As of late, Matt has been getting increasingly more comfortable around our basement woodshop. And thus, when he found a few dozen free pallets on Craigslist, he immediately (somehow) crammed them into my Civic, took them home, and got started. The first project was a table, "just to see how it came out," he said. I'd say, pretty damn good. Good enough that it found its way into our living room, and I immediately asked for a twin so the couch would be flanked by two pallet tables on each end. The result is lovely and shabby chic and so much more interesting than the red plastic numbers I'd been using as end tables.

After that, Matt took on a bench for the backyard. The top is a little askew on purpose, he assured me. I think it gives it just the right amount of wonkiness to deem it "charming". I also love the "live" and "love" he added with nails to the front.

I'm working on putting together a tutorial of how he created such beauty, but he tends to create when I'm not home (probably so there's not someone sticking their head in the wood shop every sixteen minutes asking if he wants a snack). In the meantime, enjoy:



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