Furniture pallets
The furniture with pallets of wood that we all know is becoming an art, also called pallets or pallets (Also called in some areas of South America stowage).
Constructions withwooden pallets They are reaching their peak in design, with fresh ideas for their use that are also transforming spaces and transferring their usual recycling to the frontiers of the most modern architecture, the most spectacular gardens or simply as a socializing element.
So let's try to unravel everything we should know about types of pallets, designs and projects that really make up an exquisite trend and that thanks to this wooden frame used for cargo movement our imagination can fire.
There are very good ideas! And easy to do
Pallet types
Although in the industrial sector we can find a great variety of pallet types, more for one typology of materials (plastic pallet, wood fiber, metal, cardboard and conglomerates) or exact measurements according to the employer's needs. The classification according to its characteristics:
- By measurements (European EL 1200 x 800 mm, American 1200 x 1000 mm, etc)
- By type of platform - base (Flat, reversible, etc)
- By type of side entrances (2 and 4)
- Due to special characteristics (What are boxes, which have pillars, etc.)
- By material (wood, plastic, metal, cardboard)
From a professional perspective, practically every country has a regulation that regulates (In the case of Europe, there is a specific one for the entire territory in relation to these types of Wooden pallets) establish specific characteristics for the types of pallets that we can find.
In everyday commerce for the user, both second hand like new, usually we will find the Wooden pallet European and Universal that according to quality and price, we will find them from; pine, fir, elm wood … etc (They come to represent between 90% - 95% of the total that are manufactured). According to standard and regulated dimensions we will find them for decoration such as:
European pallet
The common that we will normally find is theEuropean pallet or europalet which has specific dimensions and resistance according to legislation:
We can also find more information on measurements and standards from HERE.
Universal pallet
Commonly referred to as «american pallets»Which is the one that is normally used in the industry and merchandise sector, with dimensions of 1200 x 1000 in millimeters and they are those that we will normally find in many garbage dumps.
From the Spanish Association of Commerce and Wood Industry (AEIM) you can consult all the regulations on wood that may affect us.
Common forms and names
To keep track of the ideas with pallets that can arise from the common forms and types that we can find are identified in the following image:
The truth is that we have an abundant range of which we can use them completely or disassemble them and with the slats and slats start designing. pallet furniture with the forms that we deem appropriate.
Pallet prices
In the market there is a great variety of range in the pallet price and more, if they are from second hand or new, and even if we buy them online they are cheaper. The buy and sell This type of pallets is very lucrative, and we can find them painted, with heat treatments … etc. But… How much does a European pallet cost?…
On average we can get them between 15 to 25 Euros (Examples Leroy Merlin prices), without treatment, without wheels, not counting transport costs and a Euro pallet, if used, at a lower price.
And I already mentioned that there are many places where you can get them at cheap prices and especially in those that are dedicated to the sale of second-hand construction material. There is a good place to start looking!
Even from Amazon they already sell them prepared from here. Just like the previous image, although we will not have so much fun building a sofa or a table (Remember that if you buy them online, look at the measurements)
What damages can they have? If they are second hand pallets, look at possible breaks, especially a broken board. So that we have an idea of whether it can help us:
Furniture with pallets
Due to their wood and low economic cost, they have traditionally been used by many users for processing and as wooden base structure for furniture recycling in view ofcrafts, decoration, interior design with the pertinent question of how to make a pallet furniture; chairs, months, sofas both indoors and outdoors … etc.
You can design any furniture with a little DIY and patience (Headboards, sofas, tables, chairs, chill out, ect). Touch understand how to recycle wooden pallets and, an example of furniture made with pallets and with detailed instructions …
How to make furniture with pallets
We want to leave several assembly infographics; a bench, table, etc with furniture with pallets. Detailed drawings, which also give exact information on the number of elements we need and how to disassemble them.
The assembly instructions with wood in PDF of these recycled pallet furniture They are from the portal basurillas.org and are in independent format and respectively in PDF.
- Build a table with benches.
- Build a wooden planter.
- Build a folding chair.
- Build a seedbed.
- Build composter.
If you want to see the instructions for a sofa and a bed, you can look at the following image of the sofa and the following examples of beds to practice crafts:
By the way, on Amazon they sell quite cheap the cushions for pallets Compared to other stores, you can find them from HERE.
Now, it's time to see the world of videos that are more practical to understand what we can do with these wooden structures. Although we actually have a huge range, there are few videos that really teach us step-by-step DIY and crafts, which is what we are really interested in.
Searching, we have found a channel of interest where we will learn to make flowerpots, tables, shelves, candle holders, a shoe rack, a magazine rack, a fruit box … etc. And always from a practical and easy-to-understand perspective. An example is the following tutorial …
The video is abouthow to make a coffee table with pallets from the Re-Recrea channel. Very good! And with step-by-step instructions explained in detail.
It also offers information on tools to use, how to disassemble, how to paint, how to sand or the essential treatments for wood. So we no longer have problems of cHow to make furniture with recycled pallets.
Examples of pallet furniture You can find many in the vast Internet network, as well as explanations, how to make them and photos necessary to be able to search for the original furniture step by step (At the end of the article we indicate two specific communities), but in this article we are more interested in exploring what lies behind.
It is not only producing a design, but it can also be a weapon of coexistence and teaching. An example is this workshop for the creation of stools in a design process that took place at the Noarderias festival.
The how to recycle pallets It depends more on the imagination of the individual than on their own skill with their hands, it can be better or worse, with more precise or less finishes, but imagination plays an important role to be creative and original in a design that surprises and surprises us.
Although at present the original sense of the uses forrecycle pallets it is being lost, there are still initiatives that show a palpable benefit for society.
We have to go to Johannesburg to see a social project, creative wood recycling that contributes to the community in a sustainable way. Mobile banks made up of different Uses ofwooden pallets retrieved by creative artist r1.
To socialize
The socialize functionality, although it seems strange to attribute this term to palletIn truth, due to its low cost and adaptation to a space or environment, it is possible to literally create a city, and we see this in Ghentville City. A city built with 4,250 next to Ghent (Belgium) that every year forms a wonderful festival where the protagonist is the pallet.
Pallets in architecture
Who years ago would have thought that you can build a house with pallets or mount a facade. The "manifesto house" is an example of a modular, sustainable and eco-efficient structure, designed by James & Mau Arquitetura, as a concept project for the construction company, Infiniski.
A totally ecological house that collects the best of recycling in combination with bioclimatic techniques where the facade is made entirely with different sizes of pallets. (We can also visit wooden constructions where we also add more than 50 wooden manuals) but what we are going to are pallet designs quality.
Remember that we have an extensive article on laminate flooring for homes. Very good and well detailed!
Continuing in the same vein, I-beamdesign wants to go a little further by democratizing homes with this type of material and turning them into a modulating element that will come from the factory and you can build the home with all the pieces. The module-house would look like the following image …
Remember that we have an extensive article that talks about manufactured homes and their advantages as well as all their important characteristics.
For commercial interior design in the aspect of furniture with pallets it is also an option if they are treated well and with quality ideas. One of the examples that I admire is this original coffee shop!
Or make the furniture an office totally with furniture with pallets from the architecture studio Most architecture. The combinations of the present office reflect the imagination and the power that this type of wood can achieve properly combined with Wooden furniture.
1000 ideas and images with pallets
Since the Internet offers us the possibility of learning and finding step by step instructions on how to make a piece of furniture or any object of decoration with pallets.
We have searched the specific communities that are dedicated to this art and they are certainly great at finding ideas. Two communities stand out from the others, they are in English, but easy to understand and very visual where you will find many furniture ideas to start any project that we propose:
- Instructablables
- 1001Pallets
- Instagram from HERE we can see different panels with images of furniture with pallets Some are great!
- Pinterest also a good place to see photos, from HERE
- From ISSUU (open documents and books portal) from HERE there is a catalog - although old - offers great pieces that we can reproduce, and they are totally modern.
So, there is no longer an excuse to enter the recycling world.
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Links of interest:
- Timber
- Surrealism and architecture
- Free images
- What is google academico.
- An architecture museum
- Incandescent bulbs, turn around
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