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Tree Ring Paintings by Tracy Melton

We spotted these fantastic paintings on one of our favorite reads, of paper and things. Tracy, who is based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, uses the wood from dead Red Elm trees to create the discs tha...

Vegetal Chair by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

click thumbnails for larger pics Following last year's critical success of their Steelwood chair for Magis, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec have continued to add new and unique designs to their ever-expandi...

Hot or Not? Interior "Trees" in The Netherlands

click for more pics Check out the interiors of The Art and Culture Building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands — the firm Onno Donkers (OD-V) used existing concrete columns to their advantage by turn...

Space Savers: Flatback & Corner Christmas Trees

Maybe you don't have the space for a full tree? Online and catalog retailer Grandin Road offers two good options for space-saving (but still full-height) artificial Christmas trees — a corner ...

Organic & Naturally Grown Christmas Trees
The New York Times 12.4.08

If you prefer a real tree to one of the countless alternative options, do you buy Certified Organic or Certified Naturally Grown trees? Do you know the difference? The New York Times breaks it down...

One of a Kind Shelving by Maria Yasko

We're fascinated by the playful shelving designs of Russian designer Maria Yasko. Made from Corian, the organic shapes are fluid and smooth. Our favorite design, Icelandic Tree, is pictured above......

Manzanita Tree Branch Candelabra from West Elm

We've often posted about branch and tree themed decorations in the home — whether it's a DIY Tree Mural, a tree branch curtain rod or Furnishings Inspired by Trees & Branches. This candel...

Log Bowls by Loyal Loot Collective

We love the bright colors and mix of rustic and glossy elements in these Log Bowls from Loyal Loot. Made from reclaimed wood logs and water-based glossy finish, these bowls would add a modern and na...

Leaf-shaped Mosaic Tiles from Accents Con Agua

If our recent post on Tetris Tiles wasn't your thing, maybe you'd prefer these nature-inspired leaf-shaped tiles from Accents Con Agua. Made of intricately cut slate and porcelain, these tiles add a...

Best of Three: Tree Shower Curtains

Yesterday we looked at some tree-inspired designs and today's Best of Three is a roundup of tree-themed shower curtains......

Furnishings Inspired by Trees & Branches

From How To Paint a Tree Mural and How To Make a Tree Branch Curtain Rod to the Branch Shelf from WOK Media, the organic shapes and structure of branches and trees is a growing trend. Here are three...

How To: Paint a Tree Mural

Graphic DIY. As with most painting tasks, it's all about prep. Reader Telmen from the Netherlands, sent us his own How To, documenting his approach to painting a tree on a wall of his home. After lo...

ODDA Storage Unit and Coat Rack from IKEA

This is one of the oddest pieces of furniture we've seen lately — it's the ODDA storage unit that combines a hat and coat rack, laundry bin and shoe storage into a single design. ATLA has looked a...

Lunuganga: Branch Shelf from WOK Media

The beauty of this simple shelf rests in its visual trickery of emerging from the wall. WOK Media's Branch Shelf was inspired by trees submerged in water that the London-based designers encountered ...

Tree Faucets from Teorema

The Nature Collection from Italian manufacturer Teorema incorporates the shapes of trees into their faucet forms. Levers and knobs form branches and even the wall-mounted designs resemble knots on tr...

Michael Trapp's Ranch House Spectacular
NYT House & Home Roundup: 11.15.07

Grand Space. When interior and garden designer Michael Trapp bought a rotting ranch in the Berkshire foothills of Sharon, Connecticut he transformed it into Ranch House Spectacular by minimizing the...

KleinReid's Porcelain Campfire

Faux Fire. In our many recent Gift Fair posts, we forgot to mention the Porcelain Firewood from Brooklyn-based KleinReid! Good thing we stumbled across it on Unica Home this morning! The highly deta...

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