How to make a coffee table from pallets with your own hands?

Materials and Tools

• pallet (can be found at a construction site or warehouse);
• legs (you can buy in an online store or hardware store);
• timber (sold in hardware stores);
• brushes;
• varnish;
• drill;
• hammer;
• saw.

How to do it yourself?

Pallets are different. In some, the trims are almost full, in others they are separated by a considerable distance from each other. Here you have to choose for yourself what you will use the table for and what appearance you like best.

Step 1: preparation

To make a coffee table with your own hands, first decide on the size. Use the saw to cut off the excess part of the pallet, and use the slats from it if you want them to fit close to each other in your table.

Fix the planks in the open part of your new table with nails and a hammer.

Attention! When working with a hammer, be careful not to break the bars. As a rule, the wood of pallets is dry and can easily crack.

Step 2: strengthen the table

The bottom of your pallets table needs to be strengthened. This is done with the help of additional slats, and even better - wooden bars. They are nailed on both sides of the pallet, so that there is room for fixing the legs.

Step 3: installing the legs

To do this, first fix the corners for the legs (using a drill), then attach the legs themselves to the holes of the corners.

Step 4: cosmetic work

It remains only to apply varnish to make a coffee table with your own hands. First you should sand the entire surface of the table, and then apply varnish with a brush. Let it dry the set time. If desired, the varnish can be applied in two layers.

Such an exclusive thing will become the highlight of your interior and will allow you to be proud of your ability to transform the surrounding reality!

A selection of video tutorials

You can make a coffee table out of pallets very quickly, this will save money and provide an opportunity to express your creative imagination. In addition, you can be sure that there is nothing like this in other apartments. Such a table can be placed near the sofa and used as a coffee table, it can store magazines, books, television remotes, it can be used as a coffee or even for light snacks while watching TV shows.