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The Bunnings Workshop community has many clever and creative members regularly sharing amazing pallet projects.
Recycling pallets is great for the environment and provides an inexpensive source of materials for many keen woodworkers. Better still, it is not difficult to repurpose pallet wood into fantastic items like garden planter boxes and outdoor furniture.
Be inspired by these pallet wood projects shared by our resourceful members.
Here’s our top 10 most popular pallet projects on Workshop by pageviews:
1. D.I.Y. table made from pallets by @Peggers
Rob loves “indulging his inner tradie at weekends” but reckons he started this popular table without much of a plan. He used four pallets, two of which he took completely apart, then inserted the strips of wood into the gaps on the other pallets to make a solid tabletop. You can make your own by following Rob's step-by-step instructions in this guide: How to build a pallet timber table.
2. Planter box from pallets by @lcantem
Workshop member Lester kicked off this popular planter box project by confessing he had with “no idea how to start”. But after a little help from the community and a robust design sketch, he soon had a wonderful planter box lined with recycled laserlite sheets that has inspired many other members. The project also sparked some great discussion.
3. Monster outdoor table with burn effect by @LePallet
Passionate pallet advocate Rylie's favourite project to date, this huge outdoor table measures 1.6 by 2.1 metres and was almost entirely made from pallet wood. After sanding, Rylie decided to use a small gas blowtorch to produce a striking burn effect instead of staining.
4. Pallet bench seat with storage and planter boxes by @LePallet
This ingenious creation not only looks great, but is extremely practical. It contains handy storage underneath the bench seat as well as two planter boxes for your favourite plants.
5. Pallet planter boxes by @LePallet
These fantastic-looking planter boxes are joined together and were finished with a home-made stain.
6. Pallet book and wine shelf by @KGriff1
Workshop member KGriff1 had a problem that doesn’t happen in our house – a wine surplus. Looking for a quick and cheap way to store them, she recycled a pallet into a fantastic shelf to store wine, books and some potted succulents. All that was needed was some extra MDF and some sanding work.
7. Pallet bar by @Yorky88
Pallet project aficionado Marty described this project as “a fun build and reasonably simple”. His tip for creating a pallet bar is just to ensure the overhanging ledge is well supported as mates will love leaning on it when nursing a well-earned drink. Marty has since shared other fantastic designs with the community as well as pallet coffee tables.
8. D.I.Y. pallet wood shelf by @Tara86
The always creative and resourceful Tara used recycled pallet timber for this lovely rustic floating shelf in the smallest room in the house.
9. Rustic pallet couch by @Yorky88
This pallet couch or day bed was created by Marty with the help of school students. The base frame was built using 2x4 H3 treated pine and then it was clad using recycled pallet wood.
10. Pallet planter by @Carol_Prime
We love the simplicity of this great-looking pallet planter that could be used to dress up a fence or in an outdoor entertaining area like Carol has done.
Step-by-step instructions for your pallet projects
Our Bunnings Workshop How-to section includes several pallet projects with full step-by-step instructions, photos to guide you, and a full list of tools and materials required. The guides include:
More pallet project ideas
Don’t miss our long-running D.I.Y. pallet discussion, which includes a wonderful pallet bar from @Jackson and a pallet wood compost bin by @Adam_W. There’s also plenty of handy hints and tips for obtaining pallets and working with them.
For more great ideas for using pallets in the garden, @Jamespeter100 has shared lots of wonderful ideas in this fantastic post, and there's plenty of other fantastic creations where they came from.
And for something different, check out how to transfer photos onto pallet wood picture frames.
Don't forget to share your pallet projects with the Bunnings Workshop community, and feel free to ask if you ever need a hand with your creation. We look forward to seeing your handiwork soon.
Last updated: October 2020
