Custom Bird House

Birdhouse Model of a Real House

My boyfriend's parents collect birdhouses so I decided to make them one for Christmas. I thought it would be particularly special if I modeled the birdhouse after his parent's actual house. I created the design in Adobe Illustrator and included as many little details as I could. I cut the pieces out of balsa and craft wood before I assembled and painted it.

This is the house that I modeled the bird house after.

Here is the illustrator file I made to laser cut all of the various components

This is the front of the house without siding

These are some of the side pieces that I cut out with 1/16" thick balsa wood

I used some of my construction background to lay the siding pieces down in a lap-siding fashion

After all of the siding was placed, I spray painted the shell of the house with an outdoor paint

I was then able to add the shutters which I had separately spray painted black. I also glued in some windows I made of acrylic

Finally, I attached and then spray painted the roof

I also entered an won a blue ribbon at the Minnesota State Fair with this bird house!

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