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Weekly Wanderings – Pallet Swing {Western Oklahoma Photographer}
Posted on July 11, 2011
I love to make use of things no one else wants. I’ve wanted a swing for my front porch for a while so I started looking online. I found a wooden swing that I loved and immediately got the idea of using a pallet. I found a pallet that was going to be thrown away and started to work (with hubby’s help of course).
Step 1 – I took the two end boards off the pallet. Then, I had hubby cut the pallet in half.
Step 2 – I added some boards from the leftover wood to the end of the pallet for drink holders.
Step 3 – I lightly sanded the top and sides….just enough to get rid of anything that would cause splinters. Then, I stained it.
Step 4 – Hubby and I attached the swing to the porch with strong nylon rope. I still want to add an outdoor pillow or two but all and all it’s finished.
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Fabulous!!! I love this idea! I’ve seen other palate ideas recently for coffee tables, benches, and more!! Thanks for sharing!
oh my goodness this is amazing!! so going to make one asap for our garden…thank you! so ingenious!
This is beyond cool. Love that you thought to add convenient drink holders. Visiting from the DIY Show Off!
Thanks to you all for taking the time to comment. Hope you are leaving with useful information!
I love it!! This is so fun!
Ah! This is a beautiful project. Definitely adding it to the list!
I love it! I have a pallet just lying at home waiting for something to happen to it and now I know just what to use it for! Thanks for sharing!
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This is an amazing idea
How did you guys do the hooking to the ceiling? What type of screws/hook did you use in order to support the weight? I really want to do this, yours came out wonderful 
Hi Yennifer, we used 8″ long eye bolts. We ran those through a board that was placed across the rafters in the attic. We made sure it would support lots of weight as we have two teenagers with lots of friends. I’m glad you like it. We are loving it and use it quite often. Good luck!
i love this pallet swing! Just one question…how did you tie the rope?
Our rope was doubled coming down from the eye-bolt in the ceiling. Right above the pallet, we tied a knot in the rope. Each strand hanging below the knot was sent in a different direction…one to the front and one to the back. The strands were wrapped around the pallet and joined back underneath the pallet and tied in a double knot. Basically the more it’s sat on, the tighter the knot gets.
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Hello. I saw your pallet porch swing on betterafter.blogspot.com and I pinned it on my pinterest board. In the last few days, I have had 48 likes and 133 repins!! Just thought you would like to know that everyone loves what you did. I also hope it gets some traffic to your website!
Thanks so much! It’s been a great addition to my front porch and has had lots of use already.
Thanks for letting me know.