Log Cabin Birdhouses
Many people favor a rustic look when choosing a bird feeder.
But too often you wind up with the tired approach of
weathered fence slats or bard wood. A design that is quite
rustic but a little more decorative is a log cabin birdhouse.
In addition, a log cabin design keeps that outdoors feeling,
with a more natural setting that many folks are looking for
with a bird house.
Log cabin houses come in many different wood species and
house layouts. Surprisingly you can find log cabin designs
with more than one story, which is representative of some
styles from Colonial times a few hundred years ago, which
others are fashioned to be reminiscent of the more familiar
frontiersman simple homes. These houses come in a variety of
woods, but fir is a popular choice. It has become popular
lately to use bamboo as
bamboo birdhouses offer
the advantage of being made from a more sustainable wood
source.
In the US, we have fallen in love with the nostalgia of the
simpler days of the pioneers, and log cabins evoke that
nostalgia almost immediately. We learn it from our youth,
with Lincoln log toys. It continues today with the brisk sale
of log home cabins. While some may find it in their budget to
build a vacation cabin or home from logs, for most of us it's
just more practical to put a birdhouse in the yard.
The log cabin has a long history. William Henry Harrison and
the Whigs used a log cabin for their political party to
associate with the common man The most well known of the
seven US presidents born in a log cabin was Lincoln, but
others like Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan were as well.
So, take a trip down memory lane and try one of these rustic
cabins in your yard.