Kettle Drum Style Wooden Stools
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
These stools aren’t quite as rustic as a lot of the furniture I look at on here, but not everyone is going to want to decorate their log homes in a rustic style. There are plenty of modern log dwellings out there. Either way you go, these handsome wooden stools probably wouldn’t look out of place.
Made by SMC Furnishings, the RD Stools can be made from several combinations of wood: walnut & wenge, heart pine & wenge, cherry & walnut, walknut & maple, or white pine & padauck. You can also ask them about custom combinations.
Price: $500 a stool
Traditionally futons are kind of an eastern thing, but nowadays you can get them in lots of different styles. If you’re decorating your log home or cabin, you can even get them made from logs. 
If you’re looking for rustic furniture made from natural elements, you can’t get any closer to sitting on the real deal than this arm chair from the Twig Shoppe. Hand-made from Mountain Laurel, the chair measures 56T X 28W X 24D and can be purchased for $475 (you do have to pick it up in person–in Maine–though so don’t ask about shipping on this one). Here’s a bit more on the piece, from the artist:
If you like rustic furniture, you can do your whole bedroom in log or pine furnishings, from bed to side tables to dressers. This dresser goes beyond rustic with its antler drawer handles. 
If you’ve built your log home in a remote location–or at least one surrounded with trees, a lake, mountains, etc–you’ll probably want to spend lots of time outdoors enjoying your view. This means you need some good outdoor furniture. Maybe you even want something built with logs to continue the loggy theme into your outdoor living area. Now you can find lots of log furniture, but there isn’t too much out there designed to appeal to sports fans.
Usually when you see log furniture, it makes you think rustic thoughts, but the Mongolian long-haired fur and Asian-inspired curved wood in this piece gives it a more modern and polished edge. Designed by Milan-based Patricia Urquiola, the solid beech armchair comes varnished or you can get it lacquered in black or orange. Of course, it’ll likely be more expensive than the log chair Billy Bob from down the street can make you using nothing but an axe…
Looking to add a table to your recreation room or bar area? Or maybe you need to add an eating place to an outdoor living space. If you like the look of wood, it doesn’t get any more woodsy than this “tree trunk” teak pub table. It has matching chairs that ought to make you feel like you’re sitting and sipping your wine in the great outdoors.