Our trash is
picked up in front of our home every Thursday, so Thursday mornings I take the “long
way” out of the neighborhood to check and see if anyone is throwing out
something that I may be able to use. I know,
dumpster diving is not very glamorous but I’ve been able to find some very cool
things.
A few months
back I came across an old pallet and decided to take it home. After seeing all the adorable pallet ideas on
Pinterest I knew that I could turn this into something. And I did!
So, from
this:
I turned it
into this:
I took two
slats off the pallet and attached them in the back with two paint stir sticks (
the kind you get free from Home Depot- cut to fit) and some heavy duty wood
glue. I then nailed in a sawtooth hanger
(purchased at Home Depot). Here is an
example of the back:
Once that was
done, I went online and looked at some ideas on how to write out “love” (thank
you Pinterest… again). I found one that
I liked and I tried to copy it in pencil onto my pallet. After it looked about right, I used some old
white paint, an old kids paint brush, and traced it. I didn’t care if it looked perfect or not, I
think the fading in some areas and the brush strokes adds to the charm.
Out of pocket
I maybe paid $5, but the majority of the items used were found (the pallet) or
already in my garage (the paint).
So now it
hangs on my wall, surrounded by pictures of our family. I smile every time I see it.
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