My Mother-in-Law LOVES to Garden. A couple years ago I went shopping with her. She saw a potting table and said how much she loved it. Of course I thought to myself, I could totally make one of those for her. That was her Mother's day Gift that year. The best part is I built it out of old pallets and wood we had around our place, so it didn't cost us anything to build!
We had some old pallets, and in our barn we had some old 2x4's that were worn to match the pallets. But you could use the 2x4's inside your pallet if you want.
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We started by pulling the boards off of the pallets. I used a pry bar and a hammer to pound them off. This takes A LOT of time, and you generally break some in the process. I have since came up with a much easier way to dismantle pallets, but you can still do it this way, if you don't have a lot of power tools. I now use a Sawzall. You can get blades that cut metal. Then just cut the nails between the boards.
This is what our side frames looked like. You will want to use screws for putting the sides together.
When we were building the frame with the old 2x4's one of them cracked. But that is what happens when you are dealing with old worn out wood. As you can see we just counter sunk some holes, and put some screws down in to hold it together. Pre-drill your holes before screws to keep your wood from cracking.
I used a brad nailer to attach the pallet boards on the bottom. You could also screw them on if you only have a drill, or if you prefer.
We built a little shelf across the back, and put pallet boards down the front and the sides to hide the framework.
I used the brad nailer to put on the rest of the pallet boards as well.
Later on she painted it red! I love it this color! And she decorates it different for every season and holiday!
For painting it she just used spray paint. I recommend Rustoleum 2X's coverage! It is the best spray paint there is!
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