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Garden Furniture – more upcycling ideas

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30/11/2013
2 person pallet chair
Pepsi Max crate chair
Hammock
Pallet furniture and other garden recycling projects seem to have been especially popular this last year
Pallet coffee table
Pallet adirondack chairs
Chair covered in bark- comfy?
Light box from pallets
Trunk swing seat
Pallet sofa
Bench made from 2m pallets

A few more wonderful garden furniture projects from 1001 pallets and other places.

What are you upcycling in your garden?

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‘Palletable’ Furnishing in the Garden

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30/10/2013

My latest crop of ideas for creating useful and beautiful objects for the garden and outside (mostly from 1001 Pallets). Today a focus on chairs, benches, tables and associated ‘what nots’…

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More Pallet Projects

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26/08/2013

Here are a few more pallet projects for the garden/outside. Once again I’m amazed at the ingenuity and skill of the people who make these wonderful objects.

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All images from 1001 pallets

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Recycling in the Garden: widening the net

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29/07/2013

My previous articles on using pallets and other recycled materials (mainly wood) in the garden have proved to be very popular. I couldn’t resist throwing the net a bit wider and so have put together a mix of different, ingenious ideas using a range of recycled materials.

Tell me what you think! And please let me have pictures of your own recycling projects for future features!

forks, spoons and what not- tasteful garden art
A novel take on the recycled plastic bottle greenhouse
Wine boxes become ‘bird cathedrals’ from recyclart.com
A stylish herb shelf from painted pallets- could be good as a plant ‘theatre’ for displying prize specimens
When is a spade not a spade? – when it’s a plant stand..
And more plastic bottles put to good use as planters
I love the vibrancy of this outdoor table made from pallets!
Pallets make a handy moveable seating and table set
Spoons to windchime

Other articles you might be interested in:

PicPost: Pallet to Strawberry planter

PicPost: Pallet Summer House

PicPost: Pallet Artwork

Pallet sizes

Even more Pallet Power

Pallet Projects – more creative ideas

Polished Primary Pallet Planters

Pallets Plus –  more examples of recycled wood in the garden

Pallet Power- the sequel

Pallet Power

Raised beds on the cheap

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Pallet Power

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05/04/2013

palletWhen you see this what do you think – firewood?

Having recently converted some wooden pallets into a boardwalk to divide my veggie patch, and yesterday acquiring some more from a builder who didn’t want them, it got me thinking about different ideas for recycling these ‘unwanted’ items. Here are a few images of projects I’ve trawled from the internet and a few links to sites with ideas on how to convert your pallets into useful objects around the garden (and further afield)- furniture, planters, walkways, fencing,buildings  – the ideas seem limitless and the process fun. A sort of ‘grown up Lego’!

Do you have some ideas of your own not shown here? I’d love to hear from you and see your photos!

New boardwalk made of old wooden pallets

Useful links:

Raised beds on the cheap

20 creative ways to upcycle pallets in your garden

Create your own pallet garden

Vertical pallet garden

Pallet Garden competition- great for schools and kids

Pallet gardens for students

More images of pallet projects- Pinterest

Quick guide to making a pallet garden

Creative ways to use pallets in your garden – some novel ones here!

Building a vertical pallet garden- video

How to make pallet garden loungers

Are reclaimed pallets safe to use for raised beds?

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