How adorable is this pallet idea? Carving out a little ‘skyline’ at the top of these pallets creates a fun and whimsical wall backsplash for a kid’s play area. So rustic and cute! Of course, you could carve different shapes and patterns to use in any room of the house.

The farmhouse decor is all the rage right now, thanks to Chip and Joanna Gaines. This easy-to-make dresser is perfect for that Magnolia-inspired vibe that you’re going for. Just use a log cabin type of design, create some drawers, and add some legs. Look at those cute knobs!

This person got extra creative and added some stained glass mosaic pieces in between the pallets. Then, using a lovely seal with a gorgeous shine, the end result is truly a piece of art. View more photos of this piece on the artist’s blog.

If you ever get tired of the expensive price of headboards, you can use a little ingenuity and elbow grease to put together a pallet headboard, one of the easiest pallet DIY projects on this list. Complete instructions for making the DIY Headboard from pallets can be found here.

Who doesn’t love relaxing on a patio or porch on a warm evening? Make that experience a little more satisfying by sitting on a sofa that you built yourself using crate pallets. All you’ll need are some sturdy nails and screws! Plus, you can get creative with the types of cushions you choose.

Imagine sitting around this handmade island and table with your friends and family! What a gorgeous place to gather in your home while sipping wine and enjoying great food. You can even use crates as stools as The Poor Sophisticate did here in this project.

Store blankets, keepsakes, and other items in this stunning trunk made of pallets. With a dark wood stain, you’d never know that you found those pallets for free somewhere! You could even use the trunk as a coffee table in the living room.

Pallets, nails, and stain—that’s pretty much all you’ll need to create this gorgeous masterpiece. What a conversation piece for your living room! Display trinkets, flowers, photos, and more. So simple yet so beautiful.

Projects using pallets and crates don’t have to be complicated at all. In fact, you could simply paint a pallet and hang it on your wall! In this case, a simple heart looks absolutely perfect. But the choice is yours! You could paint geometric shapes, trees, landscapes, or whatever you’d like.

Barn doors aren’t only for barns anymore, and they make a stylish addition to your home. This DIY instruction describes how to make a gorgeous one for super cheap with pallets and barn door hardware for yours. It’s much simpler than you think.

Most people think of traditional garden beds as being a simple bed that lays flat on the ground. And sure, pallets and crates aren’t anything new. But when you stack them like this, you can create a gorgeous garden in a lot less space! Great for apartment patios.

This next project will help with home improvements to your curb appeal, making those windows pop. They can look antique or you can make them look modern, depending on the hardware you use. Instructions for making these distinctive shutters can be found here.

This is certainly not your average children’s bed. This one has a farmhouse flair! Plus, if you make it yourself, it makes the piece of furniture all that more special. The space in between the pallets at the bottom could even be used as storage for toys or books.

Here’s another great idea for creating a garden in a small space. Using a pallet hung on the wall, you can fill it with soil and make your own hanging herb garden. Imagine grabbing basil and rosemary right from your kitchen or patio wall.

Your kids will be beyond excited to see a playhouse made from pallets that can be used inside or outside. It’s a fairly big project to take on, but imagine how much you would have paid for it at a big box store. Here are the detailed instructions for building it.

Shelves don’t have to take up too much space on your wall. By using pallets and adding a bit of a ‘lip’ in the front, you can keep the shelves thin, while not having to worry about your photos or trinkets falling off. Quite the unique way of displaying your favorite items.

Sometimes the smallest decorating details can make the biggest impact. Instead of hiding your toilet paper in a cabinet, try this project. By using an old crate and a rusted license plate, you can create a super funky and vintage storage place for your toilet paper.

Getting a patio or deck installed and refinished can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. However, it doesn’t have to if you build one yourself one made out of old pallets. Follow the video instructions for this DIY pallet project here in order to build your own.

All you need to do is stack crates, using some vertically and others horizontally, to create whatever pattern you’d like. Make it tall, make it wide, make it fit whatever space you’re trying to fill! Then, choose whatever stain color you’d like to match your decor or theme.

When’s the last time you were delivered breakfast in bed? Well, maybe if you made this adorable and rustic bed tray out of an old pallet, a family member might get the hint! You could also use it to just lay in bed with a book while drinking a cup of tea. Such a simple idea!

The design for this gorgeous yet simple television stand uses pallets that have been stacked upside down on one another. Add some legs, and you’re good to go! If you want to follow actual instructions, head on over to the Preparing for Peanut blog.

All you need to do for this inexpensive and fun project is paint some crates bright vivid colors and hang them on a wall! You could hang these both inside or outside, and you can arrange them in any way would like. Such a simple way to add pops of color to your home without spending a lot of money.

Speaking of bright colors, primary colors always look so cute in a kid’s room or nursery. Paint some crates and simply stack them on top of one another to create an adorable shelf. You can secure them together using screws or clips.

Have extra crates around? How about some fabric? Well, you’re nearly halfway there when it comes to finishing these super cute rolling toy bins. You’ll just need to buy some hardware for the wheels and some foam to create a cushion on top. So easy!

Here’s another cool TV stand idea using old crates. This time, a lower and wider design was used along with some paint to give it a whitewashed look. You could switch up the color to completely change the vibe. With those fairy lights? Too cute.

If you can believe it, this elegant boat-shaped bookshelf is made from pallets. This project is going to take a little bit more work, but we found the tutorial on how to ake it. Here’s the video that shows you how to make one in only a few hours.

Here is yet another pallet coffee table idea. If you want it to be a little taller, simply nail another pallet to the top of it. The most expensive part of this DIY pallet project is the wheels, but the price of them is nothing compared to buying a coffee table at a furniture store.

If you have a lot of wall space underneath your stairs, here’s a fabulous idea for your home. Why not create a shelf using crates that takes up the entire wall? You could use it for wine storage, as shown here, or you can display mementos and photos as well.

Your kiddos can learn to be just as crafty as you are with DIY pallet projects when they use this child’s workbench. You might need some power tools for this one but it really is quite simple to make. Here’s how to make it.

Two crates and some cool hardware is all you’ll need to create this cool bathroom piece. Use the hardware to hang bath towels or hand towels, then use the shelving for toilet paper, shampoo, or other toiletries. Remember, it’s all in the details!

Crates and adorable baskets are pretty much the best combo ever. Hang crates in your mudroom and place little baskets inside. You can store scarves, mittens, socks, or whatever else you need access to when coming indoors. Such a sweet idea!

Much like the previous project we showed you using hardware to create a towel bar, this one uses hooks to hold an ironing board. And in this situation, it’s the perfect shelf to store your iron, starch spray, and whatever else you need while ironing.

This unique DIY pallet cat scratch pad is easy to make and you only need a few pallet scraps to put it together. After you’ve wrapped the twine around it, use that same twine to create a doorknob hanger. Sprinkle some catnip and you’re kitties will be in heaven!

This project requires minimal tools and supplies, plus, it’s functional! The hooks are for hanging coats and purses, while the shelf is great for tossing down car keys or setting little trinkets. Choose whatever stain or paint you’d like to make it your own.

Hands down, nothing looks classier than a rustic wine rack. This one also doubles as a sort of wine bar with the glasses hanging below. This video shows you how to make one for yourself with a lot less effort than you’d think!

Accent-colored walls are super trendy. Why not make an entire accent wall of pallets? You could either keep them rustic-looking by adding a simple, clear stain. Or, you could paint it bright yellow! Either way, the pallets add a unique touch.

Room dividers are great for when you’re living in a small space and need to create extra rooms. Or, perhaps, if you have a very large space and want to create extra ‘rooms’. Either way, using stacked pallets and hinges, you can create super cool wall dividers.

Use the boards of old pallets to make a firewood shelter in your backyard. The design is really quite simple and you won’t need many other tools or supplies. If your shelf sits under an awning, you can don’t even need to worry about making a solid roof.

This varnished and ruggedly-built computer desk can be made with minimal tools and expenses, especially if you can find those pallets for free. Follow this tutorial to find out how to make your own DIY pallet office masterpiece. Maybe it will help make working from home more pleasurable knowing you built your desk yourself?

Treat and stain old pallet boards to create a super cool outdoor walkway in your backyard or garden. All you need to do is carve out a path and lay them down! It really doesn’t get any simpler than that, and it adds such beauty to your yard.

All you’ll really need for this adorable project is a pallet and some Mod Podge. If you don’t know what Mod Podge is, you need to Google it right now—your crafting game will seriously never be the same. Use the ModPodge to attach a printed photo directly onto the pallet. Voila!

LED light strips are easy to find at your local hardware store. If you cut a pallet in half, then stack it on top of one another, you can secure it to a wall, creating a funky piece of decor. But if you add the LED light strip on the inside, now you have a conversation starter.

Not into the serving tray project on the previous slide? Here’s another really cute one that could be painted or stained in any style to match your home. It’s surprisingly easy to make and can be done in just a few steps—you just need the slats from a pallet, paint, some nails/hammer, and some drawer/cabinet pulls.

You don’t even need to do much to the pallets in order to create this home project. Of course, if you want to stain them, you can. Otherwise, just stack the pallets to create a mattress and you’re all set. For the headboard, you’ll just need to turn the pallets vertically and secure them with clips.

A cute matching patio set can truly transform a backyard. And the good news is, you just need pallets to make one! Stack and attach pallets together to create both the bench and the tabletop of this adorable set. Once you paint it and add cushions, you’re in business!

Add a cute and functional piece of decor to your kitchen using an old wood pallet. Use stencil and spraypaint to spell ‘Coffee’ on top, add some hooks to the pallet pieces, and you’re done! Just hang it on the wall, add some mugs, and admire your creativity.

Create an eye-catching display on a shelf or over your mantle by using some old pallets. This look creates faux window shutters with a window frame in between. But, you could always get creative and come up with your own version!

As we’ve shown you before, pallet sofas are actually surprisingly easy to make. In fact, they don’t take much effort at all! As you can see here, the ‘bones’ are simply the pallets. The rest is up to you! Choose paints, cushions, and patterns that truly speak to you.

There are so many pallet projects for us and our homes, but what about our fur babies? You could make this super precious elevated dog bowl with storage! This project is a bit tricky but it’s totally do-able. Here’s how to make it.

As you’ve seen, pallets and crates make amazing bathroom decor. Here’s another wonderful idea using pallets and a picture frame. By framing the pallet boards and adding hooks, you’ve created a gorgeous towel holder to accentuate your style. It really doesn’t get easier than this.

Here’s another really adorable wall decor project. Using some whitewash paint, heavy-duty glue, picture hangers, and a mirror, this could easily be displayed as a bed frame, over a fireplace, or wherever you think it would look perfect in your home.

Add a pop of color to your front yard or maybe your entryway with this insanely easy-to-make pallet bench. Paint each slat of the pallet a different color for an eye-catching effect. You could, of course, make it as low or as tall as you’d like.

Pallets slats, paint of your choosing, and either faux or real plants/flowers are all you’ll need for this easy but beautiful project. Perfect for a long dining table, coffee table, or just a small breakfast nook.

Use pallet slats to create festive holiday decor like these really simple Christmas trees. You just need to paint the slats and nail them together! A super simple project you could do with the little ones as well.

Whether you’re celebrating the 4th of July or you just love displaying your patriotism—this is the project for you. And again, so simple! All you need is paint! Just use some tape to help to create the lines for the blue.

Did you know pallets are basically collage frames already? All you need to do is paint one, hang it on a wall, and add some clips! Easy peasy. You could even use it as a bedframe.

If you have slats from a large pallet, those are going to be perfect for this simple and elegant project. Take off the slats, glue them together with wood glue, and then use stencils to spraypaint or paint your welcome sign. You could even paint your family’s surname.

Do you own a nice power saw at home? If you do and you’re handy with power tools, this is such a fun project. Just glue slats of pallets together, then stencil out the silhouette of an animal shape. Cut and hang!

Who knew those throwaway pallets could make such a cool bed and fashionable frame to go under your mattress? You’ll also want to add some sparkly fairy lights on the bottom to really top off the look. This project could cost you less than $20 if you find the pallets for free!

Sure, sofas on the porch are nice…but swinging sofas and bed? Now we’re talking. Lull yourself to a sweet nap by building this pallet hanging bed. Of course, you’ll want to make sure you’re hanging it with very sturdy rope and hardware.