FIVE fab pallet sheds, huts, forts, studios n' follies....

 LOVE this one- a mix of recycled stock lumber and pallet wood, and the multi-pane door just makes it! From Greendiary.com

photo from OrangeFarmHouse.nl

      NOT a tiny house, well, I suppose it kinda is, but I've been on a pallet kick lately and also liked this photo...I do run another blog called www.fortaday.com afterall.....pallet reconstruction, or repurposing, is also something we'll mess around with a little at our Wilmington, NC Three Day Tiny House Building Workshop....April 26th-28th- can't wait!
       Anyway, this is a GREAT example where a little creativity, thrift, and elbow grease (and not even much of it!) will beat out most store bought clubhouses and forts every time. What's best about this is that its made from FREE, recycled materials that were bound for the dump otherwise! You could ALSO EASILY cover this in planks, tin, corrugated poly roofing, or plywood, and make it a neat little shed for your yard as well.

And here are a FEW MORE.....some great ideas, and greater execution!

www.readersheds.co.uk

The bold trim really makes this simple structure stand out- from cabbagedon.com

A lil' sloppy and lopsided....or "slopsided", but fun! From growsouth.wordpress.com

If you like recycled material projects and want to read on a few other concepts using pallets and other assorted free items to build micro structures, do check out my "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" book....

                                                                    


-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

SEVEN funky and nearly FREE pallet coffee tables for your home- DIY Furniture

What I LOVE about furniture pieces like these is that they have a story behind them. I really enjoy being able to tell guests the tale and origin behind a diy project, art piece, or furniture item of mine when I get a compliment on it. Instead of "I bought it at Ikea", the lineage becomes a lot more interesting, and often makes for good conversation.

makezine.com

     Since I feel that saving money goes hand in hand with the tiny house movement, I thought that some of you might be interested in these SEVEN, funky n' free (and creative) coffee tables- all made out of free forklift pallets. I hope these give you some new ideas, or at least make you look at pallets (which are free just about everywhere) in a different light. I felt that these were some colorful and fun examples as well- enjoy....

from houzz.com

 

scraphacker.com

www.stelabird.com

www.imgur.com

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A Super-Cool Recycled/Salvaged Forklift Pallet Coat Rack

We've done it in past workshops, so I'd LOVE to mess with some recycled forklift pallet construction at our Wilmington, NC Tiny House Building Workshop- April 26th-28th (2013). If you haven't seen our list of guest builders and speakers for this three day workshop, its pretty insane! I can't wait! Click Here For More....

I've made something similar in the past- but not as colorful. I love this one, and you don't have to alter the pallet at all! You could also stuff things like winter hats and scraves in the open pocketed area behind the facade slats too. I'd also add a large plank up top to serve as a shelf for other items of framed photos....

This particular one comes from a blog called designdininganddiapers.com 

Here's another one from "Littlebitfunky.com" too....so many blogs, so little time...

More Recycled Material Shelving....if you missed our last video...

AND....For MANY more recycled material ideas....

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen