How to make a house from a stump with your own hands?

If the owner of the infield has free time and a rich imagination, then even an ordinary tree stump can be turned into a small work of art. It is easy to make a small house for a good elf, gnome or fairy from this natural material.

The basis for such a house can be both located in the ground and uprooted stump. The main thing is that the material is not rotten or rotten. Also, no insects should live in it. If necessary, a stump can also be bought at a local sawmill.

Wood crafts are good because they look great even without additional processing. But some means can extend the life of the finished product. For street houses you can use:

• water-based varnish, which is applied in two or three layers for reliability;
• water-repellent impregnation;
• primer and paint to give the house or its individual parts the desired color.

To create doors, windows or steps, you will also need the remains of boards or even pieces of a previously sawn trunk. When decorating, you can use decorative stones, unnecessary gardening tools or flower pots.

Any decorative little things can also come in handy - buttons, small garden figurines, artificial flowers, and so on.

Before making a house out of a stump with your own hands, you need to decide in advance how it will look.

The main attribute of a garden house from an old stump is a door. You can make it from a piece of wood. The door can be not only square, but round or even oval, like a movie about the hobbits. To make it stand out against the general background, it must be painted. The most commonly used colors are red, green, yellow or brown. It is best to take acrylic paints, since they are quite resistant and not exposed to moisture.

The finished door must be nailed or glued to the bottom of the house. It can be additionally decorated with a small pen or bell.

A dwelling for a gnome or a fairy will not do without small windows. Better to do so that they match the door. Windows can be painted or decorated with miniature stained-glass windows. Pots with flowers or moss attached to the bottom of the windows will look beautiful.

Additionally, on the base of the stump, you can fix a small wooden balcony and place a gnome or elf figurine on it.

In order for the house to blend well with the rest of the garden, a small path should lead to it. You can make it from small stones, rubble, or just lay out the path with moss. If you install garden lanterns on the sides of the path, then you can admire your building at night.

There is a magical garden next to the tree hemp houses. For this it is worth using:

• an elegant wicker fence;
• flower pots;
• fresh flowers planted around the flower bed;
• garden figures;
• decorative stones of different sizes.

All these ideas can be combined with each other, creating a whole small world on the territory of your site.

Examples of ready-made hemp houses are not only inspiring, but also help to understand how to make such a garden decoration more original and attractive. Here are some of the most interesting ones.

Such a small building will be an excellent decoration for a summer residence. It disguises itself as the surrounding grasses and trees, but at the same time it still attracts the eyes of guests. Stone steps lead to a small door; an artificial flashlight is hanging nearby.

To the left of the door there is a small window in which the light is always on. The house itself is decorated with climbing plants that can be made from polymer clay. To prevent them from being damaged by rains and changing weather, branches and leaves must be carefully varnished in several layers. The same material can be used to create a small chimney.

Additionally, the house is decorated with ordinary moss and stones glued to the base. Such a building will definitely please a lone garden gnome.

The main material used to decorate the house in this case is wood. Doors, windows, a balcony, and even a roof are made of it. Such a cozy building is decorated with small flowerpots with flowers and a figurine of a gnome, who admires his possessions from the height of the second floor. The area around the stump is free, but if you wish, you can plant flowers there.

To make such a house, the stump will need to be uprooted, well processed, polished and painted. But the end result is a real work of art. Unlike the previous options, in this house you can see its interior decoration. The whole decor is thought out to the smallest detail. There is also a small kitchen with a living room and a bedroom on the second floor.

The steps are cut from the base of the stump. Such a building is being installed on a stone slab. You don't really need to decorate it, because it is very beautiful in itself. It is enough to attach several figurines of mushrooms and artificial flowers to the base of the walls - this is how the house will look great at any time of the year. If desired, you can supplement it from the inside with several flashlights.

To make the process of turning an ordinary stump into a fairy-tale house faster and more interesting, children can be involved in the work. This is a great pastime together and an opportunity to teach your child to work and develop his imagination.

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