Today, I’m featuring a lot of lovely things you can make out of tree branches. Maybe because of the time of year and not spending much time outside, I feel a need to bring nature inside to me. Each of these ideas would make a great DIY project using a little ingenuity.
- Hooks — I think this would be an easy project to start with. You can see more below and here.
- Shelves — It might take some searching to find two branches this uniform, but the results are fabulous. I found this shelf here.
- Coat rack — I love how this coat rack brings nature inside, but this would be a more industrious project.
- Mobile — This would be an excellent craft project with the kiddos. Though you might want to wait till fall to find colorful leaves. A tutorial can be found here.
- Art — This beautiful art piece has been sold, but you can find other work by this Etsy artist, greenlaundry, here.
- Branch shelf — I think you could make this shelf yourself, if you found just the right branch. This one looks to be made from some mass-producible product. You can see it here.
- Lighting — I found this beautiful lamp and many others by Portuguese architect Martino Pita here. If you found the right branch, your lighting could come from a simple light cord.
Anyone feel inspired?
I am gathering enough branches to make a screen for our ac unit…we’ll see 🙂
That sounds like a great idea. I like HVAC units to be hidden. I wish you the best with that project!
The hooks for jewelry and shade cords — and the tp dispenser — are my faves and they’re all going up in my home asap. And now I have an idea for a coat tree. . . .
I LOVE This post on branching out. So my style to include the outside indoors. Love it.
I have used them for curtain rods. when the drapes do not need to close. And I once, “weaved” them in a chain link gate, to add privacy.
Duke, Chain links fences are so ugly! I love the idea of weaving branches into them. Nice!
Love the ideas,the products you’ve shown and the clean, uncluttered
design of the website.