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Home » Craft » What This Guy Made With A Wooden Pallet Will Make Your Summer So Much Better

What This Guy Made With A Wooden Pallet Will Make Your Summer So Much Better

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When I think of summer afternoons, I picture a relaxing nap in my backyard with a cool drink next to me.

But more often than not, I’m out and about, notably not relaxing or inside because of one sad reason…I don’t have patio furniture that I want to spend any measurable amount of time on. While I don’t know for sure, I imagine that bluepied felt the same way about the backyard at his lake house.

So he did something about it.

When the Redditor saw this backyard swing project on Pinterest, he knew he had to recreate it.

Reddit / bluepied

After searching far and wide for good pallets, he gathered three standard-sized ones.

Reddit / bluepied

First, he took one of them apart completely. He then attached the main supports to another pallet at an angle. This would be the place you’d rest your back against.

Reddit / bluepied

Then it was time to put it back together! He made sure to measure and space each board evenly apart.

Reddit / bluepied

Eye bolts were attached where the rope would be threaded and tied off.

Reddit / bluepied

After sanding the pallets down, he primed and painted the swing.

Reddit / bluepied

When the pad and pillows arrived, the padding was too long…

Reddit / bluepied

So he extended the swing just a bit!

Reddit / bluepied

The bottom portion was ready to go, but the project wasn’t complete.

Reddit / bluepied

He still needed a top pallet! This one was made from other pallets — bluepied didn’t want any warping in the wood.

Reddit / bluepied

He sanded, primed, and painted the wood just like the other pallets.

After looping the rope over a thick branch, getting the swing level would be a task in and of itself.

Reddit / bluepied

He used some ladders to level it off and tied the top pallet on first.

Reddit / bluepied

The swing went up…and I think everyone’s happy with the result.

Reddit / bluepied

Reddit / bluepied

I can almost feel the breeze coming off the water and the swing gently swaying in it…

If you’d like to give this DIY a try on your own, find all the steps and instructions here!

Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/pallet-swing/

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