How to Construct a Pallet Furniture Table

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Supplies:

Wood pallet (s)

Power Drill and bit

Screws

Fine Grit Sandpaper

Castors

Safety Glasses

Pallet Furniture Directions:

1. Before you begin constructing your pallet table it’s very important that you lightly sand it first. Carefully remove any splintered edges and sand it gently for a smooth finish.
2. Turn the pallet upside down so that you can mark the holes for the castor wheels. Consider using larger castors for a stronger, industrial look. Make small pilot holes and then drill the wheels into the place. Use smaller screws so as not to drill straight through the pallet.
3. If you want to lift your table a little higher off the ground, then you can add legs. Measure each side in the same way as the castors using table legs. Draw around each table leg and do not forget too include markings for the screws.
4. Although keeping your pallet furniture as rustic as possible is ideal, a light varnish or oil will help to seal it and highlight its natural look.

Alternate pallet ideas:

Depending on the look you are trying to achieve, you can create different effects. Vibrant tones will give your room a pop of color, or you can use a gloss paint to make it shine. Placing a glass top will lend it a modern, elegant finish.

Why not use pallet furniture pieces to make a complete dining room table set?

Additional wood pallet projects:

Pallets can be used to create all sorts of things. From outdoor furniture to interior decoration pieces, the options are endless. Here are some more DIY pallet ideas that will help enhance your interiors experience to the next level. Apart from being easy, the best about these projects is that they budget-friendly especially when you consider that the main component-the wooden pallet did not cost a thing.

Isn’t it something great about turning the would-be trash into pieces that are both beautiful and functional? The ideal way to add a bit of charm to your home; without breaking the bank. What do you think? Would you try this pallet furniture table?

For more creative DIY projects on Stagetecture, browse our DIY category!

Fall wreaths are the best way to welcome guests into your home and set the tone for beautiful curb appeal this season. Before Hurricane Irma, we had removed all of our front porch furniture and it stayed looking dark and dreary until I partnered with Lowe’s to feature their Fall Harvest outdoor decor items, including fall wreaths. Take a look at how I welcome autumn to my porch with their wreaths for autumn, as well as fresh flowers and harvest finds!

(Roll over the picture to find out more details on where you can find these items at your local Lowe’s or on Lowes.com)

I Loved the Fall Wreaths at Lowe’s for my Front Door

As you already know wreaths are a huge part of my life from my How To Make a Burlap Wreath sister site. On that site, I highlight gorgeous wreath tutorials for every season, occasion and also list by materials. The fall wreaths at Lowe’s are perfect for any decorative style and I chose their Holiday Living 22-in Orange Indoor Gourd Artificial Thanksgiving Wreath. The mixture of gourds, pumpkins, feathers, and leaves is the perfect grapevine wreath to celebrate the season. What I love even better? That I can keep this up throughout October and November!

Our “Before” front porch was dark and dreary

Fall Wreaths Pair Beautifully with Lowe’s Pumpkins, Topiary and Planted Flowers

Color and textures are the simplest way to bring warmth to your front porch. After I put my own porch furniture back, I used Lowe’s potted yellow mums flowers and their craft pumpkins in varying sizes around the porch.

I think fall wreaths always look better when they have another element to pull them together. The Holiday Living Pumpkin Topiary with White LED Lights also adds vertical height next to the front door. I love how the grapevine pumpkin topiary also lights up at night.

Here’s the Lowe’s Fall Decorating Pieces I Paired with My Wreath

I couldn’t resist getting these happy yellow mums and playful pumpkins to go alongside the pillows!

How Will you Decorate your Fall Porch this Season?

I encourage you to take a look at Lowe’s Fall and Halloween outdoor decorations. They have a wide array of styles that will perk up your outdoor home.

If you need inspiration ideas peruse through your local Lowe’s and see what ideas they have.

For more wreaths ideas I encourage you to visit the Fall Wreaths category on How To Make a Burlap Wreath.com

DIY Room Decor: How to Make a Mason Jar Bathroom Organizer

Image via: Etsy – Pineknobs and Crickets – Mason jar craft organizer

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Mason Jar Craft Supplies

Mason jars of any size (8 – 16oz. are great, but you can use any size)

Plumbing hose clamps – get the same size as the diameter of your jar

Wood stained or painted

Picture hanging kit

Drill, drill bits & screws

Pencil

Measuring tape

Image via: Etsy – Customized by Rachel – Mason Jar Crafts

Mason Jar Bathroom Organizer Directions:

1. If you want you can stain your piece of wood in order to achieve a color that will go well with the rest of your bathroom look. Let it dry completely before continuing the project.
2. Attach the picture hangers on the back of the wooden piece. Use the measuring tape and pencil to align them correctly.
3. Use the measuring tape and pencil to mark the points of where you want to place your mason jars. It’s a good idea to lay the wood on a flat surface and arrange your mason jars on the wood, so you will get an idea on how you want the finished product to look like.
4. Using a drill bit make a pilot hole into the wood, where you marked the spots. Also, using the drill bit drill a hole in the hose clamp at the point the clamp will be attached to the wood.
5. Line the hole of the hose clamp and the hole in the wood up and using the screw bit and the drill secure the hose clamp to the wood. Repeat with the rest of the hose clamps you are going to use.
6. Slide each mason jar through the clamps and secure them with by tightening the hose clamps by hand.
7. Your bathroom organizer is ready to use. Just hang it up and fill the mason jars with your items.
8. To clean a mason jar when needed, just unscrew the hose clamp while holding the mason jar so it doesn’t fall down and wash it as usual.

Mason jar crafts for every use

Crafting with mason jars is becoming extremely popular, since mason jars are so versatile in their uses. Other than holding food and drinks, they can be used for organizing, holding flowers, displaying or lightning, among other things. To add to that, mason jars come in various sizes, are inexpensive and they can even be painted or tinted

Other fun DIY home projects

There is a huge variety for making fun DIY home projects out there. Some are easier than others but you can definitely find many that are worth the effort and that will improve your home, by either beatifying it or organizing it better.

Image via – Etsy – My Modern Rustic – Mason Jar Hanging Organizer

Using mason jars for home organization

To organize a home, it needs to have storage solutions so every large or small item has its place and doesn’t become simple clutter. Mason jars are ideal to store and organize smaller items in every room; pencils and utensils in your home office, dry foods or kitchen utensils, decorative beads or flowers in the living room – the possibilities are endless.

Making someone happy with mason jar gifts

Mason jars are the perfect gift to give to anyone and especially to someone who loves to craft and appreciates unique DIY items.

Image via: Cottage Home Decor – Etsy – Mason Jar Crafts

Make this Mason Jar Bathroom Organizer to use as a DIY room decor for every room in your house, for storing or displaying small items.

Think about using tinted or painted mason jars, arranging the mason jars in a geometrical manner or asymmetrical, using a different piece of wood in shape or color. This way you can create the absolute best item to use for any purpose in every single room.

If you like these mason jar ideas take a look at our Best Mason Jar ideas on Stagetecture.

The exterior design of our 1987 brick home has always looked very dated. With its cornflower blue wood shutters in which many were rotting and falling apart, our home was stuck in the 80’s! I was excited to pair with Mid-America Shutters to try out their vinyl shutters that would resist climatic changes, insects and moisture. Living in Jacksonville, Florida the humidity and insects can take a toll on wood and especially on our old shutters. Take a look at how easy it was for my husband and I to install new vinyl shutters and catapult into the current century.

How We Updated our Home’s Exterior Design with Mid-America Vinyl Shutters

Why We Needed to Get Rid of the Old Wood Shutters

The current blue shutters were more than ready to go. A few of them had lost slats, were falling apart from age and/or insects and moisture. The previous owner had used metal nails that started rusting through the wood and that made for unsightly shutters. We were in desperate need of a better solution for visual and physical impact that would be affordable, durable and easy to install.

Here are the Advantages of Installing Mid-America Vinyl Shutters

• Maintenance free – no painting, pressure washing needed
• Impervious to moisture and insects
• They are made in the USA
• The vinyl won’t degrade like wood will!
• They look gorgeous and come in many shutter colors and styles to match the architectural style of your exterior design

Installing the Vinyl Shutters was Easier than We Thought!

We have a brick home and we were concerned that the vinyl screws wouldn’t penetrate the brick. The Mid-America Shutters instructions were very clear and for a brick wall we used their Shutter-Loks by drilling a ¼” hole into the brick where we wanted the hole. If you drill into brick use a hammer drill and cement drill bit.

In the picture below you can see the Shutter-Loks on the right and we pre-drilled the holes on the back of each shutter before drilling into the brick.

Our Exterior Design Instantly Enhanced with Vinyl Shutters

Once we removed the old blue shutters and drilled in the new vinyl shutters, the process didn’t take us more than 45 minutes to install all of the shutters and bring our home back into the current age! We absolutely love them, what do you think?

I would love to see how you update your home with Mid-America Vinyl Shutters!

Mason Jar Crafts: Our Best DIY Mason Jar Ideas

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How to Make A Mason Jar Chandelier

Let’s begin the list off with some lights.  No matter who you are or where you from you will always need light and mason jar- with their translucent and bulb-like shape can make some of the greatest light fixtures known to man. People have revamped the look of the mason jar light chandelier to their own liking and without breaking the bank and the same can go for you as well.  Chandeliers always have the ability to enhance a home’s decor and add better lighting within a space, place a mason jar and you just made your home more unique.

How to Make Jarred Recipe Gifts

You can even use mason jars for storing food and quick gifting ideas.  What’s so great about these jarred lovelies is that they are containers so you can treat it as a convenient lunch case that you want to pack a mixed salad with dressing in or even your breakfast/ lunch smoothies.  Or say you want to give a unique gift to friends and loved ones then you could take a jar and layer it with ingredients of a favorite recipe of theirs to make in their spare time creating a mason jarred recipe.

How to Make a Mason Jar Bathroom Organizer

Stenciled Jar Vases

Wall Art Tutorial: How to Use Glitter Wall Paint

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Glitter Wall Supplies:

Glitter

Gloss Mod Podge

Sponge brushes

Putty knife

Bowl

How to Paint a Glitter Wall Video:

You can find the link to the video on how to use glitter wall paint here.

Glitter Wall Paint Directions:

1. Prepare your surface, which means to clean the wall and to repair any imperfections. Spread some old newspapers on the floor to prevent making too much of a mess.
2. Add some of the glitter to the bowl and add a small amount of mod podge. Mix it well so you will end up with a chunky mixture.
3. Using a sponge brush, apply some of the glitter mod podge mixture to the wall with an upward movement.
4. Use the putty knife for a more detailed application of the glitter mixture.
5. Let it dry completely and apply some more of the glitter mixture wherever needed.

This technique is ideal to use not only on the wall but also on other objects, like chairs, chests, drawers or smaller things like a jewel box or a frame. Just choose the color of glitter you want and add some twinkly magic to anything your heart desires.

Find more useful tips on how to use glitter wall paint in this great article from doityourself.com.

Choosing the right house paint

Choosing the right house paint is not an easy task. You have to take into consideration not only your personal taste but also the surroundings of your home. Also, finding the ideal paint for your project can be tough, so don’t hesitate to get some advice from an expert.

Interior painting to freshen up your home

One of the most popular ways to make a quick upgrade to your home is to use interior painting on your walls. It’s one of the most tackled DIY’s for home improvement since it is not only feasible to do it, but many find it a fun and creative activity as well.

Tae a look at House Beautiful’s 30 best colors for interior painting ideas

How to paint a wall

To paint a wall is not as difficult as it might sound. The most important step is to prepare the wall by cleaning it and removing any imperfections since they will destroy your finished look. Also important is to follow the directions to prepare your paint in detail, since failing to do so may ruin your effort. This article from ask a pro provides great insight on how to use glitter wall paint.

To make your own wall art and use glitter wall paint can really transform any room. Adding as much or as little glitter you like will give you the desired result.

For more DIY painting ideas on Stagetecture, take a look through our DIY archives.

DIY Craft: How to Make Your Own Gum Ball Machine 

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DIY Craft: How to Make Your Own Gumball Machine

Materials

1 terra cotta pot with the saucer base

1 wooden ball, which you can find in a craft store

1 wooden doll pin stand, which you can find in a craft store

Hot glue or glue gun

1 round bubble bowl of matching size

1 can of spray paint or craft paint and paint brushes

How to make a Gumball Machine:

1. Paint the pot and the base, the ball and the doll pin in the color of your choosing. Let it dry completely.
2. Place the pot upside down and apply some glue on to the bottom. Now attach the bowl so it looks like a gum ball machine. Let the glue dry.
3. Turn the saucer upside down and glue the ball onto the center top. Let it dry.
4. Glue the doll pin to the front of the pot, so it looks like a gum ball opening.
5. Place the saucer-lid on the top of the bowl and you are done!

(This gumball machine isn’t operational from a hole in the front. Instead, lift off the saucer-lid to access the food inside!)

The options to customize and personalize this cute diy craft dispenser are limitless. Use other items instead of the wooden bowl, like small plastic toys or decorative items or use another cute item as an opening. You could even don’t make a fake opening and just write a cute message on the pot. Ribbons are also great for decorating the gumball machines. They can be even part of a themed party. Just use themed knobs instead of the wooden balls and matching colors. How fun would it be to make gumball machines in black, red and white, using some Mickey Mouse heads instead of the wooden balls for a Mickey Mouse birthday party?

For more DIY ideas on Stagetecture,  click here.