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July 13, 2018

Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage

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Our Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage is the perfect way to organize all your pool toys and accessories! via @jugglingactmama

Our Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage is the perfect way to organize all your pool toys and accessories!

Pool in the foreground - in the background, Blue wood pallet hung on a brown fence. The wood pallet is holding 6 different colored pool noodles, 4 colorful towels, snorkels and goggles, 2 floats, a pool skimmer and has 2 blue baskets attached which are holding various pool toys.
First Published: July 13, ,2018… Last Updated: June 17, 2019

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This year Mr. Juggling Act and I decided to purchase an above ground pool for our backyard. I’m so glad we did because the kids have been having a blast, and it’s not too bad for Mom and Dad either! For the last few years, we have spent nearly every weekend in Maine enjoying Brandy Pond and Long Lake on my parent’s boat.

While we still love doing that, it’s nice to have a place right in our backyard to cool off and enjoy summer.  Plus, it makes for a pretty cool summertime ‘office’ space!

One of the biggest challenges was figuring out how to manage all of the pool accessories cluttering up our backyard.  It’s amazing how many things you suddenly need storage for:

  • Towels
  • Pool Floats and Noodles
  • Pool Toys
  • Life Jackets
  • Googles
  • Pool Net

I was inspired to create a cool pallet. We had recently purchased a Variable Speed Hammer Drill from Home Depot which came in handy for this project. (This is not an ad, but we really loved the product so we thought we’d share! This simple pool storage project can be easily done in a day if you have all the materials.

Blue wood pallet hung on a brown fence. The wood pallet is holding 6 different colored pool noodles, 4 colorful towels, snorkels and goggles, 2 floats, a pool skimmer and has 2 blue baskets attached which are holding various pool toys.

Thank you Juggling Act Mama for this wonderful idea. We had fun making it and love the functionality.

Donna E. via pinterest

Do Pallets have Chemicals?

Reusing and upcycling old pallets are a great ecologically friendly projects, but you want to be sure that you are not using a pallet that has been chemically-treated with something that might be potentially harmful to you and your family.  These will usually have a stamp that indicates the treatment code.

Look for a “national pallet” which are used within the country and most often are not chemically treated.  Clean pallets without spills or stains are your best bet.   For more on this, please read How to Tell if a Wood Pallet is Safe for Reuse.

Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage

Here’s how to get organized and put together your own Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage!

Materials:

  • Pallet
  • 2-3 cans Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch 2X 12 oz. Satin General Purpose Spray Paint (we used Seaside for the pallet, and Magenta for the accents)
  • 4-6 Hooks and Double Hooks
  • Small and Medium plastic baskets (if desired)
  • 2 – 3/8″ x 4″ Galvanized Hex Bolts with washers and nuts
  • 2 – 3/8″ x 4″ Galvanized Hex Lag Screws with washers
  • 2 – #8 Pan Head Phillips Screws  (Per Basket)
  • 2 – 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ Fender Washers (Per Basket)

Instructions:

Start by sanding down the palate to remove rough spots. How long will depend on the condition of your pallet. It doesn’t need to be perfect.

Pro Tip: I learned this one the hard way!  Use a tack cloth to remove dust from sanding so it doesn’t settle into the pores. You can find these are your local hardware store or online. Otherwise, your paint will look uneven.

Female and sanding the unfinished wood on a wood pallet.

Brush off the pallet and spray paint the entire thing. You’ll want to get as much of the wood covered since this isn’t pressure-treated. The spray paint will help protect the wood so it will last longer. I did two full coats on mine and then touched up a few other areas.

Female hand using blue spray paint to paint a wood pallet.

I wanted to add a pop of color with my hooks, so I spray painted them an accent color. You can skip this step if you like.  Attach the hooks.

Pre-drill the holes for the bolts in both the back of the pallet and horizontal fence rail. When it comes time to hang the pallet, you definitely need someone to help you.

Male hand using a drill to screw together a blue wood pallet.

Pass the bolts through the fence and pallet and secure the washer and nut.

blue wood pallet holding pool supplies - 6 pool noodles, a purple swim suit and 2 snorkel/goggle pairs.

Once your pallet is hung, you can use it to store noodles, towels, and even though pool net.

More Pool Storage

I purchased additional hooks and a couple of inexpensive plastic baskets for even more pool storage space.  We secured them with a washer and screw. The baskets are a great place to store diving sticks, water guns, goggles, and other small pool toys.

Close up of a blue basket attached to a wood fence. The basket is holding squirt guns.

We also hung some larger TEKTON Bike Hooks to hold Olivia’s Puddle Jumper, swim bar and whatnot.

Close up of one of the baskets attached to the wood pallet pool toy holder on the fence. 4 pool noddles are also in view.

Storing the floats was another challenge. Instead of purchasing expensive solutions online, we found deep Ladder Hooks for a fraction of the cost. We removed the spring-loaded mechanism and then mounted them to the fence and they are perfect for our pool floats.

Blue wood pallet functioning as pool storage with blue, pink and green pool noodles, goggles, a snorkel, 6 hooks with colorful towels, 2 baskets on either side holding pool toys and a puddle jumper life jacket.

DIY Pallet Pool Storage

Simple #DIY Pallet Pool Storage

Here's how to get organized and put together your own Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage!

Materials

  • Pallet
  • 2-3 cans Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X 12 oz. Satin General Purpose Spray Paint (we used Seaside for the pallet and Magenta for the accents)
  • 4-6 hooks/double hooks
  • Small and medium plastic baskets (if desired)
  • 2 - 3/8" x 4" Galvanized Hex Bolts with washers and nuts
  • 2 - 3/8" x 4" Galvanized Hex Lag Screws with washers
  • 2 - #8 Pan Head Phillips Screws (per basket)
  • 2 - 1/4" x 1 1/4" Fender Washers (per basket)

Tools

  • Sandpaper or sander
  • Drill

Instructions

  1. Start by sanding down the pallet to remove rough spots. How long will depend on the condition of your pallet. It doesn't need to be perfect. (Tip: Use a tack cloth to remove dust from sanding so it doesn't settle into the pores. Otherwise, your paint will look uneven.
  2. Brush off the pallet and spray paint the entire thing. You'll want to get as much of the wood covered since this isn't pressure-treated. The spray paint will help protect the wood so it will last longer. I did two full coats on mine and then touched up a few other areas.
  3. Attach the hooks - you can spray them first if you'd like.
  4. Pre-drill the holes for the bolts in both the back of the pallet and horizontal fence rail. When it comes time to hang the pallet, you definitely will need someone to help you.
  5. Pass the bolts through the fence and pallet and secure the washer and nut.
  6. Once your pallet is hung, you can use it to store noodles, towels and even your pool net.
  7. Secure the plastic baskets to the fence if desired.
© Ang Paris
Project Type: Outdoor Living / Category: DIY

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  1. Marie says

    August 1, 2017 at 9:43 am

    This is fantastic! What an easy way to keep all of your pool stuff together and organized. We don’t have a pool (yet) but definitely saving this for when we do! Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday this week!

    Reply
  2. Jodie says

    August 1, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    THIS is BRILLIANT! I love it…

    Seriously awesome!

    Reply
  3. Kristie Cook says

    August 2, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    I don’t have a pool or noodles {well the pool kind anyway} but this has given me a great idea for storing some other items! Love it!

    Reply
  4. Debrashoppeno5 says

    August 2, 2017 at 10:05 pm

    This is ingenious. What a great way to keep pool toys in one place. I love the color you painted it. Pinne

    Reply
  5. Julie Nichols says

    August 3, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    I love this pool side storage solution great way to keep everything in its place. I especially like the hooks that you added! Thank you for sharing at Talk of the Town!

    Julie @ love my simple home.

    Reply
  6. Lynn says

    August 14, 2017 at 1:59 pm

    Brilliant, Ang! 😉

    Reply
  7. Jessi @ Practically Functional says

    August 17, 2017 at 2:16 pm

    This is brilliant Ang! I love stuff that’s so simple, but makes a huge difference because it’s so practical!

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      August 17, 2017 at 7:51 pm

      Thanks Jessi! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Crystal says

    May 30, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    We just bought our first pool and got it all set up and ready to go and I can across this awesome idea for noodles and towels I definetly will be making this project

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      May 31, 2018 at 9:23 am

      Yay! Hope you have loads of fun this summer! I’d love to see how it comes out – share on Instagram and tag @jugglingactmama 🙂

      Reply
  9. Kaz A says

    July 23, 2018 at 7:01 pm

    This is the cutest idea! We don’t have a backyard pool right now but I wish I had seen this back when we did! Love it!

    Reply
  10. Debra C. says

    July 30, 2018 at 10:17 am

    I think this is just brilliant! What a great way to organize all your pool accessories! Love the fun bright color you chose also!!!

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      July 31, 2018 at 8:56 am

      Thank you! I’m kind of in love with that pretty teal color!

      Reply
    • Danielle says

      June 14, 2019 at 9:00 pm

      The pool nets are above the fence line and would be an eyesore for your nextdoor neighbor. But love the rest!

      Reply
      • Ang Paris says

        June 22, 2019 at 8:11 am

        That’s a good point! We happen to be on a hill and so it’s not really an issue for our neighbors. However, you could slide the poles horizontally right into the pallet like the pool noodles to eliminate that issue if you like 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by Danielle!!

        Reply
  11. Rosa says

    September 15, 2018 at 1:55 pm

    Pool clutter can really make your pool area a totally mess! Thanks for such a great idea! Pinning 🙂

    Reply
  12. Tracy says

    June 1, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    5 stars
    Great color! Love the idea!!

    Reply
  13. Gian Carlo says

    August 29, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    I am thinking of building a koi pond frame made up of wooden pallets but is it safe to use to animals? as we know that pallets are treated with chemicals

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      August 30, 2019 at 7:26 pm

      Hi Gian!
      Take a look at the “Do Pallets have Chemicals?” section. Some pallets are treated with chemicals, but many are not.

      Reply
      • Carlo says

        January 9, 2020 at 6:47 am

        5 stars
        This is a great project, thank you for the tutorial!

        Reply
  14. Mogsy says

    May 10, 2020 at 1:15 pm

    Great idea! We have a pallet in the garage – going to make this for our jacuzzi storage of chemicals, cup holders and towels! Thank you
    Mogsy in Spain

    Reply
  15. Mary says

    May 11, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    I love this! Thank you for sharing all of the instructions and even sharing your ideas for the bigger pool float storage. We just bought a pool because we plan on staying home a lot this summer (thanks to COVID-19). Found this gem on Pinterest. Thanks, again!!

    Reply
  16. Stina says

    May 24, 2020 at 11:38 pm

    I Looove this! Can’t wait to build it! Question for you though, how did you do step 5??? “Pass the bolts through the fence and pallet and secure the washer and nut”
    Are you going from your neighbors side? Just trying to figure out how to secure it when I can only imagine screwing it all directly into the fence without going through my neighbors side. And what are the 2 hex screws for if you use the 2 hex bolts?? Sorry I’m only half handy and it’s only me in my house to make this.

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      May 26, 2020 at 8:15 am

      Hi Stina! Yes, you will have to go on your neighbor’s side of the fence to secure the bolts.
      Pop into your local hardware store and let them know you need this:
      2 – 3/8″ x 4″ Galvanized Hex Bolts with washers and nuts
      2 – 3/8″ x 4″ Galvanized Hex Lag Screws with washers
      Have fun!

      Reply
      • Leslie says

        June 3, 2020 at 1:30 pm

        I’m not handy at all but giving this a try! Just bought everything! Can you tell me where you used the screws vs the bolts? Thank you!

        Reply
        • Ang Paris says

          June 6, 2020 at 6:50 pm

          Hi Leslie, the screws are used for the hooks on the front of the pallet. The bolts are used to mount the pallet to your fence.
          Thanks for stopping by!

          Reply
  17. June says

    June 2, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    How did you smooth the inside of the pallet? This may seem silly but I’m worried about the splinters shredding the noodles and making a mess of the pool.

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      June 2, 2020 at 4:19 pm

      You can use a sandpaper block if you think you need to, however the pallet we used wasn’t that rough on the inside.
      We haven’t had any splinter issues. This is our third or fourth year with it 🙂

      Reply
  18. Barbara W says

    June 11, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    My son just purchased his first home, along with it came a pool. I saw your idea, and loved it. So inexpensive and practical, and looks awesome to boot. Great idea, thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  19. Corrina says

    June 11, 2020 at 5:16 pm

    I’m in the process of making this!.. My question is should I put a clear protective coat on when done? Did you?

    Reply
    • Ang Paris says

      June 12, 2020 at 11:10 am

      I did not do a protective quote. This is our 3rd year and I did do another coat of spray paint this season 🙂

      Reply

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