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Rustic Log Beds

Handcrafted rustic log beds with a traditional rustic furniture design. This natural wood bed is a perfect way to add a touch of class to any bedroom. The rustic bed is made from durable western juniper and Western red cedar logs and is crafted with traditional rustic furniture design. The bed is perfect for anyone who wants to add a touch of sophistication to their home. While cedar trees are in our area, they also are not hardy and tend to die. Allowing us to harvest dead-standing cedar trees to build our rustic log furniture designs. In 2001 Kelly designed and built his first log bed out of dead-standing dogwood trees. While a huge success, we quickly converted to using cedar trees in our build log furniture.

Cedar log style rustic bed.
This rustic log bed design features a footboard post made from tree stumps.

Rustic log bed

rustic log beds
Custom natural cedar log bed handcrafted from dead-standing eastern red cedar trees.

Natural wood bed

Our signature series features the work of Kelly Maxwell Designs and his unique handcrafted natural wood beds. Handcrafted from select red cedar and western juniper, he stays true to the material in each of his furniture designs. Rustic log beds often feature a headboard and footboard made from the same type of wood and will sometimes have decorative accents such as carvings or twig details. The logs may be joined using traditional mortise and tenon joints, or they may be more contemporary and feature metal fasteners. Finished with a durable clear natural wood finish that brings out the natural beauty of the wood.

The outside of the logs’ also known as the natural live edge, is used to craft many natural wood furniture designs. Rustic beds, rustic vanities, natural wood countertops, and rustic fireplace mantels all feature the natural live edge, creating what is also known as live edge furniture. A unique southwestern area rug by American Dakota will complement any of our custom rustic furniture.

Log bed in log cabin.
Custom cedar log bed design features a log fence panel design. Also, shown with matching nightstands.
rustic bed
Cedar log bed with twig or branch-style center pickets.
Rustic furniture.
Natural wood bed design built from ethically sourced dead-standing cedar trees.
Cedar log rustic furniture.
Mountain man log beds come in King, queen, full, and twin sizes. Each bed design features plain or simple eastern red cedar logs. Giving this rustic bed a one-of-a-kind look. In 2016, the last mountain man log bed was built, thus ending the 15-year-old series.
log bed
King-size Mountain Man bed crafted from natural cedar trees.

Live edge bed

Along with rustic log beds, the craftsman at Littlebranch Farm design and build rustic natural wood furniture from live edge wood slabs. These natural wood beds are unique as well as functional. Like log beds, no two live edge beds are the same but are available in king, queen, and California king.

Tree stump bed.
Eastern red cedar log bed design, handmade using logs harvested from dead-standing trees.
Handcrafted log furniture.
What is a custom log bed? A custom log bed is designed and crafted from highly figured cedar logs. This natural figure of scars, burls, knots, gnarl, twisted logs, and forked logs sets off a custom log bed out of eastern red cedar. Each custom log bed is a one-of-a-kind rustic bed and will complement the rustic decor.
rustic cedar log bed
Rustic log bed with a simple twist. This one-of-a-kind rustic log bed designed and crafted out of eastern red cedar is a great example of a rustic log bed that will last a lifetime.
Tree beds
Rustic log bedroom furniture.
Rustic elegance at its best, this custom log bed brings balance and calm with a wild twist. The knots and knurl with the wild twisted log are the statements in this true rustic classic; a truly one-of-a-kind custom log bed will brighten any rustic decor.
Rustic furniture made from logs.
Rustic bedroom furniture handmade from cedar.
Log style rustic furniture
This classic rustic bed features built-in lamps.
Artistic rustic furniture design.
Another great signature series by Kelly Maxwell that feature nature’s wild side.

When designing rustic furniture, thinking outside the box is always good. For example, our Mountain man series features basic logs with little or no gnarl. While solid and functional, they are a simple log bed design. These trees have been dead for many years lying on the forest floor, allowing the sapwood to decay away, leaving the tree’s heart. These rustic beds are scarce, as we only collect a few logs a year.

In 2023 Kelly Maxwell Designs will release a limited series of three natural log bed designs.

In 2011 the DVD how to build your own rustic log bed was released. It details every step along with a complete material and tool list, maximizing your success.