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Rustic DIY Pallet Wood Hearts + Free Templates

Written by Cass

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With every new woodworking project is also born a new pile of scraps. It’s just the way things go. But the good news is that scraps can be so very useful still! Whether your scrap pile comes from project leftovers, salvaged pallet wood, or a neighbor’s blown-over fence (we had permission, promise!), there are great ways to put those scraps to work. Today, Sarah is back (remember her awesome pergola and outdoor chandelier?) to show her latest easy project: rustic pallet wood hearts. 

These DIY rustic pallet wood hearts are the perfect scrap project to use up those odd and ends of leftover wood. Paint it, whitewash it, or leave it natural.

So perfect for Valentine’s Day, or really any day, since love is always in fashion, right? I love the dry aged paint look Sarah gave them as well for the perfect rustic style. Scroll down to get the full directions and templates from Sarah, and since you’ll be digging through the scrap pile anyway, grab a few extra boards to build some of these scrap projects, too — just click the photo to see each tutorial.

Scrap Project, Wall Charging Station Or Organizer
wall organizer or charging station
Scrap Project, Pallet Wood Memo Board
pallet wood memo board
Scrap Project, Tiered Spice Rack
simple tiered spice rack

Scrap Project, Antique Cutting Boards
antique cutting boards
Scrap Project, Reclaimed Wood Stool
reclaimed wood stool
Scrap Project, Rustic Wood Wreath
rustic scrap wood wreath

Scrap Project, Ikea Bucket Organizer
IKEA bucket organizer
Scrap Project, Diy Rustic Frames
rustic wall frames
Scrap Project, Modern Tabletop Planters
modern tabletop planters

Here’s Sarah — give her a warm welcome back and be sure to pay her site a visit for more great projects!

These DIY rustic pallet wood hearts are the perfect scrap project to use up those odd and ends of leftover wood. Paint it, whitewash it, or leave it natural.

DIY Rustic Pallet Hearts + Templates

from Sarah at The Created Home

My most popular post of 2016 was pallet pumpkins. Really, guys? I mean, I built a pretty freaking awesome cabin playhouse (ahem, if I do say so myself) but no, you all love the simple pallet pumpkins.

So at the risk of becoming the pallet lady I’m going to show you how to make these super simple pallet hearts. I don’t mind being known as the reclaimed wood lady, for the record. That I can live with.

DIY Rustic Pallet Hearts Supplies and Tools

For this project all you will need is

  • 4 or 5 pallet boards. Or fence boards. Or whatever you have.
  • A pen or pencil
  • As template (included below)
  • A jigsaw (or a band saw)
  • A drill
  • Some screws (10-12 ought to do it)
  • A sander (not essential, strictly speaking)
  • A couple strips of thin wood for backers

Templates

I have provided three different heart templates for you. They were drawn on legal size paper, so you might need to print out a few more pieces to make it all fit.

 

Large Heart  |  Medium Heart  |  Small Heart

How to make a rustic pallet heart

This is going to be the world’s shortest tutorial, because it really is a nice, simple project.

Start with boards. Pallet boards, fence boards, whatever boards. I pulled this pile to work on the scrap wood hearts I recently shared, and used the same pieces for the pallet hearts.

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (9)

Line up the boards the way you want them and trace the template. You can see that the end pieces can be pretty small. Next simply cut them out with a jigsaw (or a bandsaw if you like). Sorry, I don’t have a photo of that. It’s hard to run the jigsaw and take photos at the same time.

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (2)

Flip the heart over. Cut the wood strips so that they extend across all of the pieces that make up the heart. I like to use two, and if needed, a smaller third.

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (3)

Run a sander over the edges to smooth it out. If you want to leave the wood natural that is it – you’re done!

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (6)

…Or add some color if you like. I brushed this red on fairly lightly, then went back over it quickly with the sander to even it out and bring out the texture of the boards.

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (4)

…Or whitewash for even more texturey goodness.

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (5)

I get a lot of requests to show how I whitewash. Here’s a brief on-the-fly video I took of the process I use.

It’s fun to play with some different styles and use them together in your decorating. They also make great gifts!

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (8)

Just look at that beautiful texture…

Diy Rustic Pallet Hearts Tutorial, The Created Home On @Remodelaholic (7)

There you have it! A simple, frugal Valentine’s idea. Or, really, for any time of the year. Thanks for reading, and happy building!

These DIY rustic pallet wood hearts are the perfect scrap project! Use these free templates to cut it out, and then paint it, whitewash it, or leave it natural.


Remodelaholics, be sure to check out Sarah’s fun quilted wood hearts (she has the extras for sale if you’d rather not build, too):

Quilted Wood Hearts, The Created Home

and if you haven’t already seen her awesome playroom — go check it out, it will make you wish you were a kid again!

Cabin Playhouse, The Created Home

 

 

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Published: February 1, 2017Filed Under: Art, Guest Bloggers, How To, Sketches/Renderings, Valentines Day Tagged: free templates, pallet, Pallet Wood, scrap wood, scraps

About Cass

Cassity started Remodelaholic with her husband, Justin, to share their love for knocking out walls together. Since then, Remodelaholic has become a great community and resource for all those wanting to know how to make their builder-grade home BEAUTIFUL on a budget!


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  1. Ivory says

    February 3, 2017 at 8:03 am

    Beautiful job!

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