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Coastal Christmas Trees

Here are some of the best coastal Christmas tree ideas to get you in the holiday spirit this year. Coastal home decor just doesn’t have to be during the year. You can bring the love of the coast home for the holidays too.

The Coastal Christmas tree idea is from Pottery Barn. This tall and skinny tree is filled with all kinds of coastal theme ornaments and sits on top of a wicker tree stand.

How about a white Christmas tree that makes it look like it is covered with snow. Pastel blue and silver ball ornaments give this a coastal vibe. Starfish ornaments are scattered throughout and even used at the topper.

This coastal Christmas tree is decorated with starfish ornaments, aqua blue tinsel garland and blue and white twinkling lights.

This Christmas tree is decorated with glass rope balls, sand dollars, frosted aqua blue and white ball ornaments and enhanced with springs of white pearl berries.

A different take on a coastal Christmas tree is to bring in beige tones and greenery. Rope balls and white pearlized ornaments a well as pine cones are used to be this a more natural look.

White trees with white lights are definitely in this year. This tree doesn’t need much decorating to bring it to life. Just some blue balls and a few ornaments with a blue tulle fabric complete the look.

DIY Coastal Home Decor Ideas

Give your home a coastal feel without spending a lot of money with these DIY coastal home style accents. From beach front art to coastal home accents, there is something for every room in the house.

You can easily find supplies like shells, rocks, and even driftwood for free depending on where you live. If you want to recreate some of these coastal accents, you will need to grab a variety of supplies to have on hand. Dollar Tree has many of the items you will need including shells, twine, glass vases and candle holders, burlap ribbon, and even sand. They even have glue guns and glue sticks, Mod Podge, paint and paint brushes, sand paper, tape and glue.

If you need wood, your local Lowe’s or Home Depot can supply that but you can also gather free pallets if you search Facebook Marketplace, your local “Buy Nothing” Facebook group and even Craigslist. Sometimes you will spot pallets on the side of the road and you can stop and ask the business owner if you can take them.

Many of these coastal home decor ideas also fit nicely into any Farmhouse style room you have in your home. It even has a name, “Coastal Farmhouse”!

Pottery Barn Inspired Rope Wrapped Sand Dollar Candle holders from Stone Gable give you that high-end look for a lot less.

Shell Succulent Planter (source unknown) can be made by taking multiple shells and hot gluing them together.

Wine Bottle Candle Centerpiece (source unknown). Get a friend to cut the bottom out of 3 wine bottles of various sizes and place them on top of candles. It looks so elegant and it didn’t cost much to put together.

Coastal Sea Glass Farmhouse Candles from Sadie Season Goods combines the look of sea glass with the pattern of fishing net by substituting it for chicken wire.

Round Beach Candle Fishbowl Centerpiece (source unknown). Coastal home decor features a lot of blues and sandy color and LOTS of shell. Here’s another centerpiece that is shells, sand, a glass fishbowl and a candle.

Twine and rope are also a big part of coastal home decor. This Pottery Barn Inspired “Monkey Fist” Rope Knot Lamp made by Down Home Inspiration utilizes basic 3/4″ rope and a little bit of talent to make a monkey fist knot but you’ll have a coastal lamp that costs $25 to make instead of $225 to buy.

If you have a plain shade you want to turn into a Coastal lampshade, try this DIY Sisal Coastal Lamp Shade idea from Sand and Sisal. All you need is some 1/4″ sisal rope and a glue gun and in an instant you have a natural fiber lampshade to add to your coastal home decor.

You probably have seen these wood bead strands all over the Internet, Pinterest and in stores like Homegoods but now you can make a strand yourself and save a buck or two. Sand and Sisal also shows us how easy it is to make them with a box of round wood beads, a drill and hemp cord. In about an hour you’ll have a fantastic strand of beads you can use in your coastal home decor scheme.

If you like to hunt for antiques and spot a printer’s tray or even purchase one on Etsy, you can use it as kind of a shadow box to display a variety of shells. Blesser House shows us how she did it. his is a great accent for your Coastal home.

One of my favorite coastal pieces is this Coastal Driftwood Mirror made by Sustain My Craft Habit. It’s so versatile and can do in any room of the house. If you can’t find driftwood in your area you can buy it on Etsy and even Amazon. You’ll need a 14″ beleveled mirror to complete your project. This mirror is stunning.

This is more of an idea than a coastal craft you make. Lanterns make great table centerpieces. They can also be placed just about anywhere you have a shelf. This lighthouse lantern makes a statement on the dining table. Between Naps on the Porch gives you ways to arrange the table.

DIY Rope or Jute Coasters work up super quick. You just need sisal rope or thick twine and a glue gun.

Source: Marrietta.ru

If you’re going to make rope coasters, why not use some of that rope and make a DIY rope rug that is super useful. You could also turn them into rope placements. Just don’t make the circle as large as you would for the rug.

Rope Placement from City Farmhouse

DIY Rope Cushion from an old tire — Source unknown

Or how about making a coastal rope cushion by covering an old tire with rope. This would look great on the porch or patio.

Continuing with sisal rope, let’s cover an old lamp and make a coastal rope lamp you can be proud of.

Switching gears to sea glass. This unique sea glass table accents any coastal home decor style.

Pallet Beach Coastal Garland from Finding Home Farm is made using a hot glue gun to attach shells, starfish and old Mason jar lids to twine. The twine is then tied to a piece of rope. The wood backdrop is made from old pallets.

Coastal Wood Pallet Shelf can be made to hold all of your coastal goodies like candles and shells.

DIY Coastal Driftwood Headboard — Source: Houzz

After some time beach-combing and acquiring enough flat driftwood you too can create a coastal-style driftwood headboard.

Driftwood Crab Art from Remodelando La Casa is made by taking bits of driftwood and basically laying them out like a puzzle until the pieces fit.

This Coastal Rope Handle Wood Tray from H20 Bungalow can be made in a few hours from start to finish.

This DIY Sea Blue Wood Starburst Mirror from Sgt. Pepper’s Kitchen isn’t made with driftwood but it is made using wood shims. You can purchase them for cheap at your local hardware store and the finished mirror looking stunning once it is painted a sea blue color.

People have been decorating their coastal homes for years with wood buoys. Now you can make your own for cheap. Sense & Serendipity shows us that with a 4×4, a saw, a drill, sandpaper, rope and some paint you can whip some up in no time.

Beach wall art is easy to create. Go to the Dollar Store and get a simple picture frame and a canvas. Paint the canvas a beige or blue color, inset it in the frame, remove the glass and glue a large shell in the center. Or you can purchase it on Etsy.

Dollar Tree Beach Wall Art — **Purchase on Etsy**

Sea Glass Crafts to Make and Sell

Sea glass crafts are in high demand in shops, online, Etsy and at craft fairs. We will give you sea glass craft ideas that you can make and sell for a profit. Sea glass is an exciting hobby that can also turn into a side business to make extra income. Some fantastic crafts you can make with sea glass include stepping stones for the garden, sea glass wall art, coasters, sea glass jewelry, picture frames and more.

Sea Glass is so beautiful that you will want to craft an item or beauty like a sea glass coaster, window frame, mosaic table, and sea glass stepping stones that you can make and sell for profit online and at craft fairs.

Where to Find Sea Glass

Almost all of us remember going to the beach as kids and gathering seashells with our parents. We would also search for colorful bits of sea glass and if we found any it was like finding gold because it is hard to find on many beaches. You can still scour the beach today for sea glass but it will take quite awhile to find enough to make a successful craft project. And, if you want to sell multiple sea glass crafts you will need to have a lot of sea glass on hand.

Sea Glass is readily available for purchase online at Amazon. They sell both small quantities and larger, bulk quantities of sea glass. If you are going to be making a lot of sea glass crafts you may want to consider purchasing sea glass in bulk. When buying in bulk you will get a reduced price too. You need to keep your supplies costs down if you are planning on reselling your sea glass crafts so buying in bulk will help.

What is the Best Glue for Sea Glass Crafts

The type of glue to use for sea glass crafts depends on the type of projects you are working on.

Clear Drying Glues If you want light to reflect through the sea glass you should use an adhesive that dries clear such as Vigor Jewelers Epoxy or E6000 Jewelry Epoxy.

Strong Bond Glues If you are working on a piece that has a lot of sea glass attached, you will want to use ceramic cement to bond sea glass to the surface. You need to make sure the sea glass stays firmly attached and has no chance of coming off your piece. Gorilla Glue works well to attach sea glass to any surface. You can also get it with a clear finish.

Sea Glass Coasters — Source: The Beading Gem

Sea Glass Resin Coasters

You can make sea glass resin coasters using Little Windows’ Brilliant Resin, a bit of white resin pigment and sea glass. You will also need some type of mold to create the round shape. A silicone mousse pan works well. It would be best if you had some measuring cups and paper towels as well. The Resin proportion you need to use is 2:1 of part A, and part B. Start with layers where the first layer is white, which gives you an opaque bottom so you can’t see through it. Add the sea glass pieces, and with a toothpick, you can adjust the elements. This specific sea glass craft also includes some glitter gravel to add sparkle. Pour the clear Resin on top and let everything set overnight.

Sea Glass Mermaid Wood Wall Art

To create a Sea Glass Mermaid wall art piece you will first need to draw a mermaid design on a piece of wood and then cut it out using a saw. You could use plywood or cedar. You may want to paint the wood with chalk paint and sand it to give it a weathered look. Flat pieces of sea glass are preferred for this project because you are not covering the whole piece of wood and you don’t want the glass to be raised up that much.

Arrange the sea glass pieces to create the Mermaid tail and glue the pieces to the board using a strong glue such as Gorilla Glue. You need to ensure that you let it dry for at least for an hour but overnight is preferred.

Sea Glass Hanging Window Frame

If you want to make a fantastic hanging sea glass window frame, you need to fill each window pane with sea glass pieces. You could add bits of broken glass and other embellishments as well. Ensure you use enough glue and let it dry for a sufficient amount of time. You can find old window frames at antique shops and try looking on Craigs List and also Facebook Marketplace as someone is always getting rid of old window frames. You can turn an old window frame into a fantastic sea glass art that you can keep to enjoy or sell for a profit. You will need chain for this project and probably eye hooks to screw into the window pane to hook the chain onto.

Sea Glass Garden Stepping Stone

After collecting or purchasing your sea glass, you will need to find a mold such as a cake pan or plastic tub to get this project started. Some other supplies you will need are cement, gold spray paint (I like to use DecoArt Metallic paint and brush it on), matte white paint, and clear spray paint. If you prefer you don’t have to use spray paint. You can use other water-based paints you have on hand. You will also need a bit of chicken wire or metal fencing that you can fit inside of your mold.

Sea Glass Mosaic Table

If you have an old table that is in need of a face-lift, you can cover the top with sea glass and then use grout to fill in the gaps. You could paint the table white first to give it a more nautical look. As with any sea glass craft project, you will need a strong glue to adhere the sea glass to the wood table. Once it is dry, use a plastic spatula and spread the grout over the sea glass and around the gaps. Let it dry overnight. You may want to give it a protective finish by adding a layer of Miracle Sealants Grout Sealer on top.

Sea Glass Picture Frame

Here is a unique way to hold a photo, a sea glass picture frame. Take an ordinary picture frame and turn it into a masterpiece that you can keep or sell. You will need flat, clear sea glass pieces for this project. You will also need pre-mixed grout, strong glue and sealant. Some embellishments like starfish and shell jewelry findings will give it a nautical touch.

Sea Glass Angelfish Wall Hanging

This stunning sea glass Angelfish wall hanging is made of mosaic pieces of mirror and colorful and iridescent glass. The mirror reflects every glow of light giving freshness and vitality to every environment.

10 Beautiful Rustic Wood Centerpiece Boxes

Get inspired by rustic wood centerpieces that you can use to decorate your dining room table, a bench by the window, or even a wedding table centerpiece. Rustic wood makes these natural centerpieces fit in with many home decor settings.

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Add Clear or Chalk painted Mason jars to a wood planter and then fill the jars with florals or greenery. Faux or real florals such as lavender, hydrangea or peonies or greenery such as faux boxwoods, will make your centerpiece pop with color. Stones and shells are also good centerpiece fillers. Pillar candles, small pumpkins, boxwoods pieces, and other baubles transform your simple wood box into an awesome centerpiece. The designs choices are endless.

To help you get inspired, we have put together a collection of 10 beautiful wood centerpieces boxes that do not require much skill beyond some basic crafting knowledge.

1. Simply Blessed Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box

This is our own design. We actually used new pine boards to create our wood centerpiece box. We then painted the box with an Espresso brown acrylic paint, and used a sanding block to give it that rustic look, especially on the corner. Instead of buying handles, we made our own out of rope and attached them by drilling two holes in each end of the box and forming knots inside of the box.

The Simply Blessed wording is a vinyl cutout using the Cricut machine. You can create a vinyl stencil and paint the words on, or use white vinyl and create a vinyl sticker, which is much less mess. Once everything was finished we added pea gravel inside of the box around the chalk painted Mason jars to complete our look.

2. Monogrammed Wood Centerpiece Box

Not a fan of mason jars? This centerpiece is a rustic farmhouse planter box that stands are four homemade pegs to elevate its beauty. Add a monogram to make a custom piece. Perfect as a wedding gift. Fill it with peonies or roses for a chic look.

DIY Farmhouse Wooden Box Centerpiece — Lenny and Jenny Designs

3. Reclaimed Wood Centerpiece Box

This is one of the most versatile centerpiece you’ll ever own! These centerpiece boxes can be used for decorating any season or occasion. This box is handmade from rustic weathered pallet and barn wood. Because these boxes are handcrafted, the look of the wood will vary, as no two pieces of wood are the same.

4. DIY Farmhouse Wooden Box Centerpiece

This DIY Farmhouse Wooden Box Centerpiece was made with rustic wood, a few screws and some paint. It’s a super simple project and works up as a cute centerpiece for your table, mantel or wherever you want to put it! The simple elegance of a rustic box with flowers will warm your heart and it’s perfect for spring or decorated for fall or Christmas with greeneries.

Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box — Sophia’s Decor

5. Rustic Wood Centerpiece for a Long Table

Are you hosting a dinner on the patio or on the terrace? Think of highlighting the long table with a rectangular rustic wood box centerpiece, decorated to your personal taste.

We have a tutorial to show you how to make this wooden box

6. Rustic Wedding Wood Centerpiece Box

Add a little rustic flair to your wedding table with this wood centerpiece box with handles. This also makes a lovely gift for new couples. Fill the box with glass jars filled with babies breath or roses.

7. Candlelit Fall Inspired Wood Centerpiece

You will need Mason or Kerr jars and pillar candles to create this look. During the Fall season, fill a wooden centerpiece box with acorns, leaves, cinnamon sticks, mini pumpkins and more.

The secret work is reclaimed.

8. Reclaimed Wood Centerpiece Box

We’re back to Mason jar decor because we find these jars to be so versatile. These Mason jars have been tinted with a Sea Glass spray to make them look like they are made out of sea glass. The wood box is made out of reclaimed barn wood. White hydrangeas complete our decorative wood centerpiece box.

9. Wood Centerpiece Box with Raised Feet

Illuminate your dining table while displaying candles surrounded by succulents. This versatile wood centerpiece box serves as a candle holder and planter for real or faux succulents. Fill it with rocks, moss, plants, wine corks and more. The little feet elevate this wood box to give it a unique look to any decor.

Rustic Wood Centerpiece Boxes — source unknown

10. IKEA Pillar Candles & Eucalyptus Centerpiece

The glow from candles can add atmosphere to any moment as they light up dark. Complete your seasonal décor with festive and elegant white candles, berries and vines.

Do you want to make your own wood Centerpiece box?

We have full step-by-step instructions.

How to Build a Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box

Learn how to build your own DIY Rustic Wooden Centerpiece box with our step-by-step instructions. You don’t need a lot of wood and there are minimal supplies required. In no time you will have your own wood centerpiece box. We will also give you some tips for decorating your box to make it a focal point in your home.

Here is an example of a rustic wood centerpiece box that has been given a whitewashed look.

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Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box Supplies List

Here are some of the items you will need to complete your project.

Common Pine boards (yes they even sell that on Amazon if you can’t get out)
Acrylic Paint or stain
Paint Brushes
Hammer and finishing nails
Sanding sponges or Hand Sander
Mod Podge (Optional)
Paint Wax Sealer (Optional)
Brad Nailer (Optional)
Quick-Grip Clamps (Optional)

Wood Centerpiece Box Sizes

You can make your wood box just about any size you like. If you want to make the one we have in the photo we provided the size for that. It is a smaller wood box than normal because we made it for a class we were teaching.

We used Common pine board with knots but you can use whatever wood you like. We buy 1 x 4 x 3/4″ and 1 x 6 x 3/4″ boards.

Since these are wood centerpieces boxes that are designed for home decor and not an actual planter box, the height is a bit shorter. If we were going to use these to put herbs and other plants in, I would make them taller – so instead of 3-1/2″ tall they would be 5-1/2″ tall.

Small Wood Box Dimensions

Finished Size: 10-1/2″ l x 5-1/2″ w x 3-1/2″ h

Wood Cut Sizes:

2 @ 9″ x 3-1/2″
2 @ 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
1 @ 9″ x 4″

Standard Wood Box Dimensions

Finished Box Size: 14″ l x 5-1/2″ w x 3-1/2″ h

Wood Cut Sizes:

2 @ 12-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
2 @ 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
1 @ 12-1/2″ x 4″

Long Table Wood Box Dimensions

Finished Box Size: 25-1/2″ l x 5-1/2″ w x 3-1/2″ h

Wood Cut Sizes:

2 @ 24″ x 3-1/2″
2 @ 5-1/2″ x 3-1/2″
1 @ 24″ x 4″

How to Build a Rustic Wood Centerpiece Box

NOTE: If you don’t want to buy brand new wood, you can use pallet wood too. You can often find free pallets by using the free section on Craigslist and also Facebook Marketplace. That is how we have found ours. You will need a good saw and possibly pliers to take the pallets apart. This tool has helped us a lot

1. Cut your wood. Use the size chart above.

2. Sand your wood. You don’t need to sand it very much. Just lightly to get rid of any rough spots.

3. Build your box. Using a Brad Nailer or hammer and nails, nail one long board to one side of the base. Nail the end pieces to the box next. The last step will be to nail the other side and you have your box made.

TIP: You may want to Quick-Grip Clamps the bottom, front and back boards together first. This helps you line everything up and they stay put while you are nailing them together. Or, put the entire box together, clamp, and then nail.

4. Paint your wood. You can stain your wood or paint it with acrylic paints. I like to put a little bit of acrylic paint in a dish an add a lot of water to it to make it a wash. It looks more like stain when you do this. Or, you can paint it completely with acrylic paint and then sand it later to give it that affect. Staining is also an option.

5. Sand your wood again. This time you are going to sand it a bit rougher to give it that distressed look. I like to really sand the corners and make them round.

6. Drill holes for the handles. At this point you could be done but if you want handles you can drill 2 holes on each end to accommodate either a metal handle or a rope handle.

TIP: Wrap masking tape around the ends to make them go through the holes easier. If you are adding rope as a handle I suggest you put one end in one hole, tie a knot and then get it the size you want it and put the second end in and tie a knot. Our handle required about a 12″ of twine.

7. Protect the wood. You can definitely leave the wood the way it is or you can use a Mod Podge or Paint Wax Sealer to protect it.

Notice the brad nails in the corners. A Brad Nailer makes this a quick and easy project. You can, however, build a wooden centerpiece box with just a hammer and finishing nails.

This is what our finished wood centerpiece box looks like when it is painted with brown acrylic paint, sanded and the rope handles attached.

This is what the knots look like inside of the box when you add a twine handle.

The Secret word is candles

Visit our Wood Centerpiece Box Gallery to get ideas for decorating and filling your box with all kinds of goodies.