It is amazing what a little paint can do to transform a shipping pallet. It even makes the rough grain and embossed printing look good. Add some industrial wheels (which you can get in colors) and you’ve got a swell coffee table (with magazine storage built in)…
…for info on acquiring shipping pallets, check out The Scoop on Safe Shipping Pallets (Shipping Pallets 101).
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Great — but where does one get the pallet?
Elizabeth, my apologies. I was so deconstructed by the snow day that I neglected to include that essential bit of info as well as Related Posts. All the info is there now.
Thanks for calling my attention to the glitch.
I have an old steam trunk I use as a coffee table. It provides storage, is functional, and reused rather than new! I love this idea of the pallet on wheels. Such creative, functional reuse!
Laura, thank you for your comment AND for your great mention of ‘the improvised life’ on your blog, where…I…just…happen to find a picture of your trunk coffee table. So I’m taking the liberty of including the link (I was going to ask you for a pic).