1. Chevron Shelves
Shelves help organise the house, manage clutter and great display platforms. With the right tools and a free weekend, you can easily build your own racks of shelves. This shelf design takes shelving to a more creative level. Fun, eye-catching and efficient.
2. Rustic Candle Holders
These rustic candle holders will add charm to any home. An easy DIY project, you’ll just need some scrap wood, woodcutters, nails or strong glue, sandpaper and some varnish. Make sure to insert the tin candle holders or pans to avoid accidents.
3. Modern Plant Boxes
Add a modern and sleek touch to your home with these minimalist wood plant boxes. The joinery may require advanced woodworking skills, but you can also opt for the easier method, by using nails or glue to put together the components.
4. Laundry Crate
A practical and functional project for the home. Easy to make and will not cost you a thing. Using scrap wood or a used crate, fashion a rack according to your needs. This three-basket rack is ideal for a small family. You can also make it prettier with paint or varnish.
5. Impressive House Number
You can create this modern and striking house number with some scrap wood and diligence. Clean and dry some wood planks, put together the back panel, add the number board and then the bottom pocket. You can buy the numbers from your local hardware store. Paint, varnish or let the natural wood gradient show, anyhow, it looks incredible.
6. A Pallet Wall Garden
Into gardening but don’t have enough yard space? Go vertical with this pallet wall garden. A great gardening hack for townhouse or apartments with little to no yard space.
In the balcony or patio, line the wall with pallet, then use the pockets to hold your favourite vegetables, herbs and other potted plants.
7. Sofa Wood Tray
No more spilled drinks or stained sofas. This functional wood project is easy enough for everyone. You’ll just need three pieces of wood and some nails or glue to put them together. Make sure that you measure the width of the sofa armrest for that snug and perfect fit.
8. Gorgeous Console Table
A console table is the first furniture your guests will see upon entering your home, thus the need to make a good impression. This DIY console table is nothing short of impressive.
Made out of recycled wood and pallet boards, the construction is simple yet classic and the rustic tones of the wood give the entryway a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
9. Lighted Pallet Wall Art
Dress up a blank wall with your own piece and creativity. This lighted wall feature is easy enough to construct. Using some palette planks, create the rectangle base, then make several ‘mountains’ made of slanting plank panels. Insert string lights or LED light strips between the mountains to add its dramatic effect.
10. Driftwood Clothes Rack
A decorative and functional piece for a modern and unconventional home. As a cloth rack, this is ideal for the guest bedroom, where you’ll want to impress guests with surprising furniture pieces that they can use as well. You can also fashion one drying rack for the laundry room.
11. Modern Outdoor Planter
Stunning and elegant, this huge modern planter will certainly create an impression in your verandah or front door. This square inverted pyramid planter is classy as it is modern. It is best to use woods with bold grains and patterns. Varnishing will add a protective coat to the wood and will give it shine too!
