Inspired by last week’s post “Extremely Palatable Pallets“, DiggersList friend and user Bridget Johnson took on this DIY challenge and ended up making her own version of a posh pallet table inside her own garage. Armed with a hammer, electric hand sander, paint, and a can of wood wax, the result is this wonderfully hand-made coffee table full of character and “Yeah-I-did-it-myself!”satisfaction.
Step 1: Gather your found pallet or pallets (box stores, grocery stores, and/or warehouse clubs).
Step 2: Next she extracted the nails to separate the boards. A light sanding took off the rough edges to prepare it for the artfully placed paint. 
Step 3: Using the original frame of the pallet, Bridget re-constructed the table by hammering each loose board back into place using the nails she had just pulled out.
Step 4: She then screwed in short table legs into the underneath corners of the pallet frame.
Step 5: Bridget made sure to paint only select boards and lightly on the legs, then slightly sanded these areas to create an aged and fun “industrial” look.
Step 6: The waxing finished off the wood in a way that brought out the natural grain color and left it very smooth and nice to the touch. Tip: If any of the board pieces have old printing, leave them exposed as a way to show-off its original purpose and history.
Thanks Bridget for a fantastically “repurPoshed” project! If you have any photos of what you’ve repurposed, please send them to: skaie@diggerslist.com. We’d love to show them off!!! All photos courtesy of Bridget Johnson.
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