Pallet Chair #2

I finally decided to make my second pallet chair! So, I went to Lowe's and got 2x4's cut for my legs at 18 inches a piece. Last time I used 4x4's, but that was at Home Depot (Lowe's is not set up to cut wood that think...who knew!) So I figured the 2x4's would be sufficient. 

I got out my black paint and went to painting the legs and seat. Since I already had the pallets that were free and the paint from the last chair, so far I had not spent any extra money except for the piece of wood I had cut and it cost $3.63 for an 8 foot piece! Once I was done painting and it dried, I attached the legs with the self tapping screws I bought for the treasure box. So, again, I did not expend any extra money. Here is the seat on the front porch :)

 Once I was comfortable with the placement, I made my pillows and cover for my piece of foam I had already purchased when I did the last chair. I used the same material for the pillows and cushion cover too. I also bought these pillows when I purchased the first two. I know you cannot see the back of the pillows, but it is green!

Once I placed the cushion on the fabric and made my measurements and cuts I sewed 2 of the 4 sides (one side has no seam since I wrapped it around). Here is my cushion ready to be hand stitched on the 3rd and last sewing side! I was not sure how long that would take me so I stood there and watched/listened to Pirates of the Caribbean and sewed away! A good rule of thumb is to pull your thread out the length you need to sew then tie the end together. **By the way...this only took me 15 minutes!**

Below is my finished product! I do think I did rather well this time around on the hand sewed edge! You can also tell that I tucked my corners in for a clean finish.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to mount this back to the chair or leave it in one piece and put it behind the seat and screw it in. With the back piece not painted it was hard for me to tell. I rally didn't want to paint the whole piece if I was going to butcher it!! 

So I painted the whole thing...just in case and decided I liked it whole! I added a screw on each side to attach the back to the seat :) Since this cushion was a little bit smaller than the bench it is on, I will probably add a long cylinder pillow to the back. I will add the picture once it is done!

Well, there you go! My 2 porch chairs are now done! 

Here is a cost break down for this chair:
Pallet: free!
Paint: already purchased and accounted for in the cost of the first chair 
Lumber: 2''x 4'' x 8' piece of lumber for $3.63
Foam: 24'' x 40'' x 3'' cushion $30.71
Fabric: already purchased and accounted for in the cost of the first chair
Pillows: $16 for 2 18'' x 18'' pillows
Screws: already purchased for the treasure box

Total additional cost for this chair: $50.34
Initial cost from first pallet chair: $194.81 (I left out the box and bricks for the table)
Total cost for both chairs for the front porch: $245.15 
(or essentially $122.58 per chair)

Not too bad for chairs that can cost/sell for $300 or more a piece! So, if you decide to sell these you could definitely get your money back on them! However, would recommend  making sure you have more than one order to fill to make it worth it! The first chair took me 5 hours to paint and then about another 2 hours total for sewing. So, roughly 7 hours to make the first chair. This chair I did not have to make any cuts, only paint and sew. Painting took me 2.5 hours and sewing took me an hour and a half. First, I can say I got faster at sewing and since I had no cuts to make it just took less time. My total time on this project was 4 hours! Not too shabby! This one was fun...Until the next project :)

Happy Crafting! 

April