i kind of have a thing for bird cages. i have a small collection of them that sometimes gather together on our buffet, but more often are spread throughout the house. this big one is perfect for the table behind my couch. i love that its big and not a dinky little tchochke, but that it doesn’t take up a ton of visual space since you can see right through it.
during christmas it often has ornaments hanging inside, with a plate of ornaments sitting at the bottom. but beyond that, i have a hard time thinking of ideas for the inside of it.
Source: potterybarn.com via lindsey on Pinterest
then i spotted this idea when i was looking through a pottery barn catalogue.
books inside – of course!
i would have to clear out my bookshelves to fill this wide of a birdcage, so i filled a little more of the space with a pretty cake plate and smaller knick-knacks. it is a little more punchy than the pottery barn version, but i think it goes well with the rest of my house.
i’ve had a design lull for a long time when it comes to my house – no motivation to try anything new. at first i thought it was just contentment, which is great. but then i realized that i was just not feeling creative and had no ideas of fun things i could try. but the bug has hit me again in tiny spurts, so i’m doing my best to find little bits of time when i can be creative in my house – so fun!
I bought a birdcage once that was a plant stand. My intention was to put a potted bird of paradise flower inside (get it?). I thought it was clever. Never did it though; we live in too cold a climate for bird of paradise to grow, even indoors.
This looks really cute. I think it’s maybe harder for you to find creativity in your home because you sew and make so many other creative items for a business. Doing stuff to your house costs money, I try to move stuff around often to feel the change that I like and desire. But I always end up buying new stuff too, it just happens when you think about your home as much as I do. so maybe your lucky!
It’s adorable. You are quite creative, just look at the entryway you’ve created. How do you need to change that around when it SCREAMS happy?
Really cute! If my kids weren’t at the age where it would just end up in the floor I would totally experiment with something like that.
So cute … as an interior designer, I give it a big thumbs up!! Getting inspirition from catalogues is a great idea.
Oh.my.goodness. I want a birdcage!! :)
I have a great bird cage on top of my armoire in the living room. I have big chunky candles in mine and some greenery creeping through it. Yours looks great! The limits are endless ;D
I loooovvvvveeee bird cages too! I just got a large one from my mom that I plan on painting antique white. I can’t wait!!! I have another one on my bar that I feel with candles. I’ve got a ton pinned on pinterest too!!! Loving how you displayed yours.
Looks very cool, and the bonus is my boys couldn’t break everything inside. lol
Definitely mentally pinning this. Such a neat idea!
I love to decorate with bird cages too but I never thought about putting anything in them. Great idea!!!
What a fun idea! I have a bird cage that I love but I only bring it out at various times when I can think of something to put in it. I think I’m getting it out tomorrow and filling it with books!