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brandbase pallet project by most architecture
all photos by rogier jaarsma courtesy most architecture


dutch most architecture were commissioned by amsterdam company brandbase
to design a temporary space for their new office location. the client wished to
furnish the space with recycable material wish gave the architects the idea to use
pallets.

D.I.Y PALLET SOFA/BUNK BED – A 10-STEP TUTORIAL

Necessity is the mother of invention! I had my cousin and 2 friends of his coming over from Paris to stay at my place over a weekend. Had an idea for a sofa bed, and the need for accommodating guests made me act on it! The result is a versatile scraphack which works perfectly for either daytime lounging….

….or for accommodating guests!

WHAT YOU NEED FOR SCRAPHACKER SOFA BED:

TOOLS

- Screwdriver, Hand saw

SCRAP

 - 1 double pallet 240cm´80cm or 2 joined pallets (120cm´80cm)

- 1 pallet 180cm´8ocm

HACK

- 2 beams (approx 240cm long, 5cm thick, 10cm wide)

- 4 furniture legs, c:a 30cm high

- 4 trolley wheels with brakes (I used these ones from ClasOhlson)

- A slatten bed base (approx 70cm´200cm), I used IKEA´s Sultan Lade

- Two pieces of wood (approx 2cm thick, 10cm wide, 80cm long)

- Paint (I chose high gloss white)

- 2 mattresses (I used IKEA´s Florvåg 80cm´200cm)

- Screws, angle irons.

(Total cost: Approx €120-140=)

Step 1. The basic component is one double pallet (240´80cm) or to join two standard (120´80cm) pallets together. I did the latter, but I saw a ”double pallet” on the street which would have worked! This part of the design will be the ”top” bed.

Step 2.Secondly, you need a smaller sized pallet. I came across this one, which measured 180cm´80cm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3. Place the beams underneath the top/double pallet component. Fixate the beam with angle irons.

Step 4. Mount the legs. Make sure they are supported by both the beam and the top structure.

This is what it should look like:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 6. The clean up/paint job!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 7. Flip it over – continue to work with the clean up/paint job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 8. The bottom component needs some hacking! I used IKEA´s slatten bed base Sultan Lade (200´70cm) for support – it happened to fit perfectly!  As the bottom part was only 180cm – I needed to make it a bit longer to be a good fit with the mattresses (IKEA ) I bought, i simply added some scrap wood on each side of the pallet, adding 10cm on each side – making it total a rough 200cm.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IKEA´s Sultan Lade slatten bed base.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I added 10cm to each short side of the bottom bunk. I found angle irons to be sufficient for the fastening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this step I also added the trolley wheels to the bottom bunk, as I want it to be able to roll in/roll out from under the top bunk.

Step 9. Fitting, I used the IKEA´s Florvåg Mattresses (for some reason they are almost twice the price in the U.K compared to Sweden (349kr here, 59£ in the UK!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 10.  Customize! Make your own finishing touches! I opted for an IKEA Indira Bedspread and some IKEA Sanela Cushion covers in welcoming velvet and colors ivory, orange and light brown. The top bunk component measures 240cm, so there is some extra space for magazines and a lamp (as the mattress only measures 200cm). I like my IKEA Forså black metalliclamp.

The  I bought the the stripy hammam towel at a market in Ile de Ré (great island off the French Atlantic coast) this summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: The sofa, in its daytime suit is great for lazy Sundays! The construction is stable.

Below: For the nighttime – the bunks are more than alright with hosting one big guy each!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR OWN DIY SOFA BUNK BED HACKS!

PALLET HACK 2.0?

These hacks might not be the most D.I.Y friendly ones, but I´m thinking they could plant some small seeds of inspiration…

Featured above here is the art by Vancouver based artist Aaron Moran (born 1986) who has a trademark hacky, and amazingly cool style (scroll down for some more glorious creations of his). I´m thinking his graphic patchwork style could inspire some hacking action. Whatever application of this assemblage D.I.Y idea that would come to your mind,  I suggest you grab your miter box and start working on some old floorboards or pallet wood….

CHEAP’N'CHIC PALLET SOFA

Been busy hacking around the house the last couple of days! Among other things, I’ve hacked the crap out of yet another discarded pallet, now enjoying a blissful afterlife as a neat little sofa in my kitchen with some equally neat magic storage, check it out:

The project is really an easy-peasy D.I.Y, and hope you’ll give it a go yourself! I’ve gathered a bunch of explaining pics to give you that boost to get started asap – Good Luck!

D.I.Y 30£ PALLET DINING TABLE -A 10-STEP TUTORIAL

This is my dining table – It cost me a rough 30€ to make. Wanna make one of your own? Follow my 10-step tutorial and you´re as good as home!

WHAT YOU NEED TO D.I.Y!

Tools

• Screwdriver / Drill
• An electrical orbital/Detail Sander (like this one for example)
• Sanding Paper
• Paint Brushes
• Spring Clamps (I use these)
• Goggles & Protective Dust mask (I use these)
• Saw

 

Materials

• A pallet of a size that suits your needs for a dining table (I used one that measured 220cm´75cm)
• 8 boards for a top plank cover (I used 8 pieces that were 220cm long and 9.5cm wide (as 75 /8=9.5) which totals17,6meters of 9,5cm board)
• Wood Sealant (to avoid yellowish leaks from the natural wood)
• High Gloss paint in a color of your choice (High Gloss to avoid stains from red wine and other foods with strong pigments).
• 2 big plastic garbage sacks
• A roll of Protective paper+ some tape to fasten it to the floor with
• Glue for wood
• Screws to fasten the top planks to the underlying pallet (I used Rotadrills Universal ones in lengths ranging from 2cm – 8cm. If you don´t have a screw kit – get one! You never know what kind of screws you will be needing.)
• 25-30 Penny Washers (to use with the screws)