Pallet garden furniturehas become very fashionable recently. This is a great way to use unnecessary pallets, which are often found on our plots after renovation or home construction. We will also save the money needed to buy new garden furniture. Seehow to makepallet garden furniture that will be aesthetic, comfortable and durable. Step by step, we will guide you through thestages of making pallet furniture , and you will see how simple it is!
Pallet garden furniture
Pallet garden furniture step by step
Step 1. Make a plan, choose palettes and tools
You should start with a plan how much and what kind of furniture you need.The standard set of garden furniture is a table and 2 armchairs, for which we need a minimum of 8 pallets(3 for each armchair and two for the low table). Their number, however, will also depend on the planned height of the furniture (table and armchair seats).Then thinkwhat size of pallets we want to make our furniture , because the pallets come in different sizes. Therefore, if we obtain pallets from various sources (if we do not have the necessary number of pallets, you can ask in supermarkets, at construction sites, couriers or transport companies), it is worth considering which size will suit us best. Thanks to this, you will not have to trim too large pallets. The available sizes are, for example: 80 by 60 cm, 120 by 120 cm and 120 by 80 cm. The height of each pallet, regardless of the size, is 14.4 cm.
However, the pallets themselves are not everything.To make furniture from pallets, we also need:
- orbital or angle sander (as we prefer) with sandpaper, first 80-100 grit, then 200 to smooth,
- screwdriver and long wood screwdrivers,
- impregnation, varnish and brushes or rollers to apply them.
Step 2. Pallet preparation and maintenance
Pallet garden furniture should be made so that it does not have any splinters, and after some time it does not crack or rot under the influence of moisture. Sobefore we start twisting the pallets, dry them(a few days in a warm, dry and ventilated place), thenuse a grinder to even out and smooth their surfacesusing sandpaper with different gradations.
Pallet garden furniture
Before impregnating and varnishing,clean the sanded pallets of any dust and dirt resulting from sanding The surface should be smooth and clean. First, we apply a wood impregnation to the outside to protect our pallet garden furniture from the weather. Let's give it some time and let the impregnation dry properly. Then we apply a colorless varnish or varnish in the desired color.
Step 3. Assembling furniture from pallets
The next step isassembling the garden furniture from pallets, i.e. twisting themIt is very simple. To make acoffee table from palletswe put one pallet on top of the other, depending on what high table we want. Usually 2-3 pallets are used. We twist them together using long screwdrivers and a screwdriver.
If we want to makegarden armchairs frompallets, we put two pallets on top of each other and twist them. It will be a seat. Then add the third pallet perpendicularly to one of the sides of the seat and create the backrest in this way. If we want to make agarden bench from pallets , we screw two armchairs together.
Pallet garden furniture
Step 4. Select accessories for furniture from pallets
Finally, we must not forget about the accessories that will makeour pallet garden furniture becomes cozy, more comfortable and more decorativeI mean the location of the cushions, seats and backrests. You can also add wheels, thanks to which you will be able to maneuver the furniture more freely on the terrace.
What else can be made of pallets for the garden?
Of course, theeasy-to-make pallet garden furniturepresented in this article is just one of many ideas. More examples of furniture and other things for the garden that can be made from pallets are presented in the video. A beautiful flowerbed, herb boxes, vegetable garden or vertical garden and many more. Seewhat miracles can be made of such an inconspicuous material as wooden pallets : -)
Katarzyna Marcinkowska
