New fashionable furniture - a sofa from pallets. How to make a sofa yourself?

Do you want to make fashionable, creative, unusual and cheap furniture on your own? Easily! Try to make a sofa from the pallets with your own hands. Do you think such furniture will look unpresentable and unpretentious? It's not like that at all.

Dimensions

It should be noted that the pallet sizes , which are commonly used in Russia, are 1000 * 1200 * 120 mm, and the so-called "europallets" have dimensions of 800 * 1200 * 144 mm. Therefore, in advance, calculate whether it is worth cutting off part of the pallet or using it completely. Such furniture is most often used in cottages or private houses, as well as in large apartments.

In addition, the pallets are solid (when the horizontal boards are tightly pressed together) and ordinary, when between the boards there is a clearance of the same width as the board, or slightly less. With the first to work much easier, they do not need additional plywood, but it should be noted that in our country such pallets are sold and used rarely.

If you have a large space, you can make a corner sofa from pallets. It should be taken into account that it takes up a lot of space, therefore it is necessary to approach it very seriously.

We make the basis

The basis of such a sofa is very simple - several pallets stacked on top of each other. Height you can adjust yourself, but usually used from 1 to 4 pallets. For the backrest, place one more tray vertically.

For stability, the elements must be fixed together with self-tapping screws, bolts or nails. If you need a very reliable design, use metal corners.

If you intend to move your sofa from pallets, you can pre-attach round wheels to it.

If you have a conventional pallet, the top part is preferably covered with a sheet of chipboard or plywood.

If you want to make a folding sofa from pallets, you will need a special mechanism, which can be purchased in building stores, and supporting legs. The device is easily attached to the pallet, and your sofa will not take up much space in the apartment, and if necessary, you can expand it as a sleeping place.

Decor

Process the boards with a grinder (or using coarse-grained sandpaper) and paint with building paint or cover with furniture varnish. This is necessary in order to ensure that the operation does not appear thin chips and there was no splinter.

To make a sofa from pallets with your own hands, you need a soft mattress or foam rubber with a height of at least 20 cm. You can sew or order a textile cloak or cover on the mattress. It is best to make a cover with a zipper, so that it can be removed and washed.

Also, the sofa can be decorated with sewn cushions in the color of textiles, curtains or just for your taste.

Interesting tricks

To ensure that your sofa from the pallets was not only beautiful, but also functional, you can use additional tricks.

1. The most simple shelves. In the voids between the boards of pallets, insert a sheet of plywood of the appropriate size, secure with screws or furniture glue.

2. Drawers. They can be made independently or ordered in a carpentry workshop. Do not forget about comfortable handles and be sure to use the mechanisms for drawers.

In these boxes it is very convenient to store bed linen or small things.

In addition, in the same style can be made and other furniture in the room.

What else can you do from pallets?

In principle, any furniture can be made from pallets. Suggest a few simple options.

Coffee table. Two or three pallets put on top of each other, sand and paint. You can add a countertop - a sheet of plywood or glass. In addition, if you screw the legs to the pallet, the table will also be mobile.

Table. Attach wooden or iron legs to the pallet, decorate the table top.

A bed or a bed. It is done in the same way as a sofa from pallets, only without a vertical backrest.

Shelf or shelving shelf for small items. It is necessary to cut a few pallets (depending on the desired height of the rack) to a depth of 40-60 cm, put the pieces on top of each other, fix and paint.

Chest for storing small items. Performed on the principle of the rack, in the emptiness are additionally inserted drawers.

Delivery for flowers. To create a stand for curly flowers, you simply fix the tray vertically and install boxes or pots inside it.

From the pallets also make shelves, clothes hangers, chairs, chairs and even gazebos and garden houses.

In principle, all ideas are just a small clue. If you are a creative person with a well-developed imagination, you can make everything you want from pallets. In this case, there is no need to have the skills of a joiner - a thin tree is sawed very simply, and then you will simply need to purchase sandpaper, paint (or varnish) and textiles.

If you still have questions about how to make a sofa from pallets, you can contact the carpentry shop for advice. But in fact, the manufacture of such furniture requires a minimum of effort and money, most importantly - it is the desire, creativity and simplest work skills.