Picket Fence Made From Pallets

Okay, it was 60 degrees today--definitely time to take the pallet Christmas tree and red snow shoes off the front porch.

I shared the spring decor I added to our breezeway porch HERE. 

In my defense, the breezeway porch is the one everyone uses and guests rarely come to the front porch, especially in the winter.  But, March and 60 degrees meant that it was time to put away the last of the winter decor and add something new for spring. 

I decided to make a little picket fence section from pallet wood.

Start with six 48" x 3 1/2" pallet boards.  Cut five of them to 36" tall.  Cut points or pickets on one end, at 45 degree angles.

I cut two 20" pieces from the sixth pallet board to join the pickets together.  I screwed two screws through the cross boards to attach each end picket and one screw to attach the middle three boards.

I lightly sanded the boards and stained them with Early American Minwax stain.  I then dry brushed a little white on it.  I didn't want too much white since I knew I would be setting the picket fence section next to my white house.

I painted a sign to hang on the fence.  

I used the same yellow (faded sunlight) I used on the chair on the breezeway porch and stenciled it with the Potting Shed stencil from Old Sign Stencils.  I first painted the stencil with white, but it was hard to see so I redid it with green.  I then brushed the sign with polyacrylic before the green the paint was completely dry.  It took a little of the green off and I love the faded, weathered look it created.

I set the pallet picket fence on my old green wagon and added a metal milk box, pail and nest.  I will replace the milk box with potted flowers in a few months.

Linking up at Cottage Market and Funky Junk Interiors.