Weekend Project: Recycled Wood Dining Table

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We found a great find this week for a weekend project. Readymade Magazine always has good ones and this table made out of pallets is obtainable just about anywhere. We've all seen those cast-off pallets hanging around any store's back door and even though no two are alike, they've got it covered. Click here for the directions by Jen Turner and here for the article. Photo credit: Greg Scheidemann

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greenbeenfood said…
i love a rugged table....actually i have pallets lying around @ my work warehouse....great tip thanks
12:01 am, May 29, 2010
AMIdesigns said…
They make it sound so easy don't they!
1:24 am, May 29, 2010
Wunderkammer said…
He knew pallets coffee tables, but this new idea seems great .. tb and easily.
Greetings!
5:24 am, May 29, 2010
General Merriment said…
I was just in West Elm in Philadelphia and there was a display where they stacked pallets end to end, screwed together with metal plates and hinges, and created a large folding screen. And there were frames and such hanging from it. Amazing idea - I'm going to try it in my backyard to seclude my patio a bit!
6:04 am, May 29, 2010
Morgan said…
I love this! There are oodles of pallets in our community too. I can't wait to show this to my husband, since we are in the market for a backyard table anyways.

Too bad it is SNOWING in Calgary. Boo.
7:19 am, May 29, 2010
Christybernadet said…
Thanks for the idea - my husband is obsessed with recycling pallets right now and this would make a great patio table!
7:20 am, May 29, 2010
TinaA said…
How lucky I am to read this post! These days I'm walking around scanning for some palettes in good condition, because I want to make a table for our country house.
8:08 am, May 29, 2010
Jan Halvarson said…
wow - well if any of you make any - please email pics - i'd love to see!
9:14 am, May 29, 2010
Kristin H said…
I wish I was that Handy! Would have loved that dining table!
9:26 am, May 29, 2010
Pinecone Camp said…
Maybe I'll add this little project to my list of "things to do"! What a great table. Again jan, I don't know how you find all these great projects, stories, etc.
have a good weekend!
9:44 am, May 29, 2010
Jan Halvarson said…
hey janis - and yeah half the fun would be scouring the city looking for them, listening to some tunes. pallet craft day?
11:22 am, May 29, 2010
Reyna Meinhardt said…
I think that is just the neatest thing! I think I might have to use this idea for a desk in my new bedroom!
12:15 pm, May 29, 2010
wood & wool stool said…
my 18year old son asked me some weeks ago if i could make a daybed out of pallets, so he could chill in the garden...
1:08 pm, May 29, 2010
Pieter Jan Rosiers said…
Okay, so am I the only one who wants to know where the wall decal is from or how it is made?
3:54 pm, May 29, 2010
Jan Halvarson said…
wood & wool stool - i'm sure if you made them they'd be beautiful! and aren't you too young to have an 18 yr old?

Pieter Jan Rosiers - you are totally not the only one - i wish to know too - and sent out my query to them.
5:05 pm, May 29, 2010
mudrick said…
I second wanting to know where the bird art is from. Can anyone post the source? I can't find it online.
5:20 pm, May 29, 2010
Karyn said…
Love, love, love the bird decal. I'd really like to have one for myself.
10:21 pm, May 31, 2010
Cheryl Cochran said…
I love this idea. There always seems to be free pallets on Craigslist.
6:39 am, June 01, 2010
Allyson said…
Completely agree about the bird wall decal- amazing! Would love to know the source...
12:09 pm, June 01, 2010
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4:13 pm, July 04, 2010
baby crib said…
Now I know what to do on my old wooden tables. I have lots of them. This post is going to be my inspiration in remodeling those tables.
7:46 am, August 17, 2010
Anonymous said…
Hey new follower here..
it looks great and very beautiful
11:05 pm, September 27, 2012
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