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girls with good taste: a simple pallet bed

This is my boy.   

 It hasn't been easy to convince him I could pull off a masculine, teenage bedroom.  In his defense, there are a lot of naked cherubs, velvets, and decorative trims in our home, but I was up for the task and I think somewhere in his cute, narrow mind, he knew it. 

I set out to the fabric store and brought back a few swatches for him to choose from. He liked this fabric for the window treatments and my friend Cindy helped me sew them in her work room.  I knew I'd win him over with the extra thick black out lining on these shades.  This boy likes his sleep. 

We picked out a steel blue paint color and I started bookmarking other ideas for beds, rugs, and artwork. 

I snagged this old telescope at a flea market in Long Beach for $30.  I found a big, framed map junkin' in Phoenix and texted Brody in the middle of class to see if he liked it as much as I did.  He gave me the thumbs up so I bought it for $50.  In an attempt to find a unique storage solution, we bought these lockers for $90 from the old GM proving ground offices. 

Last week {Blake} came over to help me make this pallet bed for Brody's room.

Brody has a full sized bed and we used three, 75 inch 1.5 x 3.5's boards and twenty, 54 inch .5 x 2.5" boards.
 
Blake laid them out on the driveway, cut them to length, and screwed the top boards into place.

When the top was secure, he turned it over and did the same thing on the bottom. 

We used two boards at both ends to allow reinforcements for the heavy casters. 

The casters came from {Material Flow}.  The price of steel has gone up a little since I bought them, but I still think they're worth the money. 

My friend Melanie ran across someone in blog land who created a weathered, barn wood look on raw wood with apple cider vinegar and steel wool, so we decided to give it a try.  We rubbed on two coats and waited for it to dry. 

The instructions said to wait a few hours and the finish would show up.  So we waited all day with no results.  I got side tract for the next three days so I left it out on my driveway until I could decide how to finish it. On my way to church Sunday morning, I noticed the wood had a darker and more weathered look.  Awesome!  I have no idea if the sun had anything to do with it or if it just had to dry really well, but I don't care, it looked good!

Here's a before and after on a scrap of wood to give you an idea of the contrast. 

I gave it one more coat of "stain" and let it dry for another day.  It turned out perfect.

Brody and I dismantled his old his bed and did a thorough dusting and vacuum.  He gained a two pairs of jeans, some church socks and a toothbrush. I reclaimed 4 cereal bowls.

I found sheets at Target and Jilly helped me sew the duvet for his new bed.  I found the fabric at SAS in Tempe for $4 a yard and the trim tape for 25 cents.  Oh how I LOVE that place. 

Remember this small chest we refinished for the {Nate Berkus Show}?  It sits proudly in the corner as a night stand/anything a teenager could shove into the drawers and still close.  I hung these two pictures we bought on a family trip to NYC for his 12th birthday.

Brody and I both love this black cow hide, so we put it on the existing dark wood floor to add texture and softness.  

We still have a few finishing touches, like figuring out how to accessorize this built in bookcase,

and clean this closet.

but we're getting there!  I did the math and so far we've spent under $350.00

On my way out of his room I couldn't resist this note the Nino taped on Brody's door after he helped him with after school homework.  I'm in love with these two crazy, adorable boys!

Material Handling and Wooden Pallet Statistics| Wooden Pallets ...

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin in Latest News

The material handling industry is enormous and only continues to grow. Creating revenue of over $156 billion dollars every year, the influence of the material handling industry on every other industry is hard to overstate. The bulk of the spending is in third party logistics, material handling containers, and pallets comprising $25 billion on their own.

Undoubtedly the cornerstone of the material handling industry is the pallet, and specifically the wooden pallet. Because of the wide usage of wooden pallets, great lengths have been taken to make sure that they are being created, recycled and disposed of in the most efficient way possible. The material handling industry repairs or recycles 170 million wood pallets every year, and that number is expected to increase. Ideally, wooden pallets should follow “The 4 R’s Criteria:” come from a Renewable source, be Reusable, Repairable and Recyclable.

After a pallet is recycled, the wood fiber that they are composed of can be used for products like fuel pellets, insulation, pressed logs, mulches, and building materials. The variety of applications for unusable wooden pallets makes it essential that they are being properly recycled instead of being disposed of in a landfill. Thankfully, wooden pallets are on the most recycled products in the United States. 73% of all pallets end up being recycled into other products. Comparatively, 66.5% of aluminum cans are being recycled, 50% of paper is recycled, and only 20% of plastic is being recycled. If wooden pallets do end up in landfills, they won’t have a negative impact on the environment because they are biodegradable.

Wooden pallets can also be used outside industrial applications if you’re creative. Check out our article on Top Uses for Old Pallets for some good ideas on how to find new uses for your damaged wooden pallets.

Some other facts about wooden pallets

• Because of their durable, functional, safe, and inexpensive nature, wooden pallets make up 93% of all pallets in the material handling industry.
• Wooden pallets are easily modified to handle specific material handling needs.
• Wood is an incredible insulator! It is 15 times more effective than concrete, 400 times more effective than steel and 1,770 times more effective than aluminum.
• Cleaning and maintaining wood pallets is very easy and cheap.
• 54% of wood pallets are stored, burned or disposed after their first shipment
• 7.6 billion board feet of lumber were used in pallet production in 2006 alone
• 4.2 million tons of waste were deposited in US landfills in 1995. This is 1.4% of the total US waste, and 19.6% of total wood waste.

Pallets are quite literally the foundation of the material handling industry, so it is paramount that we are using them responsibly, and always improving techniques that allow for better recycling and repair. Premier Handling Solution has a great selection of wooden pallets and other types of pallets as well, so be sure to check them out before you are on your way.

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Beyond The Picket Fence: Pallet Island

Ooo--doesn't pallet island sound like a wonderful place to visit?  A beach filled with pallet lounge chairs where umbrella drinks rest on pallet tables.  I am afraid this is not that kind of island.  But it is a kitchen island made from a pallet.

This was a smaller pallet, with little spaces in between the wood.  I added some small trim pieces and croquet mallet handles to fill the spaces. 

The legs were made from 2x6's, I added locking casters and the bottom shelf from pallet pieces.
A croquet mallet handle for a towel bar,

 a bottle opener and hook on the front and a pallet wine and book holder and this pallet island is ready to roll.

Crazy Affordable: DIY Shipping Pallet Couch | 2Modern Blog

 Another pallet project! We can’t help ourselves. We think modern is reusing materials you already have to make new, awesome things, and shipping pallets are something this earth has in abundance. And, if you play your cards right (i.e. drive around until you find some) they are usually free to you! Using some foam, fabric and paint, some folks transformed six shipping pallets into a pretty luxurious corner couch. And, we love that the pallets become storage for board games and books! You’ll definitely need some sewing and painting skills for this project, and we regret the link we have is more inspiration than instruction. Still cool, though!

What do you think of this latest shipping pallet project we’ve found? Cool? Or you’re still not into shipping pallets?

Some more 2Modern pallet projects:
Studiomama’s Pallet Chair Design
Outdoor Modern Pallet Lounge Chairs

Images: 4ºd

CRAPTASTIC: Pallet Planter Revealed!!

I cannot express to you how flipping excited I have been about this project!  I finished it this Tuesday and it's been killing me not to show you! Seriously, I may have given myself an ulcer!

When Jane first asked me to do a piece on sprucing up a fleamarket find, I immediately thought of junk.  Not that you can't find some amazing finds at flea markets, but I thought of all the "junk" pieces people find and turn into cool pieces of art.

So here is my interpretation of fleamarket finds for the Spring Into Spring party!

I got a pair of pallets from my Mom when she had some work done on her house.  As usual, they sat in my garage for a few months before I finally decided what to make with them.

This little flower bed on the front of our house has been an eyesore to me:

It's not really terrible, but the flowers in the back didn't get as tall and wide as we had hoped, so we had to stare at this HUGE, blank, cement wall.  Blech!

So I decided to use this pallet to spruce the area up!

This is the pallet I used to make my planter.  This is the view from the back.  Keep in mind all pallets are a little different, so you might have to make adjustments if you make your own.

I attacked the pallet kinda spur of the moment, so I didn't get any action shots.  Instead I've used my fancy paint thing to show you what to do.

Before you begin, PUT ON GLOVES! I'm finding new blue splinters every day!

When placed horizontally the pallet is too tall for my space.  So I cut off part of the top to shorten it.  I used my jigsaw and cut where the arrows are.

The piece I cut off looked like this.  There was a single, larger board on the back and two smaller boards on the front.  Again, I used my jigsaw and cut where you see the red lines.  This reduced the large back piece into three small boards.  I then used a hammer and knocked the remaining pieces of wood off the two front boards. 

When finished I had the two front pieces, and three smaller back pieces.

I just used a hammer and some nails to attach the three smaller pieces under the top board on the back as seen in the picture above.  This makes the three upper areas like boxes so I can actually plant something.

I then took one of the front pieces and nailed it to the bottom of the pallet.  Again, this creates three lower boxes so I can plant.

I used a custom mix of paint and did a sort of dry brush.  I didn't sand or seal the paint because I want it to naturally chip off.

Now you're ready to put in plastic.

I cut up a large trash bag and put a piece in each compartment.  I then added a little bit of potting soil and trimmed the front of the garbage bag to be flush with the front edge.  I folded the back of the garbage bag over itself so it would be flush with the soil.

Now you plant your beauties!

The green plants are sweet potato vines.  I've been dying to plant some of these!  They cost $4 for a container of two. I love how the green looks with the blue!

I have no idea what the other flowers are, but they're a trailing annual.  I bought two six packs for $2 a pack.  Eventually they'll be spilling over the sides!

I am so stinking in love with this thing!  It really brightens up this flower bed and breaks up the wall!

I love the blue 'cause it matches our blue porch chair!

So far the trailing annuals are doing great - some of them have even bloomed already!  The potato vines are having a harder time adjusting - so I'll keep you updated on how they all hold up!

Hopefully in a few weeks all the plants will be cascading down the pallet!

I hope you've had a chance to check out all the spring inspired projects this week!

Now it's your turn to show off all your awesome spring junk!  I can't wait to see what you've been working on!

Cheers!