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Pallet Wall



When we designed our home I knew I wanted big, open and vaulted ceilings. I love the open concept idea... so that's what we did. When this wall was being framed I remember looking at it and thinking how am I ever going to decorate it and make it look cute and of course it wasn't an option to leave it bare. When we were building, the pallet walls were "the thing." I remember thinking how perfect it would look up there... plus I had to keep my word to my husband about the saw blades being in our home one day, umm what better spot to put them??
                                                   This is what it looked like when I was having all these thoughts.....
This is what it would look like if I left it bare.... Umm no, it's like naked!
Starting the pallet wall
My vision was coming to life. I was so stinking excited. I seriously never slept the whole time we built our house because I was too stinking excited to be doing everything I had ever dreamed about.. My husband would measure and cut, and I sanded (we actually used a grinder because it was faster and I loved how it gave it some dimension and character) each piece. Then I would hand it back to him and he nailed them to the wall.

This part was a little bit scary. It's a good thing they love me.


Of course I had to hang one saw blade up to make sure it looked good before we finished, and well lets be honest I am not a patient person. (I am trying to work on that but it's taking forever to get there.. lol)


and finished!

I feel like this wall helped out house go from 'just a house' to 'our home' and tells part of a story about who we are.

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