How to make a coffee table from pallets with your own hands?

Exclusive coffee and coffee table of pallets perfectly fit into the interior in a loft style. It can also be used in eco-style, or in the design of housing in the style of country. Make it so easy, it does not take much time and does not require large expenditures.

You can make a coffee table with your own hands very quickly, it will save money and provide an opportunity to express your creative imagination. In addition, you can be sure that there is nothing like this in other apartments. Such a table can be placed near the sofa and used as a coffee table, you can store magazines, books, television consoles in it, you can use it as a coffee table or even for light snacks while watching TV.

To make a table out of pallets, you will need:

pallet (can be found at a construction site or warehouse);
legs (can be bought in an online store or hardware store);
timber (sold in hardware stores);
brushes;
varnish;
tools: drill, hammer, saw.

Manufacturing

Pallets are different. In some, the slats are almost full, in others they are a considerable distance from each other. To make a coffee table with your own hands, first determine the size. Cut off the excess part with the help of a saw, and use strips from it if you want them to fit close to each other in your table. Secure them in the open part of your new table.

Attention! When working with a hammer, be careful not to break the slats. As a rule, wood pallets are dry and can crack easily.

The bottom of your pallet table needs to be strengthened. This is done with the help of additional slats, and even better - wooden bars. They are nailed on both sides of the pallet, so that there is a place for attaching the legs.

The next step is to attach the legs. To do this, first fix the corners for the legs (using a drill), then fix the legs themselves into the holes in the corners.

It remains only to apply varnish to make a coffee table with his own hands. You should first sand the entire surface of the table, and then apply a varnish with a brush. Allow it to dry. If desired, the varnish can be applied in two layers.