Repurposed Metal Pallet Wall Shelf

Hey there everyone! It’s Angie from Knick of Time, and I’m back to share my latest project – a repurposed metal pallet wall shelf.

Yes, I said metal pallet!

I’ve used wood pallets for many, many projects (you can see them here), but I didn’t even know metal ones existed, until my husband brought one home.

They  are heavy-duty  and have a really cool industrial look to them. Maybe they came out of an old downtown warehouse.

At first, I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. Because I knew I couldn’t cut or pull it apart like I wold with a wood pallet. So I studied it for a bit, and realized turning it into a wall shelf would be fairly easy.

Repurposed Metal Pallet Wall Shelf

Behind most of the support  bars is a little ledge, which would be perfect to add wood shelves to.

I bought 3 cedar fence pickets and measured each opening, then cut the pickets to the correct sizes.

Cut boards to fit the voids in the metal pallet

Then I cut them so they would fit snugly in the openings. Therefore  I didn’t even need to screw or glue them to keep the in place.

Hang metal pallet with heavy gauge wire

I couldn’t decide what kind of hangers to use, so I just drilled a hole  on each side at the top, and twisted heavy guage wire through the holes. Of course, you could screw it directly into a wall, but I want the option to move it around.

TIP:  When drilling holes through metal, make sure to use a drill bit meant for metal, or you may break your drill bit.

 

I cut more pieces of fence pickets to fill in the side area. I did glue those in place, so they won’t get knocked out.

 

Later, I may make another shelf and attach it to the metal and the wood sides for support.

Then I had fun hanging it on the chalkboard wall in my entryway, and filling the shelves with glass bottles of soda, mason jar drinking glasses, and fun straws.

Who knew a metal pallet could look so good?

Two of the support bars didn’t have “ledges”, so I didn’t add a shelves there, but I just used that space to hang a banner, and two chalkboard signs. (My teenage son did the chalkboard lettering on the signs for me! 🙂

ANOTHER TIP- Black cardstock paper works great as chalkboards!

I can see lots of ways to use this, but my favorite idea would be in a little coffee shop to hold bags of specialty coffee.

The front of the support brackets would make a perfect spot to add strips of paper, with the product names and prices on them.

It would also be fun to use for an outdoor party or wedding.

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So, what would you make if you could get your hands on a awesome metal pallet?

I hope you’ll pop over to say “hi”, and see the latest projects I’m sharing at Knick of Time!

See you next month!

See more of Angie’s projects at MRL here