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A trip to the woodshed used to have a negative connotation (i.e. spanking), but as designers and architects continue to embrace the natural beauty of unfinished wood, that proverbial shed is being seen in a new light and is actually moving inside (and, come to think of it, with the publication of Fifty Shades of Grey, spanking is enjoying a more positive spin too). These photos prove that there’s nothing to fear and a lot to love about the close proximity of firewood.

Mary Jo Bowling

Photo credit: Courtesy of Erin Martin Design

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Stumps and Stairs

Interior designer Erin Martin has a way of making the most rustic element stylish. Here she puts the little-used space under the stairs to good (and beautiful) use.
Photo credit: Courtesy of Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects

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Firewood Frame

The use of firewood as a decorative element is a worldwide trend, as evidenced by this project from Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects of Capetown. The stacked logs make a dramatic frame for simple accessories.
Photo credit: David Henry

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No Fire Allowed

Dealing with a nonfunctioning fireplace is always a design challenge. The owners of this Parisian apartment decided to fill up the useless firebox with wood in what can only be described as a stylishly ironic design move.
Photo credit: Via Savanna Interior

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No More Drawers

This modified dresser, spotted on Savanna Interior, has stacks of wood where there were once drawers, proving that function and art can coexist.

Stumps and Stairs	Firewood Frame	No Fire Allowed
No More Drawers	Bookshelf Stack	Surrounded by Stumps
Logs Cabin	Mod Meets Log	Statement Stack
Ring of Fire(wood)	Wooden Moon	Fire Out Back
Stacks on Stacks