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Designer offers instructions for DIY shipping pallet furniture

Designer offers instructions for DIY shipping pallet furniture
Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
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Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
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Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
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Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
Pallet Room DIY book shelf
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Pallet Room DIY book shelf
Pallet Room furniture items made with wood taken from an old pallet
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Pallet Room furniture items made with wood taken from an old pallet
DIY advocates can download the plans for free online
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DIY advocates can download the plans for free online
Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
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Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
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Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room stool by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room stool by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room DIY collection by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room DIY collection by Andrea Scandella
Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
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Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
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Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets
Pallet Room DIY book shelf
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Pallet Room DIY book shelf
Pallet Room furniture items made with wood taken from an old pallet
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Pallet Room furniture items made with wood taken from an old pallet
DIY advocates can download the plans for free online
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DIY advocates can download the plans for free online
Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
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Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
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Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room shelf by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room desk by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room stool by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room stool by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room DIY collection by Andrea Scandella
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Pallet Room DIY collection by Andrea Scandella
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Italian designer Andrea Scandella has created an open source series of DIY furniture pieces made from disused pallets. With a passion for designing furniture that incorporates eco-sustainability and the use of recycled materials, Scandella is offering his deigns free to the public.

The collection is called “Pallet Room” and keen home DIY advocates can download the plans, then get their hands on an old shipping pallet and some simple tools before setting to task at constructing a set of chairs, a small book shelf or desk. Each item can be made at home by following the IKEA-like illustrated instructions and the simple steps for disassembly and reassembly of the pallets.

Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella
Pallet Room chair by Andrea Scandella

The idea is great for budget-conscious eco-enthusiasts who find themselves in need of some basic furniture with a close-to-zero budget. That being said, there are some safety issues that should be acknowledged when building from reclaimed pallets. It is quite common for manufacturers to treat pallet wood with dangerous chemicals such as formaldehyde, in order to prevent decay and pest infestation. This is because the pallets have been built to be disposed of after use and not intended to be brought into the family home.

Green Upgrader offers some hints on how to tell if your reclaimed pallet wood is safe for upcycling, or if in doubt head to your local building supplier and purchase some cheap local wood that’s similar to the wood used for pallets ... and then, happy building!

The video below demonstrates the Pallet Room DIY series and how simple each piece of furniture is to build.

Source: Pallet Room via Inhabitat

Palletroom Design

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4 comments
4 comments
Slowburn
Those angled joints held together with one bolt are not going to hold position for long.
infantryoif
These stuido-dwelling, fedora-wearing, apple-obsessed sustainability "designers" drive me friggin nuts with their useless crap. Every American over 50 has "designed" more appreciable woodcraft in shop class.
Chipboard is by far a more functional end for a pallet.
Slowburn
re; infantryoif
Chipboard is a curse upon humanity. Use the discard pallets as feedstock for syngas and feed the resulting charcoal into coal fueled power-plants.
JAT
Just plain dumb designs with no engineering forethought. Ugly too. There are better uses for pallets in general although the ones from Asia often contain exotic woods useful for small projects or trim on larger ones.