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My name is Paul Nowak, and I’m a hobbyist woodworker from Sheffield, in jolly old England. My latest woodworking project was a resounding success! I constructed a beautiful, stylish, black-painted backyard bar almost entirely out of pallets and scraps of wood. I always wanted to make a home garden bar as we spend family time in the garden. The pallet project took two days to build after I collected everything together.
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I’ve always wanted a bar in the garden so I got some pallets and knocked it together
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This little DIY project of mine cost me only around 90 pounds (112 dollars). Once I got all the materials I needed for the wood bar, the actual building part was fairly quick — it took me only a couple days, from start to finish. I got most of the materials I needed all for free: the pallets and crates cost absolutely nothing. However, I did need to spend some money on the roof (that was around 40 pounds or 50 dollars), the paint (around 30 pounds; 37 dollars), and some odds and ends. A good mate of mine owns a pub, so he gave me some beer mats and other things for free.
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It took me a couple of days after I got all the stuff I needed to put it together
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I’ve always liked woodwork, I should have done it when I left school but I never did
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I even installed a working fridge in my DIY bar, so all my drinks can stay nice and cool, and there’s no need to go running into the kitchen every time I feel a bit thirsty. I always loved woodworking, and sometimes I still wonder what would have happened if I took it up professionally after leaving school. I do decking for friends and family, but this is the very first bar I’ve built. However, it’s just the first of many bars, I hope. My friends and family loved my project, and it’s been amazing how people have reacted to my bar online. I’ve already gotten over 47,000 likes and 75,000 comments. All I need now is a sponsor or a business to help me keep this going.
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I got the pallets for nothing, the crates were nothing
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40 [pounds] for the roof…with paint (about £30) it was 80 or 90 [pounds]
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Image credits: Paul Nowak
My mate’s got his own bar so he gave me all the beer mats and that
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Image credits: Paul Nowak
This is the first bar I have done – first of many I hope
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Friends and family love it!
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My bar idea got quite a bit of attention from everyone, including Celtic Marches Beverages. They liked it so much that they stocked it full of delicious drinks. Cheers!
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Image credits: Paul Nowak
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Water comes falling down from the sky. (Sorry, Jenna, it was too tempting)
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Keisha Washington 5 years ago
This month I started planning creating some art work using pallets. You may already know this but wood pallets have an IPPC stamp which indicates the country and any toxic chemicals that could have been used on them. Just mentioning it for awareness since you hope to build more bars so that you don't end up with any wood containing toxic chemicals. See https://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/
Emer Connor 2 years ago
I love this so much. Can I ask what you used for the roof and also to support the roof please.
Alex Moran 3 years ago
Just seen how many comments you’ve got mate, you should draw up some instructions and sell it a tenner a piece, I’d defo buy one!
Alex Moran 3 years ago
Top work Paul, love this, I’ve been looking online as I want to have a go myself and this is one of the best I’ve seen in terms of end result and speed of getting it built. Did you sand the palettes or just put them up them paint them? I’m going to try this weekend, can you remember how many pallets you used and what was the roof material? Cheers and big love to Sheffield from Manchester!
Gary Bianchi 4 years ago
I love your bar great idea have perfect yard for it. Can you send me the plans for it.
Stephen Sprague 4 years ago
This is great! You wouldn't have a how to on the materials used and how to construct it would you?
Roland Wilson 4 years ago
I absolutey love it & do the same for my man cave!! Thanks for the idea
Ed Lawrence 4 years ago
Are you willing to sell plans or show us some of the steps you did to show the construction? I would like to do something similar for my roof top!
Christopher Gonzalez 4 years ago
Nice job. I have made some furniture out of pallets. Great way to repurpose pallets!
knittin' kitten 5 years ago
I've never drank but this would be the first place I'd go to start what an incredible job you did
Victoria Swift 5 years ago
This doesn't look like it will last long in any place with weather. One wind storm and you are done for. Reinforce that.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago
Man... I have a spot in my house where I planned to make something... this gives me a fantastic idea. Many thanks and good job!
Hendrikus Willemsen 5 years ago
nice bar man really but cant help but to think what when a the wind knocks everything off youre shelves :x
TTorrest Author 5 years ago
Fabulous. I’ve wanted an outdoor kitchen on our patio forever but a structure like this will be an awesome and much-utilized “placeholder” until then. Well done, you! And thanks for the inspiration!
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Beautiful job. I wish I could hire you to do house flips with me.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Water comes falling down from the sky. (Sorry, Jenna, it was too tempting)
Load More Replies... Keisha Washington 5 years ago
This month I started planning creating some art work using pallets. You may already know this but wood pallets have an IPPC stamp which indicates the country and any toxic chemicals that could have been used on them. Just mentioning it for awareness since you hope to build more bars so that you don't end up with any wood containing toxic chemicals. See https://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/
Emer Connor 2 years ago
I love this so much. Can I ask what you used for the roof and also to support the roof please.
Alex Moran 3 years ago
Just seen how many comments you’ve got mate, you should draw up some instructions and sell it a tenner a piece, I’d defo buy one!
Alex Moran 3 years ago
Top work Paul, love this, I’ve been looking online as I want to have a go myself and this is one of the best I’ve seen in terms of end result and speed of getting it built. Did you sand the palettes or just put them up them paint them? I’m going to try this weekend, can you remember how many pallets you used and what was the roof material? Cheers and big love to Sheffield from Manchester!
Gary Bianchi 4 years ago
I love your bar great idea have perfect yard for it. Can you send me the plans for it.
Stephen Sprague 4 years ago
This is great! You wouldn't have a how to on the materials used and how to construct it would you?
Roland Wilson 4 years ago
I absolutey love it & do the same for my man cave!! Thanks for the idea
Ed Lawrence 4 years ago
Are you willing to sell plans or show us some of the steps you did to show the construction? I would like to do something similar for my roof top!
Christopher Gonzalez 4 years ago
Nice job. I have made some furniture out of pallets. Great way to repurpose pallets!
knittin' kitten 5 years ago
I've never drank but this would be the first place I'd go to start what an incredible job you did
Victoria Swift 5 years ago
This doesn't look like it will last long in any place with weather. One wind storm and you are done for. Reinforce that.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago
Man... I have a spot in my house where I planned to make something... this gives me a fantastic idea. Many thanks and good job!
Hendrikus Willemsen 5 years ago
nice bar man really but cant help but to think what when a the wind knocks everything off youre shelves :x
TTorrest Author 5 years ago
Fabulous. I’ve wanted an outdoor kitchen on our patio forever but a structure like this will be an awesome and much-utilized “placeholder” until then. Well done, you! And thanks for the inspiration!
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Beautiful job. I wish I could hire you to do house flips with me.
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