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Green Gift Ideas: Pallet Adirondack Chair

4 by Karen MacKay on December 17, 2010

Build your very own Adirondack Chair from salvaged wood pallets!

Editor's Note: We're getting into the holiday spirit here at Crisp Green, which means helping you find the crispest, greenest, most innovative gifts for all the tech and design geeks on your list! Check back often, because we'll be featuring a new gift idea almost every day between now and December 25th. Happy Holidays!

Inspired by the growing DIY movement and the desire for responsible design, Repurposed Goods' Pallet Adirondack Chair DIY guide is a beautifully illustrated set of directions for building a chair from scrap wood pallets. Repurposed Goods has its roots in Atlanta, GA but PACs have been built around the world and the list of makers continues to grow! So this holiday season, give the gift of knowledge and self-reliance.

Coolest Things About PAC DIY Guide: The illustrations themselves are beautiful, but the best part is that you get to make your own chair out of salvaged wood pallets. Shelton Davis of Repurposed Goods says:

"Two pallets, a graphic heavy instruction guide, and a couple hours gets you a new outdoor chair and some warm fuzzies."

Perfect Gift Idea For: DIY guys and gals, designers, home remodelers, builders, and basically anyone who's a maker or handy with tools. This is also a great first project for older kids who want to learn to build and work with tools.

How You Can Get One: Repurposed Goods currently sells their DIY guides on Etsy.

Image Credits: Shelton Davis

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Karen MacKay is an industrial designer and glass artist currently focusing her work on urban agriculture solutions and habits for urban wildlife. Karen’s interest in art began as early as her first memories. Throughout high school and college she explored various mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture and glass blowing. In 2002 Karen graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a BA in Philosophy and recently graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master of Industrial Design. Since an early age, Karen has maintained a passionate relationship with both art and nature. She loves to spend time in the outdoors, usually with her dog Abbey. As a designer, her expertise in sustainable design integrates her passion for all things natural and her insatiable desire to create. Karen has worked as a sustainability consultant to various design and architecture firms and is currently continuing to develop a vertical farming device for in-home use.

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4 responses to “Green Gift Ideas: Pallet Adirondack Chair”

  1. Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
    Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
    January 3, 2011 at 7:33 am |

    Hey- great site- found it through repurposed goods- I’ve recently worked with Shelton on a collab. project- content for my new micro-shelter design book, Anyway, some great ideas and articles that I’ll soon link to/blog on. Happy New Year!
    -Deek

  2. Karen Mackay
    Karen Mackay
    January 13, 2011 at 10:42 am |

    Hey thanks Derek! Shelton’s a good friend of mine and I’ve been seeing you pop up on his blog lately. Thanks for checking out Crisp Green!

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