Recently, as artists and architects have turned their attention outdoors, they have started putting their creative chops to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Want to welcome more wildlife to your garden? Then these bird house design ideas are for you. Every plot can benefit from the ...

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To add charm to your yard, encourage local wildlife and give you a front-row seat to nature, building a birdhouse is a simple weekend project that checks all of those boxes. Start by deciding what ...

To judge from the imaginative birdhouses in Anne Schmauss’ new book, Birdhouses of the World, some birds are inhabiting stylish architecture of the sort most of us can only dream about. Schmauss is ...

For a couple who had just moved two-thirds of the way across the country, the "Fixer to Fabulous" hosts built a set that ...

Here’s the problem every gardener with a well-loved plot faces sooner or later: When does adding one more thing cause the design to descend into chaos? We’ve all seen gardens like that—too many ...

For some, making a birdhouse can be a relaxing and rewarding hobby. For Tancy Gemza of Danbury, it has become a career. For 10 years Gemza, now in her 40s, has been painting birdhouses for her ...

SANTA CRUZ – A cabinet maker by trade, Douglas Barnhard has always appreciated architecture. He grew up in Los Gatos and loved visiting the South Bay’s midcentury modern neighborhoods. Barnhard even ...