Rustic Birdhouses - We Take a Look at Rustic Bird Houses

Several million people in the US alone enjoy havinghome is left unpainted, especially those made
a birdhouse in the back yard. It is a popularfrom cedar, which will weather to a pleasant gray
pastime to build your own birdhouse, and somefinish.
folks invest hundreds of dollars in very ornate andThe definition of rustic of course varies from one
decorative bird houses to attract the local avianperson to another. While the it can mean to be
population."constructed and made in a plain or simple
But for some folks, the idea of housing birds infashion," another definition is "having a simplicity
these grand ornate structures like a replica of aand charm that is considered typical of the
Middle Ages church or a Victorian mansion seemscountryside." This qualifies almost anything that
to be a bit much. While these great housesrecalls the earlier years of our developing nation.
certainly make an impression on the humanOr anything associated with a "country style" may
visitors to your yard, it probably seems a little outbe labelled rustic as well.
of touch for the wildlife in your yard.Examples of this type of birdhouse include replicas
Something a little more rustic seems natural, andof early Southwestern structures like an old
it turns out there are dozens of different typesSpanish Mansion, or a Native American adobe
of rustic homes for birds.home. These are beautiful houses, and often this
Simple houses - One of the all time favoritestyle includes an outdoor landscape as part of the
designs is the basic log cabin design. Recalling thethe house structure. While these are beautiful,
homes of the early settlers, these come inthey are not "simple and plain" by any stretch of
variety of styles and woods. Fir homes, from onethe imagination.
story to multiple stories are common. MoreOne other favorites is a country hotel or
recently, log homes fashioned from bamboo haverestaurant. These again have heavily decorated
become popular, as bamboo has gained favor asexteriors, but have a unique country flavor to
a sustainable building material. Often this style ofthem.