I’ve been crushing on the farmhouse style decor, especially in the kitchen, for a while now. I love the look of the white planked wall in the kitchen and I knew I wanted that achieve the look.
How do I get the look without the price?
Use pallets!
I dismantled a bunch of pallets. I then removed nails. The pallet nails are little stinkers. They don’t just come out easily.
Some of them actually put up a fight, but I won.
Pallet boards are rough and contain tons of hairy fibers. Using a palm sander I gently removed as many of the hairy fibers that I could. I then sanded off any huge defects.
I wanted the boards to be smoother then most of my rustic projects, but not to smooth like store bought wood.
The look I was going for was less rustic then my pallet wall in the living room. Don’t get me wrong, I love that pallet wall, but I want more of a store bought planked wall and less rustic.
After screwing the pallet boards on to the wall, it was time to paint. I painted the pallet wall using the same paint I used for the trim of the entire first floor.
I’m a Glidden Duo fan. Duo contains a built in primer so no need to primer just paint away. It works really well and saves money.
The wall is super rustic yet features the farmhouse style that I so desired.
Next up, shelves. Check out shelves made from old wooden clamps and pallet wood.
I’m linking this project up to this weeks Scraptastic Saturday here on Scrapality.com and some or all of the following linky parties.
Thanks for stopping by!
Gail says
November 10, 2014 at 9:02 PMVery nice. Good tip too.
Rachel says
November 11, 2014 at 8:54 AMI love this so much! I am digging the rustic look these days and all the ways people are using pallet wood to decorate!
Heather Grow says
November 11, 2014 at 9:57 AMWow! You are like the pallet whisperer. Great job.
Trish says
November 11, 2014 at 1:46 PMI love your wall. Ooh, those pallets are so hard to come apart. This is a battle that I haven’t won yet…so congrats on winning yours. The results were worth the fight.
Kim @ The Cookie Puzzle says
November 11, 2014 at 10:34 PMTotally love this look! I have wood planked wall on most of my walls and love them..so warm and cozy feeling I would love for you to share with us at Party in Your PJs.
http://www.thecookiepuzzle.com/2014/11/party-in-your-pjs-29.html#more
Laura Irion // Avery Street Design says
November 11, 2014 at 11:48 PMThis looks really cool! I’m doing our mudroom and would love plank walls, but yeah, they are expensive! Where did you find the pallets? I’ll be starting a link party this weekend called “Found & Foraged” and would love to have you link up. 8 PM on Saturdays at http://www.averystreetdesign.com. Hope to see you!
Jen @ Noting Grace says
November 12, 2014 at 2:25 PMWow! This is amazing! I might have to steal this idea for our new Country Home. Thanks for the inspiration! Found you from Funky Polkadot Giraffe.
Megin says
November 12, 2014 at 5:59 PMI love your creativity!
Thank you for sharing your post this week at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206. I’m featuring you at Next Weeks Brag About It Link Party, Monday at midnight!
~ Megin of VMG206
Carrie Ann Tripp (@CarrieAnnTripp) says
November 12, 2014 at 10:41 PMNice job! I don’t have the patience for all those nails. That’s perseverance!!!
Rebekah @ Charming Imperfections says
November 13, 2014 at 8:27 AMLooks so good! I hear ya on those pallet nails being stinkers! I’m definitely coming back to your blog for pallet ideas 🙂 Thanks!
Donna Wilkes says
November 15, 2014 at 6:00 PMDefinitely has the farmhouse appeal – love your wall.
Erlene says
November 16, 2014 at 11:21 AMWhere do you find all your pallets? I would love to do some projects with pallets, but I have no idea where to get them. Thanks again for linking up to the Merry Monday Link party and hope you can join us again tonight at 6pm PST.
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
November 16, 2014 at 12:14 PMMoney saving ideas are always appreciated at TheWeekendSocial. Thanks for sharing and hope to see you again Thursday 9:00 PM EST. http://www.theKitchenChopper.com
Cathy says
November 16, 2014 at 4:22 PMI love your farmhouse look – and the fact that you made it from pallet boards is awesome. Thank you for sharing it at Share It One More Time. Cathy
Lou Lou Girls says
November 16, 2014 at 4:28 PMHello cute lady! I love it. Pinned. We really appreciate you taking the time to stop by our party. It wouldn’t be a party without you. Please join us on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
Nicole says
November 16, 2014 at 5:30 PMThat wall is so pretty! It reminds me of some of my aunts’ and uncles’ homes when I was little. It’s such a nice effect!
Jann Olson says
November 17, 2014 at 9:46 PMSuch a great idea to use the pallets! Really gives it a farmhouse touch. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Laura Irion // Avery Street Design says
November 19, 2014 at 9:12 PMYay I’m so glad you linked up with Found & Foraged- thank you!! Hope to see you back again on Saturday. Great project again!! xo, Laura
Kyla @HouseofHipsters.com says
November 21, 2014 at 3:34 PMI still just LOVE this! Thank you for linking up at Found & Foraged! We hope to see you again Saturday night at 8PM! Kyla @ http://houseofhipsters.com/
Bonnie says
November 21, 2014 at 6:05 PMYou achieved a great farmhouse look with your pallet wall. I love it! Thanks for linking up at the Home Matters Link Party!
~Bonnie
Melanie says
November 30, 2014 at 9:00 PMWhat a great idea! I love the look of these pallets on the wall! Thanks for sharing with us at Motivational Monday!