00:02You got toys all over the place like I do? It's such a mess! We gotta figure out a solution
00:08to
00:08keep these toys a little bit tidier. Being organized and tidy is truly about this
00:15system you have in place. I used a circular saw to cut off part of the pallet along one of
00:20the
00:212x4s. I cut the strapping boards on the top and the bottom and then I removed the boards from
00:26the extra piece of unused pallet and I used screws to secure them to the remaining pallet piece.
00:31I ended up cutting some more scrap 1x4s that I had on hand and I attached them around the base.
00:37I basically just used up the pallet and a bunch of other scrap wood and I secured it all together
00:43and that is how I used a free pallet to create a backyard storage solution for my kids.
00:50So much better! I hope this inspires you to get creative with a pallet because you can make
00:56free storage solutions just like this one here. This is the most useful thing you can do with a
01:03pallet. This pallet was a bit long so I trimmed off the top and removed an extra board and screwed
01:09that
01:09extra board to the bottom of the pallet. Next I used 150 grit sandpaper to quickly sand the pallet. I
01:17placed it on a spacer to help hold it up and then I fastened it to the side of our
01:21shed with screws
01:22making sure it was level. I removed the spacer and loaded it up with my garden and yard tools.
01:29This is what the side of my shed looked like before and this is how organized it is with my
01:35new DIY
01:35pallet tool organizer. What do you think? I hope this inspires you to get organized with pallets.
01:42I grabbed a pallet, removed the boards on the back side and marked the edges of the wood slats
01:47to match up flush with the center support board. I used a circular saw to cut the pallet in half
01:53lengthwise but I wasn't able to get the boards completely flush so I ended up using a jigsaw.
01:59I used two pieces of the extra support board and placed them vertically at the end of the pallet.
02:05I used a square to mark the angle to cut the leg in order for it to sit flush on
02:11the ground. I added
02:12a support board between the two legs for extra stability and added supports on either end of the
02:19opposite side of the pallet. I screwed them together and then added slats all the way to the top using
02:25a rough 2x4 to evenly space them all the way up. Now I have the most affordable patio chair that
02:33I can
02:34enjoy all season long. I hope this inspired you to create a DIY patio chair out of pallets.
02:41I grabbed a free pallet for this genius garden hack. I used a hammer to remove some of the boards
02:46carefully. I left the nails in the boards so that I could use them again. I made three rows with
02:53three
02:53boards tight together on the bottom row, two boards together in the middle, and two boards near the top.
03:00The pallet was taller than I wanted so I used a reciprocating saw to cut the extra off. I flipped
03:07the pallet over and followed the same pattern with three boards together on the bottom, two in the
03:14middle, and two at the top. I cut more 1x4s to fill in the bottom of each section and secured
03:21it with
03:21three nails on the front and then I flipped it over and I hammered in three nails on the back
03:27side.
03:27I gave the front a quick sand with 120 grit sandpaper using my palm sander. Next I filled each section
03:35with soil and planted my favorite herbs. I used my Cricut to print stencils to paint labels for each
03:42section. When applying the stencil I first sealed it with Modge Podge and then I let it dry before
03:49painting with acrylic paint. Once the paint was near dry I removed the vinyl and did some touch-ups
03:57with my black acrylic paint pen. And now I have the most beautiful herb garden that can also be hung
04:04on
04:04the wall. I hope this inspired you to create your own pallet herb garden. I rescued a free pallet to
04:10hide an eyesore on the side of our house. First I spruced it up with leftover cedar stain. While that
04:16dried,
04:16I cleared out dead weeds and last year's raspberry canes. Before digging I made sure the utility lines
04:23were marked, safety first when working around a gas meter. I drove two T-posts into the ground to frame
04:29the meter and used decking screws to secure the pallet to the posts. To turn the pallet into a functional
04:36trellis, I added pairs of gold decking screws along the horizontal slats at the top, middle, and bottom.
04:42I ran metal wire between each set of screws, wrapping the ends tightly with pliers to avoid sharp edges.
04:50Finally, I wove the new raspberry canes through the wires. Now the raspberries are supported,
04:56the meter is hidden, but the gas man can still easily access everything he needs.
05:02I grabbed this small pallet that was all beat up. First thing, lay it out and I've got to cut
05:07up these slats
05:08here. The best way to do it is to take my handsaw and go all the way down the edge
05:13right next to the
05:13nails. I'm going to do this to both sides. Then start popping the boards and the nails out. They
05:18come out actually pretty easy. All I need to do is just turn them around, start hammering on the nails
05:23on one side, and then I can use my claw hammer and pop every single one of those nails. Now
05:28this board
05:28is ready to go. The next thing is I want to use the actual braces, the big long two by
05:33four boards that
05:34are in there. I'm going to clip off all the woods here that's left over, and then I'm going to
05:37hammer
05:38these nails down. If I hammer and they start to bend, that's okay. I'm going for this rustic look,
05:43so I don't care if they bend over. I just want to hammer them flat. I'm going to take these
05:47and cut
05:48them into 20 inches. That's how tall I want my project to be. I can get two legs out of
05:53each one
05:54of these boards. Since I have three of them, I can make six legs. I'm also going to take the
05:59slats that I
05:59have, and I'm going to slide one end of each end to make it a nice 90 degree. Then I'm
06:05going to lay
06:05out three of these legs. I'm going to take my smaller board first, cut to 35 inches. I'm going
06:11to put them on the edge there, right at the end, and I'm going to pre-drill and put a
06:15screw in.
06:15Pre-drill is going to keep that board from splitting right at the edge. I'm going to do this on
06:21both sides,
06:21and on these smaller ones, I'm just going to put one screw on each end. On the bigger board that
06:27goes on
06:27the top, that's going to get two because that's going to hold a little bit of weight. Once I make
06:30both of these sides, then I'm going to make them about 18 inches across. Put a board on the inside,
06:36and then once I got this little box, I'm going to cut all these boards again to 18 inches, and
06:42I'm
06:42going to set them all the way across. I love how this rustic look is already turning out. Using my
06:47brad nailer, I'm going to put them in place because the screws, too many of them will again split the
06:52edge.
06:52So these brad nails will hold this down really good. Once I build that bottom shelf,
06:57it's time to take the bigger boards, three of them, and put them across the top and make sure
07:01they're spaced evenly. Again, going back to the brad nail, I can put those in, and it actually is going
07:07to make it really strong. Once it's ready to go, and I got plenty of brad nails in, I'm going
07:11to take
07:12it inside because guess where all those shoes are going? Right on the floor. But now I can set up
07:18this
07:18bench with a couple of pillows. It's a great place to store the shoes and the boots. Also a wonderful
07:23place to sit on and change my shoes. I think it turned out great and it can go outdoors. I
07:29hope
07:29this inspired you to build your own shoe holder out of a pallet. So what do you do when you
07:34find
07:35a pallet by a dumpster and you really need some more tool storage? So with this pallet, I wanted to
07:41paint
07:41it the same color as our shed, which is actually the same color as the trim of our house. I
07:47wanted it to
07:47blend into the side. You could certainly paint on labels for the different sections of tool storage,
07:54but we decided to use the Cricut so that it was nice and neat. Next, I cleared the area out
07:59next
07:59to the shed to make sure there's plenty of room. And then it's time to put our organizer in place.
08:04It rests right up against slightly at an angle so it doesn't fall forward. This thing was really heavy,
08:09so I'm not really worried about it falling over. I love the way that it turned out, even though I
08:14needed to power wash the shed. And I feel like we're going to be able to use this for a
08:18good number of
08:19years. And it'll just help me to have a place to put tools when I'm done using them, when I
08:23don't
08:23feel like unlocking the shed. And I just need some really quick access, especially here in the spring
08:28and summer when I'm gardening pretty much every day. I hope you guys loved this tutorial.
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