the pallet beds are done!

Hooray!  Operation playroom/guest room is complete!  Took a weeee bit longer than expected, but it was soooo worth it!  We ended up building our own heavy duty pallets.. well, I should say JAMES ended up building the heavy duty pallets! hee heee!  We hunted and hunted, and the place that said we could have some 'heavy duty' ones for free.. well, I can see why! ha!  They were, shall we say 'not very nice' lol!  I am sure we would have made out just fine with them, but another thing we found, was the average pallet is quite a bit bigger than a single mattress.. and with the amount of available room already being an issue, this was just the best way to go.  The most expensive part was definitely the casters.. other than that, the cost of the wood wasn't all that bad.. cheaper than 2 new beds would have been that is for sure!

OK.. here are some pictures of the pallet beds! (I am so excited to share these finally!)

 

They filled up pretty much the entire wall.. one HUGE long sofa for the kids, and 2 beds for guests... either keeping them long, or pulling them together for a gigantic guest bed.  LOVING how this turned out!  

 

 

All of the bedding was super cheap.. the comforters are from Walmart and were under $20 a piece.. throw pillows were found on clearance at various stores around Grande Prairie.  Sort of 'hodge podge' looking, but I am really digging the mix!  At the end of the day, when I got in the truck and looked in the backseat at the collection of colours and patterns, all I could think was 'what the heck am I doing' ha ha!  But I had a vision, and stuck with it.. looked for colours and patterns that I wanted and this was how it worked out!  The sheets underneath the bedding are turquoise.. of course! heee! ;)

I made these pillows (the little ones made with Heather Bailey fabric) this morning (with stuffing from an old flattened pillow)..

 

Oh my gosh, the lighting was soooo bad in there!  Ahhhhh! lol

My roller skates from when I was a kid (they sit in the window)..

 

Random shots from around the room..

 

A collection of some things on a shelf.. print and owl are from Etsy... and the music box is another childhood treasure. :)

 

Here is the new repurposed desk area.. the legs I found at Home Depot and painted them a teal colour... love this new little space!  The 'nook' was the perfect size for the shelves and the desk!  Much better use of space for this little room!

One last shot from the doorway.. I wish I had a wide angle so I could have got the whole wall in one shot!  It really is huge! lol  But the best part is, with the furniture that we took out gone.. the addition of the 2 new bed doesn't really make the room feel all that more cramped at all!  

 

Please excuse the photos.. I was having a heck of a time with the lighting in there... it is suuuuuuuper gloomy here today, definitely not ideal for photos of a dark room! ahhh!  Oh well. :)

We loooove the pallet beds, they turned out so perfectly for the room!  Gosh, what would I do without the internet and the abundance of inspiration that can be found?  Because I can guarantee you.. if I hadn't seen this bed floating around blog land, I most certainly wouldn't have thought of using pallets for a bed!  And now that they are in there.. I seriously can't picture anything else!  If you are thinking of doing one of these up.. do it!  You will love the result, I promise!!  

OK, I gotta run for now!  We all slept in this morning.. Laine missed the bus, and the day has felt like chaos ever since! ha!  

Later! :)

Comments

[Patricia Kumfer]

You have such a amazing sense of style to your decorating. I just love it. One question ... How do you manage to add all this detail to your home with a toddler ??? LOL !!!!

[Casey]

those pallet beds lined up like that are awesome!! Definitely saving this idea for the future.

[Rhonda Steed]

Amazing!! Seriously. I want some too!!!

[amanda]

are you frickin' kidding me???!!!!! Those "beds" turned out AMAZING!!! .. and lovin the hodge podge of pillows on top!! EEeekkk!! Awesome job Jen!! (and James) I want some!

[marcy]

Love it! But yah... casters are not cheap! :(

[Kimberly]

Fabulous idea!

[laura vegas]

i want to visit your house one day :) just love how these turned out ... would have never thought of using something so industrial as pallets. genious!

[domenico]

Wow.

[Heidi]

Fantastic! I've got a basement that needs this perfect solution. Absolutely brilliant!

[tara pollard pakosta]

YOu did GREAT! LOVE THEM!
has laine begged to sleep in there??!
LOVE the whole roOM!
tara

[Lexi]

If I ever make it to Canada I am sneaking in your house and living it that room! Well, it's a toss up between that and your scrap space :) So just ignore me if you see me--I'm really nice :D

[mom]

Who would have ever thought a pallet could look so good...once again you two amaze me. The sun streaming in on them will make an excellent warm and cozy place to read.

[Jana]

Those turned out super! Never would have guessed the comforters were from WalMart- so cute!

[Jill Tracy]

Oh my-love it, love it, love it! I went to Ashley Ann's site to see your inspiration and wow! I may have to do this for my daughters room when we are done with the toddler bed.

[Ali]

LOVE them!! My hubby is framing our play room as we speak and I've been planning pallet beds for down there ever since I saw Ashley Ann's. I think a guest tutorial from James is definitely necessary. :)

[kl]

it turned out so cute!
i've been thinking of doing this for my little ben
i think seeing yours is the perfect push to do it
as i loved ashley ann's too
xo

[Ann-Marie]

Honestly, when are we going to see your gorgeous home featured in a decorating magazine? ;)

Your rooms are so beautiful!

[Sara*P]

I love this soooo much, Jennifer! Wow - your design taste is just awesome! Would James please do a guest post on how he built the pallets? Ha!

[rachel]

loooooove this palette bed!!!!! and it is such a great idea :)

[Ashley Ann]

Great job...I love them!