The week just went right into the weekend, which flowed right back in to the work week, then the work week pushed over into the weekend again. So here I am sunday morning wondering where the past 2 weeks went??!!?!?
OHHHH YEAAA I got a summer flu!! I never knew you could get the flu in summer but I guess that is a wonderful benefit of being a preschool teacher! Yea for building up those immunities! Then after getting over my sickness I got all my knew kiddos for the school year! So we have all been busy bees at work getting the kids acquainted with their new class.
My weekends have been so busy making pillows and running errands. I am hoping to have my
Etsy Shop up and running soon.
And you all will be the first to know!
I did have time the past week to make something fun! I am not too sure where I first saw the idea of using 2 pallets as a coffee table but I know its all over DYI home blogs. My husband was actually the big pusher to do this project, he went out and got us the pallets and was adamant on starting working on it asap! It wasn't until we started getting into he project that he disappeared and I finished it with my dad-typical.
So let get to it! You will need:
-2 pallets
-4 wood blocks
-4 wheels
-32 screws
-paint or stain
So all of the items you really need depends on what time of pallets you have. I did not know this until we stared the project but you can actually buy brand new pallets for around 15 bucks and there are a couple different types, so the construction depends on what type you have. We got our pallets from Home Depot.
First start off with cleaning and sanding the pallets down. Make sure to sand down all the edges and corners. Our pallets had a 2x4 that was on the bottom for extra support. I cut those off because I wanted to be able to have a shelf for magazines and books. Here is proof I worked on the pallets...
I set the pallets on top of each other and realized they needed to be a bit farther apart. My dad, who is a painting contractor, has a shop that has some good finds if you just walk around. I was able to find a 4x6 and cut it down to 4 4x5 blocks.
My dad had some left over gray paint that we watered down and applied only to the top wood slats. I wanted to keep the unfinished look on the pallet but class it up a little. While the paint dried I sanded down the wood blocks that we put between the 2 pallets.
Next you just do some simple stacking!! pallet on bottom, 1 block in each corner, and 1 pallet on top. Do not worry about everything being exactly lined up and perfect looking, thats not the point of having a up-cycled coffee table. Its suppose to be a little crooked and a tad unfinished looking. Like in the photo above, my corners are not all straight and perfect but it still looks good {well I think so!} As you can seen our screw holes aren't too pretty and the over hang isn't even on all sides but that what gives it character.
And really, just like that the majority of the project was done! Then came Monday and we got a little distracted.. then came Tuesday and my husband went down to Home Depot and got us some wheels! I was not going for an industrial look, but if you are, go with big wheels. Ones with locks are better than the ones without.
And here we are with a new coffee table! Not sure how long we will keep this one.. but we already have some great ideas for our old one! I want to cut it in half and make an outdoor bench for it! I hope we actually do it one day!
****All the pillows on my sofa I made and will be available on my
Etsy shop!****
