10 Creative Ways to Corral Wooden Barrels

When you think of wooden barrels in home decor, you probably think of a high-top table in a room that's in a state of full-on Western overkill, where Yosemite Sam could come barreling through the shuttered saloon doors at any moment. But with the popularity of wine rooms exploding, these weathered vessels have never looked so chic. Designers are commandeering rustic barrels for new uses and mixing them with refined styles. Here's how you can, too.

1. Keep the rest of the decor restrained. The light color palette and uncluttered feeling of this bar area let the beauty of the weathered wood used for the barrels and bar stand out.


2. Use them in a private getaway. The vintage look of barrels works as a suitable rustic touch in a room like this owner-described man cave. The lovely finish and neat craftsmanship keep them looking smart.



3. Group them together for outdoor storage. A structure of stacked wine barrels provides attractive log storage in California Wine Country.


4. Combine a barrel with high-end materials. In this eclectic home, a piece of Carrara marble transformed a barrel into a small kitchen island and added instant refinement to the rusticated piece.

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5. Or go even more rustic. This relaxed porch's rough-hewn style was calling out for a coffee table fashioned from a barrel.

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6. Use a small barrel as a bedside table. Years ago this antique barrel was used to ship dried fish. Now it's well suited for this cottage in Nova Scotia.

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7. Use a wine barrel in a tasting room. Oenophiles are dedicating spaces not only to storing wine, but also to tasting it. Repurposed wine barrels lend an old-world feel to these tasting rooms.

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8. Use a wooden one to harvest rainwater. Companies like Aaron's Rain Barrels repurpose old whiskey barrels into rain barrels. While I'm all for reusing rainwater no matter what, these are a lot more attractive than their plastic cousins.


9. Repurpose a barrel into a pet sanctuary. This ingenious planter also has a nook for a furry friend, complete with comfy cushion.


10. Use them to pick up on other reclaimed wood in a design. Upside-down barrels accentuate the reclaimed timber structure of this lovely arbor space in Northern California.

Wine barrels have also become popular as an upcycled material in chandeliers, wine racks, chairs, sink pedestals and more. Browse more wine barrel furniture

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