Sofas from pallets with their own hands

Sometimes you want to impress others with unusual interior items, creating something with your own hands, but there are not always suitable ideas. One very interesting and quite easy to carry out idea could be called sofas made by hand from wooden pallets.

Hardly such a piece of furniture will fit into an ordinary urban apartment with a classic interior, but for a country house it will become a real boon. It is worth considering in more detail how to make such a piece of furniture with your own hands, what to look for, how to place and decorate it. Not everyone knows whether this idea is really so good and easy to implement.

The main feature of this sofa is that it is created from several wooden pallets,which are actually called "pallets" and are usually used to transport various goods (in large quantities), fixed with a special film or braids.

To use these pallets to create furniture products is a relatively new and very popular idea. With a neat performance of the work, you can end up with a rather beautiful and unusual piece of furniture in a rustic style, which will not only become a useful part of the room, but also stylishly complement its interior.

Of course, sofas from pallets have their advantages and disadvantages, which can quite seriously influence the final decision about their existence in your apartment or country house. Let us consider in more detail what are the pros and cons of such a piece of furniture.

The advantages of sofas from pallets:

• Significant savings financial assets. For the manufacture of the sofa usually spend from four to ten or twelve pallets - depending on the size of the piece of furniture. The cost of one such wooden item is 70-100 rubles, therefore the total cost of the frame of such a sofa is within a thousand rubles.
• Such single pallets have quite comfortable size and structure. Quite wide wooden lintels are fixed at some distance from each other and fixed perpendicular to the arranged bars, forming a pallet of 100 by 120 cm in size. It is very easy to create a spacious sofa from such products.
• Attractive appearance. Sofas made of pallets, vaguely resemble furniture in the loft style with light notes of rustic style, as well as Provence, marine - depending on the decor.
• According to the size of the room this sofa can be very profitable to emphasize the interior, giving it a more stylish and modern look.

This pluses end. As it turned out, cons of such sofas, there are much more:

• Lack of perfect cleanliness. Even brand new trays are often quite dirty, so it can take a long time to clean.
• Since pallets are manufactured for industrial purposes and are not intended for furniture, they not always smooth and neat. Often there are unevenly fastened lintels, even sticking nails, which you can easily get hurt about.

• Pallets do not have a perfectly flat surface. In order not to get hurt by sticking wooden parts and not fasten the splinters, it is necessary to take care that all roughness is smoothed out. The grinding process can take a lot of effort and a considerable amount of time.

• For the manufacture of pallets used the cheapest pieces of wood are not the best quality. In the absence of the necessary treatment, various parasites can easily start in a structure: tree beetles or even termites.
• Sofa of pallets needs to be coated with special varnishes. The fact is that even if ideal smoothness is achieved by grinding the surface, after a while roughness and unevenness may occur again.
• The complexity of cleaning. A large amount of dust accumulates quite quickly under the structure itself and between its parts. To bring cleanliness, you have to invent something, since some parts of the floor and sofa are difficult to access.

Obviously, the cons of a piece of furniture made of wooden pallets is quite a lot, but do not lose heart and give up, since absolutely each of them can be eliminated, thereby preventing possible problems in the future.

Since a sofa of pallets is a versatile piece of furniture, it is impossible to buy it in stores, there are several options for How can you become the owner of such an unusual product:

• To order individual entrepreneurs who base their activities on the manufacture and sale of such pieces of furniture. But in this case you will have to overpay, because the cost of such sofas is much lower than the cost indicated by third parties.
• To make sofa with his own hand.

For the manufacture of such a piece of furniture with your own hands, you can find quite a lot of interesting workshops on the Internet. Do not let the study of material take their course, since the manufacture of sofas is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. The process contains many small but important nuances that affect the quality of the product.

Before the manufacture of sofas from wooden pallets should be equipped with all the necessary tools. To fasten wood elements together, you may need screws, special metal angles, a screwdriver, a hammer and a screwdriver.

In addition, intending to proceed directly to the construction of the sofa, it is necessary to properly prepare the pallets. It is necessary to thoroughly clean and, if necessary, to wash them, and after complete drying it is worth walking on the surface with emery paper, smoothing out all the irregularities.

Consider more instructions for the construction of sofas from pallets, having studied each stage step by step:

• For making a sofa Medium-sized will require an average of six to seven pallets, but more details need to be purchased, since the various parts of the pallets will go to connect them together, to build armrests and additional elements (a small back). To make a corner sofa of euro pallets, they will need a little more.
• It is necessary to lay out On a flat surface already prepared and painted pallets, placing them on the front. At this stage, the parts are fastened together - with the help of corners, wooden slats and bars. So fasten two pallets.

• The remaining pallets are sawn in half, as they will be used to make the backs and armrests.
• Next stage There will be additional processing of wooden parts with a special moisture-resistant composition that ensures the safety of the surface and prolongs the service life of the product.
• To a pair of pallets that will touch the floor, fasten special legs made of wooden bars. If you need to permanently move a piece of furniture, you can attach strong wheels to it.

• Bonded pairs of pallets are stacked and fixed. The lower platform for the future sofa is formed, after which parts of the backrest and armrests are attached.
• To protect the seats from dirt and dust, it is best to cover them with a special material. It is best to use durable agrofibre. On top of this material and should be lined with mattresses and decorative pillows.

A more detailed master class for the manufacture of such sofas can be found below.

It is not enough just to build a frame of wooden pallets, it is also necessary to equip it with elements that provide comfort. To do this, you will need to personally make or purchase ready-made mattresses and pillows suitable for your product.

Let's take a closer look at how to make pillows for sofas from pallets with your own hands, as well as the most successful options for the decor of this piece of furniture.

First you need to familiarize yourself with the list of materials required for the manufacture of mattresses and pillows for sofas from pallets:

• The main part, without which to make a mattress will not work - filler. Such materials as polyurethane foam, the most ordinary foam rubber, a soft synthetic winterizer or cheaper environmentally friendly sintepukh perfectly will be suitable as a filler.
• For upholstery of a mattress it is necessary to choose a suitable material. Furniture fabrics will be an excellent option - they are durable and wear-resistant. Since sofas of this type are often placed on outdoor terraces, it will be advisable to purchase a material with water-repellent impregnation.

• To give a slightly larger volume, the mattress is often wrapped around a file board. The final finishing is done only after this - sheathe the filler with furniture fabric or fill the material with a special cover.
• For the manufacture of external cover need sewing accessories.It is better to use the machine, since the cover sewn by hand will not be as strong and practical.
• You may need a variety of decorative elements that will serve as decoration for sofas.

Also, intending to start making mattresses and pillows for pallets, You should familiarize yourself with some tricks that will help make the product more convenient and suitable for recreation:

• For greater softness and volume give the foam rubber crumb. It is necessary to tightly cover the covers with this material so that places with lumps and areas with spaces are not formed.
• You should not use a single layer of foam sheet, because the mattress will be very hard and uncomfortable.
• It is necessary to equip the mattresses with special ties that will help fix them on a wooden frame.
• If you choose foam rubber, sintepukh or other material, which is a separate particle, it is best to equip a pillow or mattress with an additional inner cover of lightweight, breathing material.

In the process of direct manufacture of the mattress you need to follow a certain sequence. Let's take a closer look at step-by-step instructions for creating mattresses for sofas from wooden pallets:

• To begin with, it is necessary to decide on the material of the filler and (depending on this) to determine either its required dimensions or the necessary quantity.
• Next (depending on the thickness and length of the mattress and pillows) make patterns from upholstery fabric, taking into account all the necessary allowances for processing edges and seams.

• It is also necessary to consider how the knotted elements will be attached to the mattress. It is best to have their ends sewn into the edges of the product.
• After sewing the outer cover, fill it with prepared material. It is best to make a model with a hidden lightning - for ease of use.
• After completing the filling of mattresses and pillows, you need to close the zipper and take care of additional decor, and then fasten the products on the wooden frame with the help of ties.

The most common decorative elements (used not only for decorating sofas from pallets, but also for their more functional equipment) are soft pillows and mattresses. Sometimes they may seem too boring, so care must be taken to complement any elements of needlework.

A rather stylish and simple idea, which allows you to make mattresses or pillows more comfortable and more stylish, is a carriage fastener. To make it quite simple, it is only necessary to mark the surface of mattresses and pillows, determining the points at which the material will be pulled together. After that, you need to point the products through and fix the thread.

Ornamental stones and buttons attached to the dimples on the back and cushions can be an additional decor (in combination with a four-sided tie). In the area of ​​the seat such a decoration would be inappropriate, since it can cause a lot of discomfort, clinging to clothes and scratching the skin.

Lace stripes on the back and cushions will be quite cute and sophisticated decorative element. If you just want to decorate the details with ruffles, it is best to use thick cotton laces. Thin lace is perfect for trimming the front side of the product, over the furniture fabric.

In addition, additional small pillows with various embroideries, printed prints or a pattern of decorative stones can become quite a good decor.

You can decorate not only the pillows, but also the wooden elements themselves.Using decoupage, you can decorate the surface with unobtrusive prints, and the aging technique will help to give the furniture a light touch of retro style. In addition, it is possible to decorate all exterior elements (side parts and armrests) with hand-made prints.

Designers offer the following solutions:

• Furniture from wooden pallets Although it looks very stylish and modern, it will not fit into every interior, so you need to think in advance about all the details of placing this type of sofa.
• Sofas from wooden pallets - ideal for giving. The free space in the courtyard of the country house allows you to calmly handle all the details necessary for the manufacture of a piece of furniture, as well as fully build it. Dacha site involves a large number of options for placing such a piece of furniture.
• This sofa will look great in the living room of a country house. You can make a large corner piece that will look good, being close to two perpendicular walls. Before such a sofa you can put both a small table and a full-fledged dining table, at which there is enough space for the whole family.

• This piece of furniture will look good in the gazebo. But one should take the placement as seriously as possible and take into account the shape of the structure itself, adjusting the shape of the sofa to it. For example, a straight sofa will not look very well in the gazebo in the shape of a hexagon, so you will need to arrange the pallets at the desired angle.
• In addition, this sofa will find its place on outdoor veranda adjacent to the house, and in the dressing room, and even on the balcony.

Options may be very different. The main thing - to show imagination, but still do not forget about common sense.

Stylish white sofa of pallets, complemented by a gray mattress, light cushions with a print and a table on wheels, made on the same principle.

The model of a multi-level sofa, consisting of three "floors", is perfect for a room in which there is a home theater. This piece of furniture not only looks stylish, but also allows you to stay for watching movies with the whole family.

Small sofas from pallets, decorated with white mattresses and bright colored pillows will be an excellent option for relaxing on the open balcony on a hot summer day.