Category: Creative Ideas

Creative Ways to Recycle Pallets For DIY Projects

Creative Ways to Recycle Pallets For DIY Projects

One of the best ways to reuse wood pallets is to create furniture. You can turn a wooden pallet into whatever you want, whether a coffee table, a giant bed, or a planter. In addition, recycling pallets can help you get rid of things you don’t need anymore. Recycling wood pallets is a cost-effective way […]

Wooden Pallets: An Eco-Friendly Alternative To Plastic

Wooden Pallets: An Eco-Friendly Alternative To Plastic Wooden Pallets: An Eco-Friendly Alternative To Plastic

At any given time, there are an estimated 4 billion pallets circulating in the United States. With these numbers in mind, the environmental impact is significant. But there is a long-standing debate over whether plastic or wood pallets are more eco-friendly. To get to the bottom of this mystery, Penn State researchers conducted an in-depth […]

20 Creative Ways To Use Pallets

20 Creative Ways To Use Pallets 20 Creative Ways To Use Pallets

Often times pallets are thrown out, but these pallets are not all rendered useless. There are many ways you can transform a pallet into something worthwhile. It can also be a fun DIY project. Possibilities are endless, that is what makes pallets so versatile. You can also get pallets for free! Below are 20 neat […]

How to Dismantle Wooden Pallets

How to Dismantle Wooden Pallets How To Dismantle a Pallet

If you just got ahold of free or cheap pallets and you have no idea how to dismantle it, this article will help you get started. This article was put together by the wonderful staff at Pasadena Skid and Pallet, a Houston pallets manufacturer. You want to prevent splitting and breaking of your pallets. Dismantling […]

Solving Refugee Housing Problems by Upcycling Wooden Pallets

Solving Refugee Housing Problems by Upcycling Wooden Pallets Solving Refugee Housing Problems by Upcycling Wooden Pallets

The people at i-Beam Design were inspired to start the Pallet House Project when they learned that collectively, we could house 84% of the refugees currently displaced by war and natural disaster using just one year’s worth of recycled American shipping pallets. A year and a half of American pallet production creates enough upcycleable material […]

Common DIY projects and where to find free pallets

Common DIY projects and where to find free pallets Common DIY projects and where to find free pallets

Are you a creative person? Do you like to make your own art and furniture yourself? If so there is a great source material that you can acquire for free! I am of course talking about wooden pallets! In this article, I will share some common DIY pallet projects along with some common places to […]

How to Beat the Heat this Summer 2016

How to Beat the Heat this Summer 2016 How to Beat the Heat this Summer 2016

Each summer thousands attempt to find new ways to beat the summer heat. A University of Leeds student, 21 year-old Tom Almond, found a relatively easy and inexpensive way to do so. He decided to build his own pool. After seeing that a Spanish man had built something similar on Facebook, Tom endeavored to do […]