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DIY home decor ideas from tree branches

The decor of the branches

Many of our compatriots photograph romantic European interiors with the phrase: “You can’t forbid living beautifully.” This is true if you are in a good mood, imagination and desire to make your home cozy with your own hands. For these purposes, literally everything is suitable, for example, dry branches in a vase or in the form of a frame, which are without limit in the garden. Our main task is to show readers how to make an attractive decor from branches and beautifully design the interior at no cost.
Branches are suitable for everything - making furniture, decorations, panels. Eco-design has been in the TOP of design preferences for many years, inheriting the traditions of the rustic exterior style. This is not surprising, natural decorative materials are always perfect, and are also great for creativity.
We recommend that you make out of natural materials:

  • wall panels;
  • pictures;
  • furniture;
  • small trinkets;
  • holiday decorations;
  • fixtures.

Wall panels

Eco-decor can be taken as the basis of a design project, it will look great. Note that the level of stylistic design depends only on talent, imagination and perseverance, since any products from dry branches require careful implementation. Practically everything can be made from driftwood, wood trimmings, various large dry branches, thin tree trunks - furniture, lamps, decor, and, of course, wall panels.

Branches in a frame from under the picture
Branches in a frame from under the picture

The theme of the autumn forest has been repeatedly disclosed by many artists, for example, Klimt. Trees with fallen leaves create a soothing atmosphere that promotes relaxation. Meanwhile, such decor of the hallway, living room or bedroom from dry branches resembling a forest can be decorated with bright elements at any convenient moment, they thematically revitalize the interior and bring natural beauty into it.

A panel of twigs on a wooden substrate
A panel of twigs on a wooden substrate

For the manufacture of panels of branches for the home you will need flexible copies that can be given any shape, as well as easily place them along the wall. Fastening to the wall of dry branches is provided with brackets, screws, followed by grouting the head, glue "liquid glass".

Wall decor with tree branches and saw cuts
Wall decor with tree branches and saw cuts

For small dry branches use a glue gun. This method will be invisible and organically look from the side. Branches for decor combine perfectly with modern furniture, complement the Provence style, shey chic - they will always look good.

Triptych of branches within

Festive home decor - wreaths

Dry branches in the interior will help to decorate the rooms for Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter. With their help, you can decorate a living room. To create an original candlestick on the festive table for the house, take a strong branch that will stand steadily on a horizontal surface, paint it with metallic paint. Then apply glitter using varnish, fix the candlesticks using self-tapping screws.For these purposes, any decorative candles are suitable.

New Year wreath
Make wreaths of branches, put the collected samples of garden trees in glass table or floor vases, decorate them with toys, cones, spray artificial snow. Exquisite design, created by yourself, is ready. In just a couple of minutes, tree branches will help create a wreath in the form of a heart, simulate a bird or animal figurine, they will look good in a vase.

Beautiful decoration - a wreath of branches and leaves
The leader among the ornaments of dry tree branches, of course, are wreaths. They can be made in the form of a circle, oval or heart, decorated with your own hands with various materials - dried fruits, ribbons, beads. Due to materials of different sizes and rigidity, wreaths can be made from branches of different sizes: from miniature gifts or decor for a festive table, to huge sizes throughout the wall.

Ball of vines and light bulbs

Furniture and fixtures

Branches in the interior can find their place as components of original furniture, legs, coasters, holders or frames for the mirror. It’s better not to talk about furniture options, but to show interesting solutions invented by designers in different countries. Believe me, such home furnishings will never look inappropriate, as this is real designer furniture.

Framing the mirror with branches
Note that many of our readers are interested in how to paint the branches - for these purposes, water-based paints that form a breathing surface, as well as wax and varnishes, are used. The decor of dry branches, painted in white, looks especially festive.

Decorating table legs and floor lamp with branches
Different sizes of decorative tree branches in the interior can be used to create designer lamps that will look great in almost any room. It may be a question of temporarily designing an existing one or creating a unique pattern from branches from scratch. For these purposes, it is possible to use both LED garlands and ribbons for the manufacture of decorative lighting, as well as traditional electrical accessories.

Luminaire lamp

Rod light

Branches and small decor

An interesting solution that will avoid unnecessarily wasting money on photo wallpaper are paintings from branches. For example, birch branches in the interior look very elegant and in Russian. Using willow trimmings, you can create light “delicate” compositions. To do this, it’s enough to make a frame from a wooden plank and attach the branches selected to the size with screws or a stapler. Separate branches can be assembled into various shapes, create a modern graphic installation, decorating paintings with available finishing materials.

Photo frame
Fine eco decor is done on occasion, it is not necessary to store it, as it takes a minimum of time to produce. In addition, small twigs quickly dry out in apartment conditions and become very fragile. One branch in the interior can become an adornment of an apartment in a beautiful vase or flower pot, hearts can be hung on it, like memories of happy minutes.

Silver Plated Branch for Jewelry
Silver Plated Branch for Jewelry

Decorative compositions of dry branches in a vase can be a beautiful decoration of unpresentable flower pots. So you can arrange an autumn or Christmas bouquet that will not require a vase - just tie a beautiful ribbon. For a refined decor of branches, put the collected samples in a glass vase and hang balls or birds made of multi-colored threads.

Photo frameFrame for mirror

Bookshelf
Bookshelf
Simple decor for baby
Simple decor for baby
Kitchen hanger
Kitchen hanger
Bedside table decoration
Bedside table decoration
DIY home decor ideas from tree branches
Festive decor with toys
Potted tree
Potted tree
Wall decor
Wall decor
Candlestick
Candlestick
Street table decor
Street table decor
Christmas tree made of branches
Christmas tree made of branches
The lamp over the table
The lamp over the table
Bouquet for the holiday
Bouquet for the holiday

Tree in wicker basketDecor over the bedDecor for the holidayCute candle holderNew Year DecorationVase



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