Homemade DIY wood Christmas trees are so fun to make and easy to customize! This guide shows you 17+ different wooden Christmas tree ideas to make in all shapes, sizes and styles. Ready to whip up a few of your own for Christmas decorating? Here’s how!
If you’ve been hanging around my neck of the woods long enough, you’ll already know how invested I’ve been in creating wood Christmas trees from scrap wood over the years!
They are so fun and versatile to use as holiday decor, easy and affordable made from scratch, and since their size makes them super easy to place nearly anywhere, they’re equally easy to store.
Ever wish you could just take one long easy scroll to see a bunch of wooden Christmas tree ideas in one sitting so you can pick and choose the ones you wish to make?
Allow me to grant that wish!
So today, I’m sharing 17+ of my own DIY Christmas trees made of wood in all shapes, different size trees, colors and placements, so you can whip up a few for yourself too!
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Helpful Supplies:
Acrylic paint or Fusion Mineral Paint (get 10% off HERE)
Stencil brushes (I personally love dome-tipped)
Small wooden dowels for a tree trunk
Some kind of base for the trees: toolbox, wood blocks, wood plank, cutting board, crates, etc.
Suggested Tools:
Miter saw (see MY miter saw review HERE)
Read about all fav DIY tool must-haves HERE
Christmas decorations:
Fairy lights or small string lights
Where to find reclaimed wood?
- Wood pallets
- Falling down fences
- Wood scraps from the workshop
- Purchase cedar from lumber stores
Most any scrap wood will do for making tabletop wooden Christmas trees. However the more variety you have, the more unique the results can become!
I personally collect lots of wood from fallen down fences, and pallets. Bonus points if you can land a fence that’s chippy and white!
Just keep your eyes open wherever you go. Lots of times I find piles of random wood planks on the curb which can also come in very handy!
How to prepare and clean reclaimed wood
- Collect wood from pallets or fences
- Remove all nails
- Pressure wash or brush to clean
- Allow to dry well
- Store until needed
After collecting wood, I like to spread it all over the lawn, pressure wash both sides, then allow to fully dry before storing so it’s ready to build with when desired.
If the finish is too delicate for a pressure washer, I’ll hose it down instead and do light brushing if it won’t remove the original patina too much.
HERE’S a great post to read on the best way to clean and prepare reclaimed wood for building.
So now that you know where to find wood and how to prepare it, let’s build some wood Christmas trees of all kinds!
Easy herringbone wood Christmas tree
Herringbone Wood Christmas tree, pallet-style!
Stencil: Herringbone Wood Christmas tree stencil is HERE
Don’t you love the look of herringbone Christmas trees? I’ve wanted to make some forever, but the mere difficulty of all the wood cuts have stopped me!
So I decided to come up with a way anyone could get the look without all the building and measuring! This is such a fun and easy project, and the outcome is so high-end! The size of the tree makes a fabulous porch sign!
Video tutorial – Herringbone Wood Christmas Tree
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View the short video tutorial above to see how easy this tree came together!
Simple Pallet Christmas tree porch sign
Pallet Christmas Tree porch sign
Stencil: Pallet Christmas Tree stencil is HERE
Love the look of wood pallet Christmas trees but don’t want to actually rip apart an old pallet? No need to be an expert carpenter with this Christmas tree! Here’s a super fun and easy way to get the look using a stencil to guide you, then adding natural wood cedar strips for the pallet planks!
This is my current #1 Christmas project that looks so good on the front porch!
Video tutorial – Pallet Christmas Tree
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View this short video so you can see the process of this pallet Christmas tree coming together!
Stenciled Christmas tree sign
Stenciled wood Christmas tree with a tree skirt crate
Stencils: Tall Christmas Tree in Crate / Christmas Crates
This simple wooden Christmas tree couldn’t be easier to make! Using a stencil for guidance, the tree is painted on wood, then stenciled with a Christmas Crates pattern right on top.
But the icing on the cake is the wood Christmas tree skirt that was built to hold additional Christmas decorations, pinecones or become a Christmas card holder!
This is a great Christmas sign outdoor decoration that is perfect for a Christmas porch, or hung as wall art.
Video tutorial – Stenciled Christmas Tree with crate sign
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View a short video above to see the process of this Christmas tree being made!
Wooden Christmas Trees farm sign with fairy lights
Stenciled wooden Christmas tree sign with lights
Stencil: Woodenville Christmas Tree stencil is HERE
Video tutorial: Woodenville Christmas tree sign
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Watch the short video above to see the sign being made!
Industrial wood Christmas trees with rusty gear tree skirts
Tutorial: Industrial wood Christmas trees with gears
These unique wooden Christmas trees wear an industrial flavor, thanks to their washer Christmas decorations, exposed screws and small chain garlands.
Add some rusty gears to act as Christmas tree skirts with the trunk of the tree tucked in to fully get the steampunk look! Now that’s a unique rustic look for the holiday season, wouldn’t you agree?
Wood Christmas trees with wood block presents as tree skirts
Tutorial: Wood Christmas trees with tree skirt presents
These easy and charming simple wooden Christmas trees in present bases are easy to make, and fun to customize!
The present ribbon is stenciled on easily and quickly with Grain Sack Stripe stencils!
Video tutorial – Wood Christmas trees in presents
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View above to watch a short video of the Christmas tree progress!
Small wooden Christmas trees with crate markings
Tutorial: Small wooden Christmas trees, crate-style
Stencils – Christmas Crates / Mini Christmas Patterns
These super easy scrap wood Christmas trees shown in both Christmas and winter ideas are easy to make! Wooden triangles make very simple trees, then stencil Mini Christmas Patterns and Christmas Crates to get these festive looks!
Chippy string-wrapped wood Christmas trees with junk tree skirts
Tutorial: String wrapped Christmas junk base trees with mini TREES sign
Stencil – Christmas Trees stencil
This festive wooden Christmas tree project uses small chippy wood triangles decked out with adorable junk bases as tree skirts.
Add a mini Christmas sign and you have the perfect little Christmas tree farm vignette!
Video tutorial: string wrapped Christmas trees
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Visit above for a short video of the tree progress!
Wood Christmas tree farm
Tutorial: Mini Christmas Tree Farm with Scrap Wood
Stencil: Mini Christmas Tree Signs
If you have a little scrap wood, this adorable mini Christmas tree farm with scrap wood can be made in just a few minutes!
The scale of this stencil suits smaller projects perfectly!
Illuminated Christmas Trees sign with a wood frame
Tutorial: Illuminated Christmas Trees sign
Create a truly unique Christmas tree sign by repeating the tree pattern on this stencil, then illuminate them with mini white Christmas lights!
Video tutorial – Illuminated Christmas Trees sign
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Visit above to watch a short video of the Christmas trees sign progress!
Stenciled Buffalo Check and Plaid wood Christmas trees
Stencils: Buffalo Check Medium / Plaid Shirt
These lovely trees were created and gifted to me by my friend Missy from The LIttle Green Bean! The tree shapes were hand cut, then stenciled first with Buffalo Check, then one tree with Plaid Shirt on top.
I turned one tree around and painted it a traditional red and black Buffalo Check, however MIssy’s black and white Buffalo Check offers the perfect neutral look for Christmas, winter or all season!
Video tutorial of the buffalo checked Christmas tree
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View the short video above to see the tree being made!
Rustic fire log wood Christmas trees
Firewood Christmas trees
This easy wooden tree project is created by slicing up firewood, then setting them on various branches or random bases to create unique tree skirts.
Add pinecones, buttons for ornaments or clip on an evergreen branch with a glued on clothespin to decorate the trees!
Pallet Christmas Tree and sign with bucket tree skirt
Tutorial: Pallet wood You Cut Tree Farm sign shaped like a tree
4 planks of pallet wood were cut to the desired lengths to resemble a Christmas tree shape, then attached to a branch to create this adorable tree-shaped Christmas tree sign. Complete with a bucket for a tree skirt!
Pallet Christmas tree and wood star for Christmas porch decorating
Reclaimed or pallet Christmas tree
This easy pallet Christmas tree is really created from chippy fence wood, however it resembles a pallet look that would be equally so cool! Easy to customize the size too and makes for wonderful Christmas porch decorating!
Be sure to also include decorating the top of the tree with a reclaimed wood star held together with funky hinges for a true junk effect!
Learn how to make the mason rim garland HERE
View more unique garland ideas to make HERE
Hanging twig Christmas tree
Hanging twig Christmas tree
This fun little wooden Christmas tree is all about string and twigs! It’s so easy to make, and looks adorable hung from a branch.
Wood Christmas Trees with a Lake Lodge sign backdrop
Wooden Christmas trees with Lake Lodge sign by Bliss Ranch on Instagram
Stencils: Christmas Crates, Ski Lodge, Lake Rentals
Although I personally didn’t make this masterpiece, this adorable project was inspired by my own Wood Scrap Christmas trees, and it turned out so epic I just had to share!
A mix of Christmas stencils, most being from this Christmas Crates stencil were used to create many of these designs.
And since I have so many small Christmas wood trees on hand…
Wooden Christmas trees in a cabinet
Christmas tree cabinet display
Here’s how I mixed them all up and displayed them inside a vintage cabinet. (inspired by Inspired by Charm’s vintage Christmas ribbon cabinet HERE) How fun is that?!
And that concludes the grand tour of so many fabulous wood Christmas trees anyone can make in just a few minutes! Have a fav in the bunch? Which will you try yourself?
Now off I go to create a new version for this Christmas! And I’ll be sure to update this post once I do…
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