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Pallet Gun Cabinet

Eric (the hunter) has done it again! Using recycled pallets, he created his very own, custom gun cabinet! It is simply gorgeous. He was kind enough to share photos with me of the process and final product. We are not hunters at the Wilson house, but this is one gun cabinet that I would not mind having in my house!

Creative, custom, unique... love it! Thanks so much for sharing!

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

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY Up-Do, House, Pallets

Nice Legs!

I bought this beeeeeeeauty off of Craigslist with this bench for $60 all because of it's amazing legs! I fell in love with "The Nester's" office over at The Nesting Place and have used her office as my inspiration for my own office/craft room. My husband thought I was crazy when I looked at the guy and said "we'll take it"! The previous owners attempted to redo the table by sort-of sanding it down then putting a few layers of stain on it. In the end, it was a sticky mess! I simply loved the beveled legs!

Table Before:

Nate helped me by sanding down the multiple layers of stain:

Then I sprayed a few layers of primer (I did it the lazy way and used a spray can):

After a few layers of white paint, my table was done!

The table was the final addition to our formal dining room converted into a usable den/craft space.

All of my craft supplies are stored in the armoir (that I scored on craigslist for $0!).

I brought down a desk from our guest room. This is where my husband works.

We love this room for many reasons...

1. Nate has extra space to spread out work if needed.

2. I can do crafts in there and leave them for a few days until they are complete (and not on my dining room table)

3. When we need an extra table, it can be converted back into a dining room table using the 2 chairs and the bench (which we did this past weekend for Nate's birthday party)!

4. Forget that formal living room that never got used! This room is used all the time!

Oh and just for the fun of it.... here is the "before" photo of when we bought the house :)

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Filed Under: Decorating, DIY Up-Do, House

Marlo's Nursery

I finally found the time to take some photos of Marlo's nursery. We welcomed Marlo on July 22nd and have loved every second of our little peanut! While we were pregnant with Marlo, we decided not to find out the gender. Marlo was then known as "Baby W". We attempted to create a gender neutral nursery. The colors were gender neutrual but you could argue that the print of the curtains, rugs, and bedding was a bit feminie. If we had a boy, we decided that we were going to go the "Where The Wild Things Are" route or "Duck Pond" to add a little more masculinity into the room. We ended up having an adorable little girl so we have not made any changes to the decor. Marlo seems to enjoy it so far.

Nursery Before:

Stripes.....YIKES!

Nursery After:

I purchased an extra curtain and a friend of mine from work (Grace) made the bedding! It turned out perfect!

See how I redid this frame here.

I purchased the curtains at World Market and was lucky enough to find the perfect rug at Target!

Check out how I made the "M" monogram here.

Our sister-in-law picked up these wall decals from Sherwin Williams. They fit perfectly with our theme!

I got my inspiration for this wall form this nursery that I found on HGTV's Rate My Space.

Check out how I made the pug silhouettes here.

Overall, we were very pleased with how the nursery all came together. It is a very calm and relaxing room. Check out and vote for our nursery on HGTV's Rate My Space!

Materials used in the nursery:
Curtains, bedding, changing pad cover: Tamara collection from World Market
Crib: Delta Biltmore Crib
Dressers: Amazon
Pain Colors: Grasshopper Wing and Studio Taupe (both Behr brands)
Black Shelves: Target
Rug: Target
Mirror: HomeGoods
Chair: Best Chairs in burlap from BabyPhases

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Filed Under: Decorating, House, Nursery

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. ***