In order to make the interior of your home individual and a little creative, you don’t have to buy expensive designer items. In order to make it like this, it is enough to use ordinary tree branches for decoration.
Original lamp made from dry twigs
Few people think about this option, but in vain, because dry branches are a very beautiful and sophisticated material with which you can create many original things for the home with your own hands. Tree branches will look very good and appropriate in any room, be it a bedroom, living room, bathroom, hallway or kitchen. They are perfect for decorating candles, decorating mirrors, creating an original cornice or hanger for things. Here everything depends only on your personal imagination!
How to process branches for decoration
However, before you make decor from tree branches with your own hands, it is worth remembering that only dry branches are suitable for creating it, otherwise, otherwise, you will have to dry them. It is not necessary to use the branches in their original form; they can be:
- coat with wood varnish,
- paint with spray paint,
- or regular enamel in any desired color.
Instructions for processing branches
We offer you several original ideas of what you can make from dry branches for the interior with your own hands; no special skills are required for this, you just need to find a beautifully shaped branch.
Preparing material for crafts
Natural materials are available and practically free. You can collect branches while walking in the park, in the forest, at the dacha, or just on the street. It is better to stock such material in spring or autumn.
What should you pay attention to when choosing?
- It is better to choose clean, straight and even branches and twigs. It’s more convenient to work with them.
- Branches damaged by pests, rotten, and showing signs of disease are not suitable for crafts.
- The branches of coniferous trees are too resinous. This will make the job more difficult. Resin is difficult to clean from working tools and hands.
Processing of wood material
Twigs, twigs, branches, and snags brought home require additional processing. First, they need to be carefully examined again for bug damage and disease. Suspicious branches should be disposed of.
Then the branches should be washed and smoothed with sandpaper for leveling.
All blanks for future crafts require drying. It is better to start it right away. Otherwise, the appearance of the finished product may suffer.
- Drying naturally occurs at room temperature. It lasts about two weeks.
- Twigs and branches can be dried on a radiator. In this case, the material will be ready for use in a week.
- You can dry it even faster in the oven. On low heat, with the oven door slightly open, you can get the finished material in a couple of hours.
After drying, it is a good idea to cover the branches with colorless varnish, paint or stain them, depending on the final design.
Partitions in the room
An interesting and very original screen for zoning can be made from equal length, even dry branches. At the final stage, it is better to varnish such a partition; thanks to this, the finished product will acquire a certain charm. Such zoning will look not only interesting, but also very stylish. In exactly the same way, you can make a screen in the bedroom from identical branches.
Curtain made of branches for zoning
Eco-curtain for the bedroom
Screen
From large branches it is not difficult to build an interior partition in the kitchen-dining room or living room. This is a relevant technique for small studio apartments, decorated in the spirit of closeness to nature, as well as for country houses and hunting lodges.
A large armful of rods of similar size will allow you to make a folding screen for the bedroom or bathroom.
Headboard
The most important thing in the execution of such decor is to treat the branches well so that they do not fall off on the heads of the sleeping person in the future. You also need to secure them well so that they do not move when the mattress moves.
Boho style for the bedroom
Raw branches for the head of the bed
Birch is ideal for the bedroom
Wall decor
Painted dry branches with a large number of branches can be an excellent decoration for the living room.
- The main secret of this decor is that the branch should be a contrasting color to the wall .
- If the wall is dark in color, then the branch should be either light or with a metallic sheen; if the wall is in a light tone, then it is better to use branches in their original color or painted in dark colors.
- Also consider illuminating this wall decor. For lighting, you can use small candlesticks attached to a branch with glue, spotlights on the ceiling, or a garland randomly wrapped around the branch.
It is thanks to the lighting that such an unusual and rather original version of wall decor looks very impressive and can turn an ordinary wall into a stylish part of the room.
Birch in the interior
Branches in the interior
Housekeeper
Corridor key holders are designed using the same principle, but on a reduced scale. They do not need to withstand significant weight, so improvised hooks do not need to be nailed to the base, but simply inserted into the overall frame, secured at the bottom and top with small nails.
A large branch can serve as a key holder if you screw a series of metal hooks into its lower part and add some decoration on top.
Kitchen decor
Dry branches will look very appropriate in the interior of the kitchen. So old batteries can be perfectly disguised with a screen made of dry twigs of the same length. A panel made of dry branches, which can be quite large in size, will also come in very handy in the kitchen.
It’s very easy to make such a necessary thing as hot pads yourself from ordinary branches. The trinkets on the refrigerator have a rather cute and original look, which can be easily made from small twigs and then glued to magnets. Its interesting and non-standard decoration of the kitchen with branches will add a special atmosphere.
Kitchen decoration
Bathroom decor
Dry branches can be used to make very practical decor in the bathroom; it can be a large shelf on the entire wall where you can store bathroom accessories, or a ladder on which you can hang towels. Or it can be small branches that will act as hooks; it is very convenient to hang bathrobes and towels on them. A dry twig can also be used as a toilet paper holder.
Original towel hangers
toilet paper holder
Furniture
Dry branches, as well as their cuts, can be used as furniture decor. Tables with thick branches as a base and a table top made of transparent glass look incredibly elegant and stylish. Dressing tables and coffee tables can be covered with cuts from dry branches; they turn out not only beautiful, but also very comfortable. For example, check out 50 tree stump crafts for the interior.
Candlestick
What could be simpler than wrapping a glass with a string of sticks and tying it with twine? You will already have an original candlestick that you won’t be ashamed to put on the fireplace or, for example, on the Christmas table. It’s easy to make a whole festive composition from twigs, pine needles, pine cones and New Year’s decorations, providing a place for candles. However, such a craft is not difficult to coincide with any holiday.
Small logs with a groove drilled on top can serve as candlesticks. Thematic details will complement and decorate your work.
In the end, I would like to emphasize that for creativity you need to take branches that have already been broken off by the wind, snags lying on the ground and old unnecessary stumps. This is not only an ethical, but also a practical point. The raw materials must be dry, and before use it is recommended to further dry them and treat them with anti-rotting compounds. It would be a shame to put a lot of effort and effort into your craft, and then throw it away due to damage to the wood.
Decorative lamp
There are many different ideas for creating lighting fixtures. Lamps in which branches of different diameters are used as a base look very beautiful.
Lamp on a branch
A thick dry tree branch equipped with light bulbs will make any room more comfortable. This eco-style element will perfectly complement a modern interior and make it close to nature.
Wall lamps and table lamps decorated with dry branches look great. Such lighting fixtures, made from natural or painted branches, will fit perfectly into a variety of interiors, ranging from simple to exclusive designer interiors.
Unusual lamp on a large branch
Designer table lamp
Wooden sconce
Night light on a branch
Lamp for working on a tree branch
Lamp base made from old driftwood
Organizer
From intricately curved branches, collected in a vase or fastened together at the base, you will get a convenient storage for jewelry or a so-called tree of happiness, where you can leave notes to loved ones, hang memorable cards, calendars and photographs. Such homemade organizers look great in a study or boudoir.
To make the tree with ladies' treasures look richer and more elegant, it is better to cover it with gold or silver paint.
Shelves for storing small items
Very cute and quite practical shelves for storing books, souvenirs, jewelry and other small items can be easily made from dry branches. Such decor only needs to be well fixed on the wall and supplemented with decorative finishing materials. Also, a wooden trunk can become the basis for several shelves in the form of a partition.
Shelves for small items
Branch shelves
Untreated birch shelf
Flowerpots
Simply by covering a flower pot with dry sticks or tree bark, you will get an excellent result, and a hanging planter woven from flexible wicker yourself will certainly become one of your favorite home decorations. In such compositions, coarse burlap, hemp rope, and marine ropes go well with wood.
From short fragments of irregularly shaped branches, you can easily glue together a wall-mounted planter for succulents and decorate your kitchen, dining room or living room with it.
Branch hangers
Dry branches make excellent and very convenient wall hangers, as well as hangers. These can be not just knots that look like hooks on the walls, but also unusual wall and floor hangers for hallways and bedrooms. Thus, thick branches with shoots can serve as very convenient vertical hangers for clothes, while thinner ones can be placed along the wall.
Clothes hanger
Original wardrobe hanger
For outerwear
For costume jewelry
Great idea for a store
Cornices
Non-standard and very interesting window cornices can be made from thicker branches or a thin tree base. Curtains with large hooks or loops to match the curtains will look very nice on such curtain rods. This decor will bring creativity to the interior and create a certain homeliness.
Cornice for pots
Wooden curtain rod
Decorating the lampshade
Using your creative imagination, you can create an exclusive lampshade. For decoration, you can use bark-covered or sanded branches.
The compositional arrangement can be asymmetrical or uniform. Based on the general style of the interior, you can preserve the natural texture or paint over the rods.
To work you will need a transparent lampshade, polyurethane glue and branches.
Don't be afraid to try new directions in your creativity. Only those who do not learn anything make no mistakes.
Panel of branches
To create such decor requires a lot of energy, in contrast to simply making a “bouquet” of branches in a vase. Initially, you need to come up with a composition, for example, a heart or a bird, or a star, and then start implementing it. You can make this kind of decoration from dry branches with your own hands, and it is unlikely that anyone else will have it.
Decor from branches “Heart”
Original ideas for the home
Natural materials fit organically into any interior. Simple decorative elements made from branches, made by yourself, will help create an atmosphere of comfort in your home.
Knot hanger
An interesting clothes hanger with knot hooks can decorate your hallway. Knots shaped like hooks must be selected in advance. It is important that they are strong, and the size of the branches allows you to hang clothes on them.
To attach the knots, you need to select a base. This can be one or several boards connected vertically.
It is better to attach knots to the base using self-tapping screws. The finished hanger can be painted.
In this way you can make a convenient and practical hanger for children's clothes without extra financial costs.
Decorative tree
Such a craft can not only decorate the interior, but also be a good gift idea for friends.
To bring your idea to life, you need to prepare:
- twigs,
- decorative elements (beads, colored pebbles, small flowers, glass balls, Christmas tree beads),
- a flower pot,
- pebbles,
- Styrofoam,
- glue gun,
- moss.
How to make a decorative tree.
- The flower pot is filled with stones to about halfway. Stones are needed to give stability to the product.
- Carefully make a hole in the foam for the branches.
- The branches are painted, flowers, balls or beads are glued on them (depending on the idea).
- The branches are secured in a piece of polystyrene foam, and everything is secured together in a pot.
- The foam is covered with pebbles on top. Pebbles are masked with moss.
The original craft is ready.
You can decorate the lamp stand with twigs or use them in making a lampshade. It is not difficult to make an interesting house from such material for decorative or play purposes.
From straight branches you can make stands for hot dishes and napkins, unusual wall panels and containers for storing small items. You can make an interesting candlestick if you paste twigs over a transparent glass glass.
Using twigs and branches, you can make unique designer items to decorate your home. Ideas for creativity can be found on the Internet, in interior design magazines, and in the surrounding nature.
Natural materials are safe for health, practical and durable. Crafts made from them will serve as an excellent addition to the interior, allowing you to create your own unique style and comfort.
Branches and twigs are free materials for creating simple crafts and unique designer products. Starting with the manufacture of the most primitive products, you can gradually move on to complex and interesting designer items that will add a special charm to any interior.
Pictures and frames
Unique and inimitable paintings can be made from dry branches. To do this, you need to attach the branch composition to the wall and then surround it with a beautiful frame. You can decorate a photo frame with thin twigs or their cuts, pasting it in a circle. You can decorate a mirror in exactly the same way, which will look great on the walls in the hallway.
Composition of branches and picture frame
Composition of branches and lamps
Napkin holder
Another great idea for those who want to make something simple with their kids. You just need to select a set of several thin twigs of an interesting shape, cut them into identical fragments, prepare a wooden base, drill holes in it, drop glue there, install the blanks in the grooves and decorate at your discretion.
Painting and varnishing will help give your homemade napkin holder a presentable look, which will also make it more durable.
Vase decoration
Vase decor made from dry branches is a very stylish way to complement the interior of a room in Scandinavian and eco-style. You can use branches of the original color picked from the ground, but they do not look as attractive as if they were painted. When starting to color them, it is better to choose a color for the branches in accordance with the color scheme of the room’s interior. The most spectacular and stylish colors for this purpose will be gold, silver, white and black. Such original vases with decorated branches will look good on shelves, coffee tables and bedside tables.
Stylish candlestick
