Adrift

A lot of my friends are driftwood aficionados. Not surprising at all because when you live on an island where its shores are filled with it you have loads of sticks to fiddle with. As my friend Dean (he used to be in the moving business) puts it, he has never come across a job where the clients don't have some piece of 'special' wood that needs to accompany them to their new home. Or several.
I have been guilty of this habit too. I've hauled chunks of wood with me from place to place and in the old farmhouse in the orchard I made driftwood shelves for my vintage tea tins and even created a wonky driftwood mirror. My building skills suck which is why I did not attempt to make that driftwood monster bed and an entire collection of outdoor furniture to go with it.
If you have similar lacking skills there's always this solution: Purchase the gorgeous and unique driftwood creations by your local community artists! Or even better ask if they will help you build the piece you have in mind and learn some handy skills along the way.