Today, we repurpose. We recycle and upcycle using some of the most basic and ordinary products. Come take a closer look how you can DIY and create a piece of furniture that is relaxing and rustically sophisticated.

The ship pulls into harbor and the train slowly stops at its station. Within their confines are millions of dollars worth of cargo. It could be your basic household Procter and Gamble merchandise or new innovative technological advances that are hands are eager to touch, smell and own.

But for us homeowners, those of us who thrive under the challenge that an HGTV Design Star would face with limited resources and time, we are more interested in the foundation beneath the saran wrapped boxes where our treasure lies: The pallets. The wooden pallets that bear the weight of the next super market trend will be the next trend of our homes. And with so many ways to recycle the sturdy wood of that create the pallet; we can redesign essential parts of both décor and furniture for our home.

Here’s some inspiration for you to give you a head start as you prepare to tackle the pallet of the worldwide merchandise industry.

Pallet Coffee Table

Taking the pallet in its original shape your freshly sanded, primed and stained wood with a sleek fitting glass top that takes it from slats of wood to an accessible piece of furniture. Add some industrial wheels on the bottom and you have made your own coffee table. Now, can you make your coffee taste as well as this table looks? (Images by Kool & Kreativ & WilsonandPlugs)

The Pallet Bed

Safely attach two pallets side by side creating a long flat bed. Make sure they are structurally sound, using a two by four running under them to secure them and allow them to distribute weight evenly. Get cozy once you plop on your pillow soft mattress and the urban look combined with your greener good efforts equals a successful space. (Image by Norwegian stylist duo Kråkvik and DÓrazio for Elle Magazine UK)

A rustic pallet bedroom found on TheDesignerPad

Wall Pallet Shelf

Removing only one or two slats to fully capture the elements that will be on display without losing the structure and integrity of the pallet you can easily makeshift a wall utilizable ornamentation. Once again, you want to prepare your wood so that it can show off its travel weary surface but looks clean and organic. From turning it into a planter, a plate collection holder, or magazine rack the quality of style it can bring your room is priceless.

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If you don’t want to keep the form of the pallet you still have an array of choices when your turn the wood into reclaimed, recycled pieces that you can design and conceptualize into your own personal elements. You can build an entire studio or room with the inspiration that the foundation of our merchandise evokes.