6/13/2014

The Story of Huge Birdhouses!

My yard and gardens are always changing, even if I don't want them to because of Mother Nature.


This year we changed up some of the hardscaping...

As in BIRDHOUSES!

Let's go back a bit...



Back when my Young-And-Cute-Handy-Dandy-Handyman was here with his crew putting on new siding, one of his worker's threw a cool square pillar in the dumpster. Well, it didn't stay in the dumpster long!
Hubby and I added vintage corbels and a 36 inch cross board on top, then put it up in the garden. We didn't have any really large birdhouses, so we put on two normal size ones. I didn't like this look and asked a local craftsman to build me a huge birdhouse to fit this board better. I gave him this picture from Country Living Magazine for reference of what I was wanting...
Well, I must say, he came though with flying colors and it was worth the one year wait! Here are the two similar ones that he made...for me to pick from, but I bought them both! First one...
And a close up...It certainly fit's this long board much better and looks great!
Here is the second one...We attached it to a tree stump on the back fence that is loaded with honeysuckle. Beautiful, don't you think?
On another note, I bought a kit from a garage sale and built it, then planted it...
Cute but not quality and the box fell apart within a month outside. So I kept the fencing and used it in this vignette along with our new huge birdhouse...
The round white feeder, in the foreground on the post, came from a garage sale for $5! Yep that was a good find!
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8 comments:

  1. Hi Terry, fabulous birdhouses and I would've bought both too! Like you, I love birdhouses and have several in my yard. I think I get that from my grandfather who built an entire birdhouse village for the trees in his yard and I always enjoyed them as a child.
    Marie@The Interior Frugalista

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  2. fantastic birdhouses!!! would love to have you link up to this weeks garden party over here at Fishtail Cottage!!!! oxox, tracie

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  3. I love your birdhouses! They look wonderful on posts especially with the honeysuckle. I'd like to add some of those too. :)

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  4. What a great idea to repurpose that nice pillar! The birdhouses turned out beautiful!

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  5. Love these and I think your local birds are quite lucky! :)

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  6. I want one! One of our neighbors added a big birdhouse to a tree that died in her yard and I think it's a perfect solution. You took it one step further and planted honeysuckle vine. Brilliant!

    We've got a tree that needs to be cut down and now I don't feel so sad about it. I'm going to have somebody build me a big birdhouse when the day comes. Thanks for sharing at Cozy Little House!

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  7. They look great! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
    Sherry

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  8. Love the birdhouses! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!

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