Rolling Under-bed Storage Boxes With Faux Pallet Wood

Please take a few minutes to watch the video as it will give you a great overview of the project and will probably answer any questions you might have.

Because of the price of lumber in 2021, Steph wanted to make the boxes out of lumber scraps we had on hand. This required a little creative engineering to make those scraps work. Here she is cutting a piece of plywood that used to be part of a storage cabinet that we deconstructed many years ago.

We had some boards leftover from when slide-out shelves were added to my kitchen cabinets. Here Steph is cutting them to the size she needs on the table saw.

Here are all the boards cut to size and ready to be assembled. You can see we used quite a few varieties of wood and wood finishes.

To make some of the pieces the right width, we glued and clamped additional pieces to make them the correct width. Those blue things are very large silicone pads we use to keep the glue from sticking to the workbench.

This is the layout of the side pieces with the pallet wood. It was at this point we had to ask ourselves, was it worth it to continue with pallet wood that had to be removed of nails, sanded, stained, sealed, and cut to size in the August heat OR go buy a couple of boxes of faux pallet wood that didn't need any prep?

Buying faux pallet wood or weathered wood was the correct answer! We picked up two boxes. The faux pallet wood needs NO prep or finish.

Time to assemble using wood glue and brad nails.

Once the box was assembled it was time to add the faux pallet wood to the sides. We cut the faux pallet wood to length, making sure to mix up the variety of colors of wood. The faux pallet wood was glued and brad nailed into place.

Appliance casters were added to the bottom of the boxes. Appliance casters move forward and back not side to side which is perfect for under-bed storage.

To give a more pallet look to the wood, upholstery tacks were added to give the look of the nails that are found in real pallet wood. Pull handles were added to the front and back sides of the boxes.

Pull handles were added to the front and back sides of the boxes.

The finished boxes are in place.

The boxes are great for storing things that take up valuable space in a closet like bags, travel stuff, and blankets.