Finally, paint or stain the piece. Shoe racks are an undeniably handy way to use wood pallets to increase your closet storage space. After all, you'll get all those bulky shoes, boots, and sandals ...

before securing them to the wood with nails. You can opt to weatherproof/paint it in your chosen color before filling it up with compost. What’s more, you can customize your palette garden beds ...

Here, lighting beneath the bar creates a similar effect. The warm tones of the wood and walls heat the color palette. Note that the green edge of the light fixture matches Stone’s dress.

It might get messy, so time to lay down your tarp! Place the pallet on top. Put some gloves on and add a coat of dark stain to the wood. Using a rag, thoroughly rub off any excess stain.

The dark wood floors, Thomas points out ... from overpowering the living room,” he says. Embracing a dark color palette doesn’t mean going all out. The Tulsa-based designer Jill Croka ...