Bird watching is a popular activity for many people. In fact, you may find yourself loving your chirping buddies so much that what began as one birdhouse in your yard suddenly expands to half a dozen. Unfortunately, pre-made birdhouses may be pricey.
These DIY birdhouses are fun to create and will save you a few bucks, which you can use to buy some birdseed for a bird feeder or two.
1. Wooden Birdhouse
A birdhouse may be one of the first projects that new woodworkers learn to build. Once you understand how to build a basic wooden birdhouse, the technique is quite straightforward. Similarly, this house is so simple to build that you’re urged to enlist the aid of your children.
2. Reusing a Teapot and Drawer
This blogger transformed an old teapot and a drawer into a quirky birdhouse ready for nesting. First, she hung the pot with string through the drawer handle holes. Then she glued the thrift ed teapot to the back of the drawer. Finally, she glued the top of the teapot to the bottom of the drawer to serve as a landing place.
3. New Era Birdhouses
These birdhouse blueprints are for architectural aficionados who also like having birds nesting on their land. They are also great for non-woodworking DIYers because the process just requires a few fundamental tools. In the end, you’ll have a mid-century modern birdhouse that will undoubtedly spark conversation in your yard.
4. Customized Birdhouses made with Pennies
If you enjoy DIY but aren’t into carpentry, there are lots of innovative ways to make a birdhouse more unique. Purchase a pre-made birdhouse from a craft store or create one using a basic kit. Then, paint it with your choice house color. Next, collect a handful of pennies and attach them to the ceiling. Make sure you apply the proper glue to prevent the roof from falling off.
5. Birdhouse Mansion with Plywood
Making an old colonial-style birdhouse is easier than you would think. The trick to achieving this appearance is to maintain the white paint looking aged and add character with cedar shake shingles on the roof.
6. No Nails Bird House
This birdhouse requires no nails! In fact, you do not even need adhesive! Instead, this birdhouse employs Scotch Extreme Mounting Tape and Fasteners to keep everything together, reducing the assembly time by half. To give the idea a more rustic character, look for some old, beat-up hardware for the perch.
7. Decor Piece Birdhouse
If you live in an apartment and don’t have the space to build a birdhouse, this is an excellent project to take on. Birdhouses make excellent home decor on bookshelves, in nurseries, or wherever your heart wishes. If you plan to use this birdhouse outside, make sure to cover the paper with a transparent acrylic sealant.
8. Quirky Birdhouse Designs
These birdhouse ideas may take a little more time and care than others on our list, but the end result is well worth it. If you want to install numerous birdhouses on a single fence, use the same materials but vary the designs somewhat.
9. Basic Birdhouse Designs
If you want to build a birdhouse for little or no money, this is the instruction for you. Apparently, these little wooden birdhouses cost roughly $2 to build. The only thing lacking from this birdhouse idea is how to attach the birdhouse to a tree or pedestal, which will cost you a little more.
10. Beneath Planter Birdhouse
If you want to try your hand at building an interesting birdhouse, this is the project for you. But is this birdhouse functional? Because this doubles as a bird feeder, birds may flock there to eat, but don’t be surprised if they prefer not to build a nest thus near to the ground.
11. Birdhouse On Drying the Ground
Gardeners who grow gourds would like this birdhouse DIY. Simply let a gourd outside to dry for a few months. By Spring, the gourd will be ready to be cleaned and emptied, as all of its contents should have dried out. Create a hole large enough for a bird toward the bottom of the gourd and suspend from a tree using heavy-duty rope or twine.
12. Bird Castle of Stone House
This birdhouse DIY is time-consuming, yet enjoyable to complete. The guide will demonstrate how to attach several types of stones to your birdhouse without them sliding off, as well as a few other styles that you may try to replicate.
13. Birdhouse on Pedestals
If you don’t have enough trees in your yard, these birdhouse ideas will assist. The lesson demonstrates how to rapidly create a pedestal for a pre-made birdhouse, but the pedestal may be used on the majority of the birdhouse designs covered in this collection.
14. Green Rooftop of a Birdhouse
Live roofs or green roofs are quite popular for birdhouses and are reasonably simple to build. To convert an existing birdhouse, add trim around the roof-line to form a cavity. From there, grow vegetation with short root systems.
15. Shutter into a Birdhouse
This beautiful DIY birdhouse exudes farmhouse flair. To lend a rustic touch to this birdhouse, the outer walls were made from an old shutter, and an antique glass knob served as a perch.
With a little creativity and these inspiring ideas, you can craft a beautiful birdhouse that not only provides a haven for feathered families but also adds a touch of charm to your backyard. So grab your tools, unleash your creativity, and get ready to witness the wonder of nature unfold right outside your window!
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