How to make a bed of pallets?

Often people wait for years to buy new housing, and then for several years they make repairs and can live long with a minimal amount of furniture. And all because the most necessary things and household items, as a rule, are quite expensive.

That is why you have to either wait until the necessary amount has accumulated, or take loans, or invent something, inventing everything from improvised materials. Apparently, furniture appeared made from pallets or, as they are also called, pallets. Of these wooden structures, you can quickly and easily build different furniture, including thinking about how to make a bed of pallets with your own hands, without spending a lot of money.

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What is the convenience of furniture from pallets?

The idea came about with the advent of pallets as a material for transporting building materials. Double shields shot down from wooden boards, the length of which is 120 cm, the width of 80 cm, and the height of 12 cm, were heavy loads: foam block, brick, bags of cement. With the help of a special loader, the loaded pallet is quite easily lifted, rearranged from place to place and transported. Today, wooden pallets are used for packaging and transporting a wide variety of goods.

Strong. cute, environmentally friendly pallets inspired savvy craftsmen to create furniture in a unique style that can be used not only in the country, but also in apartments with interiors in the style of Minimalism, Loft. Tables, beds, sofas, shelves of pallets do not lose their popularity, master classes in their manufacture gain thousands of views on the network.

Why is pallet furniture so much in demand today?

• Furniture from wooden pallets is quickly assembled. In just a few hours you can make a whole headset.
• Work with this material does not require high qualifications. Anyone who has ever held a hacksaw and a hammer can handle it.
• The material is inexpensive and affordable. Even today, when its popularity has grown, it’s easy to get them.
• Do-it-yourself furniture from pallets, the master class of which we will present below, is durable, strong and stable. She will get tired faster than break.
• Wooden pallets are environmentally friendly material that will fit perfectly 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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Do-it-yourself bed

If you like simple wooden furniture and you like tinkering, try yourself with pallets. The simplest product that is always needed in everyday life is a bed, which will be appropriate and convenient in the country. In order to make a simple and comfortable bed, it will be necessary to stock up on the following:

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

Double bed

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

• They must be carefully sanded.

Important! The wood is sanded with a grinder or sandpaper.The user's comfort will depend on the quality of grinding in the future.

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

The steps for making a bed of pallets with your own hands step by step look as follows:

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

The bed is ready!

Bed with headboard

To complement the sleeping place with an interesting detail, you can make a headboard for it. A bed with a headboard is no harder to do than a regular one. For the head, you can use two pre-prepared pallets, which are vertically mounted between the wall and the bed from the side of the pillow.

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

Backlight

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

Important! Colored or white light that will come from inside the pallets can create a romantic mood, surprise and bewitch.

The backlight is fixed inside the pallet around the perimeter of the bed. When positioning the backlight, do not forget to place the switch so that it is possible to turn off the light source without getting out of bed.

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Children's bed

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

Important! The cot for preschoolers is often supplemented with drawers, shelves, shelves.

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Some useful tips:

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

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