The big one — nearly three feet of hand-cut teak petals stacked into an evergreen, standing on a turned trunk and a slab base with the log’s own edge left on it. Put it on the floor beside an entry table or up on a sideboard and it does the work of a whole holiday vignette by itself. Browse more Kalalou furniture and decor.
Details
- 13"D base × 32"H
- Solid teak, hand-carved and stacked in overlapping layers
- Turned trunk on a freeform slab base
- Natural, unfinished wood — grain, knots and shape vary piece to piece
- Handcrafted by artisans in Indonesia
- Also available in a smaller 24" size
- By Kalalou
- Heavy slab base — stands unassisted on a floor, hearth or console
- Every petal is cut and set by hand, so no two trees line up the same way
- Indoor use
- Ships and stores flat-based; no assembly
Styling
Stand it next to the smaller tree for a two-height grove, or let it go solo on a console with a bowl of clove-studded oranges and nothing else. Because it is unpainted and untinselled it reads as sculpture first and holiday second, which means it can move to a hearth corner in January instead of going back in the attic. More in seasonal decor and decor.
At nearly three feet it is a floor piece as much as a tabletop one. Beside an entry bench or in the corner of a hearth it reads like a small real tree without the water tray, the needles or the January haul to the curb. Light it from one side so the shadow between the petal layers does the work, and leave a foot of clear wall behind it — the silhouette is the point. If it goes on a console, check the total height against anything hanging above it before you commit.
Care
- Wipe clean with a lint-free, dry cloth
- Keep out of direct sun and away from heat vents to limit checking
- Lift by the trunk, not by the carved branches
- Wax or oil is not required and will darken the raw teak
- Expect small checks and colour shift over time; that is normal for unfinished solid wood
