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50 Beautiful Driftwood Art Projects & Craft Ideas for Your Home

ByJane & Sonja

Looking for driftwood art ideas and inspiration? Explore 50+ beautiful DIY driftwood art projects, from wall hangings and sculptures to simple coastal decor.

One of our favourite summer activities is collecting driftwood at the beach of our family cottage on Lake Huron, Ontario. It’s fun to imagine where these nature-made pieces started from, how far they traveled and how unique each little branch is. We worried early on that we’d quickly run out of ideas for driftwood crafts, but they just keep on coming! Here you’ll find over a dozen reasons to collect some beach wood this summer.

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Crafting Driftwood Art for Your Home

Over the past 10 years we have turned our driftwood collecting hobby into a driftwood art obsession. We make driftwood wreaths, trees and high-end decor for our shop and simple driftwood craft tutorials for our readers.

So whether you’re looking for your next driftwood art sculpture to create or a simple craft to make with the girls, explore over 50 of the best projects to make using driftwood below.

🌞 Wondering where to buy driftwood for crafts? Check out our Etsy shop where we’re happy to fulfill custom driftwood orders.

50+ Creative Driftwood Art Ideas & DIY Projects to Make

DIY driftwood mirror plus over a dozen other driftwood crafts you can make!
An Easy Starburst Driftwood Mirror
Close up image of the letter A made with pieces of driftwood painted yellow and white. The entire LAKE sign hangs on a white wall.
Painted Driftwood LAKE Sign
DIY driftwood blanket ladder leaning against a white wall in a bedroom.
A Useful Driftwood Blanket Ladder
Make these DIY driftwood signs for your home or cottage. With a brush-lettering trick that'll make your lettering look like a pro. Full tutorial included.
Hand Lettered Driftwood Door Signs
How to make a nightstand with driftwood legs plus over a dozen other driftwood craft ideas!
A Quirky Night Stand with Driftwood Legs
This easy upcycled driftwood candle holder project is a simple way to add a coastal touch to your home, cottage or special event decorating.
Upcycled Votive Candle
A decorative sailboat made with a concrete base, driftwood mast and nautical paper sail.
Concrete and Driftwood Sailboat

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A lovely clock made with a piece of beach-found driftwood and an inexpensive clock kit.
A Simple Driftwood Clock
Make a handy towel rack with a piece of driftwood and some hardware store hooks.
A Beachy Towel Rack
DIY driftwood wreath as a lake house decor idea
Driftwood Wreath
DIY Hanging Rope Shelf with Driftwood. Rustic coastal decor idea in this beach themed bathroom remodel tour.
Decorative Driftwood Hanging Shelf
Wall art made with driftwood pieces painted in various shades of blue.
Painted Driftwood Wall Art
Driftwood Christmas tree plus other crafts to make with beach wood!
Driftwood Christmas Tree
A square lavender wreath with driftwood plus over a dozen DIY project ideas using beach wood.
Lavender Window Wreath
Driftwood, sea glass and beach stones wall hanging nautical decor idea.
Stone and Sea Glass Wall Hanging
DIY driftwood crab sign as lake house decorating ideas
Whitewashed Driftwood Crab

🐚Looking for more nature-made coastal decor? Visit our shop for beautifully handcrafted driftwood wreaths, garlands, trees and more!

Garland made with driftwood pieces dipped in copper paint plus over a dozen other crafts to make with driftwood.
Dipped Copper Garland
Natural porch decor idea made wiht driftwood and cattails plus over a dozen other driftwood craft ideas.
Cattails Porch Decor
Driftwood bark gift tags plus over a dozen other driftwood crafts to make this summer.
 
Driftwood Bark Gift Tags
Maple Leaf Driftwood Sign
Resin Tray With Driftwood
upcycled home organizing driftwood display.
Boho Driftwood Display
Small piece of driftwood painted red to look like a cardinal perched in a winter wreath as an example of a driftwood art idea.
Driftwood Bird
Seashell mobile with twine and driftwood hanging on a white bedroom wall.
Wind Chimes
Wooden monogram letters with small painted wood pieces.
Monogram Letters
A beautiful bird perched above a cascading array of robin's egg blue pinecones makes a beautiful, inexpensive and easy rustic DIY wall art idea. Check out the detailed step-by-step tutorial.
Driftwood Pinecone Wall Hanging
Simple coastal style vignette with gathered driftwood and painted bottles.
Driftwood Table Decor
Paper flowers cut with a Cricut machine dangling from a piece of driftwood.
Feather Paper Driftwood Wall Decor

🎉Related: 50 easy Cricut projects for beginners

Pieces of flat driftwood painted in different shades of blue and teal with handwritted phrases such as soft breeze, waves and mermaids.
Coastal Ornaments with Driftwood
Adorable driftwood reindeer ornament as a beach house decorating idea
Reindeer Ornament Craft Idea
DIY mini driftwood Christmas tree ornament
Mini Driftwood Tree Ornaments
Beach-themed ornament made with driftwood, sea glass and a starfish hanging on a Christmas tree.
DIY Driftwood Ornament
Painted pieces of driftwood arranged into a small tree shape as a Christmas ornament idea.
Painted Driftwood Ornament
A straight piece of driftwood, painted with stripes and drilled with cup hooks as a DIY jewlry holder.
Painted Driftwood Hanger
Air plant holder driftwood craft idea.
Driftwood Air plant Holder
A small framed piece of coastal decor with pieces of driftwood arranged behind a starfish.
Starfish Art
Large piece of beach wood as the stem of a lamp with a white shade.
Driftwood Lamp
Driftwood orb sculpture as coastal decor.
Driftwood Orb Sculpture
Pieces of driftwood arranged into a pineapple shape mounted on a white washed wood background.
Driftwood Pineapple Art
Monogram wall art made with small pieces of driftwood.
Driftwood Monogram Art
Three strands of hanging driftwood garlands as coastal wall art.
Driftwood Garland Wall Hanging
Unique driftwood art project - wood and ceramic spoons.
How to Make Driftwood Spoons
Driftwood coffee table sculpture
Driftwood Coffee Table
Light blue and white striped lighthouse made with driftwood pieces.
Driftwood Lighthouse
A painted piece of driftwood with a child's name hanging above a driftwood garland on a dark blue wall.
Driftwood Sign
Make a simple, rustic DIY shelf with driftwood! Perfect home decor accessory for the lakehouse or cottage. DIY live edge shelf.
Rustic DIY Shelf

We hope you’ve enjoyed these driftwood art and craft ideas. Did we convince you to collect some this summer?

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Jane & Sonja are the sisters, moms and lifelong craft addicts behind Sustain My Craft Habit. They hope to delight and inspire their readers through simple tutorials featuring family-friendly crafts, DIY projects and upcycling ideas.

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8 Comments

  4. Hi! I’m actually working on the sunburst mirror and have collected and bleached my driftwood. I would like to know, most sites say you need to leave it out in the sun to dry for at least one week. I live in a very sunny dry climate where the temps this week will be over 100 each day, 108 tomorrow ????. Do I have to go a full week or will a couple days suffice? I just laid them out half an hour ago and they’re already drying out really nicely.

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    1. Hi Gina. Yes, if it’s so hot a couple of days will be fine! Just make sure to move them around so the underside dries completely as well.
      Enjoy you mirror!
      Jane

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