Sustainable garden furniture through upcycling: 6 creative ideas made of wood

Beautiful, durable and sustainable: With garden furniture made of wood, you not only score in terms of appearance, you also make a contribution to environmental protection.

"Think about tomorrow today." - There really is something to this sentence. Because if we think of our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, most of them don't just have children's laughter in their ears. Because what is left for the little ones if we continue to be so wasteful with our resources? This is exactly why it is all the more important that we all give more and more thought to the topic of sustainability.

Living sustainably and in an environmentally friendly way doesn't just mean turning off the water when brushing your teeth or using paper instead of plastic bags. Living sustainably also means not throwing away things that can still be usefully reused or reused. If you let your creativity run free, you can create the most wonderful things. For example, even garden furniture made of wood. After all, wood is a renewable raw material and therefore ideally suited for production. But in this article we don't want to show you directly how you can build wooden garden furniture yourself. No, here we will show you creative ideas on how garden furniture can be made from wooden items that have already been used.

How to combine sustainability and comfort

1. Garden furniture ideas from the trade:

The topic of sustainability is becoming more and more important. And that's exactly why more and more companies are making it their task to bring environmentally friendly and sustainable products onto the market. Here is just one example of many:

At the WITTEKIND furniture manufacturer, only used, well-weathered spruce wood is used for the production of garden furniture. That alone is a great thing. Another plus is that the white, stone-like patina, which has developed over years of use in wind and weather, provides an extravagant look. New garden furniture is usually always posh and flawless. But at WITTEKIND that's not what it's all about. Here you get garden furniture that tells a story and proudly shows its scars.

The company makes itsSo all honor to the company name WITTEKIND (from the old Saxon Widukind). Because WITTEKIND or Widukind means something like wood or forest child. Nevertheless, the design of the garden furniture is always very high quality and individual. Here are a few sample images (image source: www.wittekind-moebel.de):

WITTEKIND corner sofa and seating area in the winter garden
© 2010 - 2022 WITTEKIND®

WITTEKIND garden furniture in the restaurant
© 2010 - 2022 WITTEKIND®

WITTEKIND lounge furniture
© 2010 - 2022 WITTEKIND®

WITTEKIND lounge sofa with fire table
© 2010 - 2022 WITTEKIND®

WITTEKIND Seating Group
© 2010 - 2022 WITTEKIND®

WITTEKIND sun loungers
© 2010 - 2022 WITTEKIND®

Of course you don't have to buy ready-made sustainable garden furniture. You can also conjure up your own individual garden furniture from old, used wood materials. Here are some inspirations.

2. Garden furniture ideas from Euro pallets:

Building furniture from Euro pallets has been and still is an absolute trend for a few years. No wonder, because building a sofa, bed or table from Euro pallets is really easy and so quick to do. So why not use the Euro pallets and make garden furniture yourself out of them? How about, for example, a garden table made from Euro pallets or a bench made from Euro pallets? For example, this DIY garden furniture could look like this:

Lounge furniture made from Euro pallets
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Benches and table made from Euro pallets
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Small pallet sofa
© Mario / stock.adobe.com

Beach chair made from Euro pallets
© anela47 / stock.adobe.com

3. Garden furniture ideas from a tree trunk:

If you fell a tree, you shouldn't turn it into money and sell it as firewood. Because you can also use it to build beautiful garden furniture in no time at all. If you can handle a chainsaw anyway, the basic requirements are already ideal. Then you can not only build a rustic garden bench from a tree trunk, but even a whole seating area. Tables, chairs - almost anything is possible. See for yourself with these examples:

Table group made from a tree trunk
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Table and chairs made from a tree trunk
© zilvergolf / stock.adobe.com

Seating group made from a tree trunk
© VPales / stock.adobe.com

Bench from a tree trunk
© Vitalik / stock.adobe.com

4. Garden furniture ideas made from wine barrels:

Certainly, not everyone has wine barrels lying around at home these days. But there are enough people who sell them for little money. For example on eBay classifieds (www.ebay-kleinwerbung.de). So just keep your eyes open. Because you can make beautiful, stylish garden furniture yourself from old wine barrels. Perfect for anyone who likes rustic furniture and/or wants to design a country-style terrace, for example. The whole thing could then look like this:

Bank made from a wine barrel
© Federico / stock.adobe.com

Table and chairs made from wine barrels
© Andrey / stock.adobe.com

Wine barrel seating group
© Jan Hetman / stock.adobe.com

Table made from a halved wine barrel
© Wirestock / stock.adobe.com

5. Garden furniture ideas from fruit crates:

You must have thrown away quite a few fruit crates in your life. But that's over now! Because once we have shown you what you can conjure up for the garden with it, you will certainly not want to give away any more fruit boxes. These are even easier to convert into pieces of garden furniture than Euro pallets. See for yourself:

6. Garden furniture ideas from a wooden cable drum:

And this is again something very special. After all, who can say that they have a large wooden cable drum in their garden? Probably very few. Because wooden cable drums are usually used in a wide variety of industrial sectors. Everywhere where cables and also ropes as well as wires and pipes are used. Accordingly, these cable drums are also available in different sizes. Perfect, for example, to create a seating group for the garden or a high table. Let off steam creatively.

Well, are your fingers itching now? With all these examples, you really get a taste for it, don't you? So if you want to buy new garden furniture anyway, then see if you can make it yourself. Not only is this pretty easy, it can also save you a lot of money. The best part, however, is that you reuse old materials and thus conserve valuable resources.

A little tip at the end:

Upholstered cushions and cushions ensure more cosiness and also splashes of color in the garden. Depending on where you place the wooden garden furniture, it is advisable to use weatherproof upholstery. So you don't have to take them back inside after each use. To avoid soiling, however, make sure that you regularly clean all garden cushions or use protective hoods. However, there are a few things to consider. Find out exactly what in this video: