Awesome DIY Logs Tutorial

Do you have some logs lying around your property? If you do, you can turn them from stagnant chunks of wood into parts of your garden serving functional and aesthetic purposes. Logs can always have a new purpose. The question is: What can you exactly do with them?

To help you make the best of them, we’ve gathered 10 inspiring DIY ideas to reuse logs. These options will greatly vary in both difficulty and function.

Prepare yourself with necessary safety tools, and you are ready to make extraordinary creative uses of wood logs that were previously no longer of any use.

Natural Log Pathway

One of the most intriguing things you can do with logs is to turn them into a natural pathway in your garden. Depending on the size of your garden, this walkway could require just one log or several of them.

Planter with a Stand

If you need an above-ground location for your plants, you can create a planter with a stand. Just get a chunk of the log and adequately saw it to create a wooden box. Also, make it hollow so you can put containers inside.

Wooden Border

Otherwise known as a wooden wall, this does wonders both aesthetically and functionally. This can have a daunting appearance with dark and broad pieces of wood standing together.

Outdoor Farmhouse Table

If you want to have a sturdy place to eat your food outside your house, you can create a farmhouse table. In order to accomplish this, you need to get lengthy pieces of the log and cut them into flat pieces.

Porch Set

This is an obvious choice, but it’s still a fantastic idea both for your garden and your logs. Similar to a farmhouse table, you can create a smaller one for your porch.

Garden Art

While these are more decorative than functional, garden art using wooden logs is nothing new. If you need to create a centerpiece of attraction in your garden, we highly recommending making an art installation.