pallet wood

Reclaimed freight planks

Pallet wood is lumber reclaimed from shipping pallets—the flat wooden platforms used to stack and transport goods.

The wood is often rough, weathered, and inconsistent in quality, but its rustic appearance and low cost have made it popular for DIY furniture and home décor projects: She built the coffee table entirely from pallet wood.

Related

DIY · weathered · grain · nails · warehouse · upcycled · rough · splinters · stacked · forklift · boards · slats · crafts · distressed · pine · oak · salvaged · headboard

Categories
Opposites
material origin/quality

pallet wooddimensional lumber

Milled wood in standard sizes

hardwood · virgin timber

aesthetic/finish

pallet woodpolished wood

Smoothed, shiny timber surface

lacquered wood

value/prestige

pallet woodebony

Dense dark tropical wood

mahogany · teak · rosewood · walnut · black walnut

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G