Eco-friendly things simple design are always in fashion. As practice shows, comfortable, economical and stylish furniture can be made of the most non-commodities, at first glance, materials. To do this, you can apply inexpensive pallets made of high-quality wood. In the presence of a creative approach and fantasies, it is easy to make unique and very useful objects in everyday life.

Features of the use of pallets

Pallets (pallets) are a rigid stand intended for moving goods collected from knocked down with some spaces of boards with low sideboards. For the manufacture of pallets, sufficiently strong and durable wood is used (most often pine). The overall dimensions of the product are 120x80x12 (for euro pallets) or 120x100x12 cm (standard pallet).

If desired, such a design can also be assembled independently of the purchased material (boards and wooden bars), covering them according to the standard scheme. For a day, you can build about a dozen pallets to make the original furniture from them.

To date, furniture from pallets is quite popular. Some designers produce whole collections of furniture in eco-style, embodying numerous ideas with the help pallet. Thanks to such fashion trends, the photo of furniture from pallets can be found in excess on the Internet - it remains to realize the ideas liked in their own way.

Practical furniture made of pallets made by their own hands from an easily accessible material will be indispensable for a country house, a garden area or cottage - and easily fit into different interior styles. Old worn furniture, littering space, can be replaced with new objects made under their own needs.

After construction or repair, some of the wooden pallets can accumulate. Also, if you wish the used pallets, you can find in the construction markets, warehouses or in stores. This material can be used in a different way to make furniture - disassemble, fasten, tinted, lacquer and painting, tiping the cloth, screw the wheels, constituting a variety of designs.

Preparation of pallets

First you need to clean the pallets from dust and pollution. Then, in order to extend the service life of future furniture made of pallets, the raw wood surface must be pulled to remove burr and roughness. Thus, we get a smooth smooth surface. After that, it is recommended to treat wood from all sides by the primer mixture. To increase the service life of garden furniture, which will be in the open sky, choose a primer mixture for external work.

If the wooden surface of the furniture from the pallets for the cottage to leave unprocessed, then over time, wood under the influence of atmospheric influences will acquire a grayish tint, its lower boards from moisture can deteriorate, crumble, and will serve no more than one or two seasons. If you plan to install the furniture in the room, then without special processing it will preserve your view for several years.

Ideas for the manufacture of furniture from pallets

Pallets will be the basis for the manufacture of a variety of furniture designs - tables, chairs, tumb, shelves, etc. At the same time, the cost of such a project will pleasantly delight lovers to save and repair of furniture It will be no expensive. Perhaps you will need some costs for furniture accessories, fabric and filler for upholstery, painting the product, as well as a bit of free time. Made independently environmentally friendly furniture made of pallets will give the country house, an apartment, or dacha atmosphere of special comfort and comfort. Such original things successfully fit into the interior of any room, or the landscape design of the country area will be decorated. At the same time, they are quite practical and convenient to use.

You can make various options for furniture from pallets with your own hands:

• after folding each other several pallets, place several soft pillows on them - it turns out a garden bench. From the same pallets you can equip a convenient back for it, as well as side parts. Pallets themselves are quite stable, so the seat can not be fastened, and if necessary, a garden bench can be easily disassembled;

• if you lay out a sequentially pair of pallets and bore them with each other with the help of self-tapping screws, leaving the clearance between them a few millimeters between them, and to put the mattress and pillows from above, then a comfortable sofa will be released. To protect the mattress from dust, the surface of the pallets is covered with breathable bypass material (for example, spandbon). In the intervals between the pallets they will fit low boxes for bedding;

• a stylish coffee table is made from the pallet, attaching a low leg or wheels for the convenience of movement. Suitable rollers are sold in construction and furniture stores. The wood of the pallet must be covered with a mourn and handle varnish or paint. Inside the openings of pallets serving as a countertop, if you wish, you can put advanced boxes for newspapers and magazines, as well as different trifles. Such a table looks original - and will undoubtedly decorate the interior of the cottage or an apartment. By installing a glass countertop on a table or from below above the rollers, you can add a product of respectability;

• similarly, you can build a computer table in Eco-style, attaching to the tabletop from the pallet legs (wooden or metal). In the inner space, pallets are quite convenient to have a computer keyboard;
• with the help of wooden pallets, a variety of shelves are formed, consisting of one or several levels, as well as various racks with comfortable compartments - for the kitchen, in the living room, bedroom and hallway;
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• multiple layers of pallets make up comfortable couches or beds for a country house. To impart the structure of strength, pallets are fastened with bolts, and also strengthen the basis for the mattress. The height of the bed is adjusted with the help of legs, or several rows of pallets are installed. You can also make a stylish wooden headboard for beds from pallets, equip the design of internal boxes for bed linen and blankets. For a crib, attaching sides in the form of bars attached on the sides of the bed vertically - so that the child does not fall in sleep;

• the kitchen corner is made of several rows of pallets, bonded with each other with the help of longitudinally located bars. The low legs or wheels are attached to them from the bottom, the soft seats are equipped from above. For an angular sofa in a dining room or a living room, it is recommended to install metal legs, copold the design with high-quality furniture fittings, to lay soft bright pillows on top. The kitchen table made of pallets is manufactured similarly to a computer version - it is recommended to cover the tabletop, which will be carried out by hosvelopment, plywood sheet or MDF;

• an open cabinet collected from several rows of pallets bonded between themselves, it looks especially creative and stylish;
• the country chaise lounge for a pleasant stay is easy to collect from several pallets. Three things will be needed to equip the sun bed, from the fourth you can make a back;
• comfortable gardening bags from pallets with nominating boxes are suitable for placing vegetables and fruits in them;
• from the boards from the pallet, drilling holes in them and covering them with a durable cord, you can make comfortable swings for cottages;

• the same boards will suit the equipment of wall hangers of a variety of design for the hallway;
• for room plants, it is easy to make and install a wooden pallet stand in a suitable place.

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