A pallet’s tale…

 

As you may or may not be aware (you are if you follow me on Pinterest), I’ve been skulking around dumpsters in my neighbourhood lately. On the hunt. For these.

I’ve amassed quite a collection. This doesn’t show off what’s lurking in the garage. Greg figures when we are ready for a “hillbilly campfire”, we are good! But there is a method to this madness. As discussed in previous posts, Greg and I are spending the WAD of Gubment $$$ back in taxes this year on a wharf to sit alongside this monster…

So of course this leaves very little money, a huge requirement of inspiration and mucho perspiration on Greg’s part to come up with some cheap outdoor furniture for the GAH-zebo (say that slowly)

Here is my inspiration shot.

I also got as ton of ideas from Sunny at Life in Rehab over here!

I tried out a few configurations for a low coffee table, but the general weight of these pallets is deceiving. Suckas is heavy!!

I bought the necessary wood screws and castors. 2 stationary castors for the back and 2 swivel castors for the front. In doing so I can almost guarantee the boys won’t use this for a skateboard and none of my Magarita-Madness beotches best girlfriends will push it over when they fall down.
Please refer to the following pics as my attempts to outshine the Pioneer Woman’s ass shots of her rancher husband

Let’s get this going already!

To make the depth and strength of the pallet enough for the castors we had to add a little oooomph, as in beefing the corners with scrap wood. But here is the finished product. My thinking (OK, OK Greg’s thinking) is that the top section is good for drinks, candles etc. but I surmised the bottom section (as it is very big) would be nice for putting your feet up.

Staining to follow. I like it!

Good boy Greg! Kisses!!! Pudge, kiss Daddy for me.

A match made in....

....you decide. What if HE met SHE:

...they took their skirts off and came to live together in my livingroom? THOUGHTS? Bheuller?

What is she thinking?

Well, I'll tell you what she is thinking. She is thinking about building a platform of the side of the seasonal bathtub in the backyard to stop people from falling out, off and into one another on the ladder stairs now present. She is thinking of something like this:

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So, when one does one's taxes and comes up with exactly the same tax return $$ amount from *da Gubment* that her contractor HandyTom has given for a quote to build said leaping surface....she starts to see all of her dreams of planned new rustic patio furniture going down the drain. What is a girl to do? She starts "pinning" and dumpster diving and asking at her local Staples if they are gonna use that pallet sitting in the back? Cause she is on a mission to create HER OWN PATIO SET. Daybed, coffee tables, da works YO! My gazebo will make people gasp this year. GASP dammit. Here are some of my inspiration. Now to get up the motivation (and decent weather).

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What are you doing with any of your Gubment $$? Are you good and pay off debt? Or do you address safety issues like me?