DIY: The log lady

I like to bring nature into my home, so a couple of weeks ago I went to the place, where we buy firewood for our stove. I sought out some nice dry logs. It is very important, that they are dry, before you treat them. If you can’t find them dry, you have to have patience and wait!! (It is best if the logs are around two or three years) Arriving back home, I started polishing. You can use sand paper, but it is faster and easier to use an orbital sander. Which luckily my husband has! 😉 After removing all splinters and having sanded top and bottom smooth, you must treat the log against woodworm, termites, etc. 🙁 I used diesel, which I recommend to be done outside. When the log doesn’t stink anymore you can leave it, as it is, in its own natural colour and beauty. Give it a thorough waxing with wood furniture wax to make it look more “alive”. Or you can paint it with nice thick oil based paint. The white log is in our bathroom, where it functions as decoration, a door stop and a holder for the mobile phone. The unpainted ones are in our living room, where they decorate the room with candlelight or as book table.