DIY Pallet and Crate Kid Table

July 6, 2016

athomewithnatalie-kidtablediy

The girls have been asking for a little cafe table/desk in their room for a while now…
They have a whole kitchen set up and Usually put out blankets for their customers to sit on. ;)
We needed a proper table for their world famous “starfall cafe” (yup.)
I was itching to do a DIY project that gave us some storage and was cute in the space!
One of these days I’ll paint the trim. gah. haha.
IMG_4813
IMG_4795

We had an IKEA desk top in our shed that wasn’t being used. So my hubby and I put it to use as the base of the table!
The best part about this project is that we got the pallet look without having to take a part a pallet!!
Home Depot sells sets of Full Reclaimed Pallet parts by Crates & Pallet! (You’re welcome.)
We also got the three large crates from Home Depot. 
The Large crates are in all stores and are on sale right now with Home Depot’s Summer Storage Event!
Also all of their multipack crate items on Crates & Pallet.com are on sale.
Grab them on sale if you think you’ll make this table too! They are fun for so many projects.
  IMG_4841
athomewithnatalie3

The IKEA chairs from their old kid table fit perfectly!
I love how they were able to slide right in and be out of the way!
The side spots are smaller and then the middle opening is a big larger.
Perfect for our Micah, Sienna and Sophia!
IMG_4788 athomewithnatalie4

This project came together super fast! 30 minutes tops.

SUPPLIES:
Nail Gun (makes it easy but you could use a hammer!)
Reclaimed Pallet Parts
IKEA Table top (of your choice- or something similar!)
3 Large Crates (They come in a 3 pack set!)
Sander

THREE STEPS:
1. Nail the Pallet pieces onto the table. (we didn’t even cut! They fit perfect!)
2. Attach table top to the crates
3. Sand down the top and you’re done!
IMG_4807
IMG_4893

I want to do another crate project for Micah and Asher’s room.
You take a crate and put tubbing(cut to fit) and create a little matchbox car parking garage/crate!
But today… is kid table details! The girls loveeeee it and that makes me happy. :)
IMG_4894 IMG_4870 IMG_4878 IMG_4879 IMG_4898

We don’t have a huge space for their room so any table we did had to have some sort of storage as a part of it.
There’s three crates total. We are adding more and more books to our collection this year.
Filling up all the book shelves! (It’s a yearly goal of mine!)
athomewithnatalie2
IMG_4822

I’ll try to share more of the girls’ room soon!
It’s the play room too so we hang out in there a lot.
IMG_4848 IMG_4846

HOME DEPOT GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY!
Loved teaming up with Crates & Pallet for this post and am excited to share the love with all of you!
They are giving away a $50 gift card to Home Depot to one of  my readers!
a Rafflecopter giveaway


  • Emily
    July 7, 2016 at 8:46 am

    That table would be perfect for my kids playroom. I would love to make one!

  • Bonnie Stoltzfoos
    July 7, 2016 at 9:06 am

    I love the tip about crates & pallet! I can see myself wanting to do a pallet project and waiting so long just because I didn’t feel like pulling the pallet apart :) Great job on the table!!

    • Bonnie Stoltzfoos
      July 7, 2016 at 9:09 am

      I love the vegetable crates on their site… those would be so cute for organizing a closet.

  • Carrie
    July 7, 2016 at 9:23 am

    I love this! I may create this, this weekend!

  • Elizabeth Ryan
    July 7, 2016 at 10:06 am

    I love this!! I feel like kids furniture should all double as storage space. Why do they have SO. MUCH. STUFF!?

  • Kesha
    July 7, 2016 at 11:06 am

    I just love this project. My kids would love for me to make a similar table for our loft!!

  • Jessie Krutsinger
    July 7, 2016 at 11:51 am

    Ahhhh, thank you so much for the info!! I have been looking all over for crates like these!! I have been the crazy lady hunting down every yard & garage sale trying to find them. I love the table by the way, it’s adorable!!

  • Elizabeth Kell
    July 7, 2016 at 1:40 pm

    I need to add shelving above my daughter’s dresser. I’ve seen where people hang these crates up on walls for some items. That might work.

  • Lauren F.
    July 7, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    My boys are starting to outgrow their little ikea table. This might just be the answer for a new table. I love extra storage!

  • Beth
    July 8, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Cute idea. On the quest to have a functional organized situation for the clothes and the kids books!

  • julie
    July 8, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    we’re building a shed in our backyard!

  • Rebecca b
    July 9, 2016 at 1:57 am

    I would love to do some closet storage for my kids.

  • Jess
    July 9, 2016 at 9:26 am

    So cute, our bookshelves are overflowing. I don’t know how ppl ever get rid of books!

  • Kim
    July 9, 2016 at 11:05 am

    Always love everything!

  • Laurajj
    July 10, 2016 at 2:48 am

    Oh that is so neat! What a great idea! So creative! I would love to try to make a raise garden bed with the pallet and crates! I container garden, but I know the vegetables would love to have more room to grow!

  • Serge B
    July 10, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    I have a project, I’d like to make a bookcase for my son.

  • SANDRA
    July 11, 2016 at 12:01 pm

    As always, you did an amazing job and looks great, and perfect table for the kiddos! <3

  • marie
    July 11, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    my daughters and i are blocking off a section in our backyard to make a garden

  • Danielle Johnson
    July 12, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    Fingers Crossed!!

  • Lisa Ahlstedt
    July 14, 2016 at 8:27 am

    I think this would be a great idea to increase attractive storage space in my cluttered basement!

  • Lisa Brown
    July 14, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    My project would be a wood storage chest for the kid’s toys; something simple.