The pallet isn't solid wood but particleboard glued in layers with a thin sheet of veneer on the front. We've burned many pallets in our day and this was the best one we've ever seen, so of course what do we do? We upcycle! :D
The sexy pallet!
Ok so this is what we started with. We measured the area above the stove to figure out the dimensions of the future shelf.
Then started on the destruction of the pallet!
After sawing off the pieces that we needed, the top piece, the triangle corners and the back support piece, he began to assemble the thing.
Sorry for taking pictures of all the pieces before he went to town, I was distracted by birds and hikers :)
Make sure all the pieces are flush together so it sit evenly against the wall.
When you're done admiring our SUPER awesome retro range ;) you will notice the sad empty space on the wall.
BAM!!!!
Now thats a shelf worth blogging about!
Cost: Free ninety FREE!