The loft style has become very popular recently. It makes it easy to create an unusual and interesting interior in almost any room. One of its main advantages is the ability to use almost any materials that you have on hand, even pallets. It would seem that such products are not suitable for creating furniture, but they have already proven their practicality and reliability in interior design. Right now you can see this for yourself thanks to the loft-style pallet bed ideas outlined in this article.
Headboard for bed
If you don't want to make a bed out of pallets, consider making a headboard out of them. Wooden pallets are made from various species, so you can easily choose the material to suit your taste. The products can be painted and varnished in any way you like to perfectly fit into the style you need, including loft.
Headboard for bed
Where can I get pallets?
Wooden pallets, although they are quite durable structures, are still considered by many manufacturers and transport companies as packaging material.
Pallets weakened by load cannot be reused for transporting heavy loads, so after use they are simply disposed of
You can obtain used packaging material using one of the following methods:
- Buy used pallets. You can easily find advertisements of this kind on thematic portals. The price of products ranges from 30-150 rubles per piece.
- Contact manufacturers or transport companies directly. Most of them are ready to give away used packaging for free, just so as not to throw it away themselves.
Under-bed storage
Buying a huge wardrobe for a loft-style room is not a good idea. Another thing is drawers constructed from pallets and installed under the bed. This will not only allow you to match the chosen design, but also significantly free up space in a small bedroom. In such niches you can store bed linen and other things that do not need to be taken out too often.
Under-bed storage
Manufacturing process
First you need to decide on the design of the future sofa. This could be a simple product like a bed or something more complex like a soft corner. Next you need to purchase these same pallets. They are ordered from furniture factories, where pallets are specially manufactured.
You can also get these structures by agreeing with the management of a grocery store where they have become unnecessary. As a last resort, you can make them yourself from boards.
Did you know? In the Ottoman Empire, the sofa was intended only for the Grand Vizier - the right hand of the Sultan.
Preparation of material
Pallets must be inspected for protruding nails or wood chips, and all protruding elements must be carefully removed. You also need to choose structures that do not have damage that could deteriorate their properties during use. Pallets that have been previously used should be cleaned with a dry brush and rinsed with water from a hose. After the tray is cleaned and dried, it needs to be sanded. This is done using a grinding machine, a drill with a special attachment, or manually with sandpaper.
If future furniture is planned to be used outdoors (on a veranda, in a gazebo, etc.), the surface of the pallets should be coated with a primer intended for outdoor use - this will protect the product from moisture.
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Assembly
To make a standard sofa, six pallets are useful, but it is better to purchase eight - since during the work you may need to disassemble one of them to make transitional structures.
The approximate scheme for making a sofa is as follows:
- Pallets are cleaned and sanded.
- Two pallets are laid face down and fastened together with boards, and two more structures are connected in the same way.
- Another pallet is carefully sawn into two identical parts - the back of the future sofa will be made from it. Did you know? The pallet in its current form was first tested in the USA in the 20s of the last century. The American industrialists of that time quickly realized that without this device it would be impossible to move their cargo with sufficient speed.
- All cracks, irregularities and other defects are covered with a primer.
- As the primer dries, the structures are covered with a layer of varnish and paint of the required color.
- You can attach “legs” to the future sofa - these can be either wheels or blocks of wood.
- Next, pairs of connected pallets are fastened together, usually with powerful self-tapping screws.
- You need to screw the backrest to the future sofa using the same self-tapping screws.
- With enough imagination, you can attach armrests, shelves, cabinets and other accessories to a new piece of furniture.
Important! After making the base, you can attach cladding parts in the form of mattresses, bolsters, and pillows to it. Such elements are prepared in advance or purchased separately. You can attach these things in place using an industrial stapler and hardware products
You can attach these things in place using an industrial stapler and hardware products.
Video: the process of making a sofa from pallets
Finish coating
Before the final covering of the sofa, you need to determine which color will harmonize with the new or existing furniture. The same applies to soft elements - pillows, mattresses. It is worth making sure in advance that the colors of the furniture elements are in harmony with each other.
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If the structures are covered only with varnish, then the pillows should repeat the harsh style of the base, and are made of burlap. Pallets can be painted in any color, while upholstering mattresses and pillows in matching colors.
Dark colors are more suitable for country house design or an estate garden, since pallets and pillows of a similar shade painted in this color are non-staining and look good against the backdrop of natural landscapes in gazebos. White designs look good in hallways with pillows of any color, and also look very interesting with a variety of bright prints. Muted tones are perfect for the interiors of private houses and country houses. Firstly, with such colors you don’t need to wash the pillows too often, and secondly, dark textiles fit perfectly into the atmosphere of a twilight country house.
hanging bed
The idea of such a bed is that the tray is suspended from the ceiling and securely fixed at four corners to prevent accidental overturns. This pallet goes well with other loft-style furniture and can significantly reduce the area occupied by the bed. This design will not fit into a small room, but it will fit perfectly into a large room with high ceilings.
hanging bed
It’s worth trying your hand at creating furniture from pallets if you:
- you are looking for affordable options for furnishing your apartment and cannot yet afford a frame for 10 thousand or more;
- you are furnishing a rented living space and don’t see the point in buying furniture there. After all, it’s not so easy to take the bed with you later - it is large and difficult to transport;
- you are the owner of an apartment and want to prepare it for renting without large investments - today the popularity of homemade apartments that are not similar to others is growing. Many people will want to rent a clean and bright space, even with furniture made from pallets;
- just love authenticity, interiors close to the boho and scandi-boho style.
- you are looking for ideas for budget-friendly arrangement of a country house - for example, you are going to the countryside for only one season. Then you don’t want to transport furniture from a city apartment, but it’s important to spend the summer months in comfort.
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As you can see, there are more than one or two reasons to put such furniture in the bedroom. And the growing demand has already influenced the emergence of several companies that make models from pallets to order.
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floating bed
The floating effect is quite easy to create. To do this, you just need to place the pallet on a large support, which will be smaller in area. If you turn on the lighting from below, you will get the feeling that the bed is actually levitating above the floor. However, you need to act carefully with light so that the room does not turn from a loft style into futurism.
floating bed
Addition to a cot for little ones
A simple tray on wheels fits perfectly under the crib. It can become an additional playground. The main thing is that the playing surface is slightly raised above the floor level, so that it is more convenient for a child who has only recently begun to sit down to play. Plus, it wouldn’t be a pity to have such a playground if they started painting it or hitting it with toys.
If you just look at an ordinary wooden pallet, you will hardly think that you can sleep on it. And it turns out that there are a lot of practical and extraordinary solutions. It is enough to show a little imagination, and searching for materials and assembling such furniture will not require much time and effort.
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Bed on the podium
Using pallets you can construct a kind of podium for the bed. If you add lighting and decorations in accordance with the loft style, you will get a very original composition. The main thing about such a bed is that it is literally a mattress on a pallet without any unnecessary tricks.
Bed on the podium
Armchair
Having finished with the sofa, it doesn’t hurt to make an armchair for it. We cut the pallet lengthwise into 4 equal parts to create a back, a seat and two armrests.
Select the backrest from the received parts. For the backrest to be comfortable, we need it to be attached to the base at an angle of at least 60 degrees.
Secure the resulting base and back between two armrests. To connect the parts more firmly, we first glue them together and then tighten them using screws or self-tapping screws.
The finished product can be coated with decorative impregnation or painted in a suitable color.
Bed for a child
From pallets and additional wooden beams you can construct a massive bed for a child. It will be large enough to store all the toys and other things underneath. It can also be equipped with additional lighting, which the child will be delighted with. The only question is whether he will like a children's room in the loft style, which is not distinguished by particularly bright colors and varied decorations.
Bed for a child
What is important to remember when making
Today, many owners of their own home or any other premises want to make their territory cozy and stylish. To make such a desire come true, you can use the services of famous designers, you can do everything you need yourself. True, in order to complete this task on your own, you will have to work hard and first study more than one master class and read the advice of famous masters. But in any case, the effort and time spent are worth it, because the result will truly amaze with its originality and beauty.
Interior set of pallets
Based on everything that was said above, it becomes clear that, if desired, anyone can make their home even more comfortable and practical, and for this it is not at all necessary to have great financial resources or detailed knowledge. A little perseverance and patience are enough.
Well, you definitely need to think about the external design of such products, because they should fit harmoniously into any interior
Tools and materials for work
It is more convenient to use a power tool, for example, a jigsaw is used for cutting, and a drill is used to make holes.
Old screws are unscrewed, new screws are tightened with a screwdriver with Phillips or hex heads. For grinding, prepare a grinder or drill and grinding discs. Tool kit:
- hammer with a rubber head, chisel, plane, nail puller;
- drills of different diameters for metal and wood;
- marking tool (tape measure, level, carpenter's corner);
- rollers, trays, brushes for processing.
They buy impregnations, primer, glue. For final finishing, paint and varnish materials are needed. For fixation, wood screws, galvanized steel plates, and corners are used.
Step-by-step instructions on how to make from Euro pallets
The process of making a bed from pallets with your own hands will look like this:
Take pallets prepared in advance and process them with a grinder or sandpaper . There should be no nicks, chips or any other defects on their surface.- Next, the building materials are wiped with a damp cloth to remove all dust from their surface after grouting.
- Now the wood needs to be treated with wood primer .
- After the pallets have dried, you can begin to decorate them. At this stage, everyone chooses their own option. Pallets can be painted with stain and varnished , or they can be painted with paint of any color.
Keep in mind that in this way you will not only improve the aesthetic qualities of the sleeping place, but also extend its service life. Since treating wood with paints and varnishes will make it more resistant to high moisture and other negative factors. The paint can be applied either with a roller or with a brush. If the wood absorbs paint well and makes the product faded, you can reapply several more layers. - Next, we assemble a sleeping bed from the painted and dried pallets, laying the pallets next to each other and fastening them with self-tapping screws or any other fasteners. To make the bed taller, pallets can be stacked in several rows in height.
Attention : any paint and varnish materials must be intended for working on a wooden surface.
We looked at the most primitive version of a bed made from pallets.
Master class on making a bed with niches
If you have a desire and want to make your bedroom more practical and spacious, you can build a bed with niches:
- We cut out the unnecessary boards in the pallets in such a way that when we stack them on top of each other, there will be space for the boxes.
- The principle of making a bed with niches is practically no different from a simple design. The wood is also sanded with sandpaper, painted or varnished , and the pallets are folded into a bed.
- Only first we build niches from pallets for storing personal belongings , and on top we make a place for a mattress.
Tip: for a bed made of pallets, it is better to use a mattress with an orthopedic effect. Then your sleep will be more sound, healthy and calm.
