Well, Pinterest got me again! You'd think I was a Pinter-holic with all the projects I talk my hubby into but I'm not. Really. I don't have the mental energy to try EVERYTHING I find on there but every once in a while…..I come across something that I have to try and my hubby, IS THE MAN with the plan when it comes to building stuff!
All I have to do is ask….and he is usually on board. He's always so good at being a YES guy. I like that about him.
This past weekend we were at Lowe's in the garden center and I happened to see they were getting a truckload of new flowers in (which made me excited too) and I noticed the wood pallets piling up. I tried to find someone NOT BUSY to ask if I could buy or have a few of them from the pile. I couldn't find anyone so as we were driving out, I asked hubby to pull over there so I could ask one of the guys outside. He hesitated because he hates that kind of thing….but he pulled around anyway. I asked one of the guys unloading and he told me I would have to ask a manager (who happened to walk right up as we were talking). The manager told me that they recycle them but I could have a couple if I wanted.
Duh, I want! So, we loaded up two pallets and brought them home.
They were not pretty pallets either. They were rough, ugly and full of the hardest to deal with nails you could imagine. Hubby soldiered on cause he's awesome like that. I showed him a bench that I wanted for my front porch and he hammered, sawed and pulled all day long to put together my Pinterest dreams!
Gosh, I love him!
Look at him work! He's a building machine! What you can't tell is how hot it is and how frustrated he is with trying to get the devil nails out of the pallet wood. They really make those suckers to take a lot of weight and abuse, I suppose.
Anyway, he built. I painted and stained it. I have to tell you, I am addicted to painting! I'm not picky either….it can be spray painting, staining wood, or mixing things up with fun paints. I WANT TO PAINT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME!!!
I wish I had taken more photos to give you a real tutorial but I think you get the jist of how it all went down. Right? I love the finished product! It is perfect!
If you'll excuse me now….I have to go outside to sit on my porch before I head to school.
