First things first, Happy New Year friends! Secondly, oh my gosh you guys I’m obsessed with my new dining room wall! Last month, I showed my husband a few photos I found on Pinterest of these floating shelves I liked by Shanty 2 Chic that they made for a bathroom. I originally told him I wanted two long shelves to go in the dining room. That’s when he suggested doing a barn wood wall and putting the shelves on that instead. I have to admit I wasn’t totally sold on the idea but let him run with it and now I can say I’m totally obsessed!

He tore apart wood pallets he already had (gotta love free things) and got started. First, he pencil outlined the ‘square’ to make sure it was all level and marked where the studs were. He outlined the edges using the thickest pieces and filled in the rest. It turned out amazing! The total size of the pallet wood section is 70×78.

He made the shelves using oak, and stained them using Varathane wood stain in Espresso. The shelves were the easiest part – he made them under an hour. Each shelf is 3 ft long and 6.5 inches deep and 4.75 tall. We bought all of the material at our local Menards and the entire wall cost us under $150. Here are a few poor quality iPhone photos to show you the process….

After he hung everything, it was time to decorate! {Yay!} I had most of the things already around my house that I moved around but we added the wine rack and burlap sign I found at my home away from home, Target. I found the glass chalkboard jars in the Target dollar aisle and had some fun with those. I’ll blog about my cupcake liner jar another time, it was so simple and a fun addition! I played around with the layout of everything and probably moved things around 50 times before I was happy. 🙂

I have to say I can’t get enough of our new space and just keep staring at it. It’s hard to tell in these photos but it’s huge! It makes the room look so much bigger! My husband did an amazing job – his craftsmanship is incredible. We hope you love it and are inspired to make your own pallet wall + floating shelves. I love how it kind of looks like barn wood but it’s not. I’ve seen a few barn wood walls where they do the entire wall so when he had this idea, I was a little hesitant. Now I know to just trust him and go with it! Feel free to share with your friends, pin or leave us a comment 🙂 We hope you enjoy!

{Wine Rack: Target}

{“Life is a Kitchen” Free Printable by Pen ‘N Paperflowers inside white Hobby Lobby frame. White Sweater Vase from Crate & Barrel, Burlap flower from Hobby Lobby, Burlap “Swell place to gather” sign and succulent from Target.}

{I used cork fillers from Target to fill the $3 Target jar with a $1 aisle chalkboard sticker. Bless Your Heart sign from Hobby Lobby.}

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Here’s a little before and after to give you a better picture of the size and difference it makes to the room.