Tree branches in the interior: how to decorate a house with your own hands

The desire to decorate your home and have something unusual from the decor in the interior visits the owners constantly. Due to creative details, the space becomes special, acquires only its inherent flavor.

The idea of ​​using tree branches in your interior is very successful. Each branch is exclusive and original. Even two identical masterpieces are difficult to obtain when making compositions in parallel.

Using tree branches in the interior, a person has the opportunity to show his imagination and his creativity, to realize his abilities, to get real, incomparable pleasure from the unexpected results of labor.

In favor of such decor as branches, there are several reasons:

• Branches are available material, which can be obtained almost free of charge in unlimited quantities and of high quality.
• The size of the branches can be very different: from a few centimeters to a couple of meters. This allows you to always find the necessary material for your composition and make jewelry that differ in size.

• The branches are natural materials that are safe for human health.
• Compositions from branches easily fit into any style of room decoration. The main thing is that at the same time a reasonable number of elements is observed.

• The branches themselves are unique, using them to decorate a room allows you to get an exclusive creative design.

All of these advantages give reason to think about how to use tree branches in the interior, the tips below will help even a person who has never dealt with room decor to make a beautiful composition.

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Preparation of tree branches for use in the interior

Before proceeding to creativity, the branches must be prepared, the required number of different wooden fragments must be prepared. All other actions are aimed at the long-term preservation of the composition. The following sequence of actions is suggested:

• All selected branches must be cleaned of contamination. Remove bark residue and damaged wood.

• All that tree that was harvested during walks in the park must be inspected for pest infestation. Foresight does not hurt, so pre-treat with special mixtures. The time-tested method of impregnation with vegetable oil, to which herbs are added, has proven itself well.
• After drying, the tree changes size and shape, has such a feature as deformation.In order to avoid disturbing the composition, the wood material must be dried before manufacturing. This process occurs quickly under sunlight with good access to fresh air.

• In order to avoid the appearance of fungus on the product, pre-treat the tree with antifungal compounds.
• In order for the manufactured product to have a stunning look, it is better to varnish it. But this process remains at the discretion of the author of the composition.

The used tree branches are taken in the interior compositions as they are used in nature, having previously been treated with disinfectants. Lacquering adds charm and style.

But the most expressive result is obtained when making a composition painted in one color. Well, if it is a contrasting tone to the interior. In this case, it will easily fit into any style. The most widely used colors are white and black, as well as silver and gold colors.

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Production of candlesticks, lamps, chandeliers

The branches look very advantageous in the interior due to their unique contours, which, when illuminated, acquire fancy patterns. Therefore, the use of decorative material for the design of lamps, candles and chandeliers is an amazing win-win option.

Chandelier making

If there is no lighting device in the room, you can make it yourself. To do this, pick up a strong branch - a snag, process and paint in one of the primary colors used in the interior of the room. Attach the structure to the ceiling. Run electrical wiring along the wood and place several lighting fixtures along the entire length of the structure.

Chandelier decoration

The simplest beautiful product - a chandelier, can be obtained from a bunch of branches. For this purpose, paint the branches in a single color. The composition painted in snow-white color looks beautiful, matching the shade of the existing chandelier. Attach the branches to the frame of the lamp, fix them motionless. For fastening, you can use an adhesive device. You can use a rope that should match the composition in color.

General impression: in your room, an unusual one-color chandelier of a bizarre shape is fixed on the ceiling. When decorating, please note: thick branches look good in a large room. For the design of a small room, a composition of fragile elements is enough.

floor lamp decoration

An outdated lamp - a floor lamp will still be a stylish decoration of the room, if it is decorated with woody compositions. To do this, fasten several branches parallel to the rack. Close the entire lampshade with small branches. You can use an inconspicuous mount, a coarse rope will fit well. It is acceptable not to color the elements.

The composition painted in the color repeated in the interior looks modern. It looks creative if a striped fabric is used to decorate the room, the color repeating the color of the branches.

Making a wall lighting fixture

A lamp of extraordinary beauty and performance, resembling a real work of art, can be obtained from an ordinary branch of a beautiful configuration.

Paint the prepared material in a color that contrasts with the wall covering. Attach a branch to the wall. It is desirable that the design in size correspond to the size of the room.

Provide lighting for the composition. These can be single lighting fixtures mounted on wood. A beautiful stylish little thing will turn out if you wrap a decorative element with an ordinary New Year's garland.

Making candlesticks from branches

As already noted, wood goes well with live fire. When making candle holders, take steps to help protect your home from fire. All devices must be stable, securely fastened. Built-in lamps or candles must stand still.

Several options for candlesticks:

• To make a lamp, use two small containers that fit into each other with a gap of at least 1 cm. Place a candle in a smaller container. Pack dishes in each other. Fill the distance between them with small branches. Natural coloring of the material is allowed. Looks good tone, combined with the colors of the interior.

• For the next candlestick, use a thick branch. Treat it a little to get a stable structure. In convenient places, cut out recesses in the material for placing candles. Use sources wrapped in metal foil. Install the structure in a convenient place where it will stand motionless and stable.

• Use a small container under the lamp. Place a candle in it. Fasten small pieces of twigs on top of the glass with a glue gun. Painted or varnished fragments look good. You can use the candlestick in the natural form of the material. A composition tied with a ribbon or a coarse rope will look good, depending on the style of the room.

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Tree branches in the interior to decorate a vase

A good impression is created by containers decorated with flowers or autumn leaves. But to decorate the room with vases with branches is a design classic. A few design ideas:

• The simplest and easiest fantasy to implement: install branches in a vase. You can put a simple or unusual composition in a container.

• Paint the branches to match the color of the interior. Black, white, gold and silver tones look especially good.

• Flowers can be placed in a vase. On the outside of the container, small fragments of branches should be fixed with glue or rope.
• Set the branches in a large outdoor vase.

• Use a clear vase to place the flowers. Vertically install wooden fragments into the water along with the plant.
• An interesting idea: use a vase with branches to store and display jewelry. A creatively designed composition with hanging necklaces, beads, pendants or brooches will solve problems with the placement of jewelry and, of course, will decorate the interior.

Branches with fixed berries, decorative elements, small balls, fluffy balls look great. The main thing is that the decoration fits well into the interior, matches it in style.

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Using branches to decorate a wall

To decorate the walls, both single branches and whole panels made according to a pre-selected pattern can be used. When using tree branches in the interior to decorate walls, follow the following sequence of actions:

• Pick up fragments of twigs that are similar in color and size.

• Process, prepare the material. Apply varnish or paint in the desired color. Drawings decorated in contrasting tones to the wall covering look better.

• First, with light pencil movements, apply a drawing to the surface of the wall.

• Fill the outline of the drawing with fragments of branches.Branches can be placed parallel to each other. Fasten with glue. The illustration of randomly arranged fragments looks beautiful.

• The composition of peeled branches of approximately the same thickness, placed as horizontally as possible, looks plausible. Fragments peeled from the bark, almost the same size and color, look unusual and creative.

• Try to strengthen a branched unusual composition of branches with fixed decorative elements on the wall. It can be butterflies made from fabric, flowers made from improvised material. Berries will organically fit into the interior. You can use small decorative dried pumpkins.

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Using branches to make frames

There are never too many frames for photos, pictures and compositions. You can make some of them yourself with the help of collected tree branches.

There are several photo options available:

• Use more solid pieces of wood. Frame them a few inches on each side more than the picture. Connect the material into a rectangular design. When combined, you can use a coarse rope and emphasize it as part of the decor. It is not forbidden to mask the mount and hide it from prying eyes. Place a photo or painting inside the frame.

• Fasten small thin elements from twigs around the photo perpendicular to the end of the picture. Cut everything to the same size. Varnish.

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Production of decorative interior elements

A small composition installed in a wide opaque container will decorate the interior and distinguish it from the usual ones. To make, put plasticine on the bottom of the dish. In it, under different angles that look most advantageous in the interior, place branched wooden fragments. Lay a layer of decorative pebbles or bright stones used in the design on top of the plasticine. The composition is ready. It looks win-win near the window, when under the action of the sun's rays it casts a bizarre shadow.

Tree branches retain their decorative qualities in the interior for a long time. Compositions from this natural material look great. The created decor elements fit perfectly into the style of any room, making it creative and modern. At the same time, they give the owner the opportunity to show individuality and imagination.

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