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Christmas Trends – Pallets

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Trends exist because they are a general inclination….or tendency…a fad…sometimes just a course or direction.  We have them in our clothing, our homes, our hairstyles (raise your hand if you had the Rachel!) and even the way we cook, exercise and live.  Some folks probably hear the word trend and think….oooooohhhhh baaaaad!  But I dare those people to rethink things.  Classics were once trends.  I mean….the little black dress didn’t exist in the 1800’s…it was a trend at one point.  So that is something I would like to touch on this month….christmas trends.  Patterns, tendencies, general direction of the masses toward Christmas.  Some of these probably will pass away in a few years….some maybe not.  Either way…it was fun to scour Pinterest and find all the different twists on these trends.

Today’s trend is something that is near and dear to my heart.  Pallets.  I think back to almost five years ago when Jeremy and I decided to hang pallet wood on Will’s nursery wall.  At the time, it was crazy.  Pinterest didn’t exist.  I had never seen anyone do it.  I just was cheap and wanted the space to look cabin-y and masculine.  Now it is so mainstream that everyone has one.  Dogs have them in their wee doggie houses.  I think I saw a sloth on Good Morning America with a pallet wall.  I love me a good pallet.  And apparently so does Santa because pallets are all the rage this season.

 

(source from top left to bottom right –  1   2   3   4)

Pallet art is so great….you can do cut outs, signage, indoor and outdoor artwork.  It is really flexible and usually only requires a pallet, some tools and some paint.

(source from top left to bottom right –  1   2   3 (unknown – HELP!)   4)

For years, I’ve been telling anyone who will listen that pallet trees are the next big Christmas thing.  It’s irony in it’s best form.  They are great for commercial uses….inside businesses, churches, etc. and are basically indestructible.  When I went to the Country Living Fair here in Georgia, they were HOT.  I mean like everyone was buying them up sooner than you can say ‘distressed finish’.

(source from top left to bottom right –  1   2   3 (unknown – HELP!)   4)

Here’s my pallet wild card category.  It basically is just a few inspiring shots of different holiday items built with pallets.  I love rustic wood dishes and bowls…and that pallet wood centerpiece is perfect because it is so flexible to be so many things to so many seasons. The pallet snowflake?  Perfection.  It would be great for outdoors….to replace a big seasonal art piece….hung over a doorway or even just leaning on a buffet during a cookie exchange.

You may be wondering….shouldn’t the gray tree be in the pallet christmas tree category?  Well….yes.  But see how they added hooks?  It looks like it can be an advent calendar too.   Wouldn’t that be so cute?  Hanging all the little presents on the tree?  Adorable.  And that last angular pallet tree is just kick-reindeer-butt-awesome.  It’s perfect for a backdrop on a blank wall….behind a bunch of baskets in an entry…the possibilities are endless.  Love it.

 

So I hope to have about four of these Christmas trends to share with you this month.  If you want the original sources to any of the pictures….click on the links.  Tell em I sent ya.  And how awesome they are.  If you want to follow along on any other Christmas trends I see on Pinterest, click here.  Now I have about seventeen rolls of Christmas lights I need to untangle…pray for me.

 

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  1. I like the pallet trend. It is really easy to find companies or even people who have pallets they are willing top part with. So the cost is low or even free for the wood. I have created a similar pallet snowflake that I am in love with. The mix of rustic with contemporary decor is one of my favorite things to mix. This is a great group of projects!

  2. What fun christmas pallet ideas! I love the 3D christmas tree. If only I had the space for that bad boy! I love how pallets are so versatile! We used them to make a john boat duck house for our ducks, using a john boat for the roof, pallets for the walls, & leftover siding for the walls to hide the pallets. 🙂 The john boat is still usable when we need it, and when we don’t, keeps our ducks & geese protected from the cold of winter! 🙂 Thanks for sharing this post! 🙂

  5. Katie can you tell me what kind of miter saw including model number do you have?

    Thank you!!! I am looking to purchase one…really soon 🙂

  8. I think I have about 2000 pallet ideas on my Pinterest board, but have yet to make one. Maybe next summer! These all look great by the way! Have you announced the winner of the bower buildoff yet and I just missed it?

  11. I think all of these all “look” really cute, but I’ve read that pallets are treated with so many chemicals. They are on trucks and stay in dirty warehouses with all sorts of vermin, get wet while stored outside, etc. I worked in retail where we had deliveries of dry boxed goods only and the pallets were still revolting. How can you possibly ensure that the pallet is something you would want to be sawing into and exposing your kids to? Is there a pallet store selling unused pallets?

  15. Hi…Would like to know what miter saw you use…brand..model….am looking to purchase one really soon.

    thanks!

  16. This post reminded me to ask – are their any more pinterest challenges coming up in the future?

  17. I keep leaving comments that are not making it past moderation–can I not ask you questions about power tools?

  19. Sorry Monique…sometimes questions for Jeremy (I don’t know the model name and number and all that) get stuck until he tells me. I’ll try to remind him again today.
    xo – kb

  20. It’s bad blogger etiquette/lazy to link to YOUR Pinterest board instead of the original tutorials. Come on. Give the original people who did the work credit.

  23. I am going to hide post this from my son…he always goes…Mom You need more patience…I think it flew out the window years ago….

  24. You should really be linking each picture to the original source, it isn’t fair to the owners/makers to have their work missed out on. I am sure you would appreciate if someone was using your work on their blog, which they get paid from, to have the decency to link back to the original source and not just tell people to look on pinterest… the projects are amazing though.

  25. I saw others do it like this – link back to the board with the pictures and original links…I thought it would be less confusing and honestly less work for me. But I don’t want anybody to not get link love so I am changing it.
    xo – kb

  26. Ok – here we go….
    our original miter saw is old and they don’t sell it anymore so here is the newer version of ours –
    DEWALT single bevel miter saw
    Model #DW713
    We recently got a new one and it is –
    RIGID sliding compound miter saw
    Model #MS1290LZA

    We upgraded after seven years of using the first one and only because we wood work a lot.
    xo – kb

  27. EEEK! I was totally being lazy and thought it was ok…I changed it so that people get link love! SORRY GUYS!
    xo – kb

  29. Thanks! I am looking to purchase a fixer upper right now..inventory not so great in Chicago. But I love the way tease your hubby about how things need to be extra secure. Soooooooo I figured who better to ask about a power tool!!

    Now only if house hunting in Chicagoland was this easy…. 🙁

  30. Hi,
    Do you have the name/link for the artist who did the aqua/white pallet piece with the cow silhouette? I would really like to purchase one like this, and am having trouble tracking it down.

    Thanks so much!
    Jamie

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