Making a miniature birdhouse fence for DIY garden decoration

There are different ways to decorate a garden, some— just for beauty, and some — can also be useful. For example, you can arrange a place in your garden where you will feed the birds by placing a birdhouse or a feeder there. Today's idea is to make an open feeder and fence off this place with a miniature fence similar to birdhouses. This original element of garden decor is easy to make with your own hands.DIY Decorative Fence from Birdhouses

We will need

• — Cup on a leg for a feeder;
• —Fence boards;
• — Multicolored paints;
• - Drill with attachment, saw, hammer, screws or nails.

Instructions for making a birdhouse fence

The boards for this fence can be of different sizeswidth, it will look even funnier. Using a saw, cut the top edge of all the boards into a triangle, you can do it at different angles - this way we will form a "roof of the birdhouse" for our miniature fence. You can also use wood.Preparing boards for a fence Using a specialdoor attachments - we make large holes in each board. We carefully sand the edges of each one so that there are no burrs or rough spots. We drill small holes below and insert a thin stick into them - this will be a perch for the birds. To prevent the stick from falling out under the weight of some particularly active or simply heavy bird, we glue it with wood glue.We drill holes for birdhouses from the leftoversboards we make a roof for each of our "birdhouses". The boards can be nailed to the roof or screwed on - it's up to you what is more convenient to work with.Making a roof To make the fence morecheerful, paint it or individual elements with multi-colored paints. But remember that too bright, acidic shades can scare away birds, so try to choose more or less neutral, natural colors. Wait until the boards dry.We paint the fence. Then we lay it out on the ground."birdhouses" in the order in which they should be in your fence. At the back, top and bottom, we nail or screw one long plank - they will hold the shape of the fence. And to make the boards go at the same distance, you can use a wooden block as a simple divider or just measure the required distance each time with a ruler.We nail the planks. All that's left is to dig in ours.decorative fence made by hand, into the ground. As an option - you can pre-dig two rails, and then insert our fence into them. We also recommend viewing:

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