Pallet crafts

Short description: Crafts and projects which use discarded wooden shipping pallets

Pallets reused as benches

Pallet crafts are crafts and projects which use discarded wooden shipping pallets.

Wooden pallets are often used for shipping products, but when these get old, they are often thrown away. However, there are many ways to recycle old pallets.

* A bench
* A picnic set
* A chair and table set
* A lounge chair
* A raised garden bed[1]

One can also find plans online for other craft projects using pallets, such as plans for:

* Compost bins[2]
* Birdhouses[3]

A wall shelf made from a wooden pallet (left) and a bookshelf made from wooden pallets (right)

Also, one can read about how people have made various things out of pallets, such as:

* Guitars, including American guitar maker, Taylor Guitars[4]
* Beds, sofas,[5] swings and garden furniture[6]
* From headboards to console tables[7]

## Contents

* 1 Gallery
* 1.1 Insect hotels
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Gallery

### Insect hotels

Insect hotels made from wooden pallets

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Planters made from wooden pallets

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Seating and tables using wooden pallets

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## See also

* Bottle cutting
* Bottle recycling
* Green building and wood
* Reclaimed lumber
* Reusable packaging
* Reuse of bottles
* Timber recycling
* Upcycling
* Waste minimisation

## References

1. ↑ Making raised garden beds out of pallet wood
2. ↑ Composting bins
3. ↑ Birdhouse
4. ↑ "Guitars | Taylor Guitars". http://www.taylorguitars.com/Guitars/Archive/Older/pallet.html.
5. ↑ "Cheap'N'Chic Pallet Sofa". ScrapHacker. Scraphacker.com. 13 July 2012. http://scraphacker.com/diy-sofa/.
6. ↑ "5 Creative Uses For Old Pallets". Toolbox.co.uk. http://news.toolbox.co.uk/articles/5-things-you-can-do-with-old-pallets.
7. ↑ "17 Incredibly Creative Ways to Reuse Shipping Pallets". CountryLiving. 2 April 2015. http://www.countryliving.com/diy-crafts/g2299/wood-pallet-crafts/.

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