I am a big fan of recycling, or in other words, making sure that something doesn’t end up in the skip. I love seeing old wood being reused and pallets are an easy way to get your hands on some cheap, rustic looking and very versatile wood.
I found some examples of reused pallets on www.folksy.com, but… £180 for coffee table made from a reclaimed old pallet? It doesn’t look that difficult to screw four wheels under a pallet, give the thing a good varnish and get a cut-to-size piece of glass to put on top of it, does it?
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Image: mobius-living.co.uk |
Hold on, I just came across this Studio5 website with some tutorials on it… Time to save some money, folks! Tutorial: How to make a coffee table out of a pallet
And another great looking coffee table here… And you know what? I’ve got the tutorial here just for you: pallet coffee table tutorial
You may be charging £180 for your own home-made creations soon!
This design is very nice too, an ottoman designed by BCK design from Canada. Looks very contemporary, beautiful and functional at the same time.
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Image: Designspotter.com |
The lovely Recicla e Decora blog also shows a great number of recycled pallet projects (although I can’t understand the Portuguese text – I always enjoy the pictures!). What about this shoe rack…? I know, a bit basic…but an original idea.
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Image: recicla e decora |
One of my favourites is this rustic bench and a similar one was shown in the BBC gardening programme Gardeners World last Summer. I’m pleased to say there’s a video tutorial for it on the BBC website. It’s not the most glamorous looking thing, but hey, it’s a pallet – what do you expect!
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Image: treesandthings via GrowsonYou |
Pallets are not just great for making tables and benches, London based Studiomama also makes lamps out of them.
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Image: studiomama |
That’s it for today! But if you still can’t get enough of pallets and the magic you can create with them, go and have a look on www.greenupgrader.com, for many more ideas and “The 8 best resources for Building with Pallets“.
Time to dive into the skip, I think, and find some old planks…
I love all these pieces made from pallets your shared! I made a sofa table and a crate on wheels with pallets..Thanks for sharing these photos!
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Hi Jacqueline, thanks for your nice comment! I haven't actually made any of these pallet projects yet…*shame* but they sure give you ideas!
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Hi Jacqueline, thanks for your nice comment! I haven't actually made any of these pallet projects yet…*shame* but they sure give you ideas!
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