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11
Jul
2012

Patio furniture... from pallet wood

By / Par: Funky Junk Interiors

Category / Catégorie: Tips and tricks

Last summer, I had a nice patio table and chair set out on the deck, however I was always longing for more of a lounge kind of sit.

  

Ramping it up a notch, a vision of something rustically unique came to mind. And so the pallet outdoor sofa was born.

   

The frame was built to accommodate a mattress found at the thrift store. From there, reclaimed cedar planks were used for the seat and random pallet boards for the back. To pretty things up, the mattress was covered in a painter’s drop cloth and random thrift store pillows offered all the comfort necessary.

 

Not only am I totally enjoying my new lounging area outdoors, this project also won a Canada-wide Upcycle 2011 challenge! How cool and unexpected was that?

 

Have you created any of your own outdoor furniture? What did you use or make?

 

Photos and design are courtesy of Funky Junk Interiors. Full tutorial HERE.


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Comments / Commentaires

  • By AnnieYoung July 11, 2012

    I can re-purpose just about anything but... thrift store pillows. I don't know why but I just cannot do it. Clothes, dishes, furniture, other household stuff, but pillows??? NO..WAY! I tip my hat to you! And... this couch is super fabulous! Way to go.

  • By DonnaWilliams July 14, 2012

    Oh Annie, I do understand! Everything cloth gets washed in hot to be on the safe side, including entire pillows. And if they didn't make it, no real loss as they weren't very expensive. :)

    Donna

 
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