Gail mentioned that it might be nice to have some adirondack style chairs in the front yard for enjoying the passing traffic of cars, cyclists and pedestrians. This was a great idea! Fortunately my major projects for the year were complete (i.e. painting the house and putting in the last of the new windows) so I formulated a plan in my head to use some pallets that they were throwing away at work.

The first thing to know about making anything with pallets is that, if you plan on pulling them apart for the sake of using the wood you will break some of it in the process, and the process of breaking down pallets into individual boards is, to put it mildly, a total PITA. But otherwise it is free treated lumber.

I’d love to post up some plans to help guide you through this process but I just eye-balled everything. The pictures below should give you a good idea of how it all came together though. Also, while I was working on this, Sophie made us some “polka-dots” for the back side of the house. I love them!