DIY Furniture: Pallet Bench

I have been meaning to make an outdoor seating area in our balcony since we moved in and I have finally gotten around to doing it! I didn't want to spend too much money on this project so I thought that a pallet bench would be the way to go. So I started my search for pallets. 

Finally I was driving back from Ikea one day and I spot a few pallets just laying out on a curb! I grabbed two and brought them home. Make sure that the pallets are heat treated and not chemically treated!

Here they are on my balcony. Perfect fit for my little corner!

I also bought this piece of plywood from home depot to use as my seat base. Its cut in two pieces because it wouldn't fit in the car! 

Next I sanded them down with this. Found it at a local hardware store for about $1. 

And then I painted it and nailed the plywood on the top. Spray painting would have probably been a lot easier but I had a can of left over paint so I decided to just use that. I also nailed the two pallets together.

For the foam, I was having a lot of trouble finding something affordable but my friend found this in his basement and it was perfect!

Its basically a twin size egg crate cut in half and glued together. The only problem is that it wasn't waterproof but I just used waterproof fabric and it all worked out.

Here's the finished bench. Doesn't it look cozy? 

I will write a new post on how I made the seat and pillow covers soon stay tuned!