Planters, furniture for a summer residence and a comfortable swing can be made from pallets. And an unusual outdoor stove is an empty, properly handled gas cylinder. Thrifty owners know that the most unexpected things can come in handy on a suburban area. So many interesting things can be done from pallets for a summer residence, and, observing safety measures, make an outdoor stove from a gas cylinder on your favorite hacienda. Therefore, do not throw away pallets and other utensils that can be given a second life.
What to make of pallets for a summer residence with your own hands?
And even with just one pallet, you can make a wall-mounted mug rack. To do this, you need:
- pallet;
- water-based wood impregnation;
- metal or plastic hooks;
- 2 wardrobe sheds;
- self-tapping screws;
- stencil letters;
- White paint.
Wash the pallet, cover with a water-based impregnation, let this solution dry. Using self-tapping screws, attach the hooks to the rails of the pallet.
With the stencil on the top board, write the word “coffee” in English or Russian. Pets will know that this is where to look for mugs for this drink.
The photo demonstrates how to turn pallets into flowerpots for giving with your own hands.
- For this, the pallets must be carefully disassembled. Then boards in good condition are sawn off to one size. These will be the same vertical bars. They are stuffed onto a pre-made base of beams.
- From above, attach horizontally on each side of the board to make edging for the outdoor planter.
- It remains to paint it, wait a little, after which you can pour the earth and plant beautiful flowers.
If you have another pallet, then make a convenient folding table out of it. In addition to it, you will need:
- board or wood panel;
- self-tapping screws;
- two chains;
- two carbines;
- two metal screw-in hinges.
Cover the previously washed listened pallet with wood stain or varnish. In the lower half of such a pallet, metal hinges must be attached to the bars. The same ones are fixed on a wooden board.
Attach the carabiners to the chains, fix these table cover limiting parts to the metal hinges.
If you want to fold the countertop sometimes, then you need to consider how to fix the lid. To do this, you can use a hook, magnet or latch.
DIY pallet furniture
If you have a large family or often have guests, then make a large table that will accommodate a lot of people. Those wishing to relax and sunbathe can sit on the sofa, which is also made of pallets.
These blanks can be pre-sanded with a grinder, the loan is applied with a primer for wooden surfaces, and then coated with rainbow-colored paint. All those present will certainly cheer up from just one glance at this pretty country furniture. You can plant petunias in balcony boxes, fix them on the table bar, and an open-air cafe will turn out to be even more cheerful.
If you like bar counters, these can also be made using wooden pallets.
For such an impromptu bar, you will need:
- wooden pallets;
- self-tapping screws;
- saw;
- varnish;
- metal corners;
- dye.
Crafting workshop:
- Place two or three pallets on the narrow side. This is the front of the bar counter. To fix these elements, attach a long bar to them from below, and boards from above, which at the same time will become a table top.
- Perpendicular to the data, place one more pallet on both sides, fixing them in the same way, also with metal corners.
- To make a stool, join four small beams at the bottom and at the top with the same number of slightly larger vertical beams. From above, stuff the boards tightly against each other, but leave a gap of 5 mm so that water can drain off when it rains.
- Using the same technology, make other stools with your own hands or with the assistance of assistants. Cover the table-top and seat of the stools with moisture-resistant varnish, and their legs and bar counter with paint intended for outdoor use.
Pallet furniture is very durable. You will be convinced of this when you make a spacious sofa and a coffee table for it.
To do this, take:
- wooden pallets - 5 pieces;
- grinder;
- paint;
- self-tapping screws;
- furniture legs;
- brush.
- As you can see, the pallets must first be sanded and painted in the desired color. When 2-3 layers of it stop sticking to your hands, you can start assembling the furniture.
- Place two pallets side by side, attach them to each other using self-tapping screws or nuts and screws. Place another pallet on top, which will become the seat of the sofa, the fourth will turn into its back.
- Attach the furniture legs to the fifth pallet so that the coffee table can be moved.
You can also make wonderful swing out of pallets for giving, which will practically cost nothing. You will only need to spend money on:
- nails or screws;
- impregnation for wood;
- brush;
- rope rope.
Place two pallets side by side. Nail it from the outside or attach two long thick boards with self-tapping screws.
It is better to connect the structure inside with metal elements. To do this, you can straighten the corners and fix the resulting blanks between two pallets. Tie the ropes at the corners. At the top, attach them to a powerful tree or metal pipes, which must first be dug into the ground, and fixed here with concrete mortar. It is better to use a welded structure, similar to the letter P. If you like antique furniture, then make a cabinet out of pallets. It does not even need to be painted to show the raid of time. But mechanisms for opening drawers will certainly come in handy for you, as well as carpentry skills.
For the next craft, much less experimentation is needed. After all, even novice craftsmen, women, teenagers can build such a table.
Let's dwell on two more ideas in more detail, since they imply the creation of buildings.
Do-it-yourself chicken coop, home for children: master class
First, about a simpler structure. A pallet house for children will require less material and effort than a chicken coop. In this place for games, the children should not be hot, so we make its walls not solid.
To create a playhouse, take:
- pallets;
- metal corners;
- self-tapping screws;
- an electric saw;
- door hinges;
- electric jigsaw;
- paint;
- brush.
Step by step creation:
- First you need to outline the place where the windows will be located. Use a jigsaw to cut the holes here.
- Attach two more on both sides to the first pallet at a 90 degree angle. Connect the structure using corners.
- The edges of two more pallets need to be sawn off at an angle of 45 °, so that, by connecting them, they turn into a gable roof.
- The work is almost over. It remains to take 1 pallet, cut it in half, cut off the excess. Attach door hinges to those parts where the bars are located. The other halves of these metal elements are fixed to the wall of the house.
- The doors will be hinged, the child will easily open such doors to enter and exit.
Now about how to make a poultry house.
- To make a chicken coop, you need more material. Depending on how high the building will be, how many pallets need to be stacked vertically on top of each other. Better to use 2 for each wall. These parts are also fixed with corners and fasteners.
- If you have housekeeping boards, then stuff them onto the walls so that there are no large holes. But you can carefully tear them off the pallets and use them.
- Also make the floor from pallets, on which boards need to be laid, so that the birds are warm, and the ferret or weasel does not undermine or kill the birds.
- The roof can be made with a shed or gable, covered with roofing material. Put up the windows, and a wonderful do-it-yourself chicken coop from pallets is ready.
But not only pallets in the country can get a second life. In skillful hands, an empty gas cylinder will turn into a necessary thing, similar to an alien from another planet.
Do-it-yourself outdoor stove for summer cottages
Here's a hero from the movie "Star Wars" will turn out. To create it, take:
- empty gas cylinder;
- cutting pipes;
- trimming plates;
- metal brush;
- oven paint.
Please read the following information very carefully, as it is important to take increased safety measures when working with containers of flammable materials!
- Are you convinced that the gas in the cylinder has run out? Now you need to take it out into the air, open the valve and leave it here for several days. This is necessary in order for the remaining gas vapors to escape completely.
- Then turn the bottle over to drain the condensate. Do not forget that it is flammable.
- Unscrew the valve, if you cannot remove it completely, then carefully saw off using a hacksaw for metal. Since this area will become hot and sparks may form, to avoid this, have an assistant periodically water the area with water.
- Now thoroughly rinse the inside of the container to remove the viscous mass on the bottom, which is fire hazardous.
- Fill the cylinder with water from a hose so that it displaces gas residues from it and flushes out the condensate. To do this more thoroughly, it is better to drill a hole in the cylinder, pour water here for a while so that it flows out through the recess and is flowing. After that, you can proceed directly to the transformation of the old thing into a new one.
Using a marker, draw an alien helmet or an image of a hero on the balloon.
Iron scraps can be an addition to the image.
In order for a do-it-yourself outdoor stove to be durable, the paint from the metal parts where you will weld must be cleaned off.
The pipe on this character's head will turn into a chimney. For better deadlift, make it higher. For good air flow, drill holes in the lower part of the wall of the future stove and in the door.
Cut through the door in the form of a smiling mouth of the character, attach it to the stove with metal rivets.
Using a metal brush, remove old paint residues from the can. At this point, test your creation, see if the cravings are good. If so, then you can cover the Star Wars character with special paint designed for ovens.
You can make not only this alien, but, for example, a xenomorph. Here is such an impressive character spewing fire, you get.
If you want to create a more good-natured one, then remember the modern cartoons, so that you get such a fun street oven. It is very interesting to do it with your own hands, to the delight of the family, to the envy of the neighbors.
Of course, it is not only from pallets and a gas cylinder that useful things can be made for giving, other already unnecessary materials will certainly find a second life here. But an outdoor oven made with your own hands from a cylinder requires special attention. See how you can create a potbelly stove from such material.
Various ideas of what can be made of pallets for a summer residence with your own hands are clearly demonstrated by the following review.
