the void for now!

Who knew vinyl tiles could make me so happy? :)

A few months ago we had a not-so-great surprise under our kitchen sink. Unknown to us, our garbage disposal had a huge crack in it and was leaking water for a long a time. I finally noticed what was going on when I went to pull out the cleaning bucket to reorganize it. The bottom of the bucket was wet and grimy. When I looked into the cabinet, I noticed some ugly water damage.  We replaced the garbage disposal but I have always been so bummed about the water damage left behind.
This is what we were left with (after it has been cleaned, bleached, and dried out for quite some time):

Yucky Water Damage

I saw a great idea on HGTV. I bought a few vinyl tiles at Home Depot and lined the bottom of the cabinet. They were easy to cut (score then snap apart) then firmly press to the cabinet. In the end, it not only hides the ugly water damage, but it also provides the cabinet with a waterproof lining (and it looks nice).

Peel and Stick Vinyl Tiles

20 minutes later....DONE!

In all, it was a $6 fix! Love it!

What water damage?!

I gave the extra tiles I bought to a friend. This was the photo she sent me from her phone! YAY! I am not the only one that loves these things :) 

Nice job, Amanda! 

The Task: ROUND COFFEE TABLE!

I want a UNIQUE round coffee table for our living room! The 2 key things...UNIQUE and ROUND! We have a sectional in our living room that we love but the table we have there right now (rectangular) does not fit. All of our tables downstairs (all of them) are rectangular....we need some shape in this place! :)  I love this one from West Elm but it's too low.


I also like the iron/metal on coffee tables like these:

I love the top on this one but I think it would look neater with a thicker top.

I really love the looks of this one...just wish it was round. I love the color of the top.

I like it even better with wheels...

...if only it was ROUND.

So.. my task (well...our task).. is to MAKE our ideal ROUND and UNIQUE coffee table with all of these elements... or find one here soon ;) I am getting sick of trying to get around this rectangular thing!  Wish us luck!