Repurposed Pallet Coffee Cup Rack

Repurposed Pallet Coffee Cup Rack

I’m thrilled to share this charming repurposed pallet coffee cup rack—an easy, budget-friendly weekend project that breathes new life into old wood. With just a little sanding, staining, some playful stenciling, and a handful of hooks, this rustic piece not only organizes your mugs but also adds a delightful farmhouse touch to your kitchen. Even better? You can complete it in just an afternoon and feel proud knowing it started its life hauling pallets and ended it holding your favorite cup of coffee!

Small Free Wooden Pallet

When I started this project, I couldn’t remember whether I got this pallet at Home Depot or Target. However, looking at the picture, I now know where I got it—Orange! It’s a small pallet, and I feel certain that it must be heat-treated, not chemically treated. Looking at the date on the image, I’ve had this pallet for exactly a year!

By the way, would you believe this is my very first pallet project? I set the pallet up on my jawhorse so I could sand the boards. Realizing that some of it was in poor condition, I decided it might be best to disassemble it and reconfigure it.

I have this great new tool called a Deck Wrecker. It’s available from Amazon. I bought it to help me dismantle old fence sections. Using it on this small pallet was so darn easy!

The Deck Wrecker took all the boards apart without a single busted board. I tapped the nails through and removed them with a hammer.

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I removed the nails and saved them so I could keep the pallet’s integrity when I reassembled it. I trimmed the boards down to about 36”, removing both original ends on each board.

After sanding the boards again on all sides and edges, I applied a coat of Minwax Dark Walnut to all sides.

Reassemble The Pallet Coffee Cup Rack

To reassemble the coffee cup rack pallet, I used staples for the two boards on the back of the pallet. (They wouldn’t be visible in my project.)

For the boards on the front of the project, I drilled pilot holes and used the original nails.

I made a stencil in my Silhouette program. You can see that I used the “STENCIL” font at a size of about 230. The stencil was about 34” long. I cut the first two lines, then moved them off the template, and cut the last line and the coffee cups.

NOTE: I add a box around all of my text to ensure it has straight edges, making it easier to apply evenly on the boards.

I cut this stencil out of contact paper with my blade on #2 and the thickness setting on 4.

Stencil: All You Need is Love & a Strong Cup of Coffee

I did a couple of live videos showing how I create stencils for signs. I edited three videos to show how I remove the backing, place the stencil, and THEN weed out the letters. The following images are snippets from that video series.

Using the box around each line of text is the key to making this work so easily. I rip the contact paper down those lines.

You can see I used painter’s tape to mark the edge, so that when I have the stencil in my hands, it will be easy to center.

I lay the contact paper upside down and peel the backing away. Then I place the stencil down on the board.

I use Martha Stewart foam pouncers for all of my stenciling projects.

I purchased an image in the Silhouette online store to add to my coffee cup rack.

Here’s the video. I hope it helps you think about how you stencil. This method really makes stenciling easy.

Please take a look at how I created the video using my phone, clamped to a tripod and a large bar clamp. What I learned—I should have had it clamped to something other than my wobbly work table.

Adding Hooks to Coffee Cup Rack

Since I didn’t have any black hooks, I spray-painted some nickel ones with Krylon ColorMaster.

I was thrilled to complete my first pallet project, so I hung it on the fence to take a picture to share with my friends!

I LOVE how this project turned out. I’m itching to find another great pallet for my next project. Those who know me well are aware of a little secret about me: I don’t drink coffee.

I would love for you to pin this project so that others will see how easy it is to do these large stenciled signs.

Check out the coffee station that prompted me to do this pallet coffee cup rack!

You will also love these easy cabinet door coffee signs if you are a coffee lover.

gail

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