Reusing wooden pallets as furniture is not just for industrial interiors or lofts. When I came across the first picture of the pallet coffee table with the glass top, I was inspired to find more examples of different ways to reuse pallets. My favorite use is the office workspace constructed entirely of pallets.
Uses for Wood Pallets:
- Coffee Table: I have seen a few versions of the pallet coffee table, usually in a more raw form. Chris from Chris' Industrial "Dreamer's Dream" Loft made his coffee table and its unfinished look fit perfectly into his industrial loft space. On the contrast, I love how simply adding a glass top and caster wheels gives the coffee table a whole new look.
- Kid's Bed: To change up the look of a traditional kids room and teach sustainability early on, why not incorporate a wood pallet bed.
- Office Desk: Using wood pallets to serve as a desk is something I have never seen before until I came across an entire office setup built from pallets. I love the idea and I think it makes for a very creative and inspiring work environment.
- Sofa: Just add a cushion and a few pillows on top of a stack of pallets and you have a sofa. I don't know that it is comfortable enough to be your main sofa, but it could be fun for extra seating.
- Ottoman: I like the look of the raw pallet, but I can also appreciate the finished/painted pallets which serve as the base of the featured ottoman.
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Love the coffee table idea, but the kids bed is just creepy.
Love the coffee table and my cat would LOVE the bed with the stuffed toys on it. Does anyone know where to get a free wooden pallet, or do places now charge a fortune for discarded ones?
I agree. A potential termite bed for children is not a good idea.
LOVE the coffee table! We've been talking about making a deck out of pallets, but that project is still in the discussion phase because I have Project ADD.
EEE gads!!! I thought I was going to love this post when I saw the coffee table but that kids bed is merely lacking leather straps and that conference table looks like its one step from a human sacrifice happening
Wooden pallets around here don't look that rustic. I think these look great because of how worn the wood is.
I agree, creepy kids bed.
Yeah, I was going to click on this post to share how sick I am of pallet overkill on this site. Then I saw that coffee table! How awesome is that thing? I heart it. But I agree with others the rest of the photos are creep and those pallets probably have too many chemicals in it to use as a desk or a bed.
there was a house call or tour last year where someone had constucted a cool outdoor lounge or bed of pallets, but other than that I'll pass.
You realize they are used to store industrial items like drums of chemicals right? I'm all for scavenging but nix to haz mat inside, esp. when sleeping children are involved.
I hate wooden pallets.
Wooden pallets are treated with chemicals many of which are carcinogenic for example urea formaldehyde and methyl bromide. Think twice before you use them, especially around children.
At least that kid would learn about splinters in a hurry. Of these, the coffee table and the ottoman are the best-looking ... but the ottoman would look a thousand times better if it were made with something other than pallets.
Also, don't roaches lay their eggs in those things? Or is that what the formaldehyde is for?
I live in motorhome and sleep in the loft space over the cab. It's very damp up there so putting the mattress right on the ground made no sense. As it turned out, two Home Depot pallets were exactly the size of the mattress. I grabbed some clean-looking ones from the dumpster (with permission), scrubbed and sanded them, and use them as my bed base. You can't see them, but they allow for air flow and have made the loft space much healthier.
This post could not have been more timely as I've been eyeing the numerous free pallets around my neighborhood.
I've decided on a coffee table and under the window shelving for my wall of windows.
Love the coffee table idea too.
I think the wooden pallet veritcal garden that was featured in a recent post was much better executed than that somewhat terrifying child's bed seen above.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/diy/diy-small-space-pallet-garden-life-on-the-bacony-143775
I love that ottoman! I wish I was talented enough to make one for myself!
Extra level of creepy added by the dolls on the child's bed... Plus I have to make the requisite "palates are treated with poison stuff" comment because I didn't see it at first glance above.
Seriously though - that coffee table is pretty sexy. I would love to have that in my living room. Maybe I'll make one for the back patio this summer as a test...
I think next year we need an April Fools day post that recommends making horrifically inappropriate household items out of palates. "Toilet Seat Made of Wood Palates" or "DIY Wood Palate Picnic Flatware" "Wood Palate Above Ground Swimming Pool"
I must be weird, I thought the bed was cute ;) But I wouldn't use pallets to make indoor furniture if they are chock full of formaldehyde or other poison!
some are chemically treated and some are heat treated. I imagine the maker of the bed checked to see which one he/she had before using it. The heat treated ones are marked HT.
I can vouch for ec05's comment about them being used to hold drums of hazardous chemicals. That's what we do with them where I work. We clean up after corporations that have made a mess of our environment.
re: chemical treatment:
(From an article on lifehacker on using pallets for a vertical garden:)
"I was curious, so I looked into it. There's something called an "ISPM 15" code on each pallet. If the code includes "HT" it was heat treated, whereas if the code includes "MB" it was treated chemically. "
If you're worried about what they were used to transport go to a business whose wares you approve of. My husband gets heavy duty heat treated ones from a granite counter top fitting company.