Pallet crafts

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.

Issue 14 of ReadyMade Magazine issued out a MacGyver challenge to find some way to reuse shipping pallets. In the following two issues of the magazine, plans and pictures for winning submissions were shown. Winning submissions included:[citation needed]

* 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]

## Gallery

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### Insect hotels

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ Making raised garden beds out of pallet wood
2. ^ Composting bins
3. ^ Birdhouse
4. ^ "Guitars | Taylor Guitars". www.taylorguitars.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
5. ^ "Cheap'N'Chic Pallet Sofa". Scraphacker.com. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
6. ^ "5 Creative Uses For Old Pallets". Toolbox.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
7. ^ "17 Incredibly Creative Ways to Reuse Shipping Pallets". CountryLiving. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

## External links

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