10 wonderful decorations and light fittings to make using untreated wood
In most homes, the use of treated wood - for furniture, for example - is very common. It's rarer, however, to come across furnishing elements that are made of untreated, "raw" wood: branches and trunks that are used "as is" (or simply with the bark having been removed).
Untreated wood has a distinct rustic charm and is particularly fetching when used for light fittings. Check out the ideas below!
A composition of dry branches (preferably debarked), which decorates the ceiling, and from which the lights hang: a truly fetching chandelier!
Smaller, bleached branches (driftwood) can be used to make a lampshade, which can serve as a central light fitting.
Some sturdy driftwood, nautical rope and a large, vintage-style bulb: these table lamps are beautiful and very unique.
Another way in which branches are often used is as supports for candle holder jars: very beautiful both at home and in the garden when suspended above tables.
You know that crystal chandeliers are often found in "important" rooms, right? Well, you could recreate this charm, using branches and crystals (artificial ones, if you like)!
Here's a long, horizontal light fitting made uinsg a tree trunk and decorated with hanging light bulbs and artificial green vines which will never wither (but will need to be dusted!).
And how about a "hanging" wreath? This is a unique feature made using branches, twigs and bouquets of dried flowers.
With natural wood, you can also create supports for plant pots and/or hydroculture jars.
Here's an adorable coat hanger made with branches of raw wood, to be used at the entrance of the house but perhaps also in the bedroom or in a corner of a closet.
Room partitions are said to create more space, and there are a thousand ideas for using wood for these. One of these is to create a room divider using branches mounted vertically, from the floor to the ceiling (or thin, birch-tree trunks).
Do you like the idea of using raw wood as a furnishing element for your home?
