Now that the weather has warmed up we are spending almost all of our free time outside.  With this revelation that I barely live in my house now I realized I wanted to make the outdoor areas as homey as possible.  However, I didn't want to spend a bunch of money or take a long time scrounging for cast offs around the neighborhood.  

Then I had the idea for this coffee table.  We had a bunch of palettes left over from the treehouse David has been building for the girls.  He attached some metal casters onto the bottom using simple nuts and bolts with a block of wood between the casters and the palette.  simple.  

Originally I was going to have him pull apart the palette and reassemble the wood with the boards all touching.  We were going to make the entire coffee table a bit smaller.  But really, I decided to make it as easy as possible and couldn't be happier.  It is sturdy enough to sit on (I plan on a few outdoor cushions).  It's also big enough to use as a place to eat.  And it is mobil and can be wheeled around the yard if need be.  

All of this in about one hour's time!