How to make a bed from pallets?

Often people wait for years to buy new housing, and then for a few more years make repairs and can live with a minimal amount of furniture for a long time. And all because the most necessary things and objects for everyday life, as a rule, quite expensive.

That's why you have to either wait until the right amount is accumulated, or take loans, or invent something, inventing everything from improvised materials. Apparently, this is how furniture was made from pallets or, as they are also called, pallets. From such wooden structures it is possible to quickly and easily build different furniture including one can think about how to make a bed of pallets by oneself, without spending a lot of money.

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What is the convenience of furniture from pallets?

The idea emerged with the advent of pallets as a material for the transport of building materials. On the double shields, knocked down from wooden boards, 120 cm long, 80 cm wide, and 12 cm high, heavy loads were put up: a foam block, a brick, bags of cement. With a special loader, the loaded pallet is easily lifted, moved from place to place and transported. Today wooden pallets are used for packing and transportation of a wide variety of goods.

Strong.cute, eco-friendly pallets inspired the smart craftsmen to create furniture in a peculiar style that can be used not only at the cottage, but also in apartments with interiors in the style of Minimalism, Loft. Tables, beds, sofas, bookcases from pallets do not lose their popularity, master classes for their production are gaining thousands of views on the web.

Why is furniture from pallet today so much in demand?

• Furniture from wooden pallets quickly assembled. In just a few hours you can make a whole set.
• Working with this material does not require high qualification. Anyone who has ever held a hacksaw and a hammer will be able to cope.
• The material is inexpensive and affordable. Even today, when its popularity has grown, it is easy to acquire them.
• Furniture from pallets by own hands, the master class of which we will present below, is durable, strong and stable. She'll get bored sooner than break.
• Wooden pallets are environmentally friendly material that will perfectly fit into the design interior of the Eco-style.
• Such furniture can be easily modified, for example, repainted. It can be easily dismantled or moved from place to place.

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Bed by yourself

If you like simple wooden furniture and you like to make it, try yourself with the pallet. The most simple, always necessary in everyday life product - bed, which will be appropriate and convenient in the country. In order to make a simple and comfortable bed, you will need to stock up on the following:

• Idea, plan, drawing.
• Required number of pallets.
• Grinding machine. Pencil, tape measure.
• Screwdriver or drill, hammer. Self-tapping screws or nails.
• Electric jigsaw or hacksaw.
• Paint, lacquer and brushes for them.
• Orthopedic mattress of the right size.

Double bed

There are no general rules how to make a bed of pallets yourself. Each master has his secrets. One thing is obligatory: since the pallets are still technical material, then:

• They must be thoroughly grinded.

Important! The tree is sanded using a sanding machine or sandpaper. The quality of grinding will depend on the user's comfort in the future.

• Material for the bed, which can be put on the veranda or in the garden arbor, it is desirable to treat with antifungal impregnation.
• The optimal size of a double bed from pallets is 240x240 cm. It is determined by the format of the pallets that fit three pallets in two rows.

Stages of making a bed from pallets with their own hands step by step look like this:

1. Prepare 6 or 12 wooden pallets - the amount will depend on the desired height of the bed.
2. Clean from debris, grind it well and treat all surfaces with an antiseptic.
3. If necessary, paint the material and cover it with varnish.
4. Place the pallets on the floor, fixing them with screws or nails.
5. When making a high variant of the bed, fix on the first layer, the second layer of pallets.
6. Place the mattress on top.

The bed is ready!

Bed with a headboard

In order to complement a bed with an interesting detail, you can make a headboard for it. Bed with a headboard is not more difficult to make than usual. For the headboard, you can use two pre-prepared trays, which are vertically installed between the wall and the bed on the pillow side.

Important! For reliability, these pallets can be attached to the wall, although two rows of pallets should, without strengthening, keep the headboard upright.

Backlight

Despite its simplicity, the made bed of pallets looks very stylish and original. Adding an LED cord to the homemade design, you can turn a sleeping place into a fairy tale.

Important! Color or white light, which will come from inside the pallets, can create a romantic mood, surprise and fascinate.

The illumination is fixed inside the pallets all around the perimeter of the bed. When positioning the backlight, do not forget to place the switch so that you can turn off the light without getting out of bed.

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Baby bed

The technology of making a pallet bed with your own hands for a child in general does not differ from other crafts made of this material. For babies make cribs using two or four pallets, and for older children - three or six.

Important! A bed for preschool children is often supplemented with drawers, shelves, shelves.

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Some useful tips:

• In order for a bed of pallets to be solid and lasted for a long time, it is better to use new pallets, rather than those used in multiple materials transportation.
• Remember that when making furniture from this material, you need to remove unnecessary nails, otherwise - then they can cause you injury.
• Beds made from wooden pallets are quite strong, however, it's worth considering, jumping on them and doing acrobatic stunts is not worth it.
• Also make sure that the mattress that will be lying on this bed is quality and comfortable, otherwise - a dream may not come to you.

Wooden pallets are a versatile material for making a bed of pallets yourself. Their advantages made furniture from this material very popular. And the ease in decorating allows you to make a bed that fits well in almost any interior.