When did birdhouses become beautiful enough to prompt human fantasies of living in (a slightly bigger version of) one?
Rest assured, though, that Santa Cruz, California-based designer Douglas Barnhard had feathered tenants in mind when he designed his collection of Bauhaus Birdhouses. With comfortably sized entrance holes and built with bird-friendly wood, Barnhard’s Sourgrassbuilt line pays attention to function as well as to form:
![Made of bamboo plywood and laminate, a Living Wall Bauhaus Birdhouse measuring 9 by 9 by 6.5 inches has three perches and is designed to accommodate a vertical garden (succulents not included); \$\199.99.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sourgrass-bauhaus-birdhouse-vertical-garden-wall-733x1100.jpg)
![Each Seabright Bauhaus Birdhouse made of reclaimed redwood found on the beach is a one of a kind; with visible ventilation holes, it is \$\199.99.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/searight-birdhouse-reclaimed-redwood-sourglassbuilt-733x1099.jpg)
![The original Bauhaus Birdhouse was \2\20;inspired by The Bauhaus (art and design) School, in Germany, which was influential from \19\19 to \1933. This School created mid century modern architecture before its time,\2\2\1; the designer notes. It is \$\199.99.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bauhaus-birdhouse-sourgrassbuilt-santa-cruz-733x489.jpg)
Pamper more birds with:
- Cold-Weather Birdhouses from Belgium.
- Etsy Find: The World’s Most Stylish Birdhouses.
- A Penthouse for the Birds.
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