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The touch of mid-century your backyard needs

Modernist marvels! - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 04 May 2018

If you know your Eichler from your Frank Lloyd Wright, you might like to give your backyard a modernist upgrade with a mid-century style bird house by Sourgrassbuilt.

Handcrafted by Californian Douglas Barnhard, the bird houses are inspired by mid-century modern architecture and design.

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'Sunset modern' bird house.

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The miniature homes feature incredible attention to detail, with floor to ceiling windows, planter boxes, atriums and breezeblocks.

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'Sunnyvale' bird house.

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The ‘Sunnyvale’ design, for example, is modelled on the Eichler homes in Sunnyvale, California, whereas the ‘Highlands’ house is inspired by the neighbourhoods in Highlands San Mateo.

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'Mixed media' bird house.

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Barnhard works with various materials including walnut, bamboo, teak, laminate and metal.

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'Highlands' bird house.

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Prices start at $AU413 and are available from Sougrassbuilt’s Etsy shop.

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Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is a former magazine editor and the founder of Wee Birdy, one of The Sunday Times’ Top 50 Blogs in the World. A design nerd and bird enthusiast, she can usually be found poring over Pinterest, knee-deep in Bunnings or sticky-beaking at modernist homes in Sydney’s bushburbia.

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