Making furniture and accessories from wooden logs: 11 ideas to try

Most of the furniture in our homes is made of wood. Perhaps it's lacquered, intricately carved or has clean lines. Sometimes, we can't even see the natural grain of the wood itself. One thing is for sure, wood surrounds us most of the time.

And why not take advantage of the natural beauty of raw wood? Trunks and logs can be turned into all types of furniture, but still show off their natural, raw beauty. These can be large pieces of furniture or small furnishing accessories, depending on your tastes and needs. Check out the ideas below:

Learning how to use epoxy resin for DIY projects isn't difficult, and allows you to create some really beautiful objects, such as coffee tables made using raw wooden discs.

A popular type of wood for DIY crafts is drift wood (which can only be collected under certain conditions as laid down by the law). However, it must be treated to preserve it, and it has shapes that lend themselves to decorating your home in a truly fascinating ways.

Any block of wood, properly sanded, rounded and polished, can become a beautiful and versatile lamp.

Sometimes simple shapes are more impactful than elaborate ones. Here a hollow trunk, cut with care, becomes an amazing coffee table.

Same approach, for an attractive TV unit.

Here's a coffee table to be placed in the living room - perhaps alongside armchairs or sofas: it's made only with logs all cut of the same length and joined together, vertically. Simple and beautiful.

A piece of trunk that serves as both a side table and a mini bookcase.

Hollow trunks: even a single wooden disc cut from one can furnish a room tastefully - when used as a vase for flowers, for example.

Glass vases are always nice when used in conjunction with rustic home decor items like this. But a light bulb is also a lovely idea.

And using artificial flowers, just drill cavities in the wood to insert the stems into - no need for containers with water!

In short, every a branch, log or trunk you get from the garden is a piece of furniture or ornament.

Would you like to decorate your home with wood?