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Pallet Coffee Table. Pallet succulent side table. Pallet Table. Funky Junk Interiors: new TV stand made from a pallet. I’ve always wanted to make a coffee table out of an old wood palette. However when our big screen TV died and I brought in our little flat screen from the travel trailer, I knew we needed a new stand for it. I had this wood palette sitting in my garage I found only a few short weeks ago just begging for the right treatment. And it was the perfect size for what was needed. So thanks to So You Think – Junk Edition, the build began!

~ The Build ~ First, I had to create a place for the components to sit on. I used all old palette wood I had sitting around and filled in the gaps, enclosing the ‘box’. The wood was pretty rough, so sanding it like crazy with a palm sander was a must! Do you like my workshop? And then absolute panic set in. Dear real woodworkers: this is the time to stop reading. And then when I found two chunks of wood nailed together (top left pic), the light bulb came on! Like so. And then I funked up the side and back supports with three different treatments on the legs. CRATE AND PALLET BEFORE AND AFTER! Waiting For Two: The "new" coffee table. We have been without a coffee table in our living room since we moved into our house... It was too hard, did we want storage? How much? Everything I liked was too expensive, or was discontinued by the time I was ready to buy it, and I could go on and on... So, in the interest of saving money, I decided to make my own.

I do not work on Mondays, so it's the perfect time to work on stuff (plus, Josh is at work, and is not there to be alarmed by all the goings on) It will do for now. Recycled Wooden Pallet Furniture | Reclaimed Wreckage. I know what your thinking….. SERIOUSLY?????? Why didn’t I think of that? I’ve actually always wanted a hammock in my future outdoor living room that had a real twin bed on it. I would basically live out there if I did. I make my own wine so this one really hit home. And I would LOVE this for a studio: This for my bedroom… and this for my patio: I swear some people are really amazing. My future studio: