Pallet furniture and decorations are a unique idea to give them a second life and recycle them . In no time at all, we can create a highly functional sofa, coffee table or other furniture for the home or garden. It's a cheap, creative and ecological solution - perfect when we don't want to spend a fortune. Here are some suggestions for using pallets to create interesting furniture.
Preparation of pallets
First of all, we must remember to prepare the pallets properly. When we want to use them in any case it is worth sanding their surface. The raw wood of pallets often has a lot of splinters, with which we can injure ourselves. In the case of furniture, it is also necessary to remember about proper impregnation ifwe want our pieces to keep their beautiful appearance for a longer time. Garden furniture should be impregnated especially well, with agents resistant to changing temperatures and weather conditions.
Sofa from pallets is a convenient solution not only for the garden
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Sofa
This is one of the most popular uses of pallets. To make such a DIY sofa we need only a few pallets, a piece of upholstery foam and fabric with an interesting pattern. All we need to do is to arrange the pallets accordingly and screw them together for more stability. Next, we cut the foam (ideally, its thickness should exceed 10 cm) and measure how big a piece of fabric should be needed to hem it, and we're all set! Now you can sit down comfortably. Such a sofa will be suitable not only for the outdoors, properly finished wood will also be a great interior decoration.
By painting the palette in different colors, we can create an interesting background for our flowers
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Colorful decoration
Apallet painted in distinctive colors will be a great decoration especially for our gardens. All we need is a paint brush and a bit of paint. If we want a uniform surface to paint some masterpiece, we can always attach a plate to the pallet. With a strong frame, our decoration will be stable.
A shelf made of pallets looks extremely rustic
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Shelf
Here, too, creativity is the key. We can join two pallets together and screw the top to them. This will be a great solution for summer garden sittings with friends.
Table
Screwing wheels to the pallet, we can make an extremely practical movable table. We can also try a little harder and pour epoxy resin over the planks of the tablet op, creating an even surface.
A terrace made of pallets is a cheap and fast way to harden the area
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Terrace
This is a very inexpensive solution for getting a larger area to be used as a terrace. Thanks to the gaps between the boards, adequate air circulation is ensured. If we want an even surface, we can attach boards or panels to the pallets obtaining a very nice finish.
Hanger
By screwing a few hooks to the pallet, we can create a hanger for clothes, keys or even gardening utensils. It all depends on our imagination.
Such a creative home for insects, can also be a great decoration
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Insect house
Aninsect house is a great way to lure beneficial insects to our garden and help them survive the cold days. Most of the materials needed for construction can be found on a trip to the woods or even in our garden.
Even the headrest of the bed can be made from a wooden pallet
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Bed
A bed made of pallets is one of our favorite suggestions! To build it, we need to arrange the pallets properly and join them together. We can always leave the pallets in their natural color or paint them in a shade that matches our interior. Thanks to the fact that we can stack several pallets on top of each other, the height of the bed will be adjusted to our preferences. We can place LED lights between the pallets, adding a unique atmosphere. Finally, we put a comfortable mattress and we can fall asleep!
A beautiful flower stand can be placed, for example, on the balcony
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Flower stand
Using a pallet, we can make a useful flower stand, which will be great for decorating our balcony, for example. Such a decoration will not take up much space, and it will certainly add variety to any corner.
