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DIY for Homeowners

Pallet Coffee & Tea Drink Station

12/28/2016

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​text by Vicki     ​Sign up to get Mother Daughter Projects updates in your email!
Previously, we've shown you how to deconstruct a pallet, in this post we share an idea of what to make with those pallet boards. It's important to point out that working with pallets is not for those who like right angles and nice straight edges--pallet lumber is definitely neither, but that is what people like about it. Pallets are usually free, pretty plentiful, and offer up a good amount of usable lumber. Embrace the imperfections that come along with using pallet wood. 

If pallet wood is not your thing, then feel free to substitute purchased lumber in the same approximate size. Finish it with a weathered affect and you've got the rustic look without the imprecision! 
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Materials Needed
Materials:
  • Pallet wood cut to 36" lengths (enough pieces to create a rectangle approximately 36" X 24")
  • ​MDF board (Home Depot)
  • 5 mason jars (we used pint size, wide mouth jars) (Amazon)
  • 5 large hose clamps (Amazon)​
  • Package of six cup hooks (Home Depot)
  • French Cleat (Amazon)
  • Wood glue
  • RapidFuse (Amazon)
  • Screws
  • Paint--grey and brown for the pallet, black for the screws
​Tools:
  • Drill
  • Impact Driver/bits
  • Glue Gun
  • Sandpaper
  • Orbital Sander
  • 1 3/4" Hole Saw
  • ​Clamps
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Tools Needed
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Part of the coffee/tea station will be a place to store K-cups. Clamp one of the pallet boards and a scrap piece of wood and secure it to your workbench with clamps.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Using a 1 3/4" hole saw, make 12 holes approximately 3" apart. Drill part way through on the first pass, flip the board over and finish up the holes.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Sand smooth both inside and outside the holes. Tip: a Dremel with a sanding drum accessory makes it easy to get inside and sand the holes.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
We purchased a small piece of MDF but we still needed to cut it to size (22x34"). Tip: Ask when you're at Home Depot to have the cuts made.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Because of the imprecision of pallet wood, we knew that some of the MDF might show through, so we painted the board with a combination of gray and brown before attaching the pallet wood.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Once everything was dry, we started glueing with wood glue the boards into place, starting with the bottom two in which the K-cup holder was sandwiched between.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
We used Rapid Fuse to glue the K-cup holder into place.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
These three boards were clamped and allowed to dry a few hours.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
The remaining boards were glued and clamped into place and allowed to dry overnight.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
The hooks were positioned across the top. We hot glued them in place just to hold them temporarily and then screwed them into place.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
We were unable to find screws that were already black so we used craft paint to camouflage the screw heads.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
The board with the hooks screwed into place. Tip: We did not have enough clamps to clamp every board so we used a board across the top and clamped that into place. This top board helps distribute the pressure of the clamps to the boards that don't have an individual clamp.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Drill a hole into each of the five hose clamps.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Screw clamps onto the board.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
We removed the inner metal lid from the jars but replaced the ring. This is optional, but we like the finished look it give. Place the jar into the clamp and tighten the clamp with a screwdriver or drill.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
We use hot glue to secure the free edge rather than cutting the piece off which would leave a sharp edge.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
We removed the clamps, and everything stayed in place. Tip: You could always use brackets and additional screws if you are nervous about using glue only.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Center a French cleat to the back. Only two screws are provided. We added one extra.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
These are the two parts of the cleat.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
This is a side view of the cleat.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Put the parts together and measure how far from the top the wall part will be placed.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
This is how they fit together.
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Place the cleat on wall, screw into place.

Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Make a Coffee and Tea Drink Station out of Pallets. MotherDaughterProjects.com
This is a project that lends itself to creative interpretation. Your version, I'm sure, will be very different from ours based on the materials you use, the size that works for your space, and what you want to store in yours. Steph's version is perfect for her space. It replaces a mirror and is just what the space right above her new new live edge buffet table needed!

What would your coffee/tea station look like? Would you use pallet wood or something a little more precise? Let us know in the comments below!

Please note: We are not sponsored by any of the companies/products that we used. These products were picked and bought by us.

FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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4 Comments
Angie link
12/29/2016 01:49:22 pm

What a wonderful presentation you an your Mom done. I really enjoyed watching and learning today. Great project too!! Here's to hoping we'll see the both of you again real soon!! 😊

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Steph
12/29/2016 04:11:06 pm

Thanks so much Angie- we love to hear this! It's very encouraging to know people are enjoying our projects and presentations :)

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Becky Schepers
12/29/2016 05:05:05 pm

Really enjoyed watching your video on Hometalk. I always wanted to do something with pallets. You and your mom have inspired me.

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Steph
12/29/2016 09:34:34 pm

Thank you so much Becky! Craigslist is a great place to look for a pallet for your first project :)

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