Pallets have been using worldwide for all sorts and kinds of do-it-yourself projects! Their immense use to see is in DIY furniture fashioning which has made bigger changes in the lives of people around the globe! We mostly use the pallets to bypass the furniture that we are just unable to buy! We will share here an example to make you well understand that how pallets make you live the luxury at no-cost! This DIY pallet L-shaped sofa/couch has been built with hands and contains all those cozy furniture that we want to see in an industrial or manufactured sofa design!
It is always easy to work with pallets you can get them for free; these are the reasons behind of peak leveled pallet popularity in the world of recycling! These sophisticated DIY pallet sofa ideas is just best for a corner fit and would be cool enough to organize your patio or poolside for enjoyable sitting! Addition of backrests and black foam cushion makes the frame more fanciful and precious to eyes! Give it a nice finish using a wood oil, wax or a latex paint coat to ensure more stability!
Material & Tools:
- Pallet Boards ( Where to Get Pallets? )
- Hand Hammer
- Hand Saw
- Glue
- Nails
- Sandpaper
- Measuring Tape
- Steel Metal Plates and Brackets
- Pallet Breaker
- Pry Bar
- Paint (optional)
- Stain (optional)
- Varnish (optional)
- Wood Oil (optional)
- Rolling Casters (optional)
- Mattress or Cushion
Step by Step Instruction with Pictures:
Select a plane area of your patio or paved outdoor if you want a fixed sitting plan! Install the pallets to get an L-shape or a normal straight design of your sofa! You can stack the whole pallet boards for this purpose even they are rustic enough!
For nice and comfy sit back! You may also require fitting some of the cutdown Pallet part in vertically upright position as backrest position to sofa! Nuts and bolts and some metal brackets may come in handy to hold the heavier pallet parts as erect backs to the sofa!
To create a marvelous finishing look, removed pallet slats can be used to cover the entire of design up as smooth wooden surface, this will also add a dominant style and grace to overwhelm the onlookers! Create the backrest that of wedged shape for the design having peak leveled visual attractiveness and charm!
sand all the wooden surfaces down finely to create smooth edging all around! This will also be useful to remove the rustic marks from a wooden surface for a natural brighter wooden appeal! Cover also all the edges like a puzzle using compatible sizes of removed pallet slats!
Wedge-shaped backrest not only create fab industrial look but also supports the cushions very well for a comfy and luxurious sit back! Foam mattress of high density has been used to set the sofa off for the valued feel of comfort! A coffee table has also been added to give a completed finished look to entire seating plan and has been made of leftover pallet slats!
Submitted By: Mr. Mike Gommersall
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