DIY Pallet Laundry Shelf

This DIY Pallet Laundry Shelf is easy to put together and also makes a great addition to any bathroom or laundry room!! Having kids or not having kids, every household has that dirty l word in their house, laundry. Finding a laundry system that works for your house is essential, and sometimes that means a lot of laundry baskets.

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Laundry! It is one of those facts of life that never seem to go away. As my kids have gotten older, they have taken on more chores, and finding ways to help them be successful is essential. My girlfriend has three boys getting older, and she has been brainstorming ways to make collecting laundry easier for them to help with the chore. What better way to help them than a basket to be responsible for and keep all three baskets grouped??

Now her plan is for a DIY pallet laundry shelf started; she has a smaller bathroom, so fitting this in was the perfect solution!! The boys can keep their clothes collected and then put them away after mom runs the laundry, making it a win for everyone.

DIY Pallet Laundry Shelf Supplies

• Charged Drill
• Wood Screws
• Pallets
• Hammer/crowbar
• Miter saw
• Pencil
• Tape measure
• Hip laundry baskets

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DIY Pallet Laundry Shelf Directions:

Now, this will vary greatly depending on your needs and space. First, decide if you want to make the shelves wide or have more depth. My girlfriend decided that she needed them to be thinner against the wall, so we made the shelves wide. Then, you build around the size of the baskets you pick out. The basic structure will be the same, but there won’t be exact measurements due to basket sizing.

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The worst part was separating the pallets; we used a hammer and crowbar to pry ours. I suggest spreading this task out; it was very labor-intensive to get it done.

We started by deciding how the side frames would look.   We opted to have three panels to ensure it had support and then attached a pallet board cut to the size we wanted to the sides on the top and the bottom.

Next came the placing of the baskets.   

We used the thicker pallet boards for the cross boards on the back. Also we used the thicker pallet boards for the sides’ cross boards on the top and bottom.

Once we assembled the sides, we stood them to decide how long we needed the backboards and where to place one board for the laundry baskets to slide onto.

We used some of the thicker pallet boards for the cross boards on the back.

We cut the boards to size then drilled the panels together for the baskets to hang on.

Then we opted to have one basket sitting on the shelf with two on rails, you can change yours to have all three laundry baskets slide, but since the frame needed to be shorter, this was the solution.  

Once you have the sides and the supports assembled, next comes the top. We did a cross board on the top to give us a place to attach pallet boards to make a top.

The pallets make a beautiful top; we played with placing imperfections in the wood and then cutting them to size.

To attach, we drilled a screw in each end to the top of the shelf unit, making the unit more solid.  

Isn’t that an awesome top? I love how this project turned out!! Piecing and putting it together took less than an hour; the worst part was separating the pallets!!  

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DIY Pallet Laundry Shelf

This DIY Pallet Laundry Shelf is a simple way to get organized for laundry!! plus it is easy to make as well out of pallets for a rustic look!

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Ingredients

• Charged drill
• Wood Screws
• Pallets
• Hammer/crowbar
• Miter saw or another saw
• Pencil
• Tape measure
• Three hip baskets

Instructions

• First, decide if you want to make the shelves wide or have more depth.
• Build around the size of the baskets you pick out
• The basic structure will be the same, but there won't be the exact measurements due to basket sizing.
• The worst part of this is taking the pallets apart; we used a hammer and crowbar to pry ours apart.
• We opted to have three panels to ensure it had support and then attached a pallet board cut to the size we wanted to the sides on the top and the bottom.
• Next came the placing of the baskets.  
• We used the thicker pallet boards for the cross boards on the back. We also used the thicker pallet boards for the cross boards on the top and bottom of the sides.
• Once we had the sides assembled, we stood them to decide how long we needed the backboards and where to place one board for the laundry baskets to slide onto.
• We cut the boards to size then drilled the panels together for the baskets to hang on.
• Once you have the sides and the supports assembled, next comes the top.
• We did a cross board on the top to give us a place to attach pallet boards to make a top.
• Play with how to place imperfections in the wood and then cut them to size.
• To attach, we drilled a screw in each end to the top of the shelf unit, but it also made the unit more solid.
• Isn’t that an awesome top? I love how this project turned out!! Piecing it and putting it together took less than an hour; the worst part was separating the pallets!!