Diy Pallet Furniture

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  Step 1

  The first thing you will need to do is measure your pallets and figure out if you will need to cut them or if you like the size already. My pallets measured 36"x45" 36" was still a bit wide for trying to sit on so we decided to cut them in half.

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  Step 2

  To cut in half I used a regular handsaw and cut down the middle to the side of the middle beam. You have to cut both sides. this is not hard. I did it to all 15 pallets in about an hour.

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  Step 3

  Here is what it looked like. The part I am going to use is the part on the left. It now measures 36"x24" I cut several pallets like this. I knew I needed 5 across but I didn't know how many I would need to stack to get the height for the seat that I wanted.

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  Step 4

  So I started stacking and I pulled up my patio chair to compare. I decided that three high was just right. So now I knew I needed 15 whew...time to get busy.

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  Step 5

  Here's all 15 of them stacked by three's,

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  Step 6

  Now to make the backs to them. This is one of the leftover pieces from the pallets I cut earlier.

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  Step 7

  I just pulled the backing boards right off.

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  Step 8

  If you do it right it should take off the top and second boards.

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  Step 9

  This is what it should look like coming off.

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  Step 10

  Voila!

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  Step 11

  If your benches are going to be against a wall, simply prop it up against it. The blocks left on the back will help keep it stable.

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  Step 12

  As you can see I have an uneven space and also part of my bench that is not against a wall.

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  Step 13

  So I cut this little piece to go in the uneven space.

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  Step 14

  It fits almost perfectly.

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  Step 15

  For the bench not up against a wall I tried just propping it up but any gust of wind and it fell right over.

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  Step 16

  So I stuck two boards down to help prop it up better.

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  Step 17

  I don't have a picture of this but I just took a really long nail and hammered it through the wood blocks all the way to the pallet beneath.

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  Step 18

  Now all that's left is to sand it all down. My pallets were pretty rough with a lot of splinters. I just sanded them enough to get rid of the splinters and smooth it out enough to paint.

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  Step 19

  If you're going to paint be sure to brush off all the dust.

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  Step 20

  I grabbed my paint and put on some music on pandora. It was a beautiful day out.

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  Step 21

  All Done!

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