We’ve written before about using tree branches as sculpture indoors (see Accessories: Trees & Branches as Decor). But lately we’ve been noticing branches crop in other, more functional uses throughout the house, from the kitchen to the stair rail.
Portland-based blogger Eva Kosmas Flores repurposed a branch from a dead birch tree in her yard into a simple pot rack that suits the moody interiors.
In the Kitchen
Another variation on the theme in Beth Kirby’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, kitchen by Jersey Ice Cream Co. This one is curved driftwood found at a “ramshackle” salvage shop in Chattanooga.
A hewn beam becomes a sophisticated pot rack in Kitchen of the Week: Artist Graham Carter’s Upcycled Hackney Kitchen.
Julie spotted this rustic Knife Rack from Buchholz Berlin, in which “nature dictates the shape of the knife branch.” (We previously featured it in Modern Primitives: 6 Kitchen Accessories with a Rustic Edge.)
In the Closet
A particularly artful use: branch as clothes rack in The Joshua Tree Casita: A Stylish DIY Remodel, Budget Edition.
Another iteration: a painted branch put to use as a place for display; see A High Concept Store in Amsterdam.
In the Stairwell
We love the subtlety of this long branch repurposed as a stair rail at Table on Ten: A Room with a View in Upstate NY.
“The biggest challenge, of course, is finding a perfectly formed branch (walks in the woods will be required),” Julie writes.
On the Wall
A tree branch becomes a place for wabi-sabi display in another Jersey Ice Cream Co. project: The One-Month Remodel: A Catskills Guesthouse.
Particularly sturdy branches can serve as a hanger for planters, as seen in Rustic Planters from a British Potter in LA.
A branch as a stand-in rack for (light) essentials; see Vagabond Chic: Instagram Stars Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Launch a Shop.
In the children’s room, a short branch becomes a canopy—and evokes forest forts.
In the Bedroom