DIY: Furniture Ideas With Branches And Logs

Nature offers us a wide range of elements that we can use for home, office, or even business decoration: trunks, branches, sticks, pineapples, tree barks are some of the materials. But today we will only focus on the transformation of furniture with wooden trunks and dry branches.

We could see them for the first time, in the decoration of the walls of the most bohemian and eco-friendly stores in the world, to later dress the lounges and rooms of the most beautiful hotels and boutiques. Thanks to their robustness, they can be used like any other furniture and thus be able to turn any place into a much warmer, natural space with a bohemian air.

Today we practice more recycling and DIY, in this post, we bring you incredible ideas that you can recreate with a little creativity and a couple of dry branches or trunks. Are you ready? Let’s get to work!

1. Center Tables

A trunk centerpiece can give a very vintage style but also very modern if you put in its center glass of considerable thickness. If you want you can leave them natural or paint them with varnish, this will also make them easier to clean. You can also add a touch of color to match your sofa, they are super simple!

 A trunk centerpiece can give a very vintage style but also very modern if you put in its center glass of considerable thickness.
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2. To hang clothes

The finest branches and tree trunks can be used as clothes racks or even accessories such as bags or hats. You can also place a thicker, firmer branch as a rack to put your clothes on for the week.

The finest branches and tree trunks can be used as clothes racks or even accessories such as bags or hats.
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Also read: Minimalist Home Decor Ideas for Maximum Effect

3. Side table

Put in the middle of your room some logs cut at the same level, uneven or just a big one, it will look really unique! Its height is ideal to make it comfortable to place what you are taking, reading, or using at the moment. You can add a wheelbase to move it around easily.

You can add a wheelbase to move it around easily.
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4. Lighting

With small trunks, you can make original candlesticks, lamps, or candle holders to place on your coffee table or side table. Take a look at these proposals that range from the simplest to the most structured.

You can make original candlesticks, lamps, or candle holders to place on your coffee table or side table.
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Now that you know what these are and many more pieces of furniture you can create with simple trunks or branches. You will not stop picking up everything you find in your path, they can be of different shapes and sizes.

The trunks are very simple to treat, you must let the wood dry and clean the bark. You can apply varnish or if you prefer or you can leave it natural without treating the wood or you can also choose to paint, you decide!

Translated and adapted by Noobuzz staff.

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