15 Creative Tree Stump Ideas to Try in Your Home and Garden

Repurpose Stumps Into Seating

Repurpose tree stumps into outdoor seating. This outdoor fire pit is small, so there wasn’t enough room for multiple chairs. Instead, tree stumps are an ingenious way to add plenty of seating. The best part? The stumps fit seamlessly with its outdoor surroundings.

Create a Tree Stump Fairy Garden

Whether you want to do a creative project with your kids or want to create a conversation piece in your garden, a fairy garden is a fun, whimsical addition to your outdoor space. A tree stump makes a great location to start from, and you can build and customize it from there.

Use It As a Plant Stand

Houseplants in a variety of styles and sizes will help elevate your indoor plant game. A Tetrastigma plant in a pot is small, but using a tree stump as a stand will help bring more attention to this beautiful, leafy plant.

Hollow Out a Tree Stump

If you have a power drill and wood boring bit, you can easily hollow out a tree stump. When you hollow it out, you can use it as a natural planter for your favorite flowers. It’s an organic way to add container plants to your outdoor garden.

Add Rustic Appeal

This living room features many natural elements, from the rattan chandelier to the jute area rug. A sanded down tree stump end table adds to the rustic look and acts double duty as a plant stand.

Make Party Decor

Slicing a tree stump to make wood discs will add to any woodland, fairy, or rustic party theme. These discs make the perfect base to display wands and other decor for this fairy-themed party.

Use it as a Coffee Table

When you have a sunroom or screened-in porch, you want to combine indoor design elements with outdoor ones. This sunroom features indoor furnishings and a large tree stump as a coffee table that’s the perfect combination of indoors and out.

Incorporate Natural Elements

This outdoor room consists of many natural elements, from the wood furniture to the stone retaining wall. To help stick with the nature theme, choose natural furniture like this tree stump end table.

Transform It Into a Garden Bed

Instead of stressing over hauling away a large, fallen trunk, repurpose it to work in your garden. This large tree trunk is now a natural garden bed and the focal point in this backyard.

Create a Focal Point

Water features bring an organic, calming ambiance to an outdoor space, so you’ll want to make sure it’s a prominent feature in your backyard. This spherical water feature becomes a focal point as it sits on a large tree stump.

Make an Easy Garden Sculpture

You can make garden art using items from your own backyard and minimal DIY skills. This tree stump resembles a cute mushroom when topped with a dome-shaped piece of moss and dirt.

You can get really crafty and add a door and some other items to create a fairy or gnome house.

Turn It Into a Natural Beehive

A large tree trunk can be a great alternative as a natural beehive for honey bees. You will need to hollow out the trunk, and keep in mind they’ll need space to produce honey.

A typical hive is around 22 inches by 16 inches, and you’ll want about a 5-foot radius around the beehive.

Display Colorful Pots

If you have multiple tree trunks in your yard to work with, use them to display your favorite colorful pots and plants. These trunks are at varying lengths and are stacked vertically to make perfect stands for small pots.

Feed the Birds

Encourage birds to visit your yard with a birdhouse. A small, hollow trunk makes a great base for a birdhouse and will fit seamlessly with its surroundings.

Use It As a Water Runoff

A tree trunk split in half and hollowed out can act as a water trough and makes a one-of-a-kind water feature for your yard.

Place it above a pond, or position it to help water run off away from your home.