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Display Name: B@TheDesignPallet
Personal URL: http://www.thedesignpallet.com
Member Since: 3/30/12

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Boo to spammers! I love making mobiles for new babies. Quilts and mobiles for new babies are the best.


5 Creative Mobiles for Children
5/23/12 10:53 PM

I rent a beautiful house with marble countertops, and it's incredibly stressful. We have a dull spot from some lemonade that we cleaned up the second it spilled. We've made massive wooden cutting boards that cover most of the counters. I love how they look. So bright and fresh. But they aren't practical. If you are a messy cook, don't do it. If you are incredibly tidy and don't cook often, then it's a fine choice. They are definitely pretty.


Would I Be Crazy to Choose Marble Countertops for My Kitchen? Marble Countertop Pros and Cons
5/12/12 12:47 AM

Thanks for posting this great furniture on etsy. I love all the arts and crafts on the site, but it's also an amazing place to find really exceptional furniture. My husband makes beautiful sustainable live edge furniture at http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDesignPallet you should check it out!


25 Favorite Etsy Finds
5/12/12 12:42 AM

I'm a furniture maker with a home shop. I tend to put my head down and not look up until 3pm. I need to remember Rule #9 EAT LUNCH. I will eat lunch tomorrow. I give you all my word. Ha!


10 Tips for Successfully Working from Home
5/8/12 12:58 AM

Thanks for including the maple slab table with the vintage base from The Design Pallet! The table was made from cut offs from a bigger table project, and THEN the cut offs from the side table were turned into these amazing book ends: http://www.etsy.com/listing/97558192/locally-salvaged-maple-bookends-eco Good stuff!


Best of Etsy: 10 Terrific Occasional Tables
5/1/12 9:30 PM

If Craigslist doesn't get a lot of traffic in your area, any industrial part of the town you live in will have them sitting besides dumpsters and stacked. Just be sure and ask if it's ok to take 'em unless it is otherwise obvious. One of other bit of advice...most pallets here in the USA aren't treated with chemicals in anyway but it is always good to give em a good spray down or pressure wash. Pallets live long interesting lives, and you never know what they carried once before. Have fun!


Five Fabulous Outdoor Pallet Projects
4/10/12 8:43 PM

Love the bike rack...simple and functional.

Thanks AT for the mention of the potting bench as well! It's been years since I did that weekend project and nice to see it appreciated. I still do some projects with pallets and locally salvaged lumber too. www.thedesignpallet.com

Keep up the great site!


Five Fabulous Outdoor Pallet Projects
4/5/12 3:33 PM

I offer an eco friendly nightstand option...discarded shipping pallets! This one is planed and sanded to give a clean modern look, but with the nail holes exposed for that urban rustic feel. http://www.etsy.com/listing/92842243/pallet-nightstand-reclaimed-modern

Take a look. Thanks!


Hack, Build, Revamp: 10 Awesome DIY Nightstand Ideas
3/30/12 1:42 PM