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Do You Feed the Birds in the Winter?
Having a bird feeder out year round is a nice way to attract beneficial wildlife to your casa, but it's extra important to keep your feeder stocked during the colder months. That's because birds often suffer from very limited food sources in the Winter, especially if there's an ice storm. Ice storms cover seeds and berries, preventing birds from eating them.
The 11th DIY of Christmas: A Chandelier For the Birds
Since I didn't want to forget our feathered friends this holiday season, I thought I'd make a pretty, edible bird feeder as part of my 12 DIYs of Christmas series.
This orange-and-cranberry feeder will attract birds such as orioles, red-bellied woodpeckers, finches, thrashers, mockingbirds, and tanagers. It also makes a pretty holiday table chandelier, too.
Roundup: Little Bird Ornaments
From turtle doves to tuxedoed penguins, birds abound in holiday decorating. Better yet, birds belong in trees, making them perfect fodder for ornaments.
Whether you like your feathered friends on the folksy side, such as these Ceramic Ball Christmas Ornaments ($40-100), or in modern motifs, there's a bird ornament to suit every flight of fancy.
Desire/Acquire: Anthropologie Songbird Chandelier
Featuring finches, lories, and parakeets behind a delicate copper wire, the Anthropologie Songbird Chandelier ($798) is a bit gimmicky, but I can still definitely see its appeal. It would look great along with some busy, bird-themed wallpaper — like the one in Domino editor Rita Konig's foyer. But for a piece that requires a very specific design scheme, I certainly wouldn't spend nearly $800.
Fall Style: Decorating With Poe's Raven
Since childhood, I've made it a tradition to read "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe every October. It puts me in a spooky, Halloween mood, and always gives me a case of the shivers. Besides serving as the topic of Poe's famous narrative poem, ravens are also a huge influence in the world of design.
Nice and New: Jonathan Adler Pop Menagerie Bird Box
Jonathan Adler has harmoniously merged two of my favorite trendy motifs, teardrops and birds, in his new Pop Menagerie Bird Box ($68), and I totally approve. At 10-by-5.5 inches, this little porcelain box won't hold much, but it will bring some whimsical geometric color and pattern into any room. I'd use it to hold keys in an entryway or jewelry on a nightstand.
Nice and New: Folding Bird House
I just noticed this Folding Bird House ($50) new at the MoMA store, and I'm completely smitten. If you haven't already caught that I adore birds, I do. And, obviously, I'm a design fiend.
Inspired: Bloodhound Bar
7x7, San Francisco's city magazine, recently wrote about a new bar in the SoMa neighborhood called Bloodhound. My life isn't short on watering holes, and I rarely find myself in that 'hood, but I was impressed by the design of the space. The coolest thing, as the mag points out, is the flock of black birds painted on the ceiling.
Do You Have a Bird Feeder?
Returning Spring birds are brightening up my backyard, and I try to keep my feeder full of seeds to keep the songbirds satisfied. Do you have a bird feeder around your home?
Do You Have a Bird Feeder?
Stylish or Silly? Robert Picault Ceramic Bird Table Lamp
I like a dose of whimsy in my home, a little cheek here and there. This 1950s Robert Picault Ceramic Bird Table Lamp (inquire for price) reminds me of the Jonathan Adler Giraffe Lamps; both have shades incorporated into the animal-theme design. It's definitely not your average table lamp, that's for sure!
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