Pallets are used not the first year, but relatively recently they began to apply for the budget transformation of the apartment.
Detailed instructions for creating:
Information about PalthandsTips how to choose raw materials right
What do you need
Step-by-step instruction
Ideas and examples
What styles are relevant?
Causes to make a bed
In this article we will tell you how to construct the bed from the pallets - the photo process, as well as examples and explanations read below.
What you need to know about building material?
Let's start with the fact that Pallets are durable. They are used to transport goods, so they can be a good basis, will provide stability. And if you work on the appearance of the boards, it will look presentable.
How to choose safe raw materials?
Take any Palet and bring home will not come out. At a minimum, it will not work as a quality product. As a maximum - make harm to your health, so it is important to know how to choose the right materials.
- When we found the necessary items, pay attention to the purity and marking. The letters MB on the surface mean that the object was treated with the help of fumigators. It can not be used at home.
- Allocate marking of thermally processed (HT), dried in special steam chambers (KD), and the designation when the tree was processed by removing the bark (DT). They can be used in a residential building.
- IPCC international marking is set if the norms and rules for working with wood were observed in the production process. So application is allowed.
- Those substrates on which cargo transported internal transport can be taken. Compared to those that were exploited in industrial and commercial purposes.
- Any color materials are recommended to avoid. Learn the quality of the dye is not possible, so it is not recommended to use them in the bedroom.
- Wet pallets are also not suitable. And also those on which there are signs of wear. Wood should not bend under load. It is easy to check the weight of an adult - stand on the surface
- Pallets whose planks are located with a large "step" from each other, as well as with broken and cracked straps and boards, leave aside.
- Pay attention to the type of wood. Pine or oak are the most durable. Manufacturers save and use a cheap tree, so you have to choose carefully. Do not rush to pick up the first complied with free materials - visit several construction sites or shops.
Example where the label is seen
And now go directly to how to make a bed from pallets.
How to make a bed from pallets with your own hands?
Required tools
- Minimum 4 identical pallets.
- Grinding tools and grinding paper.
- Screwdriver and drill.
- Bolts, nuts, washers.
- Screws and corners.
- Glue for wood.
- Varnish or paint with suitable brushes.
- Do not forget about protective glasses and gloves.
- Vacuum cleaner is also useful.
Collect the product is needed in the bedroom. Otherwise, you will not carry the finished item in a narrow doorway.
Bed from pallets with their own hands: Step by step instructions
- Spank the surface, applying a grinding tool. Use for this gloves and safety glasses. Make sure that all the edges, the corners and the surface are smooth and do not have chips and the zoom.
- Wipe the surface to remove the construction dust and chips.
- Swapping floor - do not neglect by it. Especially if you have small children and pets.
- Decide how to paint products. Or choose a varnish? In the first case, you can adjust the finished product under the interior of the bedroom or make it accent. In the second, it will turn out an authentic product that will fit into the style of Loft and in any modern room.
- Give materials to dry out in the fresh air. Regardless of the selected coating, it requires drying.
- Then transfer the dried materials into the bedroom.
- Fold 4 pallets into the square, secure them with glue. Thus provide an even position and stability. But the bonding glue is not durable, so you have to work more and a drill.
- Build pallets with bolts and nuts from all sides. You can attach blocking wheels - using wheels the bed will be conveniently moved to any angle of the room, but the blocking mode will not allow it to move arbitrarily during sleep.
You can use so many tiers as you want to make a high base. Or, for example, construct a backlit product - wrap around the perimeter with a LED garland or put it inside the design. This will add a romantic atmosphere of the bedroom.
7 examples for inspiration
1. High mattress
The idea for those who did not find a sufficient amount of materials - to compensate the height of the mattress. Then it turns out a stylish "substrate" from a tree in the Loft style, and the main load will have to the mattress. Note that in this case the mattress should be super high quality and not mild. And even high mattresses are often more expensive than usual, so there is no speech about the budget decision.
2. Storage Design
Some craftsmen create structures in which there is also a storage space. The simplest idea is to be led by a long frame. And then the place that will remain in the squat is quite suitable: to throw a bag there, put a basket with things or textiles.
Another option when the base length is exactly equal to the mattress. But made several levels of Palt. In such cases, "insides" can be used instead of the shelves - look at the photo gallery, as books and other useful little things can fit there.
Another idea is to "attach" to the baseside table. For example, from wooden boxes. It is quite fiscal and accurately "in the topic."
By the way, with the same success you can make a wide headboard, which will also serve as a shelf - for posters, small light accessories and other important trifles.
3. Creating additional lighting
We have already written about the backlight inside the bed. But it carries a little functional load - it looks aesthetic, but definitely will not increase the insolation of the room. What you can not say about the sconce and lanterns that are installed in the headboard. So, for example, the sconium can be embedded in a tree. Then it will be necessary to further think out the output of the electrical cord and the presence of a socket.
But you can go easy by means to take a lamp that is attached to a tabletop or any base. Similar lamps are designed for the workplace. But will serve for the bedroom. It can be attached to the headboard - the main thing is to have a socket nearby.
4. Lack of headboard
Such a solution adds a relaxed atmosphere, reminds more oriental beds rather than the usual furniture for sleep. But they are used even in brutal loft.
If the absence of the headboard seems like a pretty idea, think about protecting the wall in advance. For example, if it is painted, there will be no big problems. Erased seats can be squeezed. With brick and wooden panels easier - this is a steady material. But with wallpaper more difficult. They are prone to abrasion. If you exactly have such a coating on the walls in the bedroom, we recommend that you consider the headboard.
5. Lena
You won't call a full-fledged sleeping place, but it is quite suitable for organizing a guest space, a room in the country or, for example, a lounge zone.
6. Furniture for children
Who said the child's room can not be supplemented with a homemade sleeping place? In addition, it can also be attracted to the creation process. And at a certain age, the child wants to stand out among the peers - so why not at the expense of an unusual handmade things in the room?
7. Suspended construction
A stunning idea for the future of the country's season is to make such a suspended design. Let both adults and children. What is the key to success? First, take no more than two frame products so as not to "overdo it" with weight. Secondly, find a super durable rope and consolidate it from several sides. And thirdly, find a thick and stable foundation. It turns out an excellent hammock substitute, but you can hang in the house.
What styles can I use the idea?
In fact, in any modern room. And even in the interiors close to the Rustic Country. To lovers of classics and trees close to it, this option is unlikely to taste. But but the connoisseurs of Hend-Maid ideas and those who seek to open a new one will want to try.Scandinavian, Loft, Modern, Bocho, Vabi-Sabi - All these directions "will support" authentic furniture created by their own hands.
It is worth trying your hand in creating furniture from pallets, if you:
- Looking for available options for the arrangement of your apartment and can not allow yourself a frame for 10 and more than thousands;
- We draw a removable living space and do not see the point in buying furniture there. After all, the bed then pick up with it is not so easy - it is overall and it is difficult to transport it;
- The owner of the apartment and want to prepare it for surrender without large investments - today the popularity of homemade, not similar to other apartments, is growing. Remove the clean and bright space, albeit with furniture from Palt, many will want;
- Just love the authenticity, interiors close to the style of Bocho and Scandi-Bocho.
- Looking for the ideas of the budget arrangement of the country house - for example, we are going only for one season. Then you do not want to carry furniture from the city apartment, but it is important to spend the summer months.
As you can see, the reasons for putting such furniture in the bedroom - not one and not two. And the growing demand has already influenced the fact that there are several firms that make models from Palt to order.
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