User submission 11.1K 1.3M DIYJul 26, 2019 This Pallet Bar In My Backyard Cost Me Only $112 To Make Paul Nowak Community member Open list comments 47 Vote arrow up Vote arrow down 175 Open list comments 47 Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Checkmark Link copied! Share icon Share Modal close ADVERTISEMENT 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. More info: Facebook | Instagram I’ve always wanted a bar in the garden so I got some pallets and knocked it togetherShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakThis 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.Share iconImage credits: Paul NowakIt took me a couple of days after I got all the stuff I needed to put it togetherADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakI’ve always liked woodwork, I should have done it when I left school but I never didShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakI 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.ADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakI got the pallets for nothing, the crates were nothingShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakADVERTISEMENTShare iconImage credits: Paul Nowak40 [pounds] for the roof…with paint (about £30) it was 80 or 90 [pounds]Share iconImage credits: Paul NowakShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakMy mate’s got his own bar so he gave me all the beer mats and thatShare iconADVERTISEMENTImage credits: Paul NowakShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakADVERTISEMENTThis is the first bar I have done – first of many I hopeShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakShare iconImage credits: Paul NowakFriends and family love it!Share iconImage credits: Paul NowakMy 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. 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Add photo comments POST Martata Martata Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Your back garden must be huge, you got a trampoline and a bar most of us lose the whole of the back garden to a trampoline so congratulations on both the brilliant use of wooden pallets and the space you have. Well done. Vote comment up 6 6points Vote comment down reply Jenna Boatright Jenna Boatright Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report What happens when it rains? 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Load More Comments POST Martata Martata Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Your back garden must be huge, you got a trampoline and a bar most of us lose the whole of the back garden to a trampoline so congratulations on both the brilliant use of wooden pallets and the space you have. Well done. Vote comment up 6 6points Vote comment down reply Jenna Boatright Jenna Boatright Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report What happens when it rains? Vote comment up 3 3points Vote comment down reply Monika Soffronow Monika Soffronow Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Water comes falling down from the sky. (Sorry, Jenna, it was too tempting) Vote comment up 4 4points Vote comment down reply Load More Replies... Jamala Wallace Jamala Wallace Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report LOL! FUNNY! Your bar is cool! Vote comment up 1 1point Vote comment down reply Carl Rennhack Carl Rennhack Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report Dang, Monika, you beat me to it! Vote comment up 0 0points Vote comment down reply Jewels Vern Jewels Vern Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 Round attention Svg Vector Icons : http://www.onlinewebfonts.com/icon Report I guess they get in out of it! 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