Pallets, or pallets, are used everywhere intrade, are a good semi-finished product for making furniture. It is not difficult at all to assemble a sofa from pallets with your own hands or make a table from them. The structure of the pallet allows you to additionally place many small boxes in it, rationally using the space. In order to make any furniture or interior decor from pallets yourself, you need to approach the choice of material responsibly.
The basis of the sofa is this somewhatpallets placed on top of each other. The height can be adjusted by yourself, but usually 1 to 4 pallets are used. Before , you need to check the pallets for the strength of the boards and connections and immediately reject uneven, cracked or too old materials. In order for the assembly to be successful, you will need:
- pallets;
- saw, manual or electric, you can use a hacksaw;
- priming, stain, lacquer or paint on wood;
- Painting brushes, rollers, spatulas;
- Screwdriver;
- wood screws or screws;
- corners;
- furniture legs or bars;
- sandpaper;
- Furniture stapler;
- Cloth and filler (optional).
Preparation for work
You need to put something on the working surface of the sofaupholstery fabric and filler to make the pallet sofa soft. To make a full-fledged sofa from pallets, you will need at least 6, and to strengthen the structure, everyone can increase the number later at their discretion. It would not hurt to stock up on 1-2 more for spare parts, so that if necessary, you can use boards from them for fastenings. Two pallets are laid on the floor upside down, aligning the ends and connecting them with corners or boards fixed on the inside. The remaining one is sawn exactly in half lengthwise, it will play the role of the back. But you can make a sofa without it. The surfaces are cleaned with sandpaper, then primed or covered with stain, paint, varnish - depending on the intended appearance. Layers of varnish and paint need time to dry to form a dense coating. Chips and cracks are covered with putty, which makes the surface more even. Legs are installed on the bottom pair of pallets, as they make it easier to move the furniture. These can be ready-made legs for sofas, armchairs and bedside tables, selected in accordance with the weight of the pallet sofa. If it is difficult to find suitable ones, you can use a strong beam sawn into equal pieces instead of factory legs. Then the fastened pairs of pallets are placed one on top of the other, either turning over one of them or both. If you plan to make a sofa with several small drawers or do without them at all, then all 4 pallets are placed on the legs, one fastened pair - on the second. And if large drawers are planned, then the bottom pair is left upside down, and the upper one is placed on it, thus obtaining a large free space in the middle. Return to the table of contents</a>
How to make a sofa from pallets?
Pairs of pallets stacked on top of each otherfasten together. You can use corners or other types of fastening for this purpose, it is advisable to additionally coat the joints with glue. The sawn halves of the pallets are nailed to the top of the sofa, using high-quality metal fasteners for this. If there are parts left, then in addition to the back, you can nail armrests to the sides. Using powerful pillars and a supporting beam, you can also make a loft sofa with one or two levels from pallets. Pallets are durable in themselves, but very heavy, so for such structures you need to pay special attention to safety, using high-quality fasteners and additional wooden frames. If the sofa is installed directly on the floor, then the weight of the pallets allows you to do without fastening, they will not move apart. But to create full-fledged furniture, and not a temporary semblance of it, fastenings are necessary, since over time, assembled furniture can warp and then fall at the most unexpected moment. Fastenings are not needed if the pallets are planned to be used as a collapsible and collapsible seating area that is not needed every day. Return to Contents</a>
How to make a sofa from pallets functional and beautiful?
The pallet sofa is very comfortable, you can put it in the drawersalso store bed linen or small items. The easiest option to make a sofa is to paint it with a dark stain and put several layers of varnish, giving each one time to dry. The dark color and simple shapes of such furniture make it suitable for almost any interior. Another option to make the sofa stylish and attractive is to carefully sand it and put an even layer of snow-white paint. Most often, this is enough. The edge of the pallet sofa can be covered with a board, and doors can be hung in the front and back for the recesses inside. If small boxes are chosen, then they can be knocked together from plywood yourself or purchased ready-made. You will need to put upholstery fabric and filler on the working surface of the sofa to make the pallet sofa soft. But instead of this, it is also a good idea to use ready-made mattresses, especially if the sofa will be used daily as a bed. Foam rubber is used as a filler (one thick layer or several thin ones), synthetic padding or silicone are also suitable. The filler is cut to the dimensions of the seat, back and armrests. Then the upholstery fabric is cut to the size of the filler - taking into account the hem allowance and the thickness of the padding. The fabric is folded to the inside and secured with several stitches, after which it can be stapled. This must be done very carefully, but at the same time try to nail the inside sides as close to the edges as possible so that no voids are formed. The fabric is stretched evenly to avoid skewing and folds. For this, it is more convenient to start from the corners, then secure the middle of each side and follow the same principle in the future. The upholstery on the back and armrests is secured using the same principle.
