Who knew some driftwood sticks could be transformed into such a beautiful sculpture? This is a great example of Holly's French Country meets beach simplicity.

Nature provides some of the best travel mementos available. This trio of wooden branches could possibly be a reminder of a romantic beachside proposal.

Take another look at fallen boughs from a storm or driftwood; they could become a unique wall installation.

Driftwood is one of the easiest, most inexpensive ways to bring the outside in. You can hang them on the walls, prop them in the corners, use them as curtain rods; you name it. Best part? All it costs is a trip to the beach. (The whole family will enjoy that shopping spree!)

I love the way Holly from Life in the Fun Lane has transformed these long sticks into a piece of artwork. She was kind enough to share how to hang them when one of our readers wondered how to accomplish this look: "Driftwood usually has all the little knobs and knots worn down to a smooth surface, which helps. It also takes some playing to rotate the branches to find the side with the most points touching the wall. Once we figured the general layout, one of us held the wood up while the other person marked the wall where the branch physically touched. We then anchored medium-sized L brackets at those points, set the wood on the brackets and screwed the wood to the brackets as well. It is a bit tricky and it does make a big difference in how flat/smooth your wood is! The good news with driftwood is that it is pretty lightweight after drying."

Holly Baker, furniture painter extraordinaire and the blogger behind Life in the Fun Lane, created a coastal composition of sticks on the wall.Wondering how to hang sticks like this on your wall? It's been explained on our Questions Board.

Edit, edit, edit!Take one more look at those inspiration images and this time, be ruthlessly discerning. It is so much better to end up with a handful of images that perfectly capture your style rather than a bin full of so-so examples. That said, no one image is likely to encompass everything you want, and that's good. The unique way you combine things is what puts your personal stamp on your home.

Simple tree branches not only add interest to this space, they're readily available and inexpensive. I love that each one is unique, yet they align so well.

7. Make use of beachcombing finds. Giving driftwood, sea glass, smooth stones and shells a home by the front door is a wonderful way to welcome summer.Try this: Attach long pieces of driftwood to the wall using L-brackets and screws for a one-of-a-kind display. Borrow a few hurricane lanterns from the deck to ramp up the beachy vibe.

Bowl

Basket

Sunroom

Edit, edit, edit! Take one more look at those inspiration images and this time, be ruthlessly discerning. It is so much better to end up with a handful of images that perfectly capture your style rather than a bin full of so-so examples. That said, no one image is likely to encompass everything you want, and that's good. The unique way you combine things is what puts your personal stamp on your home.

Art and decor

driftwood attached with L-brackets and screws, lantern, rattan baskets for flip-flops

Absolute tranquility

Everything

outside branches

salvaged beachy look

Chris, you could do this.

Driftwood

Kerse

Low console table or stool and use neutral tones

for the basement guest house

colours and style

baskets with a bench

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driftwood

hurricane lamps on nightstands in "popish" colors or morrocan lamps in bleu colours.

transition from summer to winter textiles

Hall

Beach wood

Entry way... l like the color

Entry

beach theme

Love. It.

love the driftwood!

Driftwood bowl

העצים כתמונה יפים

Walking stick idea

ocean...I love it

nice decorations for a beach house!

Driftwood

branches

Driftwood on wall

Family room for extra pillows and blanket storage.

bench

Idea for art on the living room wall

Isn't that our floor?

wall decor

decoração

Love hurricane lanterns.

For my Entry

nice wall space fixer upper

Good for wall in front of dining table. Like the whole layout!

The simple look

łazienka

Driftwood art! Use L brackets.

floor color and wall color

STIX!!!

tv room

Foyer

Back door

Like this idea

driftwood

lanterns

foyer

Entryway

pillow baskets

driftwood

neat idea with driftwood

sUMMER

hang my Dali Lama racks together on a wall

Summer idea

Beachy feel

Beach thème ideas

bench and wood branches

Beach bench and candles

Beachy!!

Floor color

Beach

Wood

Bench

Easy Beachy

Beachwood

Perfecta / Oceanside

Mud room

drift wood hangings and lamps

Not a driftwood fan enough to let this be the wall decor, but everything else about this is spot on!

Simple & beachy

Entryway2

Bathroom decor

Beachy feel

Driftwood on Wall. Hurricane Lanterns.

driftwood art and hurricane lanterns

sun porch

love the old dark floors.

Lanterns

Lanterns

organic decorating

grey color / reclaim

Branches

cabin entrsnce

foyer

porch design

Driftwood, white on white, with touch of sea pine blues

nature

Beach house

make a hanging out of the driftwood in the basement

driftwood display

beachy

Wall art

Bench & like sticks on wall

Bench with baskets for shoes (not pillows)

front foyer

semplice bellezza

Entrada

Love, love, love!!

simple et beau

driftwood, baskets

great summer entry

Very cool for Mitch's hallway

The drift wood

simpleness and nature features

Lamp ideas

fa dekor

Beach house

Console table

bench

Create a place in the entrance hall to exhibit seasonal things : sea shells, then pumpkins, xmas, candles, spring & flowers, etc

bench look

Simple lines, calming.

Like this driftwood decor

Lamps and bowl

Back door at cottage for guests, baskets with towels and one for shoes.

Like stick look

Love the organic touch

Wood

Good decor

Like these pieces.

love it! natural and clean

driftwood= clever idea

pretty driftwood

whitewashed entry

like the baskets for under our seagrass bench in family room!

beach

Entrance

Check allcoffeetables.com for this bench.

idea

Beachy ideas for entry

bench

Like d candle holders

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Lanterns

beach/summer feel

driftwood on wall

Driftwood

Minimal use of tree branches

Naturally simple

Drift wood

Lanterns

Mueble y lámparas

urban country

display

driftwood

art from found objects

Wall art

everything

Driftwood

beach art

Love the natural, organic material and neutral color palate

Bench

tapered leg coffee table double bead apron

nice use of natural objects

Bench / pillows / lantern

Lanterns

simple

sticks

Nature

Nice! would have been nicer if the lamp was hanging on the branch

Wood as wall sculpture?

Sticks on the wall!

beach look

Basket

House

Wall art, and baskets underneath a bench.

Entry bench

Cool

walking sticks

style, driftwood, lanterns

Driftwood, neutrals, texture

NICE

Foyer:simple , colors

laterns

Beach House

branches on the wall as "head board"

Great colors

lanterns

natural 3D art