Pallets

So yesterday I posted about getting your patio ready so that when you are ready to sit out there and sip a cup of coffee and watch the sun rise or drink a beer and watch the sun set, you are ready.  Who am I kidding? I can't see the sun rise or set from my patio... but that's beside the point! 

But while prepping yesterday's post, I came across this picture via Martha Stewart
(more the left side of the picture)


And it got me to thinking...
I could do 4-5 pallets 2 deep and see how that looks...

Here is my side yard...

And yes, this is what it still looks like 3 years later...

How hard would it be to get 8-10 pallets (or make them) and set them out there like a little deck?  I always thought a deck would look brutal out there, but I'm thinking with the right accents ala planters and landscape, it might actually work.  What do you think?

I'm thinking a few pallets, a few cement planters, and maybe a couple of things (unsure what yet) to make sure it's balanced and level but I'm thinking it will work and look adorable!  And be a place to set a table & chairs, a little sandbox for Ells, and get the dogs messes out of my face when I walk out the door!  haha.

Have you thought about working with pallets before?  It got me looking and here are a few other projects I found interesting!

Once the patio is finished, I think this would look great on a table out there! Love me some succulents!

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I think this would be a cool addition to a corner I have and am unsure what to do with it!

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These would look cute under my TV Stand in the loft... for the innumerable amount of toys that have crept into my house.

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Love this... and love the colors too!  What a great idea! 

This would be a cute piece at the garage entry too.

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And I'm not sure what it is about these wood accent walls... I am in love! 

I hate panelling, but if it's white I love it and now, I'm in love with these planked walls! 

I think it would look really cool on one wall in our pantry. 

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What do you think?  Have you or would you use pallets to decorate spaces of your home? 

xoxo,

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