This project is for sure my favorite project ever! I love the look of the rustic pallet tables I see all around the internet, and I love the industrial look when pallets and pipe are combined. They make me one happy lady.
I wonder if it is socially acceptable to have everything in your house made of pallets and pipes? If it’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right 😉
Supplies Needed:
3/4″ Copper Piping( I purchased 1 10′ piece and 1 5′ piece for this project and had some left overs)
Hammered Black Spray Paint (2 cans)
Polyurethane
Wood Stain
Paint Brushes
6 T Fittings
4 Elbow Fittings
4 Caps
Pallets
Pipe Cutter (It’s easier than you think! I got a $20 blue one from Lowe’s, it worked amazingly!)
I’ll start off by saying that you will for sure need some help cutting the pipe, unless you have a clamp to hold the pipe while you cut it, someone needs to hold it in place. Trust me, trying to hold a copper pipe between your knees while turning the cutter is not easy, especially when you get your face too close and knock your face with the cutter when your pushing too hard. Not like I’d personally know, it happened to a friend….
Also, don’t bother trying to spray paint all of your pieces before assembling them, the paint will just scratch off and then you’ll have to repaint, again, not that I’d personally know, it happened to that same friend 😉
First, I cut the 4 leg pieces to size, 36″, then cut those portions in half and added the T fittings between each piece to make one leg (see photo above)
Add the elbows to the top of each leg, facing the same direction as the T fittings, then add the caps to the bottom side of each leg.
Then begin assembling the center bar, 36″ as well, with a T fitting on each end.
On both sides of the T fittings add a cut piece of pipe 4″ long each. The total length of both sides of the center bar should be 9″.
The top bars (that go into each elbow of the legs) should be cut to 9″.
Pair off your 4 legs by popping in the top bar into the elbows.
Once I assembled the leg pairs for each side of the table, I measured them to ensure they were the exact same height and width, and adjusted them accordingly.
Once they’re perfect, add your center bar to the center and use some super glue on the T fittings that are on the legs. This helps ensure stability of the table and make it not lean and move (I’d also actually recommend doing this on the elbows as well when you add your top bars to them).
When we added the center bar we had to pull the leg pairs apart a bit to fit the bar in the center, but you could always assemble the back half of the table (one leg on the left and right of the center bar, then add the top bars to those legs, then add the front legs).
Flip the table upside down and super glue the caps onto the bottom of each leg.
And hopefully that made enough sense to where you’ll end up with this!
Next stop, paint town! I used some Hammered black spray paint for some cool texture, and did quite a few light coats on the entire thing.
Once dry, I brushed on some Polyurethane and let it dry. The Poly does a good job sealing the paint and preventing scratches, but I did notice some paint scratch off once I moved it inside. Any tips on the best way to spray paint pipe?
Ok, now your frame is assembled, next stop, pallet city!
Cyle brought home quite a few pallets for us to rip apart and they were gorgeously imperfect! They had big knots and holes in them that made this table so much more unique. I already had the pieces sanded down, so this was a quick process.
I wanted a few inch overhang on all sides of the table, so I just grabbed a few pieces of pallet I liked, set them on top, and rough cut them to the size I liked. I glued 2 1/2 (one piece was just too fat so I had to cut it in half) pieces of pallet together with some Gorilla Glue Wood Glue and let them dry.
There were some blemishes on the wood from nail holes that I didn’t want to keep, and the wood was warped so there were some gaps between each piece, which I took care of with some wood filler, sawdust, and wood glue.
Then I gave the piece a quick sanding and began assembling the bottom shelf.
I had to be more precise with this one since the pieces would be sitting between the legs.
I ended up finding 2 wood pieces that were 6″ wide, and used the other 1/2 of the piece I cut for the top.
The pieces were a super tight fit, so I pre stained them before assembling the bottom shelf.
I picked a nice coppery looking stain from Miniwax that I was just not a fan of once it was on.
See? Too light.
I found a big can of my favorite stain from Miniwax, the same stain I used on my coffee table, and mixed 1 part of each stain to get my color.
Once dry, I put the bottom shelf together, used some wood glue to secure it, let it dry, then added some stain again where the glue was showing.
Then I flipped the table upside down and, holding the bottom shelf on, my dad screwed on these pipe brackets for extra support.
Then, we added the top shelf, centered it oh so exactly, and screwed it on with some more brackets.
My dad also helped keep the table extra straight and stable by adding a screw in the elbows on the top shelf like so,
And before you know it, it’s a table!
This project took way too long, I kept starting then stopping, then starting again, but it could be done over the course of a long weekend if you have nothing else to do. 😉
Now for what you all came for, the finished project!
Waha! Not to toot my own horn, but, *ahem* toot toot. 😉
Now I just need to get started on my gallery wall that this is on….
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Great job on this project. Loving the framed quote!
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I found that quote on Pinterest!
I have never seen a good tutorial on a table like this! I love it!
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aww, thanks for the compliment!
I was worried it would be confusing to read!
I love this! It’s so simple and rustic but just elegant! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by, Leesha!
This is BEAUTIFUL! I love industrial furniture! And the wood you chose has so much character! LOVE!
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Gotta love the beauty of pallets!
I LOVE This Kristina! It looks like something straight out of Restoration Hardware!
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Thanks, Sydney! That is so nice!
I love this! What was the total cost?
The pipe/pipe fixtures was about $30 total, pipe cutter was about $20, and I had the stain and pallet board already!
Superb little table! You could go in to business selling these! Would love for you to share this over on Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday on Kammy’s Korner! Link party opens every Monday night at 10:00 EST.
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Thanks for the invite! I’ll be stopping by!
Very cool! I love it!
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Nice work! Pinning to the Monday Funday board! Thanks for linking!
Thanks for the pin!
So beautiful! I love how it turned out!!
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Love this!! You did SUCH a great job. The piping is great, and the pallet wood is soo perfect with those knots!
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This looks amazing! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams, starts on Fridays at 9AM eastern time 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.
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I love this! The wood stain color is beautiful, so rich looking. I am a sucker for anything wood and galvanized pipes. I just discovered your blog and you are on talented lady!
Aww, thanks so much Emily!
Super cute! Love the industrial look and the antique lamp. Wonder if you could find some wheels to put on it for like a kitchen cart.
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That’s a good idea! I bet there would be some that could fit right into the pipe.
I’ve been wanting to make a pipe and wood table for ages. Yours turned out great!
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Go for it, Lauren!
Awesome project! I’m just moving into a new home and we’ve been hooked on industrial furniture. This is definitely on my to do list! I’ve shared your tutorial on my Five on Friday post today
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Thanks for sharing! I’m pretty hooked on industrial furniture right now, too!
Love it, simple, easy and elegant. Your finished table looks very nice! Pinning. Stopping by from Motivation Monday, would love for you to share at my party!
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This is GREAT! I love how this turned out!! I’ve got a few copper projects on my radar right now too
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Kristina, this table is SO incredibly cool! I love the mix of rustic wood grain and the industrial metal! I just had to feature this at today’s Creative Spark party
We hope you’ll be back this week to share and link up again! http://twopurplecouches.com/2015/01/creative-spark-link-party-38/
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Thanks a million for the feature, Emily!
I’ll for sure be back with more to link up.
This is awesome! Great job! I so love the industrial meets rustic feel!
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Thank you, Amanda!
Now that’s an awesome table. I was going to pin it but didn’t find it. I want my hubs to make a table like yours. Would love to have one like it for entry area (what there is of it) to leave keys, mail, etc. Great project and love the stain you used. Makes wood look so much richer. We make things with pallets, free wood, what’s not to like?
If you get your table on your pinterest page please let me know so I can show hubs. He’s getting ornery sitting around all winter, needs something to do. Love your spunk and courage.
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Hi Jane,
Here is a link to one of my pins for this post: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/509329039083880855/
Thank you for stopping by! I hope your husband does build this for you!
Good luck.
Hello cute lady! I’m loving it. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you so much for partying with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. We love to party with you! Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
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