As is well known, there are a wide variety of materials available for designing the garden. However, one of the most popular is and remains wood. Its natural and classic look gives any outdoor area the necessary charm and is suitable not only for rustic and romantic garden designs, but also for modern ones. The possibilities are numerous: be it a wooden garden path or different types of figures and things made from wooden trunks or wooden discs, pallets or even roots - it creates pretty and interesting elements and details that can make your time outdoors even more enjoyable. Some inspiring ideas and options for wooden garden decoration that we would like to show you may be useful for your design. When decorating with wood, don't just use new things, but also recycle some old items.
Garden decoration made from wooden slices
A garden decoration made of wooden discs looks very nice and the variations are numerous. They are often used to design garden paths. Both smaller and larger ones can be used. They are also very popular for garden tables or simply as wall decoration. You can hang a garland made of small discs labeled with letters in the front garden to welcome visitors, or you can create wooden pumpkins for this purpose as decoration for the garden. For this purpose, the wooden discs are simply painted orange.
You are probably also familiar with the cute dwarf and fairy houses that are currently so popular in trees. If you can't find a suitable mini door in stores, simply build one yourself from a wooden disc. Simply cut off the bottom edge to create a straight line that can be placed on the floor. You can also attach a small latch. A really simple idea for a wooden garden decoration, isn't it?
Decorate the log
Especially if you have chosen a table with a tabletop made of a wooden disc, a wooden trunk is very practical as a table leg. But this is by no means the only type of wooden garden decoration that you can make with logs. They are also great as a stool or as a stand for flower pots. You can also drill a large hole and plant flowers in it.
Such a gardendecoration made of wooden trunksis particularly practical when you need to saw down a tree but cannot or do not want to remove the remaining trunk and roots. With a little imagination, a wide variety of decorations can be created. And for most, no special tools or additional items are necessary.
Making decorations from natural materials – ideas for a tree root decoration
No two roots are the same, that's clear. It is all the more certain that with a tree root you will get a unique wooden garden decoration that no one else has with this shape. The large ones, not to say huge ones, are often used to make original garden furniture, which is not only useful but also decorates the garden at the same time. But even in smaller sizes, tree roots are very friendly. These are simply used like figures and placed anywhere - in the middle of the garden on the lawn or as an accent between flower pots. Or how about a wind chime?
Decorate the outdoor area with wooden beams
Various finished wooden elements can be used for outdoor wooden decoration. Both new and old wooden beams are wonderfully suitable as decoration. These can be used for various purposes, including scaffolding for various garden elements such as free-standing swings, pergolas, beautiful benches and the like. Old wooden beams in particular look very attractive and can be recycled in this way. But of course, have them checked in advance. If they are too brittle, they are no longer suitable as wooden garden decorations.
This is a simple and beautiful wooden decoration that you can use not only for the garden, but also for the terrace, balcony and even indoors. The beam serves, so to speak, as a container in which succulents are planted. This means that several pieces can be designed at the same time and displayed together. You can even assemble them as you wish or place them interestingly on top of each other. Ladders made from beams are also a great basis for a variety of decorative projects.
Garden decoration with wooden boxes
A garden decoration made of wooden boxes is not only quick to make, but also looks stunning, romantic and rustic. You may now be wondering what great things you can do with the boxes other than planters. In principle, a lot of things! Even a shelf can be left outWine and fruit boxesAssemble it in which you can then display all your garden potted plants. Maybe you still need a seat for your seating area in the garden? Then build small stools that can also stand on wheels.
Decoration made of wooden boards
Even children play and build with wooden boards. So what's so difficult about making something with your own hands as an adult? How about building this kind of picture yourself as a garden decoration out of wood? You can use a different motif for every occasion. This scarecrow head, for example, is particularly suitable for autumn. Simply nail several boards together and then paint the desired motif.
You now have a wooden garden decoration to set up or a variant with which you can beautify the wall, privacy screen or house wall in the garden. It's even easier to get a bed border made of boards. These are simply stuck into the ground after you have dug a gap. Place the boards at the same height or stagger them.
Pallet ideas for the garden
You may have already seen many ideas about how you can decorate your garden with Euro pallets. They are great for garden furniture, but also for creating a wooden wall in the garden, which you can use to create a vertical garden. So if you still have a free and bare wall available and would like to spice it up in a cheap way, such a garden decoration made of wooden pallets is very suitable. Alternatively, you can just use the boards and use them to make various garden decorations.
Use old wooden doors for decoration
As well asDoors and old windows as decorationin the garden create a particularly interesting charm and can decorate walls, be used as a privacy screen or visually separate different areas in the garden from one another. Would you like to make this unusual garden decoration yourself? You definitely won't regret it! The project is particularly charming because you make the garden decoration from old wood. Decorate the door or window with a flower box or use wood to build an arch for the garden path or as an “entrance” to the patio.
DIY garden decoration made of wood: wooden figures as accents
You can also use all of the wooden elements mentioned to build wooden figures. For example, you can make wooden rabbit figures yourself using various wooden discs. The DIY garden decoration is quick and easy to make, so even beginners can experiment a little. Of course, it's not just rabbits that can be built this way. Let your imagination run wild and come up with something beautiful!
