Guest Post | Adproval Makes Use of Wood Pallets in Home Office

A while ago, I switched to Adproval for my ad management website. It is easy to use, it’s visually appealing, and most importantly – it’s free! Yay! Matthew, the founder of Adproval, is here to share a few glimpses of his living room-turned-studio, particularly the crafty uses of wood pallets.

Hey hey! I’m Matthew, the founder of Adproval. We are an online service that makes it super easy for bloggers to sell their ad space and super easy for advertisers to find the perfect blogs to work with. As an online company, our team has the luxury of working remotely as much as we want! So, in addition to holding office space in a few co-working spaces around town, my living room has been converted into a home office. While this makes my morning commute wonderfully short (about 12 steps), it has taken a bit of the character out of our living room since the center of the room is now filled with desks and computers.

I wanted to create a cozy space against one wall for taking breaks to get out from behind a computer screen. The goal was to create a relaxing sitting area for reading and listening to music. I had been harboring a few wood pallets that I’ve been trying to decide what to do with for awhile, so I offered myself bonus points if I could incorporate them into this project!

Here’s the final result:

Overall, I’d say it was a success! I used two pallets flat on the ground to create a platform for my favorite old lazy boy chair and record player to stand. This created a distinguished area separate from the rest of the room. The bulk of the living room turned office is taken up by a sofa and tables and desks with computer monitors. By elevating the chair and record player as a sitting, it helps steal some attention away from the mess of computer monitors and cables throughout the rest of the space. The pallets also add a great earthy element to a room otherwise saturated with electronics.

The third pallet I used for this space was fortunately missing a few boards making it spaced perfectly to be used as a bookshelf and magazine rack! It is simply standing upright and leaning against the wall. The top slots easily allow magazines to be slid between the space. Then, in the middle portion where the majority of books are, I took two small board and screwed them into the back of the pallet horizontally so that they would create a flat platform for the books to sit on when the pallet was leaned against the wall. Plenty of room for bigger books in the space below, too! If your pallet doesn’t already have spaces, I imagine some prying with a crow bar or work with a saw could create the gaps needed to create your own little pallet bookshelf. And, as you can see, Adproval’s puppy mascot FutureMan loves the space, too :)

It is still a work in progress, but so far it has served as a great retreat to get away from the glare of computer screens, even though it is just a few steps away.

I’d love to know how anyone else has used wood pallets in their home projects! Any tips for how we could make better use of our space? Any tips in general for creating a peaceful retreat within a home office?

Thanks a million!

Matthew // Matthew@Adproval.com

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